BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide. For more than a decade, DEA's National Prescription Take Back  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital today announced Giles Robinson, M.D., has assumed the role of director for the Department of Oncology's Division of Neuro-Oncology. He has also become co-leader of the Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program within the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center. These combined units comprise one of the largest clinical brain tumor programs   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Lawrence man has plead guilty in federal court in Boston to his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Melvin Antonio Perez Medina, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue; two counts of distribution an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that THOMAS RIVERA, 30, of New Britain, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm possessio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man who took delivery of a locked case inside of which he expected to find thirteen kilos of cocaine, and who later participated in a scheme to smuggle contraband into the Wyatt Detention Center has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Emmanuel Nolas  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement bringing attention to the over 300 substance-abuse prevention and treatment, mental health and other policy organizations that have called on the HELP Committee to take up and reauthorize t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on October 18, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a 14-count superseding indictment against Rockylane Lewis (who is also known as "Rizzo," "Rocko," or "Rockout,"), 33, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Aisha Davy, 36, of Springfield, Massachusetts;  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Talbert Hill, who is also known as "T," and Samuel Bennett, who is also known as "Mellow," both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were arrested on Friday, November 3, 2023 in or near Burlington, Vermont. Both men have been charged by criminal com  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: A Colombian man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking, money laundering and extortion conspiracy connected to organized crime in the Republic of Colombia. Fabio Yepes Sanchez, 57, of Medellin, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 10 years in prison and five years of supervise  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: Two Lawrence men have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute fentanyl to individuals at the Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Deiby Bladimil Casado Ruiz, 30, was sentenced on Nov. 1, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Pedro Antonio S  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: An estimated 10 million doses of controlled substances have been seized, including eight million doses of fentanyl and methamphetamine laced pills and powder. The total street value of the drugs seized is upwards of $8 million. Three men have been arrested in connection with allegedly running this large-scale drug trafficking organization (DTO) on  more