Picayune Man Sentenced to over Five Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin

Gulfport, Miss. – A Picayune, Mississippi man was sentenced to 69 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 12 grams of heroin. Damon Andrew Stafford, 55, was sentenced in…

Utica Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl

SYRACUSE, NY – A multi-agency investigation has led to Bernabe Lopez, a 58-year-old from Utica, admitting to his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy. Lopez pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to…

Hoboken Native Named Hero of New Jersey Addiction Crisis

MILLBURN, NJ – Angelo Valente, Executive Director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ), has been profiled in Authority Magazine’s “Heroes of the Addiction Crisis” series. A Hoboken native, Valente…

Suspected smuggler apprehended with $78k worth of cocaine

OCOTILLO WELLS, Calif.- El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a driver attempting to smuggle cocaine through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint Wednesday evening. On October 25, 2023, at approximately 7:25 p.m.,…

22 Pill Presses, 257 Pill Press Parts; Fentanyl, and Xylazine: Cincinnati CBP Targets Deadly Imports

CINCINNATI – In July, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Port of Cincinnati participated in Operation Artemis, part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) analytics and intelligence-based enforcement efforts…

Howard County Police Collect Over 1,200 Pounds of Unwanted Medication

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The Howard County Police Department announced today that 1,278 pounds of unwanted medication and sharps were collected during its #DrugTakeBackDay. The collection took place at the Wilde Lake…

Border Patrol agents arrest rideshare passenger suspected of smuggling nearly $165,000 worth of fentanyl

INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a woman attempting to smuggle fentanyl through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint Saturday morning. Border Patrol agents arrested a woman attempting to…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol participates in the annual Red Ribbon Week at area schools

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents visited area schools for the annual 2023 Red Ribbon Week. During the annual Red Ribbon week of Oct. 23-31st, Border Patrol agents from…

Border Patrol agents halt couple’s attempt to smuggle $1.1 million in fentanyl across state lines

DESERT CENTER, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents, arrested a couple transporting fentanyl from California to Arizona Monday morning. Border Patrol agents seized 60 packages of fentanyl that were hidden…

Bronx Pizzeria Raided by Feds Had 100 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $4 Million

BRONX, NY — Law enforcement agencies have seized over 100 pounds of narcotics including cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone from Mexzzarella Pizza in the Soundview section of the Bronx. The…

New London Man Gets 15-Year Sentence for Cocaine Trafficking

HARTFORD, CT – Carlos Antonio Crespo-Febus, 43, from New London, was handed down a sentence of 188 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea, to be succeeded…

Four Charged Smuggling Cocaine Through Speaker Deliveries

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly reported that four individuals from Uniondale were arraigned on Friday on drug charges. Following the execution of search warrants at two locations,…

More than Two Dozen Arrested in Roundup of Members and Associates of the Black Mafia Family

ST. LOUIS – More than two dozen people were arrested this week in connection with charges including drug trafficking and financial crimes, U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming said Thursday. The arrests by…

Two California Men Accused of Supplying Meth from Mexico to Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment today charging two men from Southern California for allegedly possessing with the intent of distributing methamphetamine in…

Firearms Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and Ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel

NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 18, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Alfredo Lomas Navarrete, a prolific firearms trafficker, was sentenced in federal court today to 15 years in custody for his role in…

KC Man Indicted After Officers Found 29 Firearms, Fentanyl and Meth

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today after law enforcement officers found 29 firearms in his residence, along with significant amounts of…

California Man Indicted for Smuggling Fentanyl Aboard Train

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Bakersfield, California, man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for smuggling more than six kilograms of fentanyl through Kansas City aboard a train enroute to…

Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update: Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Nicholas Bradford Confere, 35, of Mammoth, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for using a…

New Jersey Real Estate Investor and Online Influencer Charged with Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, NJ. – A New Jersey real estate investor and influencer was arrested today for committing a multimillion-dollar Ponzi-like investment fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Cesar Humberto Pina, 45,…

Gang Member Who Posed with Firearms on Snapchat Pleads Guilty

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty today to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition while under house arrest for four state firearm charges. Dumari Shakur Scarlett-Dixon, 22, pleaded guilty to being…

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