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Boston Man Sentenced In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 03, 2022
BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston on conspiracy and distribution charges involving fentanyl. Valentin Pujols, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to time served (14 days in prison) and two years of supervised release, with the...
June 03, 2022
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Burlington Man Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base

May 31, 2022
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on May 31, 2022, Hussein Mubarak, 21, of Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to 10 months’ imprisonment and a 3-year term of supervised release for possession with intent...
May 31, 2022
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New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Fentanyl And Heroin

May 27, 2022
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that QUENTINE DAVIS, 31, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 63 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking...
May 27, 2022
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14 Arrested After Federal, State And Local Investigation Into Waterbury Drug Trafficking

May 27, 2022
WATERBURY, Conn. - United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery, Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Waterbury Police Chief Fernando C. Spagnolo announced that the following 14 individuals have been arrested on federal narcotics trafficking charges related to the distribution of...
May 27, 2022
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Springfield Man Arrested For Fentanyl Distribution

May 25, 2022
BOSTON – A Springfield man was arrested today on a drug offense involving fentanyl distribution. Christian Camacho, 25, was indicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Camacho was released on conditions following an initial appearance this afternoon in federal court in...
May 25, 2022
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West Warwick Man Sentenced for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

May 25, 2022
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A West Warwick man who arranged for the sale of substantial quantities of fentanyl-laced counterfeit OxyContin to an undercover member of the Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force was sentenced today to four years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Richard Delsanto, 29...
May 25, 2022
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Taunton Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Trafficking

May 24, 2022
BOSTON – A Taunton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl. Carlos Rivera, 47, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to five years in prison and four years of supervised release. On Jan. 24, 2022, Rivera pleaded...
May 24, 2022
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Central Falls Men Sentenced For Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

May 24, 2022
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two men from Central Falls who played integral roles in a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) that shipped dozens of kilos of cocaine into Rhode Island through the U.S. Postal Service were sentenced today to federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. George Mojica, 42, and...
May 24, 2022
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Hartford Man Sentenced To Federal Prison

May 24, 2022
HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MAICO TURELL, 49, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm...
May 24, 2022
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"Operation River Fork” Defendant Sentenced for Trafficking Crack Cocaine

May 23, 2022
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Woonsocket man was sentenced today to two years in federal prison for participating in the distribution of crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Bradley Dewalt, 30, was one of eighteen “Operation River Fork” defendants arrested during a 2020 FBI Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation...
May 23, 2022
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