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Dover man sentenced to 10 years for methamphetamine trafficking

November 14, 2019
CONCORD, N.H., – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Alfonz Vei, 45, of Dover, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, beginning in...
November 14, 2019
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16 individuals charged or arrested as part of joint law enforcement effort

November 14, 2019
BURLINGTON, Vt. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont Christina E. Nolan announced a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional law enforcement effort that focused on drug trafficking in the areas of Newport and Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. During the...
November 14, 2019
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Fort Lauderdale resident sentenced to 30 Years in prison for distributing fentanyl resulting in death

November 14, 2019
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Jean Jameson 36, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida was sentenced to 30 years in prison today for distributing the fentanyl that resulted in the death of another individual. Jameson was sentenced to a total of 365 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised...
November 14, 2019
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Drug dealer with baby who had cocaine in system sent to prison

November 14, 2019
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 33-year-old Corpus Christi resident and member of the Sureno 13 gang has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, announced DEA Houston Acting Special Agent in Charge...
November 14, 2019
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Highlands county man sentenced to 18 years in prison for armed drug trafficking

November 14, 2019
AVON PARK, Fla. - Samuel Martinez, 41, of Avon Park, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison for armed drug trafficking. Martinez previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...
November 14, 2019
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Narcotics dealer charged with fentanyl overdose death

November 13, 2019
NEW YORK – The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, the Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division, Raymond P. Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of Homeland Security Investigations, Peter C. Fitzhugh, Superintendent...
November 13, 2019
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Chicago resident sentenced to 84 months for possessing heroin with intent to distribute

November 13, 2019
MADISON, Wis. – DEA Chicago Division Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, and United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Scott C. Blader announced that Fred McGee, 46, of Chicago, was sentenced on Nov. 8, 2019, by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 84 months in...
November 13, 2019
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Williamsville man convicted by a federal jury of cocaine conspiracy going to prison for 25 years

November 13, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Richard Lucas, 34, of Williamsville, NY, was convicted following a jury trial of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing 500 grams or...
November 13, 2019
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As Western Maryland battles the opioid crisis, meth is surging

November 13, 2019
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- The number of meth cases, particularly of one-pot meth labs in Western Maryland, has been experiencing a recent surge. DEA agents and partner agencies in Western Maryland are seeing a resurgence of one-pot meth labs in the area -- noting more incidents of meth labs in the...
November 13, 2019
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Virginia doctor running scheme to prescribe opioids with no medical purpose, pleads guilty

November 13, 2019
RICHMOND, Va. – A Henrico man pleaded guilty today to unlawfully prescribing Oxycodone and Tramadol to patients at a Richmond-area pain management practice. According to court documents, Zeljko Stjepanovic, 58, was a doctor working in a pain management practice, initially in Fredericksburg and later in Henrico County. As part of...
November 13, 2019
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