Two From Midville Charged with Running Meth, Heroin “Pill Factory” Facing Life in Prison

AUGUSTA, GA – Two Burke County men have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges for operating an illegal pill factory. Cedrick Gabriel Brown, a/k/a “Pop,” 47, and Telly Savalas Carswell, 46, both of…

Benton County Career Criminal Sentenced to 18 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 50 Grams of Actual Methamphetamine

Jackson, TN – Walter Griffin, 43, of Benton County, TN., has been sentenced to 220 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of actual methamphetamine. D. Michael…

Myrtle Beach Woman, 61, Gets 5 Years for Distributing Heroin

Florence, South Carolina – United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr., announced today that Mary Denham, 61, of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to…

Hampton Man Get 19 Years for Dealing Cocaine

HAMPTON, NJ – A Hunterdon County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and conspiring to distribute five kilograms or…

NJ.com Report: Amtrak train slams into car stuck on tracks in New Jersey. Police dashcam captures crash.

Illegal Alien Caught Moving Fentanyl Through Masaschusetts

BOSTON, MA – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl. Jonathan Mejia, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of and possession with intent…

Fitchburg Man Convicted for Trafficking Fentanyl

FITCHBURG, MA – A Fitchburg man was convicted today of trafficking fentanyl following a bench trial. Sebastian Batista, 26, was convicted of one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams…

Trenton Man Bought Gun for Suspect who Murdered Federal DEA Agent

DAYTON, OH – Arland Mills, 42, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to hiring a man to illegally purchase firearms for him. As part of his scheme, Mills obtained multiple…

Trucker who Brought $1.7 Million in Cocaine from Florida to Texas Caught

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 52-year-old man has entered a guilty plea to one count of money laundering, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Edgardo Serrano admitted he drove $1,758,465 in proceeds from…

Madison Heroin Dealer Gets 10 Years in Prison

MADISON, WIS. – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Michael Carroll, 50, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge…

Tampa Man Posed as CIA Agent to Defraud Companies of $4.4 Million

TAMPA, FL – Former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) public affairs officer was sentenced today to seven years in prison for defrauding at least a dozen companies of over $4.4 million by posing…

Rehoboth Beach Police Collect 142 Pounds of Unused Prescription Medicine

REHOBOTH BEACH, DE Officers with the Rehoboth Beach Police Department collected 142 pounds of unused, expired, and unwanted prescription drugs during the National Drug Take-Back Initiative with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).…

FBI Shuts Down Huge Liquid Crystal Meth Operation in El Paso

EL PASO, TX – In El Paso, a federal grand jury indicted two individuals for possessing approximately 512 pounds of liquid methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer and FBI Acting Special…

Eight Individuals Charged In Grand Rapids Area Crystal Meth Conspiracy, Two Remain at Large

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that eight individuals have been charged in federal court for their involvement in a crystal methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that spanned several cities in…

33 Latin Kings Gang Members Sentenced in Del Rio Federal Court

DEL RIO, TX – In Del Rio, a federal judge has sentenced 33 members and associates of the Austin, San Antonio and Uvalde Chapters of the Latin King’s Central Region of Texas…

Syracuse Gang Member Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Kemnorris Kinsey, age 33, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to serve 150 months in federal prison for violating the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), announced Acting United…

Roanoke Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Distributing Heroin

ROANOKE, Va.- James Robert Banks, a Roanoke man responsible for distributing between one and three kilograms of heroin throughout the Roanoke area in 2019, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in…

Arizona Man Pleads Guilty After Smuggling 11 Pounds of Meth

WICHITA, Kan. – A man from Arizona pleaded guilty today to driving 11.5 pounds of pure methamphetamine from Phoenix to Kansas. Sergio Martinez-Carlos, 22, Monahan, Ariz., pleaded guilty to one count of interstate…

IRS Agent Caught Trafficking Cocaine in Saddlebrook, New Jersey

Saddlebrook, N.J. – An IRS supervisory revenue agent was arrested today on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Michael Shelli, 41, of Albany, New York, was arrested…

Man C aught Moving 40 Pounds of Meth in Gas Tank Near Liberal, Kansas

WICHITA, KAN. – A New Mexico man was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison for concealing 40 pounds of methamphetamine in his fuel tank. Miguel Angel Ramirez, 30, pleaded guilty…

24 “Aryan Circle” Members Charged with Interstate Racketeering

BEAUMONT, Texas – Five indictments in three different states were unsealed today indicting a total of twenty-four defendants, including alleged Aryan Circle (AC) gang members and associates, on charges of racketeering conspiracy,…

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