Guilty on all charges: Federal jury convicts Telfair County man in drug trafficking case

BRUNSWICK, GA: A Telfair County man faces up to life in federal prison after a jury convicted him on 36 counts related to a conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine and cocaine.…

Franklin Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Distribution of Drugs and Firearm Offenses

CONCORD – Jake Laurence Mason, 28, of Franklin, was sentenced on Monday to 96 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and possession of a firearm…

Drug Distributor for East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Brian Blackston, age 32, of Baltimore, yesterday to 70 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy…

Northwest Arkansas Group Sentenced To 141 Years Combined In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

FAYETTEVILLE – The final member of a Northwest Arkansas group has been sentenced to federal prison for the Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings…

Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Ten and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on a Federal Officer

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Andrew Joseph Trimmer, age 32, of Bowie, Maryland to ten and a half years in federal prison, followed by three years of…

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Woman for Gun and Drug Offenses

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana returned a four-count indictment on November 19, 2021 charging a woman for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act and…

Canton Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

Jackson, Miss. – A Canton man was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison for drug trafficking. U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley with the Drug…

Colombian National Extradited From Costa Rica To Face Drug Charges In The United States

Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of a 2019 indictment charging Piero Antonio Lubo-Barros, a/k/a “Nostradamus,” (41, Colombia, South America) with conspiracy to distribute large amounts…

St. Albans Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Ronald Pleasant, 26, of St. Albans, was sentenced to five years and 11 months in federal prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court…

Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man to pleaded guilty today to a federal drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, Rance McNeil, 46, sold an informant approximately two ounces of methamphetamine for…

Federal Jury Convicts Wyandotte Man for Methamphetamine Drug Conspiracy

A federal jury convicted a Wyandotte man Thursday for his role in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Adam Douglas Sherwood, 43, was found guilty of drug conspiracy,…

Worcester Man Sentenced for Multi-Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday in connection with a fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Robert Young, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S.…

New York Man Charged with Multi-Drug Conspiracy

BOSTON – A New York man was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a drug distribution conspiracy involving heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. Wilkin Cedano, 37, of Brooklyn, N.Y.,…

Camden Man Admits Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

CAMDEN, N.J. – A shift manager of a Camden drug-trafficking organization today admitted his role in conspiring to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.…

Fort Worth Jury Convicts Whitt Drug Trafficker

A longtime drug dealer has been convicted of drug and gun crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Following a two-day trial, a federal jury…

Gaston Man Sentenced to More Than Twelve Years in Federal Prison on Drug Charge

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Johnny Ray Kinsey, Jr., 46, of Gaston, was sentenced to more than twelve years in federal prison after…

Aiken Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison on Ammunition and Drug Charges

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Aaron Shawayne Griffin, 29, of Aiken, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to…

Member of Gregory Butler Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in the Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Tirrel Saunders, a/k/a “Pretty”, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

Biden administration tells DEA to stop using the term “Mexican Cartel” to appease Mexican government

The directive for Drug Enforcement Administration officials to not use the term “Mexican cartel” came directly from the Biden administration to ease relations with the Mexican government, two recently retired DEA officials told…

Saint Louis Man Sentenced for Drug and Gun Offenses

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Lamondra Beckley, 43, of Saint Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 147 months in prison on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, in federal court in East St. Louis, Illinois.…

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