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Repeat Offender and Prolific Fentanyl Trafficker is Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced Gary Lee Davis, 56, of Charlotte, to 188 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert J...
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Worcester Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Possessing and Distributing Counterfeit Adderall Pills Containing Methamphetamine

BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine disguised as counterfeit Adderall pills. Nestiano Kristo, 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release. On March...
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Gloucester County Man Convicted of Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Offenses

NEWARK, N.J. – A federal jury convicted a Gloucester County, New Jersey, man for narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Javier Osorio, 43, of Deptford, New Jersey, was convicted...
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Farmington Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Oxycodone Pills

FARMINGTON, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY HARRIS, 53, of Farmington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally distributing oxycodone...
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Massachusetts Man Charged with Drug and Gun Trafficking in Bennington Area

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Keniel Santiago (a.k.a. “Kas”), 20, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was arraigned yesterday on drug and firearms trafficking charges. A federal grand jury, sitting in Rutland, charged Santiago with five counts: one count of conspiracy...
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Former Woonsocket Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Crack Cocaine

PROVIDENCE, R.I.– A former Woonsocket man who, according to court documents, operated a significant drug dealing business in the Woonsocket area has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. David Kennedy, 33, pleaded guilty on October 1, 2019, to a charge of...
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Six Arrested for Multi-State Drug Conspiracy Spanning Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Texas

BOSTON – Six individuals were arrested today for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization that distributed oxycodone pills obtained from a source in the Houston area, across Southeastern Massachusetts and beyond. John Campbell, a/k/a Jizz, 40, of Taunton, Mass. was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute...
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South Texan Guilty of Trafficking Cocaine Through Checkpoint

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A federal jury in Corpus Christi has convicted a 42-year-old Mission resident for possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division, and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani today...
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Final Defendant Sentenced for Tucson-Based Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

TUCSON, Ariz. – Cecilia Campos, 49, of Pellham, Alabama, was sentenced on June 14, 2023, by United States District Court Judge James A. Soto to 18 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Campos pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Methamphetamine...
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Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Edgar Correa, aka “Joker,” 35, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced today to serve 24 months of imprisonment after his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, to be...

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