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DEA Task Force and Waterbury Police Investigation Results in Drug Charges Against 17 Individuals

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle, Acting United States Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Waterbury State’s Attorney Maureen Platt, and Waterbury Police Chief Fernando C. Spagnolo today announced that 17 individuals have been charged with federal offenses related to the distribution of...
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Dominican National Sentenced to Eight Years, Facing Deportation for Trafficking Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine and Cocaine

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Dominican national previously convicted in Massachusetts on drug trafficking charges and for illegally entering the United States was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence to eight years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl, crack cocaine, and cocaine. In May 2018, Rhode Island State Police developed...
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Waterbury man sentenced to four years for role in heroin and cocaine trafficking ring

HARTFORD, 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 Jeffrey Tavarez, 22, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 48 months of imprisonment...
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Dominican National sentenced to nine years in prison for running conspiracy to traffic kilos of heroin and cocaine

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Dominican national that led a conspiracy that imported at least ten kilograms of heroin and five kilograms of cocaine from California, and who conspired with others to work at his direction to store, process, and package the drugs in an apartment he rented in West Warwick...
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California man sentenced to 76 months in prison for cocaine trafficking and money laundering

BOSTON – A California man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for his role in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from California to Western Massachusetts and launder the proceeds. Victor Hugo Gonzalez, 27, of Perris, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 76...
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Naugatuck man sentenced to 10 years in prison for heroin trafficking

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 Larry Hall, also known as “Chuito” and “Bobo,” 49, of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall...
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18 month multi-agency operation “Fury Road” results in 82 federal prosecutions; seizure of 128 firearms, 1 kilogram of heroin and cocaine base

BURLINGTON, VT – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, Christina E. Nolan, announced today the results of an 18-month multi-agency enforcement operation targeting the illegal trafficking of firearms and drugs between Vermont and Western Massachusetts...
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Former Torrington resident sentenced to 4 years in prison for heroin and cocaine trafficking

BRIDGEPORT, CT – 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 Henly Feliz Santiago, 43, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Torrington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor...
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Manchester man sentenced to 57 months for drug trafficking

CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Eddil Ortez, 27, of Manchester, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for attempted possession of fentanyl and cocaine with intent to distribute. According to...
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Waterbury man sentenced to 60 months in prison for role in cocaine trafficking conspiracy

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 Joevanny Vicente, 34, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment...

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