Lancaster County Man Sentenced To 120 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dillion Scott Schaffner, a/k/a “Trigger,” age 28, formerly of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 29, 2021,…

Troy Man Pleads Guilty to Gun and Drug Charges

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Sherrod Johnson, aka “Rod,” age 28, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today to possessing heroin with intent to distribute it on two separate occasions in 2019 and…

Akron Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Multi-State Drug Conspiracy

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Akron, Ohio man who helped lead a multi-state drug conspiracy entered a guilty plea today in federal court. George Devonte Langford, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute…

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Leader Of MS-13 In Honduras And Drug Supplier For MS-13 Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Racketeering, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John J. Durham, Director of Joint Task Force Vulcan (“JTFV”), Anne Milgram, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”),…

Harrisburg Man Sentenced To 156 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Joe Willie Williams, Jr., age 42, formerly of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 29, 2021, to…

Passaic County Woman Admits Role in Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Fentanyl

NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, woman today admitted participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Nysifah Deaveareaux, 28, of Paterson,…

Lincoln County Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Lincoln County man was sentenced today to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and…

Preston County woman sentenced for role in drug distribution operation

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Tiffany Groves, of Kingwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 100 months of incarceration for her role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United…

Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charge

BANGOR, Maine: A Brighton, Massachusetts, woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee…

Leader of Wholesale Drug Distribution Network Pleads Guilty to Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids and Laundering Millions in Proceeds

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to being the head of a conspiracy involving the distribution of wholesale quantities of synthetic cannabinoids—commonly known as “spice” or “K2”—and laundering…

Phoenix Man Sentenced to 50 Months for Cross-Country Drug Conspiracy

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Last week, Brandon (Brandi) Greenberg, 30, of Phoenix, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 50 months in prison, followed by 48 months of supervised release.…

Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

PORTLAND, Ore.—In August and October 2021, coordinated law enforcement operations targeting two Portland-area transnational drug trafficking cells led to the arrests of the cells’ leaders and more than a dozen associates, and…

Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring

Seattle – A series of arrests over the last ten days has disrupted a multi-state methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution ring. The drugs were coming up from California and were being distributed in…

Colombian Drug Kingpin and Paramilitary Leader Pleads Guilty to Operating a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Daniel Rendon Herrera, also known as “Don Mario,” a citizen of Colombia, pleaded guilty to engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise and conspiring to provide…

Presque Isle Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charge

BANGOR, Maine: A Presque Isle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee…

Boston Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Boston man was convicted by a federal jury on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 in connection with possessing and conspiring to distribute drugs including fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. Adriano Cortez,…

Federal Jury Takes Less than an Hour to Convict Hazelwood Man on Drug and Firearms Charges

PITTSBURGH, PA – After deliberating for less than an hour, a federal jury on Friday found James Weldon Johnson, aka “300 Blocc Knocc”, guilty on four counts of violating federal narcotics and…

Cedar Rapids Woman Who Sold $1,000 Worth of Heroin and Fentanyl Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

A woman who sold fentanyl in Cedar Rapids pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Ladonna Cynthia Givens, age 32, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of one count of…

New Jersey Man Convicted Of Drug Trafficking In Connection With Largest Seizure Of Methamphetamine In The History Of DEA’s Philadelphia Division

SCRANTON—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 29, 2021, David Jusino Ramirez, age 65, a New Jersey resident, was convicted of drug trafficking offenses…

Checkmate Wins! Multiple drug dealers arrested in statewide sting, only to be immediately released because of New Jersey bail reform

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Operation Checkmate wins. The successful operation conducted by multiple state agencies identified and arrested multiple New Jersey drug lords. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office issued the following statement:…

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