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Two heroin and cocaine trafficking rings in Western New York dismantled

September 27, 2019
ERIE COUNTY, N.Y> – Ray Donovan, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, Attorney General Letitia James, and New York State Police Superintendent Keith M. Corlett today announced the arrests of 23 people for their roles in two drug trafficking rings operating in New...
September 27, 2019
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Bridgeport man sentenced to three years for distributing cocaine while on supervised release

September 26, 2019
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham, announced that Ramon Hernandez, 61, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 36 months of...
September 26, 2019
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Brockton man sentenced to prison for drug trafficking

September 26, 2019
BOSTON – A Brockton man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for trafficking in cocaine while on supervised release from an earlier federal drug trafficking conviction. Angelo Pina, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 15 months in prison for violating the terms of...
September 26, 2019
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Five Walton County residents face drug trafficking charges

September 26, 2019
PENSACOLA, Fla – A federal grand jury returned an indictment, charging five defendants with federal drug trafficking offenses. The defendants are: • Kadeem Ingram, 29, DeFuniak Springs, Florida; • Kenneth Ingram, 59, DeFuniak Springs, Florida; • Terrell Burdette, 63, DeFuniak Springs, Florida; • Sidney McGhee, 30, DeFuniak Springs, Florida; and...
September 26, 2019
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Worcester man sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in multi-kilogram cocaine conspiracy

September 25, 2019
BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring responsible for smuggling over 20 kilograms of cocaine into central Massachusetts. Jose Gonzalez, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 10 years in prison...
September 25, 2019
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Augusta man sentenced to two years for heroin, crack and fentanyl conspiracy

September 24, 2019
BANGOR, Maine – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Donald Morang, a/k/a “DW,” 39, formerly of Augusta, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to two years in prison and...
September 24, 2019
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Bangor man sentenced to four years for heroin and crack conspiracy

September 23, 2019
BANGOR, Maine – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Eric Tracy, 30, of Bangor, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to four years in prison and three years of...
September 23, 2019
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Alleged Colombian drug kingpin extradited to the United States to face charges of operating a continuing criminal enterprise

September 20, 2019
BROOKLYN, NY - Santos Roman Narvaez Ansazoy will be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Steven M. Gold at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on charges of leading a continuing criminal enterprise. The defendant was arrested in Colombia on a provisional arrest warrant and was extradited yesterday from...
September 20, 2019
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Federal jury finds Stockton man guilty of heroin and crack cocaine trafficking offenses

September 19, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a three-day trial, James Randolph Sherman, 55, of Stockton, was found guilty today of eight counts related to his heroin and crack cocaine trafficking operation, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA San Francisco Division Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. According to evidence presented...
September 19, 2019
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Ten people indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl stamped into pills, heroin, cocaine and other drugs from Mexico to Cleveland

September 13, 2019
CLEVELAND -- Ten people were indicted for their roles in a conspiracy in which the leader allegedly controlled large shipments of fentanyl stamped into pills, heroin, cocaine and other drugs from Mexico to Cleveland while using a cellular phone smuggled into his prison cell. Named in the 17-count indictment filed...
September 13, 2019
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