Poughkeepsie Drug Bust: Man Accused of Selling Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Arrested on Whinfield Street
A Poughkeepsie man was arrested after investigators say he sold crack cocaine contaminated with fentanyl during a drug task force investigation. Poughkeepsie, NY — A 56-year-old man has been arrested following a…
Hanover Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Marijuana Shipped Through the Mail from California to Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland – Dwight Antonio Pitts, age 47, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty on November 19, 2021, to charges related to his participation in a drug distribution conspiracy involving large amounts of…
Jury finds local man guilty of distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of another
ST. LOUIS –Gerald E. Cardwell, Jr. of O’Fallon, Missouri was found guilty by a jury after deliberations yesterday at the conclusion of a four-day trial held at the Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse.…
Federal Charges Filed following Record-breaking Seizure of Fentanyl and Meth
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 19, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman announced federal drug charges today against Carlos Martin Quintana-Arias of Mexico, following the seizure yesterday of 17,584…
San Diego Man Sentenced to 156 Months’ Custody in Fentanyl Overdose Death
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 19, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Tony Davis was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo to 156 months’ custody for supplying the…
St. Thomas Man Charged After Conspiring to Mail Packages of Fentanyl to St. Thomas
ST. THOMAS – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that a St. Thomas man was arrested September 14, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia and transported to St. Thomas, USVI on criminal charges…
Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution in Magic Valley
BOISE – Luis Leyva Verduzco was sentenced to 82 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. According to court records, beginning in early 2020, law enforcement…
Bakersfield Fentanyl Dealer Pleads Guilty
FRESNO, Calif. — Uriel Ivan Portillo, 35, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents,…
Sacramento Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Joseph Elijah Cuaron, 21, of Sacramento, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to five years in prison for a fentanyl distribution conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney…
Armed Nash County Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Rocky Mount, North Carolina man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to…
Armed Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Laquan De’Shay Jones (23, Apopka) to seven years in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute it…
Pittsburgh Man Arranged Purchases and Sales of Heroin and Fentanyl, Illegally Possessed a Gun
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe…
Akron Man Found Guilty of Distributing Fentanyl that Led to Fatal Overdose
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that on Monday, November 15, 2021, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Defendant Quentin D. Watson, 35, of Akron, Ohio, following a week-long trial…
233 Fentanyl Pills Seized at Highway 111 Checkpoint
NILAND, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen accused of smuggling 233 fentanyl pills through an immigration checkpoint Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 12:40…
Federal Jury Convicts Former Arnold Resident of Possessing Fentanyl and Heroin
PITTSBURGH, PA – After deliberating for more than three hours on Friday, November 12, 2021, a federal jury of nine women and three men found Kevin Watson guilty of one count of…
Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Butyryl And Furanyl Fentanyl
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Billy D. Henderson, 42, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 45 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
CONCORD – Miguel Skrl Guillermo-Graseki, 23, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney John…
Two Fresno County Residents Indicted for Dealing Fentanyl Pills
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned two indictments today, charging two Fresno County men with possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute it, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. In…
California Man Admits Possessing With Intent To Distribute Approximately One Kilogram Of Fentanyl
NEWARK, N.J. – A San Bernardino County, California, man today admitted to possessing with intent to distribute approximately one kilogram of fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Jesus Candido Higuera-Parra,…
Myrtle Beach Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison on Fentanyl Charge
Florence, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Shamar Jabarns McCollum, 24, of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison after pleading guilty…
Grand Jury indicts St. Louis father and son along with others in fentanyl and cocaine conspiracy
ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Gregory Dixson, Jr., Gregory Dixson III, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Carlos Gonzalez, Quintin D. Adkins and Ruben Sanchez Blanco to knowingly combine, conspire, agree, and…