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News
Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 31, 2002
Springfield
Woman Sentenced For Distributing
Heroin And Cocaine
Springfield, MA
A Springfield woman was sentenced late yesterday in federal court for
distributing heroin and cocaine.
Mark R. Trouville,
Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New
England Field Division, and United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan,
announced that CLARIE CABEZUDO, age 24, of Springfield, Massachusetts,
was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael A. Ponsor to 1 year and 6
months' imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release.
CABEZUDO pleaded guilty on July 31, 2002 to conspiring to distribute cocaine
and heroin and three counts of distributing heroin.
At the earlier plea
hearing, the prosecutor told the Court that had the case proceeded to
trial the Government's evidence would have proven that on November 19,
2001, December 4, 2001 and January 17, 2002, CABEZUDO aided the distribution
of a total of 67.8 grams of heroin to an undercover agent. Further, during
the execution of a search warrant at her home on February 26, 2002, three
kilograms of cocaine were seized.
The case was investigated
by the Springfield, Massachusetts DEA Task Force. It was prosecuted by
Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd E. Newhouse.
Please direct any
inquire to Special Agent Anthony J. Pettigrew, Public Information Officer,
New England Field Division at 617-557-2138.
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