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Meriden Man Charged With Trafficking Cocaine And Heroin

June 14, 2017
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Luis Martell, also known as “Fat Boy,” 34, of Meriden, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging...
June 14, 2017
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Alleged Meriden Multi Kilo Cocaine, Heroin Trafficker Charged

June 14, 2017
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Luis Martell, also known as “Fat Boy,” 34, of Meriden, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with trafficking cocaine...
June 14, 2017
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Bronx Man Who Supplied Eastern Connecticut Drug Ring Sentenced To More Than 6 Years In Federal Prison

June 13, 2017
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jose Miranda, also known as “Omar,” 52, of the Bronx, N.Y., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge...
June 13, 2017
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Member Of Boston’s Columbia Point Dawgs Gang Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine

June 09, 2017
BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb; Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley; Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the...
June 09, 2017
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DEA’s Largest Seizure Of Fentanyl Precursor Chemical In New England - Street Value Of $570 Million

June 09, 2017
BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb, and Shelly Binkowski, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today that 50 kilograms of a fentanyl precursor chemical, with a street...
June 09, 2017
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Maine Oxy Trafficker Sentenced

June 08, 2017
BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Brandon Lancaster, 21, of Norridgewock, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to four years in prison to be followed...
June 08, 2017
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Derry Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Fentanyl

June 06, 2017
CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Anthony Barth, 25, of Derry, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to two counts of distributing fentanyl and one count...
June 06, 2017
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Haverhill Resident Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

June 06, 2017
CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Juan Rojas, 32, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was sentenced to six years in federal prison for his participation in two conspiracies: (1)...
June 06, 2017
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl To Naugatuck Overdose Victim

June 06, 2017
Hartford, Conn. - Aurelle Huckabee, 22, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl to an overdose victim. The sentence was announced by Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge...
June 06, 2017
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty In Fentanyl Overdose Case

June 06, 2017
HARTFORD, Conn. - Hector Raul Cintron, aka “G” and “Big G,” 23, of Hartford, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of heroin. The plea was announced by Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration...
June 06, 2017
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