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Waterbury man sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring

December 10, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Roney Sosa, 24, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 87 months of imprisonment, followed...

Manchester man sentenced to 96 months for methamphetamine trafficking

December 10, 2020
CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Christopher Gelinas, 24, of Manchester, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Gelinas...

California man sentenced to 76 months in prison for cocaine trafficking and money laundering

December 01, 2020
BOSTON – A California man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for his role in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from California to Western Massachusetts and launder the proceeds. Victor Hugo Gonzalez, 27, of Perris, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 76...

Naugatuck man sentenced to 10 years in prison for heroin trafficking

November 20, 2020
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Larry Hall, also known as “Chuito” and “Bobo,” 49, of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall...

Waterbury man sentenced to 66 months in prison for trafficking heroin

November 18, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FRANCISCO LOPEZ, 34, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by...

Waterbury man sentenced to 87 months in prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring

November 18, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Darry Jose Guerrero, also known as “Domi,” 29, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford...

Rochester man sentenced to 120 months for drug trafficking and gun offenses

November 16, 2020
CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that James M. Nesbitt, 44, of Rochester, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Friday for participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl...

Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

September 10, 2020
NEW ORLEANS – Today, Attorney General William P. Barr and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea announced the results of Operation Crystal Shield, DEA’s six-month-long effort targeting the command and control elements of Mexican cartels that operate major methamphetamine “transportation hubs” in the United States. At a press...

Hartford cocaine dealer sentenced to 46 months in prison

September 09, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Brandon Gineyard, 38, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by...

DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

March 11, 2020
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). This announcement marks the successful conclusion of six months of investigative and enforcement...
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