Cocaine

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine valued at approximately $154,833 hidden within a 2015 …

SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry discovered over $2 million worth of cocaine hidden in traveler’s vehicle. On January 4, …

          GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced that Jason Duenas, 27, of Holland, pleaded guilty to possession of more than 5 kilograms of …

Later today, Jo-Andy Christepher Marie Balentina, Joell Charles Marie Balentina, Sheriann Ann Marie Bryan, Leon George Hall, and Edlyson Reuel Elias Sophia will be arraigned at the federal courthouse in …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that FELIX ORTEGA-PAGAN, 41, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in …

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at eight South Texas ports of entry seized a significant amount of narcotics, unreported currency, weapons and uncovered numerous immigration …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized 877 pounds (398 kilos) of cocaine concealed on board the San Juan -Santo Domingo Ferry arriving at the …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who fired at a gas station clerk was charged in federal court today with illegally possessing a firearm and crack cocaine …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, and Waterbury Police Chief Fernando C. …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that RIGOBERTO MATEO-SILVA, also known as “Bori,” 30, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE MIGUEL VEGA-RIVERA, 50, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in …

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Honduran woman pleaded guilty today to participating in a large-scale conspiracy to traffic cocaine for importation into the United States. According to court documents, from 2006 …

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced four individuals to federal prison terms for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Edgar Ortiz Lopez (30, …

Defendants Had Ties to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)             WASHINGTON – Mauricio Mazabel-Soto, 45, and Alfredo Molina-Cutiva, 53, both citizens of Colombia, pleaded …

JAMAICA, N.Y. — The bag may have been forgotten by a traveler at John F. Kennedy International Airport, however U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers and K-9 still stopped …

NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man admitted participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine in New Jersey from locations in Manhattan, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger …

NEWARK, N.J. – Two New Jersey men have been charged with possessing with intent to distribute approximately one kilogram of cocaine and approximately 100 grams of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip …

WICHTA, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas man with crimes related to drug trafficking and firearms. According to court documents, Clinton Bruner, …

NEWARK, NJ – Two men were charged by the Department of Justice for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl in New Jersey this week. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, two …

Grand Rapids man sentenced to 87 months for role in conspiracy to obtain more than $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds.           GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — …

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction yesterday in Manhattan federal court of ABEL MONTILLA for his participation in a cocaine …

PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Tony McKnight, 57, of New Castle, Pennsylvania …

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ricardo Soto-Delgado, age 48, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on December 15, 2022, to 18 …

 EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Camino Real International Bridge seized cocaine that totaled over $330,000 in street value. …

PITTSBURGH, PA – United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today that Dion Williams has been sentenced in federal court to 20 years (240 months) on his conviction of violating …