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Ten charged in Brockton fentanyl and cocaine conspiracy

November 02, 2018
BOSTON – Ten individuals, most of whom are from Brockton, were charged today in federal court in Boston in a wide-ranging fentanyl and cocaine conspiracy. Seven individuals were arrested today, two are currently in state custody, and one is at-large. The following ten individuals were charged by criminal complaint with...
November 02, 2018
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Buffalo man sentenced for his role in cross country drug conspiracy

October 31, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Acting Special Agent in Charge Keith Kruskall, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jabriel Crews, 35, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 500 grams or...
October 31, 2018
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Drug source sentenced to more than 12 years for interstate narcotics conspiracy

October 30, 2018
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Jessie Acosta, 41, of San Pedro, California, was sentenced to more than 12 years (150 months) in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute kilogram quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana throughout the Middle District of Alabama and Georgia, announced U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant...
October 30, 2018
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“BMB” Street gang member sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for murder of Bronx teenager and other racketeering crimes

October 30, 2018
NEW YORK – Acting Special Agent in Charge Keith G. Kruskall, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Martin Mitchell, aka “Tyliek,” a member of a violent street gang in the Bronx called...
October 30, 2018
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Eleven defendants charged in federal court with committing narcotics and firearms offenses in the Bronx

October 29, 2018
NEW YORK - Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration Keith Kruskall, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffery S. Berman, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department James P. O’Neill today announced the unsealing of...
October 29, 2018
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Detroit Police Officer indicted in drug conspiracy

October 26, 2018
DETROIT - A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging Detroit Police Officer Christopher Staton, 51, of Detroit, with one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and one count of making a false statement to a special agent of the FBI, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider announced. Schneider...
October 26, 2018
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Rochester man arrested for distributing crack cocaine and cocaine

October 25, 2018
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Acting Special Agent in Charge Keith Kruskall, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Seymour Miles, 24, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with the intent to distribute, and distribution of...
October 25, 2018
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Felon arrested on drug and gun charges

October 25, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Acting Special Agent in Charge Keith Kruskall, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Felix M. Velazquez, 42, of Buffalo, N.Y., was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute 28 or more...
October 25, 2018
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New London drug trafficker sentenced to five years in prison

October 23, 2018
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in New England, and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Anthony Whitley, 35, of Hartford and New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey...
October 23, 2018
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Crack dealer sentenced to 63 months in Buffalo, N.Y.

October 19, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Larry Smith, Jr., 40, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 28 grams or more of...
October 19, 2018
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