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Former lawyer for Mexico’s attorney general sentenced for drug trafficking

October 14, 2022
McALLEN, Texas – A 56-year-old man who illegally resided in Mission has been ordered to federal prison for his role in conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 32 kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Jennifer...
October 14, 2022
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 23 years in Prison

October 14, 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Richard Orlinski “Sugar” Sanchez, 44, of Dexter, New Mexico, was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Oct. 12. On Aug. 26, 2021, Sanchez pleaded guilty to: one count of conspiracy to distribute...
October 14, 2022
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Dominican National Involved In New Haven Drug Ring Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison

October 13, 2022
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NEFTALI FERNANDEZ, 42, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment...
October 13, 2022
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Jessup Felon Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

October 13, 2022
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced Edward Burton, age 38, of Jessup, Maryland, yesterday to 13 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after Burton pleaded guilty to federal charges of possession of more than 400 grams of fentanyl with intent to...
October 13, 2022
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Bronx Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Federal Prison For Supplying Heroin And Cocaine To Waterbury Drug Ring

October 06, 2022
WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALGENYS PAULINO, also known as “Chico” and “Lying Queen,” 34, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 87 months of imprisonment, followed by...
October 06, 2022
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Former Methuen Resident Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl And Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

September 29, 2022
BOSTON – A former Methuen man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to his role in a Lawrence-based drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and cocaine. Pablo Rosario Pablo a/k/a “Angel Ayala Roque” a/k/a “Cuco,” 57, formerly of Methuen, pleaded guilty on Sept. 21, 2022 to one count of...
September 29, 2022
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Malden Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine

September 29, 2022
BOSTON – A Malden man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with distributing methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer. David Desousa, 32, pleaded guilty on Sept. 22, 2022 to one count of distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of distributing five grams...
September 29, 2022
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Supplier And Distributor for Two Boston-Area DTOs Sentenced

September 29, 2022
BOSTON – The main supplier and drug distributor of two Boston-area drug trafficking organizations (DTO) was sentenced yesterday for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Kenji Drayton, 42, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to five years in prison and four years of...
September 29, 2022
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Dallas Man Sentenced to Life Over Meth Concealed in Cauliflower

September 28, 2022
DALLAS, TX - A Dallas man who accepted a delivery of $3.7 million worth of methamphetamine concealed in boxes of cauliflower was sentenced today to life in federal prison, announced Eduardo A. Chavez, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Dallas. Joaquin Salinas, 48, pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to...
September 28, 2022
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Two Maryland Men Charged With Trafficking Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills Into Connecticut

September 23, 2022
HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment yesterday charging OSCAR FLORES, 34, of Mount...
September 23, 2022
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