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Two Sentenced for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization that Imported 37 Kilos of Cocaine into Rhode Island
A leader of a long-running drug trafficking organization (DTO) that used the U.S. Postal Service to import 37 kilograms of cocaine into Rhode Island from Puerto Rico, along with a co-conspirator who provided addresses for mailing and retrieved many of the packages of cocaine, have been sentenced to federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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New York Man Indicted for Firearms and Narcotics Trafficking
A New York man was arrested yesterday in connection with allegedly trafficking drugs and firearms.
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Meriden Man Charged with Cocaine Trafficking Offenses
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Meriden Police Chief Roberto Rosado have announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging MIGUEL ACEVEDO, 40, of Meriden, with cocaine trafficking offenses.
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Jury Finds Waterbury Man Guilty of Narcotics Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in New Haven has found RAMON OQUENDO, also known as “Mimo,” 46, of Waterbury, guilty of narcotics trafficking and firearm possession offenses.
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Dover Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl and Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
Tyler Ward, 36, of Dover, has plead guilty in federal court to two counts of distributing fentanyl and one count of possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 45 Months Imprisonment for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
Carlos Ozuna, 51, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison for a drug-distribution conspiracy, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
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Former Massachusetts Resident Admits to Methamphetamine Trafficking in Rhode Island
A former Pepperell, MA, man arrested during an FBI Safe Streets Task Force drug trafficking investigation that led to the seizure of more than 461 grams of pure crystal methamphetamine pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to conspiracy and drug trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
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New Britain Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to More than 6 Years in Federal Prison
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ROBERTO MERCEDES-RODRIGUEZ, 43, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm possession offenses.
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Tilton Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Drug and Firearms Offenses
Jared Stottlar, 43, of Tilton, was sentenced to 144 months of imprisonment today for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.
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Lawrence Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Distribution
A Lawrence man has been sentenced for his role in distributing fentanyl.
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Kent, Washington, Resident Indicted for Dealing Fentanyl While Illegally Possessing a Firearm
A 36-year-old Kent, Washington, resident was indicted by a grand jury for trafficking narcotics while illegally possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.
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Source of Supply for Carrollton Fentanyl Trafficker Charged
A Flower Mound man who supplied fentanyl to a trafficker linked to at least one juvenile overdose has been federally charged, announce Eduardo A. Chávez.
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11 Charged with Drug Trafficking for Chicago Street Gang
For allegedly conspiring to distribute crack cocaine for the La Familia Stones street gang, primarily in the Albany Park neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side
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Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine and Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Investigation in Bay County
A federal judge sentenced the seventh defendant in a large-scale methamphetamine and oxycodone trafficking organization operating primarily in Bay County.
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Desoto County Career Criminal Sentenced to More Than Twenty Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Robert Steven Harrelson (45, Arcadia) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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Armed Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison for Causing Fatal Overdose
U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Justin Kelly (36, New Port Richey) to concurrent terms of life in prison for conspiracy to distribute 40 grams of fentanyl resulting in death and distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, and 15 years’ imprisonment for three counts of possession/distribution of fentanyl and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon
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Alleged Drug Trafficking Members Indicted on Multiple Drug Charges
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Marcus Jamar Fowler (32, Tarpon Springs) a/k/a “Drastic,” and Abelardo Torres (36, Tampa) with conspiracy to distribute narcotics and possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance.
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Meth Trafficking
John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Richard Skramstad, 60, Prescott, Wisconsin, was sentenced March 9 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 60 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
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Washington Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Shooting in Tri-Cities and Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl-Laced Pills
On March 8, 2023, Senior United States District Judge Edward F. Shea sentenced Jonathan Scott Ard, 30, of Richland, Washington, to 12 years in in federal prison after his guilty plea to federal fentanyl and gun charges.
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Nurse at St. Louis County Hospital Sentenced to Four Years of Probation for Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a former nurse at a St. Louis County, Missouri, hospital to four years of probation for fraudulently obtaining fentanyl for her own use.