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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl in Southwestern Connecticut

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MONTEL CAPLE, also known as “Forbes,” 30, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for his...
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Boston Man Sentenced for Distribution of Meth and Fentanyl

CONCORD, N,H. – A Boston man has been sentenced in federal court for distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Jeison Eulogio Dume-Calderone, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 70 months in federal prison and one year of supervised release. Dume-Calderone...
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Torrington Man Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Trafficking Charge, Admits Violating Supervised Release

TORRINGTON, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL CABASSA, 48, of Torrington, plead guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a narcotics trafficking offense and also admitted that he violated the conditions of his supervised release...
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Dominican Man and Former Massachusetts Resident Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Fentanyl

CONCORD, N.H. – A citizen of the Dominican Republic and former Boston resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison for distributing almost 700 grams of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Niulmi Baez, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Landya B. McCafferty to 120...
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Manchester Man Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking

CONCORD, N.H. – A Manchester resident has been sentenced in federal court for distributing over 3.7 kilograms of fentanyl and possessing with intent to distribute 1.2 kilograms of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Xavier Santana, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Paul J. Barbadoro to 120 months in...
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Vermont and Texas Men Charged with Distributing Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine in Burlington, Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on July 23, 2026, a federal grand jury indicted Angel Louis Concepcion a/k/a “Cito” (37, of McKinney, Texas), Troy McIlwain a/k/a “Breeze” (37, of St. Albans, Vermont), and David Lauderbach a/k/a “Cane” (42...
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Three Nashua Residents Arrested for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl, in New Hampshire Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

CONCORD, N.H. – Three individuals from Nashua have been charged with trafficking controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Rony Guzman-Encarnacion, 31, and Sabrina Cespedes, 27, both of Nashua, were arrested on a complaint and charged with distribution and possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, as well as...
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to More than 3 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Organization, in Case Brought by New Hampshire’s Homeland Security Task Force

CONCORD, N.H. – Alexander German, 28, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal court for fentanyl trafficking conspiracy in a case brought by New Hampshire’s Homeland Security Task Force, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. German was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty to 38 months in federal prison...
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Ansonia Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Cocaine

ANSONIA, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSUE MUNIZ, 35, of Ansonia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for distributing fentanyl and cocaine. According to...
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Burlington, Vermont Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

RUTLAND, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on August 27, 2026, Christopher Dezotelle, 43, most recently of Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier to a term of 72 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 4-year...

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