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York County man sentenced to 150 months for fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

December 17, 2018
PORTLAND, Maine – DEA’s New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Jason Bolduc, 41, of Parsonsfield, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 150 months in prison and three years of supervised...
December 17, 2018
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Boston man sentenced to 19 years in prison for possession of fentanyl, cocaine, firearm and ammunition

December 12, 2018
BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today for federal drug and firearm charges arising out of a large-scale seizure of fentanyl and other contraband. Edgar Belis, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 19 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In...
December 12, 2018
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Gardiner woman sentenced to 70 months for heroin, crack and fentanyl conspiracy

December 11, 2018
BANGOR, Maine – Brian D. Boyle Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Nicole Truman, 36, of Gardiner, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 70 months in prison and...
December 11, 2018
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Manchester man sentenced to 30 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

December 11, 2018
CONCORD, N.H. – Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Field Division and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Albert Gordon, 45, of Manchester, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent...
December 11, 2018
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Northfield woman sentenced to 37 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

December 11, 2018
CONCORD, N.H. – Brian D. Boyle Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Alicia Morin, 31, of Northfield, New Hampshire, was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute, and possession with...
December 11, 2018
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Hollywood-based Craigslist drug dealer named in federal criminal case alleging fentanyl sale that resulted in a fatal overdose

December 07, 2018
LOS ANGELES – A Hollywood man who allegedly sold fentanyl to buyers he met on Craigslist was indicted today on federal charges of selling the powerful synthetic opioid to a customer who suffered a fatal overdose. Andrew Madi, 25, was charged by a federal grand jury with one count of...
December 07, 2018
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Multi-state international drug trafficking organization targeted in 18-month investigation

December 07, 2018
TACOMA, Wash. - A law enforcement operation making arrests and serving search warrants over the last two days targeted a multi-state drug trafficking network led by drug cartel members in Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. The drug trafficking organization distributing heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine was active in...
December 07, 2018
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Mexican citizen sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison

December 07, 2018
DALLAS - A 26-year-old citizen of Mexico was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison after authorities caught him transporting fentanyl, a powerful narcotic 50 times more potent than heroin, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney for the...
December 07, 2018
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Lawrence woman sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl

December 06, 2018
CONCORD, N.H. – Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Migdalia Cintron-Morales, 38, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced on Thursday to serve 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. According...
December 06, 2018
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Leader of Boston based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 16 years in prison

December 04, 2018
BOSTON – The leader of a Boston-based heroin and fentanyl trafficking organization was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston. Jose Antonio Lugo-Guerrero, aka Fernando Rivera-Rodriguez, 40, a Dominican national formerly residing in Mattapan, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 16 years in prison and five...
December 04, 2018
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