Red Lake Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS – A Red Lake man was sentenced to 60 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for selling fentanyl on the Red Lake Reservation, announced United States Attorney…

Republic Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking after High-Speed Chase

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Republic, Mo., man who led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine to distribute. Heath E. Yarger, 49, was…

Lexington Man Sentenced to 240 Months for Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking

LEXINGTON, Ky.— A Lexington man, Christopher Paul Cavanaugh, 40, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Karen C. Caldwell, after pleading guilty to two counts…

Lowell Man Sentenced in Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Counterfeit Pills Containing Methamphetamine

BOSTON – A Lowell man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving methamphetamine disguised as counterfeit Adderall pills. Vimoon Sortsoy, 29, was…

Joplin Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Meth Trafficking

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Newton County, Mo. Jason C. Russell, 34, was sentenced…

Former Gulf Cartel Leader Extradited to East Texas for Drug Trafficking Violations

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Mexican national has been extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Mario Cardenas-Guillen,…

Carfentanil Trafficker Is Sentenced To More Than Nine Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Perez, a/k/a Fernando Contreras Gonzalez, 54, of Mexico, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison and three years of supervised release for trafficking carfentanil, announced Dena…

Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

POCATELLO – On May 16, 2022, an Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on drug trafficking and immigration charges. A federal jury convicted Jose Luis Cruz-Delgado, 29,…

Recidivist Drug Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Federal Prison

Moses Lake and Yakima, Washington – On May 11, 2022, Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian sentenced Reymundo Garcia, 59, of Ephrata, Washington, to 135 months of imprisonment, to be…

Stotts City Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Shooting at Officer During High-Speed Chase, Meth Trafficking

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Stotts City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for shooting at a police officer during a high-speed chase that began in Carthage, Mo., and for illegally…

Methamphetamine Trafficker Is Sentenced To More Than 19 Years In Federal Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Timothy Wayne Bates, 51, of Dallas, N.C., to 235 months in prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine,…

Lindenhurst Woman Caught Trafficking Three Kilos of Cocaine from the Dominican Republic

Lindenhurst, NY – Police in Lindenhurst arrested a woman who was using the United States Postal Service packages to traffic cocaine into New York from the Dominican Republic. According to the Suffolk…

Brockton Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

BOSTON – A Brockton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. Paul Nova, a/k/a “Meagan,” 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…

Six Charged with Trafficking More Than 1,750 Pounds of Cocaine; Investigation Led to Discovery of Cross-Border Tunnel

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Lawrence A. Casper (619) 546-6734, Paul Benjamin (619) 546-7579, James Redd (619) 546-9661 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 16, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A federal drug investigation has…

Father and son plead guilty to attempted trafficking of guns to Mexico

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Othon Marban, Sr., and Othon Marban, Jr., have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transfer firearms to an out-of-state resident and making false statements to a federally licensed firearms dealer,…

Irvington Man Convicted at Trial for Trafficking Pure Methamphetamine

MOBILE, AL – A federal jury convicted an Irvington man this week of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute it. According to court documents and evidence presented…

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Murder and Drug Trafficking

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Kyle M. Leeper, age 38, of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, pled guilty yesterday to committing murder during a drug conspiracy, conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50…

Man Sentenced for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes

United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Mark Pochop, 36, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm during a…

Irvington Man Arrested for Running Auto Trafficking Operation

NEWARK, NJ – The New Jersey State Police believe they have arrested the leader of an automobile theft and trafficking operation. This week, police arrested Tyquan R. Black, 19, of Irvington, for…

Billings man sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine

BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted trafficking methamphetamine after a officers found the drug during a traffic stop near Big Timber was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be…

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