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Texas Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced

April 13, 2017
BEAUMONT, Texas - Two Southeast Texas men were sentenced today to prison for federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston. Richard William Jones, 40, of Diboll, Texas pled guilty on...
April 13, 2017
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35 Years For Leader Of Major Marijuana Trafficking Operation

April 13, 2017
EL PASO, Texas - A federal judge sentenced 38-year-old Adan Reyes to 35 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his leader ship role of an organization responsible for trafficking thousands of kilograms of marijuana announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr.; Special Agent-in-Charge Will Glaspy...
April 13, 2017
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UPS Employee Sentenced For Cocaine Trafficking

April 13, 2017
APR 13 - BOSTON - A former United Parcel (UPS) employee was sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with his role in a cocaine trafficking organization that shipped cocaine concealed in UPS packages from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts. Jorge Carrasquillo-Ortiz, 41, of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, was sentenced...
April 13, 2017
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Rockland County Man Indicted For Narcotics Trafficking

April 12, 2017
MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - Matthew Draper, aka “Mata,”49, of Haverstraw, New York, was indicted today by a grand jury charging him with allegedly trafficking wholesale amounts of cocaine in and around Rockland County, New York. Draper was arrested on a criminal complaint on October 6, 2016, and has been in...
April 12, 2017
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Upshur County Man Sentenced To 60 Months For Federal Conspiracy

April 12, 2017
TYLER, Texas - Jeremy Chad Tidwell, 41, of Gilmer, Texas has been sentenced to federal prison following a lengthy investigation into a synthetic drug operation in the Eastern District of Texas. Clyde E. Shelley, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Drug Enforcement Administration and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit...
April 12, 2017
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Stamford Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Oxycodone Distribution Charge

April 12, 2017
APR 12 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Besim Muriqi, 31, of Stamford, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of...
April 12, 2017
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Two Members Of Manchester-Based Drug Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms

April 12, 2017
APR 12 - CONCORD, N.H - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Samuel (37) and Jennifer (26) were given lengthy prison sentences for their roles in a large-scale oxycodone trafficking ring...
April 12, 2017
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California Man Faces Life For Methamphetamine Trafficking

April 12, 2017
APR 12 - CONCORD, N.H - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and John J. Farley, Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, announced that Luis Martin Carvajal Gonzalez, also known as Wilfredo Laboy, was sentenced to serve...
April 12, 2017
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Bay Point Resident Sentenced To More Than Nine Years For Methamphetamine Trafficking

April 11, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. - Joseph Edward Conner was sentenced to 112 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In addition to the prison term, Conner was sentenced to a 3-year period of supervised release. The sentence was handed down yesterday by the Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, U.S. District...
April 11, 2017
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Houston Man Sentenced For East Texas Drug Trafficking

April 11, 2017
BEAUMONT, Texas - A 41-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to prison for federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston. Jesus Najar Silva pleaded guilty on Nov. 29...
April 11, 2017
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