Cape May drug bust uncovers 3,300 bags of elephant tranquilizer sold as heroin
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ — A sweeping narcotics investigation led by the Cape May County Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Task Force ended with the arrest of one man and the removal…
Operation Shutdown Corner Update: Last of 17 Defendants Sentenced to More than 16 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – The last of 17 defendants was sentenced for his participation in an extensive drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating between California and the Southern District of West Virginia. Oyontikeyta V.…
Camden Woman Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization
CAMDEN, N.J. B A Camden woman was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin in the City of Camden. Elisa Rivera, 31, previously pleaded guilty before…
Organized crime unit captures suspected drug dealer after monthslong investigation
Kent County- Delaware State Police Kent County Drug Unit with the assistance of Kent County Governor’s Task Force, DSP Intel/Gang Unit, United States Marshall’s Task Force, and Dover Police Department Drugs, Vice, and Organized…
Trenton drug dealer charged for death of man he sold fentanyl-laced drugs to
EASTAMPTON, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Eastampton Township Police Department Chief Joseph Iacovitti announced that a 35-year-old Trenton drug dealer has been charged with causing the death of an…
Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Beckley man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents, on June 17, 2021, Rashad Lewis Morris, 29, was contacted by a confidential informant…
Keene Couple Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
CONCORD – Jason Martin, 36, and Heidi Compos, 54, of Keene, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute,…
Keene Couple Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
CONCORD – Jason Martin, 36, and Heidi Compos, 54, of Keene, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute,…
Modesto Man Charged with Drug Trafficking & Illegal Firearms Possession
f. — A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Andrew Paul Satariano, 41, of Modesto, charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm in…
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Firearms and Drug Crimes
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DAVONTE DEJEAN, age 27, of New Orleans, was sentenced on November 30, 2021 by United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry after…
Enforcer for Toledo Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than 19 Years in Prison After Conviction of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition
U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Darek Lathan, 52, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced on Dec. 8, 2021, to 235 months, about 19 and a half years, in prison by Judge…
Douglas County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
EUGENE, Ore.—A Winston, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, which he had been selling in and around Douglas County, Oregon. Steven Dwayne Lander,…
Mexican Drug dealers caught moving 2 kilos of deadly fentanyl through Queens
QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Luis Navarro Gonzalez and Juan Esquer have been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and other crimes after they…
Schenectady Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges
ALBANY, NEW YORK – James King, age 33, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance. The announcement was made by…
Drug Trafficking Co-Conspirators Receive Federal Prison Sentences
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that two co-conspirators, Roderick Lamont Stills, a.k.a. “Scooter,” 45, of Shreveport, Louisiana, and Myron Keith Carter, a.k.a. “Cali Red,” 38,…
A Las Cruces, New Mexico, Drug Leader Sentenced to 270 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking in Sitka, Alaska
JUNEAU – A Las Cruces, New Mexico woman was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess today to 270 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release on…
Possessing Loaded Handgun and Nearly an Ounce of Meth Sends Drug User to Federal Prison for Two Years
A methamphetamine user who illegally possessed a loaded handgun was sentenced today to two years in federal prison. Timothy James Hensley, age 44, from Martelle, Iowa, received the prison term after an…
Repeat Drug Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison
A Cedar Rapids man who was convicted of his second federal drug offense was sentenced today to more than 16 years in federal prison. Curtis Lee Prescott, age 53, from Cedar Rapids,…
Drug User and Felon Sent Back to Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm
A Cedar Rapids man who possessed an AR-15 style rifle was sentenced December 7, 2021, to two years in federal prison. John Douglas Clark, age 61, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the…
Man Facing Federal Charges for Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Nathan Coakley, age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of firearms…
Pharmacist and Two Pharmacies Agree to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Anti-Overdose Drug
Riad “Ray” Zahr, a pharmacist in Dearborn, Michigan, along with two specialty pharmacies that Zahr formerly owned and operated, have agreed to pay the United States $1 million to resolve allegations that…
Pharmacist and Two Pharmacies Agree to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Anti-Overdose Drug
BOSTON – A Michigan pharmacist and two pharmacies agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare for a drug used in rapid reversal of opioid…
Dublin, Virginia Man Sentenced on Drug, Firearms Charges
ABINGDON, Va.– A Dublin, Virginia man, who illegally possessed a pair of firearms and methamphetamine, was sentenced this week to 81 months in federal prison. Dezmon Harmon, 28, pleaded guilty in August…
Two Influential Members of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood Admit to Participating in a Racketeering Enterprise and Drug Conspiracy from Prison
Two Universal Aryan Brotherhood influential gang members pleaded guilty Tuesday for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise that committed acts of murder, kidnapping, the trafficking of methamphetamine and firearms, money laundering,…
Watertown Man Sentenced to 68 Months for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Kavon Mason, age 33, of Watertown, New York, was sentenced today in federal court in Binghamton to 68 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to distributing and conspiring…
St. Albans Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A St. Albans man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to statements made in court, on August 14, 2021, Austin Nathaniel Miller, 24, was stopped by…
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