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Joint operation leads to dismantlement of meth ring in Jamestown, NY

January 31, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; New York Division, U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Mark R. Maio, 34, Brittany L. Dellahoy, 28, both of East Randolph, NY, and Brandon Smith, 32, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy...
January 31, 2019
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Approximately 70 pounds of heroin and fentanyl seized from wholesale distribution network in the Bronx and Yonkers

January 31, 2019
NEW YORK – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, New York State Police Acting Superintendent Keith M. Corlett and Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced the indictment of...
January 31, 2019
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Three Butte County residents indicted for trafficking in fentanyl-laced pills

January 31, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a three-count superseding indictment today against Guillermo Jose Leon Ramirez, 41, of Oroville; Justin James Garcia, 44, of Oroville; and William Lee Vollendroff, 43, of Palermo, charging them with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and two counts of distribution of fentanyl, announced U.S...
January 31, 2019
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Two Lowell men charged with fentanyl and heroin trafficking

January 30, 2019
BOSTON – Two Lowell men were indicted today in federal court in Boston for heroin and fentanyl trafficking. Joshua Ramos-Rios, 30, and Anderson Daniel Jorge Cruz, 20, were indicted for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and fentanyl. Ramos-Rios and...
January 30, 2019
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Holland man pleads guilty to marijuana manufacturing and money laundering

January 30, 2019
BOSTON – A Holland man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to drug and money laundering charges. Peter Molle Jr., 36, pleaded guilty to two counts of manufacturing marijuana and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute and one count of money laundering. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S...
January 30, 2019
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Lynn man admits to causing overdose death of Melrose resident, faces up to 40 years in prison for fentanyl and heroin distribution

January 30, 2019
BOSTON – A Lynn man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to multiple drug charges associated with his distribution of heroin and fentanyl, which led to the 2017 overdose death of a Melrose resident. Yeffry Reynoso, aka Chris, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute...
January 30, 2019
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Southeastern Connecticut heroin trafficker sentenced to 12 years in federal prison

January 29, 2019
HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Michael Luciano, 33, of New London, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment...
January 29, 2019
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Bakersfield trucker sentenced for shipping drugs sourced from Mexico

January 28, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. — Darrell Leon Jennings, 51, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. His sentence follows his...
January 28, 2019
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Orchard Park pain doctor pleads guilty to using patient names fraudulently to obtain controlled substances

January 28, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced today that Dr. Paul Biddle, 54, of Amherst, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to identity theft and possession of unlawful hydromorphone HCL. The charges...
January 28, 2019
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Orlando man sentenced to more than six years

January 28, 2019
ORLANDO, Fl a. – Alexander Rosado-Figueroa, 45, of Orlando, was sentenced to six years and three months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute heroin and cocaine on supervised release for a prior drug conviction. Rosado-Figueroa had pleaded guilty to the possession and distribution offenses on July...
January 28, 2019
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