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Leader Of Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 22.5 Years In Prison

February 08, 2025
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a large-scale fentanyl trafficking conspiracy responsible for the distribution of large quantities of fentanyl across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and other states. Jasdrual a/k/a Josh Perez, 36, of Cranston, R.I., was sentenced...
February 08, 2025
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Providence Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

February 08, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who was found in possession of nearly half of a kilo of fentanyl that he kept stored inside an apartment he shared with five other individuals, including two babies, has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary...
February 08, 2025
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Lawrence Woman Sentenced To Probation For Fentanyl Charges

February 08, 2025
BOSTON – A Lawrence, Mass. woman has been sentenced to probation in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Ceferina Dominguez, 57, was sentenced by District Court Judge Angel Kelley to four years’ probation. The government recommended a sentence of...
February 08, 2025
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Washington Man Indicted for 2023 Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses in Skagway, Alaska

February 07, 2025
JUNEAU, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last month charging a Washington man with distributing and conspiring to distribute controlled substances that resulted in the fatal overdoses of two people in Skagway in 2023. According to court documents, from Jan. 1 to Jan. 13, 2023...
February 07, 2025
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For His Role In Wide-Ranging Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy That Spanned Across The Country

February 05, 2025
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a fentanyl trafficking organization involved in the manufacturing and distribution of fentanyl pills that spanned across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Texas and North and South Carolina. Erik Ventura, 36, was sentenced by...
February 05, 2025
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New London Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

February 05, 2025
NEW LONDON, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM CARABALLO, III, also known as “Wilo” and “Couzzo,” 41, of New London, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by five...
February 05, 2025
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charge

February 05, 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DEJAVAHN WATKIN, 25, of Hartford, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a narcotics trafficking charge. According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 1...
February 05, 2025
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Twenty-Five Charged In Connection With Multi-State Fentanyl And Cocaine Conspiracy

February 05, 2025
BOSTON – Twenty-five individuals have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and cocaine with activity that spanned across eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Over 2.3 kilograms of fentanyl, 12 kilograms of suspected fentanyl and cocaine, 300 grams of cocaine, six firearms and approximately $400,000 was...
February 05, 2025
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Wareham Woman Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose Death

February 05, 2025
BOSTON – A Wareham resident was sentenced in federal court in Boston for selling fentanyl to a 42-year-old man who died of an overdose. Kayla Nightingale, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 52 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised...
February 05, 2025
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Dominican Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy

February 05, 2025
BOSTON – A Dominican man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a large-scale fentanyl and cocaine distribution operation that trafficked narcotics throughout southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Luis Alfonso Mejia-Diaz, aka “El Bello,” 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young...
February 05, 2025
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