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…
Moline Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges
DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Moline, Illinois man, Devon Allen McConnell, age 36, was sentenced on Thursday, November 18, 2021 by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 200 months…
HSI investigation into drug conspiracy leads to 10 years prison term for South Dakota man
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An eastern South Dakota man was convicted on a drug conspiracy charge Nov. 1 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration…
3 defendants plead guilty in dark web drug sales case
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Three of six defendants charged this spring with selling liquid psychedelic mushrooms online to customers all over the country have pleaded guilty in federal court in Columbus. James…
Guilty on all charges: Federal jury convicts Telfair County man in drug trafficking case
BRUNSWICK, GA: A Telfair County man faces up to life in federal prison after a jury convicted him on 36 counts related to a conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine and cocaine.…
Drug Distributor for East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Brian Blackston, age 32, of Baltimore, yesterday to 70 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy…
Manchester Man Sentenced to 90 Months for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearm Charges
CONCORD – Gabriel Rivera, 41, of Manchester, was sentenced on Monday to 90 months in federal prison for drug conspiracy and firearm charges, Acting United States…
Northwest Arkansas Group Sentenced To 141 Years Combined In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking
FAYETTEVILLE – The final member of a Northwest Arkansas group has been sentenced to federal prison for the Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings…
Moline Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy Committed while Incarcerated in Federal Bureau of Prisons
DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Moline, Illinois man, Luis Alberto Hernandez-Barajas, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced on Thursday, November 18, 2021 to 188 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams…
ICE HSI seizes record-setting illegal drug shipment at San Diego land port of entry
SAN DIEGO – Federal agents at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry seized a commercial truck carrying more than 17,000 pounds of illegal drugs. The discovery is one of the largest drug seizures…
Burley Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Drug Trafficking
POCATELLO – A Burley man was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. According to court records, on April 20, 2020, detectives with the Minidoka-Cassia Drug Task Force received…
Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Ten and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on a Federal Officer
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Andrew Joseph Trimmer, age 32, of Bowie, Maryland to ten and a half years in federal prison, followed by three years of…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Woman for Gun and Drug Offenses
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana returned a four-count indictment on November 19, 2021 charging a woman for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act and…
Mercer County Man Sentenced to 408 Months for Drug Trafficking and Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon
LEXINGTON, Ky.— A Harrodsburg, Ky., man, John Michael Essex, 58,was sentenced to 408 months in federal prison on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, after being convicted of possession…
Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Charges
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Elias Nick Costianes, Jr., age 43, of Nottingham, Maryland, for two counts of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent…
Burlington Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges
DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Burlington man, Jacob Robert Hogberg, age 32, was sentenced on Thursday, November 18, 2021 by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 148 months in…
Davenport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges
DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man, Deontae Montrice Lott, age 39, was sentenced on Thursday, November 18, 2021 by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 137 months in…
Jackson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime
Gulfport, Miss. – A Jackson County man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possessing a sawed-off shotgun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca…
Canton Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
Jackson, Miss. – A Canton man was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison for drug trafficking. U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley with the Drug…
Drug User Sentenced to Over Two Years in Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Gun
A South Sioux City, Nebraska, man who illegally possessed a firearm was sentenced November 18, 2021, to more than two years in federal prison. Joseph Haack, 23, from South Sioux City, Nebraska,…
Colombian National Extradited From Costa Rica To Face Drug Charges In The United States
Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of a 2019 indictment charging Piero Antonio Lubo-Barros, a/k/a “Nostradamus,” (41, Colombia, South America) with conspiracy to distribute large amounts…
Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, in July 2020, Benjamin Michael Nash, 37, traveled from…
St. Albans Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Ronald Pleasant, 26, of St. Albans, was sentenced to five years and 11 months in federal prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man to pleaded guilty today to a federal drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, Rance McNeil, 46, sold an informant approximately two ounces of methamphetamine for…
West Texas drug trafficking organization leader sentenced to 17 years in prison
EL PASO, Texas – The sixth and last defendant in a marijuana and cocaine conspiracy case was sentenced Monday to 17 years in prison for his role in the conspiracy, following an…
Federal Jury Convicts Wyandotte Man for Methamphetamine Drug Conspiracy
A federal jury convicted a Wyandotte man Thursday for his role in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Adam Douglas Sherwood, 43, was found guilty of drug conspiracy,…
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