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Bridgeport and Ansonia Resident Charged with Narcotics Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that IRVIN JAVIER VILLEGAS, 49, of Bridgeport and Ansonia, has been charged by indictment with narcotics distribution and firearm possession...
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Indictment Charges Ansonia and New Haven Men with Narcotic Pill Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England; J. Buck Buckley, Acting Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division; and Thomas A. Greco, Special Agent...
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Manchester Man Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking

CONCORD, N.H. – A Manchester resident has been sentenced in federal court for distributing over 3.7 kilograms of fentanyl and possessing with intent to distribute 1.2 kilograms of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Xavier Santana, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Paul J. Barbadoro to 120 months in...
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Malden Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Cocaine

BOSTON – A Malden man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester to conspiring to distribute cocaine. Christhian Castillo, 33, pleaded guilty on Aug. 27, 2026 to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 or more grams of cocaine and distribution of 500 or more...
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Burlington, Vermont Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

RUTLAND, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on August 27, 2026, Christopher Dezotelle, 43, most recently of Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier to a term of 72 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 4-year...
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West Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution and Fentanyl Possession Offenses

WEST HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that ALTON SMALL, also known as “Poodah,” “Tiemare,” and “Tie,” 31, of West Haven, waived his right to be...
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Stamford Woman Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Selling Drugs and Gun

STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that AMONDA MENDEZ, also known as “M-Dot” and “Dot,” 35, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 150 months of imprisonment and eight years of supervised release for...
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Nashua Man Indicted for Possession With Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine

CONCORD, N.H. – Juan Nolasco Batlle, age 42, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. He will appear in federal court in Concord on a later date. If...
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Lieutenant in Sinaloa and Beltran-Leyva Cartels Sentenced to Federal Prison

ATLANTA - Roberto Lopez, a/k/a Shrek, a/k/a NWA, was sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison following his convictions for cocaine trafficking and money laundering. Lopez, who was hiding in Mexico for more than a decade before his capture and expulsion to the United States, smuggled weapons to Mexico...
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Charge

HARTFORD, Conn.- David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that JOSE COLON, also known as “Uncle Benny,” 61, of Hartford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday...

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