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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Drug Conspiracy

December 14, 2021
BOSTON – A New York man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug distribution conspiracy involving heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. Wilkin Cedano, 37, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams...
December 14, 2021
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California Man Indicted On Methamphetamine Charge

December 10, 2021
BOSTON – A California man was indicted yesterday on a charge of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Cameron Graff, 29, of San Diego, Calif., was indicted on one count of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Graff is currently in...
December 10, 2021
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Two Malden Men Indicted For Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

December 02, 2021
BOSTON – Two Malden men were indicted yesterday in connection with trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as Adderall, Xanax or oxycodone in and around the Malden area. Igor Desouza, 25, and Matthew Ramos, 24, were indicted on one count each of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more...
December 02, 2021
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Dominican National Convicted of Fentanyl Distribution

November 23, 2021
BOSTON – A Dominican national was convicted yesterday by a federal jury of distributing fentanyl. Bernardito Carvajal, 30, who most recently resided in Haverhill, was convicted following a five-day jury trial of two counts of distribution of fentanyl. U.S. Senior District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. scheduled sentencing for...
November 23, 2021
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Worcester Man Sentenced for Multi-Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 19, 2021
MASSACHUSETTS – A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday in connection with a fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Robert Young, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to five years in prison and three years of supervised release. In October 2018, Young pleaded guilty...
November 19, 2021
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Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to Prison For Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut

November 19, 2021
CONNECTICUT - Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERTO MUNIZ, 37, of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, was sentenced today via videoconference by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine...
November 19, 2021
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NY Man Charged with Multi-Drug Conspiracy

November 17, 2021
BOSTON – A New York man was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a drug distribution conspiracy involving heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. Wilkin Cedano, 37, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or...
November 17, 2021
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Colombian National Convicted After Attempting to Buy 20 Kilos of Cocaine

November 16, 2021
BOSTON – A Colombian national, recently residing in Revere, was convicted by a federal jury today in connection with attempting to purchase 20 kilograms of cocaine from undercover agents. Jesus Arley Munera-Gomez, 35, was convicted following a week-long trial of one count of attempt to possess with intent to distribute...
November 16, 2021
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Man Sentenced for Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy

November 10, 2021
BOSTON – A Quincy man was sentenced yesterday for his involvement in a drug conspiracy involving fentanyl and cocaine. Tre Fernandes, a/k/a “OZ” or “OC,” 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to three months in prison, nine months of home confinement and three...
November 10, 2021
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Southeastern Connecticut Drug Trafficker, Co-Conspirator Found Guilty

September 28, 2021
Brideport, Conn. - Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and New London Police Chief Brian Wright, today announced that a federal jury in Bridgeport has found Anthony Whyte, also...
September 28, 2021
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