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Two Men Charged with Cocaine Trafficking for Operating Queens, New York, Stash Apartment

Special Agent in Charge of the New York Enforcement Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Farhana Islam, and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging GLEN CONTRERAS and ERICK MARCANO with conspiring to distribute vast quantities of...
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Manchester Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Buying Methamphetamine from the Dark Web

CONCORD, N.H. – Manchester resident Aaron Silva, 27, was sentenced in federal court to 72 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. According to court documents and statements made in...
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Stamford Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that BRANDON TURNER, also known as “Bizz,” 32, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for...
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New Haven Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Role in Counterfeit Pill Manufacturing and Distribution Operation

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EMANUEL PAYTON, 35, of New Haven, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 151 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for his participation in...
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that VICTOR FRANCISCO BONILLA, also known as “Mostro,” 35, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release...
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Maine Man Sentenced Eight Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

CONCORD, N.H. – Kittery, Maine resident Trenton Murphy, 28, was sentenced in federal court to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine with a Massachusetts-based drug trafficking organization (DTO), U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. According to court documents and...
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Offense

HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ISMAEL ROMAN, also known as “Poochie,” 47 of Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for...
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Tuftonboro Man Indicted for Possessing Fentanyl Analogue and Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

CONCORD, N.H. – Tuftonboro resident Justin Trudeau, 27, was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of fentanyl analogue and 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Trudeau will appear in federal court in Concord on a...
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Drug Trafficker Found Guilty Following HSTF Investigation

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A Cedar Rapids man who distributed a significant amount of methamphetamine and heroin was convicted on November 5, after a four‑day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Henry Watkins, age 52, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine...
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Omaha Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

OMAHA, Neb., -- Keith Pumala, 67, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture of methamphetamine. There is no parole in the federal system. After Pumala is released from prison...

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