BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Jackson, Miss. - Approximately 40 individuals were arrested Tuesday pursuant to 10 federal indictments filed in the Southern District of Mississippi charging defendants from Lauderdale, Newton, Neshoba, Scott, and Jasper counties in Mississippi, as well as Mexico, California, Texas, and Alabama. The charges stem from a four-year federal inves  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO - Tony Tan was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in connection with his sale of counterfeit Adderall pills pressed with methamphetamine on the dark web, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), San Francisco Field Divis  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has launched a new campaign encouraging the public to make Every Day Take Back Day by utilizing year-round collection sites to dispose of unneeded and unwanted medications. For more than a decade, DEA has worked with state and local law enforcement partners to host National Prescription D  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Sheldon Marbley, 44, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 20 years in prison on five felony counts for running a drug trafficking operation in the Southwest section of the District that caused the deaths of two people and caused serious bodily injury to another two people. In his plea agreement, Marbley acknowledged to t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed a 25-year-old Irish national from the United States who was wanted by authorities for assault charges in his home country. ERO Boston deportation officers removed Hughie Antony Odonoghue Jan. 17. Odonoghue has numerous criminal convictions in Ireland. "Not only was Hughie Odonoghue wanted by Ir  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas resident was sentenced Tuesday by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 10 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for distributing large quantities of fentanyl pills in Las Vegas. According to court documents, Alphaeus Johnson (38) conspired with others to distribute fentanyl in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing eight firearms. Nicholas G. Gutierrez, 43, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Tuesday, Jan. 23, to 15 years in federal prison without parole. On Aug  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2024: On Tuesday, Sen. Anne Carney, D-Cape Elizabeth, introduced a bill to replace waning federal funding for the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). LD 2084, "An Act to Provide Funding for Essential Services for Victims of Crimes," was the subject of a public hearing before the Legislature's Judiciary Committee. "If you are wondering if this is truly a crisis, the answer is yes. Maine faces a cut of more than  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SPOKANE, Wash.- On January 23, 2024, U.S. Senior District Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson sentenced James Daniel Bacon, 35, of Colbert, Washington, to 140 months in federal prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 Grams of Actual Methamphetamine, to be followed by 5 years on supervised release. Bacon will serve an additional 12 months  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Elias Hernandez-Valencia, 48, Mexican national residing in Madera, was sentenced Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, to 30 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A district judge sentenced a semi-truck driver to 12 years in federal prison after he admitted to hauling 88 pounds of heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine through southern Illinois. Ledaniel Russell, 50, of Fort Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance: her  more