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20-year sentence for Franklin County man who sold fatal drugs

February 26, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio – David L. Dobbins, 39, of Urbancrest, Ohio, was sentenced in United States District Court to 240 months in prison for dealing narcotics that resulted in an overdose death. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Plancon, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio...
February 26, 2019
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Buffalo man indicted on cocaine and crack charges

February 25, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Derrius Cunningham, a/k/a Baby, 41, of Buffalo, N.Y., with conspiracy to distribute and distribution of cocaine...
February 25, 2019
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Italian national extradited in connection to seizure of more than 1,500 kilos of cocaine bound for Europe aboard fishing vessels

February 22, 2019
BOSTON – An Italian national was extradited and made an initial appearance in federal court in Boston yesterday in connection with various drug charges related to trafficking cocaine onboard maritime vessels. Gabriele Biondo, aka "El Italiano," was arraigned on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and...
February 22, 2019
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Four charged in conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine

February 22, 2019
NEWARK, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced four people have been charged for their respective roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Victoria Irizarry, 30, of...
February 22, 2019
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Doctor convicted on nine counts in connection with oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme

February 22, 2019
NEW YORK – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced the conviction yesterday of Ernesto Lopez, a New York-licensed medical doctor who wrote thousands of medically unnecessary prescriptions for oxycodone and fentanyl...
February 22, 2019
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Manchester man sentenced to 70 months in prison for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

February 21, 2019
CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that David Fagan, 32, of Manchester, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. According to court documents and statements made...
February 21, 2019
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Massachusetts man sentenced to over five years on fentanyl and crack charges

February 20, 2019
PORTLAND, Maine - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Fray Cayetano, 23, of Lawrence, Mass., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to 69 months in prison and three years of...
February 20, 2019
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Manchester man sentenced to 85 months in prison for fentanyl trafficking

February 20, 2019
CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Alvaro Garcia, 30, of Manchester, was sentenced to 85 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made...
February 20, 2019
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Enfield man who sold fentanyl and heroin to overdose victim faces up to 20 years in prison

February 19, 2019
BRIDGEPORT, 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 Christopher Feliciano, 29, of Enfield, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute and...
February 19, 2019
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Two-week trial leads to conviction of drug trafficker for conspiring to import cocaine in shipment of chili peppers

February 14, 2019
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Earlier today, following a two-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict against Humberto Baez for conspiring to import and distribute cocaine, and for possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, in connection with his participation in a scheme responsible for smuggling 16 kilograms of...
February 14, 2019
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