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Colombian Nationals sentenced for conspiring to distribute cocaine

June 03, 2020
BOSTON – Two Colombian nationals were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Fredi Catano, a/k/a “Leonardo Favio Gonzalez-Patino,” 35, a Colombian national previously residing in Revere, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to five years in prison and...
June 03, 2020
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Tolland man sentenced to 29 months in prison for cocaine trafficking and gun possession offenses

May 29, 2020
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Edgard Martinez, 39, of Tolland, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to 29 months of imprisonment, followed by...
May 29, 2020
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Honduran National involved in New Haven drug ring sentenced to five years in prison

May 26, 2020
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Gabrield Romero Escalera-Romero, 29, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to 60 months of...
May 26, 2020
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Connecticut man sentenced to over nine years in prison for trafficking more than $200,000 worth of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and cocaine base

May 26, 2020
BURLINGTON, Vt. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Korey Stewart, aka “Skip,” “Dash,” “Slim,” “Gutta,” and “Corey Adams,” 37 years old, was sentenced last week to 110 months of...
May 26, 2020
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Florida man sentenced to five years for trafficking cocaine to Connecticut

May 18, 2020
New Haven, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARIO LLANOS-AYALA, 45, of Deltona, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer to 60 months of imprisonment...
May 18, 2020
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Worcester man sentenced to 134 months for heroin and cocaine conspiracy

April 29, 2020
BOSTON – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling announced that Vito Nuzzolilo, 46, was sentenced during a videoconference hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 134 months in prison and eight years of supervised release...
April 29, 2020
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New York resident supplied by Waterbury drug trafficker sentenced to federal prison

March 06, 2020
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that James Tyrone Hayes, also known as “Ty,” 50, of Newburgh, New York, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet C...
March 06, 2020
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New Haven man sentenced to 6 years in prison for distributing drugs, including fentanyl pills

March 05, 2020
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Musa Hill, 47, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford, Connecticut to...
March 05, 2020
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Member of New Haven drug ring sentenced to five years in prison

February 25, 2020
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that William Claudio-Suarez, also known as “Willy,” 34, formerly of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in...
February 25, 2020
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New York man sentenced to 98 months for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base

February 21, 2020
BURLINGTON, Vt. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Kieta Armstead was sentenced in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 28 grams of...
February 21, 2020
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