Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Distribution
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to four counts of distribution of cocaine. According to statements made in court, Jason Edward D’Arco, …
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Jamaican Police Officer Charged with Smuggling Cocaine from Jamaica to South Florida Inside Her Body
Miami, Florida – A South Florida grand jury has indicted a veteran police officer from Jamaica with importing cocaine into the United States with the …
St. Thomas Man Arrested at the Cyril E. Airport for Possessing Approximately 5.5 Kilograms of Cocaine
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a St. Thomas man was arrested on February 19, 2022, in …
Former Philadelphia Man Conspired to Deal a Cocaine and Meth Mixture
PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics law, United States …
New London Man Admits Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston …
Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Suspected drug trafficker Rafael Orlando Ramirez Barillas, a Guatemalan …
Three Guatemalans Extradited to the United States on International Cocaine Trafficking Charges
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Three Guatemalan nationals who were extradited to the United …
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm And Cocaine Distribution Charges
Ocala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jeffrey Walt Boston (45, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon …
Chillum Drug Dealer Caught with Two Kilograms in Cocaine Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Ludin Alfredo Ipina-Ipina, age 33, of Chillum, Maryland, today to 66 months in federal prison, followed …
Billings man sentenced to two years in prison for cocaine trafficking, promoting prostitution
BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to trafficking cocaine and promoting prostitution in the community by setting up a commercial sex date for an …
Central Florida Gang Member Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Possession Of Cocaine
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway has sentenced Carlo Dorelli (36, O’Brien) to 10 years in federal prison for possession of cocaine …
Kilogram Cocaine Trafficker Convicted At Trial
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Damian Sierra (43, Port St. Lucie) guilty of possessing …
Southbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Offense
BOSTON – A Southbridge man was pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to cocaine possession. Revel Pedro Rivera, 43, pleaded guilty to one …
Wheeling man sentenced for selling cocaine
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Lorenzo Clark, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney …
Penn Hills Cocaine Kingpin Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Penn Hills, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 11 years’ imprisonment on his conviction of federal narcotics …
Tampa Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine While Carrying A Firearm
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Georgi Milenov Solakov (29, Tampa) to 10 years in federal prison for possessing with …
Defendant in Marijuana and Cocaine Conspiracy Sentenced
EL PASO – A defendant in a marijuana and cocaine conspiracy case was sentenced on Wednesday to nine years in prison for his role in …
Suspected Ecuadorian Drug Trafficker Extradited to San Diego for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Mellor (619) 546-9733 and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 11, 2022 SAN DIEGO …
Atlantic City police seize cocaine, loaded gun during traffic stop
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – On February 8, 2022, Officers working a traffic detail arrested an Atlantic City man for possession of a loaded handgun and …
Failed coup puts spotlight back on Guinea-Bissau’s role in cocaine trade
By Aaron Ross BISSAU – In October, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo told French radio that drug trafficking and corruption were over in Guinea-Bissau, a country …
New London Woman Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Kilograms of Cocaine
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a superseding …
Nine Members Of “Downtown Mafia” Indicted For Cocaine Trafficking
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ricky J. Patel, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) in …
Springfield Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Cocaine and Money Laundering
BOSTON – A Springfield man was sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in federal court in Worcester for his role in a conspiracy to traffic drugs …
Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More than Ten Years in Prison
MOBILE, AL – A Mexican national was sentenced today to 121 months in federal prison after a federal jury convicted him in October 2021 for …
Final Defendant in a Harford County Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Tremayne Murphy, age 40, of Harford County, Maryland to six years in federal prison, followed …
York Man Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Trafficking Cocaine
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Carlos Joel Nieves Ortega, age 37, of York, Pennsylvania, was …
Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Crack Cocaine Charge
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man caught last year with cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine, pleaded guilty today. According to the plea …
York Man Sentenced To Six Years Of Imprisonment For Smuggling Cocaine Through The U.S. Mail
HARRISBURG- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Hector Castro-Padro, age 36, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 72 months’ …
Two Men Arrested for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute 86 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized in French Town Neighborhood of St. Thomas
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that charges have been filed against two men for conspiracy to distribute more …
Trinitarios Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Multiple Guns, Ammunition, Cocaine and Fentanyl
BOSTON – A member of the Trinitarios street gang pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with trafficking firearms, ammunition, cocaine and …
Three Defendants Arrested For Operating Narcotics Delivery Service Responsible For Three Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Tim Foley, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of …
Pittsburgh Cocaine Dealer Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to six years’ (72 months’) imprisonment, followed by three years of …
Pagan’s MC member arrested for cocaine, guns, drug dealing
KEY WEST, FL – A 31-year-old Key West man affiliated with the Pagan’s motorcycle gang was arrested Thursday after cocaine and firearms were found following …
Ohio man sentenced for selling cocaine
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Antonio Mario Hall, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced today to 10 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney …
Pair Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Methamphetamine, Heroin, Cocaine, and Fentanyl in Roanoke Area
ROANOKE, Va. – Two more members of a drug conspiracy have been sentenced in federal court for their role in the distribution of deadly narcotics. …
New Haven Man Admits Role in Cocaine Trafficking Ring
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE RODRIGUEZ-CARABALLO, also known as “Puma,” 32, of New Haven, pleaded guilty …
Multi-Convicted Felon Found Guilty for Possession with Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine in Tulsa
A federal jury convicted a 41-year-old Muskogee man for possessing with intent to distribute crack cocaine in Tulsa, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Michael Lamont …
Atlantic City Police arrest two with “large quantities” of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – On January 23, 2022, a motor vehicle stop resulted in the arrest of two men and the recovery of a large …
Malden Man Sentenced for Crack Cocaine and Firearms Offenses
BOSTON – A Malden man was sentenced yesterday in connection with possessing 100 grams of crack cocaine for distribution and numerous firearms. Alberto Junior Lopez, …
Hamden Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Cocaine and Crack
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that FRANK BIGGS, 63, of Hamden, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District …
CBP Officers Seize over $300K in Cocaine at the Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $310,700 worth of alleged cocaine. “Our CBP officers …
Saugerties Man Sentenced in Ulster County Cocaine and Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Russell J. Neglia, age 26, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization …
Ten Charged with Offenses Related to Multi-Year Cocaine Conspiracy
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East St. Louis Man Sentenced to 10 years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Crack Cocaine
East St. Louis, Ill. – An East St. Louis, Illinois, man was sentenced to ten years in federal prison today for dealing crack cocaine and …
Woodstock Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Cocaine and Crack
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ANDRE SMITH, also known as “Dre,” 42, of Woodstock, was sentenced …
Troy Man Sentenced for Possessing and Intending to Distribute Cocaine and Cocaine Base
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Marquese Pompey, age 25, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for possessing cocaine and cocaine …
AMO, Law Enforcement Partners Intercept Vessel with over 1,400 Pounds of Cocaine near St. Croix
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents, along with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Drug …
CBP Officers Intercept Cocaine load at Ysleta SENTRI Lane
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta port of entry Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) …
Erie Man Pleads Guilty in Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Scheme
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Cindy …
Holyoke Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Heroin and Crack Cocaine
BOSTON – A Holyoke man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 in federal court in Springfield to distributing heroin and cocaine base (crack cocaine). …