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Suspicious Travel Leads To DEA Seizure Of 670,000 Fake Pills In Colorado & New Mexico

November 25, 2024
COLORADO SPRINGS – An incoming tip based on the premise of “see something, say something” leads to the seizure of approximately 670,000 fentanyl pills in Colorado and New Mexico. Earlier this month, a tip out of Albuquerque led to the arrest of a man in Colorado Springs, suspected of transporting...
November 25, 2024
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West Hartford Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Trafficking Offense

November 20, 2024
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JEIMY RODRIGUEZ, 39, of West Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking...
November 20, 2024
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Thirteen Arrested after Investigation into Drug Trafficking from New Britain Car Dealership

November 20, 2024
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and New Britain Police Chief Matthew Marino today announced that the following 13 individuals were arrested yesterday...
November 20, 2024
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Thirteen Individuals Indicted in Cross-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy that Used Social Media Apps to Facilitate Drug Distribution and Guns for Drugs

November 20, 2024
CONCORD, N.H. – An indictment has been unsealed charging thirteen defendants in connection with a cross-border drug trafficking conspiracy that used social media messaging apps to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, and traded firearms for drugs, U.S Attorney Jane Young announces. According to court documents, over the course of two...
November 20, 2024
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Cape Cod Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogue and Cocaine Offenses

November 20, 2024
BOSTON – A Cape Cod man was sentenced today for drug distribution offenses. Terrance Cardoza, 28, of Mashpee, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 78 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release. In July 2024, Cardoza pleaded guilty to one count of distribution...
November 20, 2024
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Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy Charges

November 15, 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. —Antonie Albert Eaddy, 49, of Arizona, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, a quantity of crack cocaine and a quantity of marijuana. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Eaddy...
November 15, 2024
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Nine Men Arrested in Maine and Massachusetts for Fentanyl, Meth and Cocaine Trafficking

November 13, 2024
BOSTON – Nine men have been arrested for fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking. Ernesto Arberty Mendez Herrera, 43, of Roxbury; Ricky Junior Rodriguez Reynoso, 24, of Boston; Cristofel Baez Guerrero, 25, of Dorchester; Luis Castillo, 24, of Dorchester; Yomerli Mendez Arias, 22 , of Lawrence; Estarling Perez Almonte, 28, of...
November 13, 2024
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Carver Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

November 13, 2024
BOSTON – A Carver man pleaded guilty on Oct. 31, 2024, to his involvement in an oxycodone conspiracy. Michael Atwood, 37, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone pills. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing...
November 13, 2024
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

November 08, 2024
Orlando, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Gerit William Naber, 39, Palm Bay, Fla., to 11 years and 8 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Naber entered a guilty plea on June 24, 2024. According to the plea agreement, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the...
November 08, 2024
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Two Orlando Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

November 08, 2024
Orlando, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Patrick Hugh Mitchell, 57, of Orlando, to 10 years in federal prison and Kyle Jay Hunter Baronville, 37, Orlando, to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for their roles in distributing multiple pounds of methamphetamine. Baronville pleaded...
November 08, 2024
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