Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Over Four Kilos of Fentanyl Pills

BOSTON – A Salem man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with conspiring to distribute large amounts of fentanyl. Jose Esmerlin Diaz, 36, of Salem, pleaded guilty to…

Baltimore meth kingpin gets 15 years in federal prison

BALTIMORE, MD – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Desmond Ringgold, a/k/a Worm and Fool, age 32, of Baltimore, Maryland to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of…

21 pounds of Central American cocaine, heroin seized near Camp Pendleton

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a woman on Thursday afternoon who was transporting more than 21 pounds of heroin and cocaine in her vehicle. At approximately 12 p.m., agents…

Three Sparks Men Indicted On Fentanyl Distribution Charges

RENO, NEVADA – A federal grand jury has returned indictments charging three residents of Sparks, Nevada, for their alleged roles relating to the distribution of fentanyl (a deadly synthetic opioid). Jesse Arevalo, aka…

Columbus men sentenced to more than 100 years for interstate meth operation

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA –Rodriquies M. Evans and Cedric L. Douglas, both of Columbus, Ohio, were sentenced to a combined 104 years in prison today for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution operation…

South Carolina man sentenced to 10 years for crystal meth

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Todd Michael Hensley, of Anderson, South Carolina, was sentenced today to 120 months of incarceration for drug and firearms charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.…

Forty-Seven Defendants Charged in Illegal Gambling

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – A federal grand jury has indicted 47 people who are allegedly associated with illegal gambling establishments that are closely tied to gangs, drugs and violence in San Diego…

Laredo men receive significant sentences for trafficking $4 million of marijuana

LAREDO, TEXAS – A 35-year-old Laredo resident has been ordered to federal prison after conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 1,261.5 kilograms of marijuana, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…

Georgia Inmate Sentenced to 15 Years on Federal Methamphetamine Charge

HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA – Abel Gallegos Hernandez, an inmate serving prison time in Georgia, who coordinated the distribution of more than 500 grams of methamphetamine using drug packages hidden in tires of vehicles…

San Diego Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Fentanyl Overdose Death

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – Jeffrey Alden Blair was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Battaglia to 188-months in prison for supplying the fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of…

Boat filled with $50 million in cocaine intercepted by border agents

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents, working jointly with the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF) seized Thursday 2,378 kilograms of cocaine in the municipality of Yabucoa in…

Mandeville Woman Sentenced for Distributing Prescription Medication

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that NATALIE BARTON, age 41, of Mandeville, Louisiana, was sentenced on April 7, 2021 by United States District Judge Lance M. Africk after previously…

Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT – Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LUIS COLLAZO-RIVERA, 40, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge…

10 pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine seized near Salton City

EL CENTRO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man attempting to smuggle fentanyl, heroin and cocaine through the immigration checkpoint Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 2 p.m., when…

Dominican Man Sentenced to 75 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking in New Hampshire

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Frailin Manuel Gomez-Gil, 29, a citizen of the Dominican Republic most recently residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison…

7 Arrested in New York for kidnapping, cocaine trafficking

NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Raymond P. Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug…

New Hampshire Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Trafficking

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Nadine Jacques, 46, of Pembroke, was sentenced to 129 months in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking on Friday, Acting United States Attorney John…

Houston Man Sentenced for Distributing Heroin

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on April 1, 2021, ALEXANDER MURIEL-DIAZ, age 55, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced by United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe after…

Real Housewives Star Jennifer Shah Charged by feds for money laundering

NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations…

Former Honduran Congressman Tony Hernández Sentenced To Life In Prison And Ordered To Forfeit $138.5 Million For Distributing 185 Tons Of Cocaine

NEW YORK – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Wendy C. Woolcock, the Special Agent in Charge of the Special Operations Division of the…

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