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Waterbury Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Manufacturing And Distributing "Date Rape Drug"

November 17, 2015
WATERBURY, 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 HATEM SALEM, 46, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to...
November 17, 2015
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Two Men Charged With Sex Trafficking

November 17, 2015
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Gary Delima, 26, and Sharif Cargo, 26, both of...
November 17, 2015
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Maryland Man Admits Distributing Synthetic Drug That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

November 12, 2015
MIDDLETOWN, 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 Zachary Kramer, 22, of Bethesda, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of...
November 12, 2015
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Milford Psychiatrist And Office Employee Charged With Illegally Distributing Narcotics

November 12, 2015
MILFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and Milford Police Chief Keith Mello announced that Ljudmil Kljusev, M.D., who has operated a psychiatry practice located at 227 Naugatuck...
November 12, 2015
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Gets 11 Years In Prison

November 12, 2015
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Miguel Sotelo, 41, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 11 years in prison and a $25,000 fine for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. According to court documents, in April 2014, Sacramento County Sheriff’s detectives spotted a...
November 12, 2015
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Two Brooklyn New York Narcotics Dealers Sentenced For Distributing Heroin And Crack Cocaine In Rutland

November 09, 2015
RUTLAND, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Alvin (a.k.a. “Baby”), 25, and Stephen (a.k.a. “MJ”), 25, both from Brooklyn, New York, were sentenced by...
November 09, 2015
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Former Canaan Man Sentenced To Over Six Years For Cocaine And Oxycodone Distribution

November 09, 2015
BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Frank Curtis, - 35, formerly of Canaan, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to...
November 09, 2015
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Portland Man Sentenced To 11 Years For Crack Conspiracy And Distribution

November 06, 2015
PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Marco Gordon - , 34, of Portland was sentenced today to 11 years in prison and five years of supervised release for...
November 06, 2015
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Stratford Man Charged With Trafficking Meth And Heroin, Illegally Possessing Firearms

November 06, 2015
(STRATFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that Mark Leigh-James, also known as “Rich,” 23, of Stratford, has been indicted on narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses. This...
November 06, 2015
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Three San Francisco International Airport Security Screeners Charged With Fraud And Smuggling Drugs

November 06, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO - Three San Francisco International Airport security screeners have been arrested on charges of defrauding the government and smuggling cocaine, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge David J...
November 06, 2015
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