Investigators Shut Down Websites Allegedly Selling Fentanyl, Meth Across US

Investigators Shut Down Websites Allegedly Selling Fentanyl, Meth Across US Gabriel Ogunjobi on March 19, 2024 A team of investigators led by special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Philadelphia have…

Stoughton Man Pleads Guilty to Leading Cocaine Trafficking Operation

BOSTON – Patrick Joseph, a 41-year-old resident of Stoughton, has admitted to orchestrating a complex drug trafficking operation that distributed large quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode…

Bank Insider Charged with Obstruction after Making False Statements to Agents About Accepting Bribes

Gerardo Fermin Aquino Vargas, 38, of Hollywood, Florida, is charged by complaint with one count of obstruction of justice. Aquino had his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss…

Seventeen Defendants Charged in Connection with Cocaine Trafficking Operation Originating in Puerto Rico

As alleged in the Indictments, members of the two charged groups would transport, either by person or mail, drugs from Puerto Rico to Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere to distribute those drugs…

Two Madison Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

Tysean J. Pollard, 22, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 24 months for distributing fentanyl. Pollard pleaded guilty to this charge on December 20,…

Chippewa Falls Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Possessing Firearms as a Felon

On May 25, 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at the defendant’s rural residence in the Town of Lafayette in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, where they found numerous handguns and a rifle.…

Idaho Falls Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 11,000 Fentanyl Pills

BOISE – Patricia Gomez, 42, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. In imposing the…

Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison in Connection with Fentanyl Death

SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls man convicted of one count of Distribution of a…

Trump And Biden Head To A Border That’s Virtually Unrecognizable From Just A Few Years Ago

Trump And Biden Head To A Border That’s Virtually Unrecognizable From Just A Few Years Ago Jake Smith on February 28, 2024 President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will travel…

Biden Admin Touts Progress On Work With China To Combat Fentanyl Crisis – But Experts Say It’s Premature

Biden Admin Touts Progress On Work With China To Combat Fentanyl Crisis – But Experts Say It’s Premature Jake Smith on February 25, 2024 The Biden administration sees advancements in its counternarcotics…

Biden Admin Launches Counter-Narcotics ‘Working Group’ With Beijing

Biden Admin Launches Counter-Narcotics ‘Working Group’ With Beijing Jake Smith on February 1, 2024 The Biden administration has formed a “working group” with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to counter a growing…

San Diego Border Patrol Seizes Over 38 Pounds of Fentanyl

SAN CLEMENTE, CA – In a significant drug enforcement action, San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents confiscated over 38 pounds of fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid, during a routine vehicle stop…

Manchester Woman Pleads Guilty in Major Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy”

CONCORD – Today in federal court, 30-year-old Katie Girgus of Manchester entered a guilty plea for her involvement in a large-scale conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. This development marks Girgus as…

Oklahoma Federal Court Announces Multiple Criminal Indictments

United States Attorney Clint Johnson has revealed the outcomes of the January 2024 Federal Grand Jury B session, resulting in multiple indictments for violations of U.S. law. Key indictments include: Miguel Acuna-Segura:…

K-9 sniffs out 250k worth of Liquid Methamphetamine in a truck’s gas tank

Indio, Calif.- El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 39-year-old male for attempting to smuggle liquid methamphetamine on Saturday evening. On January 13, 2024, at approximately 4:45 p.m., A Border Patrol…

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Cocaine and Fentanyl in New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. – Isidro Fernandez, a 35-year-old New York resident, admitted in Newark federal court to illegal possession of cocaine and fentanyl for distribution purposes, as stated by U.S. Attorney Philip R.…

West Bloomfield Doctor Sentenced for Unlawful Prescription of Controlled Substances

DETROIT – Scott Henry Cooper, a 61-year-old doctor from West Bloomfield, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for unlawfully prescribing controlled prescription drugs. United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison and…

Agents seize over $370k in cocaine at Highway 86 checkpoint

INDIO, Calif- El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen for attempting to smuggle cocaine through the U.S. Border Patrol’s Highway 86 checkpoint early Saturday evening. On December 9, 2023,…

Leader of Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

BOSTON – A Providence man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to leading a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Estarlin Ortiz-Alcantara, 37, pleaded guilty…

Two Men Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Two men were sentenced yesterday for their involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl which resulted in serious bodily injury to two victims. According to public court documents,…

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