Third rapper pleads guilty in drug scheme

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A third individual has admitted his guilt in a large-scale narcotics distribution operation involving multiple properties throughout Corpus Christi, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Javon Hicks aka…

20 Members of a Violent Gang Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On March 31, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging 20 violent gang members from the municipality of Cabo…

125 Convicted During Five-Year Investigation That Functionally Dismantled the Irish Mob Gang’s Drug Trafficking and Criminal Activities

OKLAHOMA CITY – A five-year, state-wide investigation into the drug trafficking and other criminal activity of the Irish Mob Gang (IMG), an Oklahoma-based prison gang, has resulted in 125 defendants being convicted…

Fort Myers Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Drug And Firearms Offenses

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Joshua Wade McGinnis (27, Fort Myers) to 10 years in federal prison for multiple counts of distributing cocaine and possessing…

Cartel traffickers sentenced for multi-kilogram drug conspiracy

LAREDO, Texas – A total of 10 Mexican nationals and associates of Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion have been ordered to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy involving the importation of crystal…

Former deputy sheriff convicted of drug trafficking

McALLEN, Texas – A former deputy with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, announced U.S.…

Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Crime

HUNTINGTON W.Va. – A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge based on his involvement with a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Huntington. According to court documents, Ricky…

“M30 King of Fresno” and 17 Members of His Drug Trafficking Ring Charged with Federal Offenses Following Investigation into a String of Overdoses

FRESNO, Calif. — U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Tatum King announced the results of an investigation into fentanyl-related overdoses in the Fresno area, which…

Three Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Drug Trafficking From Puerto Rico to the Continental United States

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On March 23, 2022, a federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment charging three individuals for drug trafficking, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the…

Two Idaho Men Enter Guilty Pleas to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

POCATELLO – A Murtaugh man and a Pocatello man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Between January 1 and March 24, 2021, Antonio Verduzco-Arreola, 40, of Murtaugh, and Joseph…

Members Of Crescent City Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Prison Terms Up To 25 Years For Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Alejandro Alvarado (30, Crescent City), Miguel Angel Perez (29, Deland), and Jose Martinez (43, Crescent City) for their roles in a…

Baltimore Drug Dealer Admits to Distributing Fentanyl and Cocaine to a Fatal Overdose Victim

Baltimore, Maryland – Aaron Arthur Fields, a/k/a “Handz”, age 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty on March 30, 2022, to distribution of controlled substances, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and possession with…

Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Intending to Distribute Drugs in Plattsburgh

PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK – Marquail Jones, age 42, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty today to possessing and intending to distribute controlled substances, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Timothy…

New Woodstock Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Drug Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Ernest Shaw, Sr. of New Woodstock, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 15 years in federal prison in connection with his trial conviction for conspiracy to distribute…

East St. Louis Man Sentenced to 33 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

BENTON, Ill. – Eugene Falls, 42, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced on March 31, 2022, to 405 months’ imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute and …

Liverpool Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Crimes

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Dionel Hall, age 42, of Liverpool, New York, pled guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking…

Orleans Parish Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on March 29, 2022 ANDREW PAYTON, age 48, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty to Count 1 of a…

12 Methamphetamine Traffickers Arrested in Brownfield, Lamesa Drug Bust

Twelve alleged drug traffickers were arrested Wednesday in Operation Tormenta De Arena (“Sandstorm”), announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. During the bust in Lubbock, Brownfield, and…

Two Penn North Baltimore Neighborhood Drug Dealers Plead Guilty to Fentanyl Related Charges

Baltimore, Maryland- Kinnard Riggs, age 47, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. In an…

Peabody Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Drugs Laced with Fentanyl

BOSTON – A Peabody man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to participating in a conspiracy that distributed fentanyl and drugs laced with fentanyl. Francisco Tavarez, a/k/a “Jose,” 25, pleaded…

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