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Windsor Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

WINDSOR, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALEXANDER LEE, 22, of Windsor, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking counterfeit oxycodone pills...
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Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Half a Kilogram of Meth Intended for Distribution

BOSTON – A Lowell man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to methamphetamine charges and possessing of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Ravouth Chhoy, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a...
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Lancaster Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking

CONCORD, N.H. – A Lancaster man was sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Jason Greenlaw, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Landya B. McCafferty to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On May 16, 2023, Greenlaw...
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Dominican Woman Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogue Intended for Distribution

BOSTON – A Dominican woman has pleaded guilty to possessing seven kilograms of fentanyl and one kilogram of fentanyl and fentanyl analogue intended for distribution. Ana Checo, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more...
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Mexican National of Orchestrating Fentanyl and Meth Scheme that Sent Narcotics Across U.S.

LOS ANGELES – A Mexican national has been indicted on federal narcotics trafficking charges that allege he oversaw a drug trafficking organization that acquired large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine, stored the drugs at a Compton residence, and distributed the contraband locally and across the nation, sometimes using the United...
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Drug Ring Leader Sentenced to 21+ years in Prison

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A U.S. District judge sentenced a California man to 21 year and 10 months in prison after he admitted to leading a drug conspiracy ring targeting communities in southern Illinois. Thomas Hines, 33, of Los Angeles, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute...
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DEA Behind Recent Indictments in Kansas

WICHITA, Kan. – A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging John Ray Gaffney, 45, of Wichita on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Wichita Police Department are investigating the case. In a separate case, Johnny Lee Ivory III...
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Leader of Murderous St. Louis Drug Organization Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Thursday sentenced one of the leaders of a murderous St. Louis drug trafficking organization to 20 years in prison. Maurice Herbert Lee II, 35, obtained bulk fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine from Arizona and supplied it to his co-conspirators, who sold...
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19 Arrested on Federal Charges Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine in Charlottesville, VA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A federal grand jury in Charlottesville, Virginia has indicted 17 individuals as part of a large-scale drug conspiracy that distributed more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in and around the Charlottesville region. The 37-count indictment, returned under seal August 29, 2023, partially unsealed...
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Mexican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for East Texas Drug Trafficking

TYLER, Texas – A Mexican national has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking drugs through the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Leobardo Hernandez-Hernandez, 34, pleaded guilty to...

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