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Springfield Man Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON – A Springfield, Mass., man has been sentenced for distributing and conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Emilio Garcia-Cappas, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to four years in prison, to be followed by six years of supervised release. In April 2026, Garcia-Cappas pleaded guilty to...
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Boston Man Sentenced for Distribution of Meth and Fentanyl

CONCORD, N,H. – A Boston man has been sentenced in federal court for distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Jeison Eulogio Dume-Calderone, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 70 months in federal prison and one year of supervised release. Dume-Calderone...
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl in Southwestern Connecticut

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MONTEL CAPLE, also known as “Forbes,” 30, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for his...
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Man Pleads Guilty and Faces at Least 20 Years’ Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Young Woman

ST. PAUL – Hudeife Muhamud Mire, aka “Juice,” 24, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death. His plea hearing was before U.S. District Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on September 8, 2026. Mire faces a statutory minimum of 20 years in prison and supervised release...
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Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Cartel

ST. PAUL – Erick Emilio Diaz-Aguilar, aka “Homie,” 34, was sentenced to 240 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The defendant was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson on September 9, 2026. According to court documents, Diaz-Aguilar managed the “Diaz-Aguilar Drug Trafficking Organization...
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Three Defendants Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS – Three individuals, Pierre Rasheem Fields, 42, of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Ray Eric Brasson, 36, of Minneapolis, and Jermaine Young, 26, of Chicago, were indicted today for conspiring to distribute and distributing fentanyl. According to a six-count federal indictment that was unsealed on September 9, 2026, Fields, Young, and Brasson...
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Vermont and Texas Men Charged with Distributing Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine in Burlington, Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on July 23, 2026, a federal grand jury indicted Angel Louis Concepcion a/k/a “Cito” (37, of McKinney, Texas), Troy McIlwain a/k/a “Breeze” (37, of St. Albans, Vermont), and David Lauderbach a/k/a “Cane” (42...
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Dominican National Sentenced for Possession With Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine and Fentanyl

CONCORD, N.H. – Daris Rafael Melo Vittini, age 40, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced in federal court to 18 months of imprisonment followed by 1 year of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. According to court...
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to More than 3 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Organization, in Case Brought by New Hampshire’s Homeland Security Task Force

CONCORD, N.H. – Alexander German, 28, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal court for fentanyl trafficking conspiracy in a case brought by New Hampshire’s Homeland Security Task Force, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. German was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty to 38 months in federal prison...
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Concord Man Sentenced to More than Three Years for Trafficking Meth

CONCORD, N.H. – U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces that a Concord man was sentenced today in federal court for drug trafficking. Zachary Albert, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe to 37 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release. In July 2025, Albert pleaded...

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