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Yonkers police crack down on illegal smoke shops, seize $500K in illicit goods

YONKERS, N.Y. — Authorities in Yonkers have ramped up enforcement against unlicensed smoke shops, issuing over 100 summonses and seizing more than $500,000 in illegal marijuana and related products, the Yonkers Police Department announced. The multi-agency crackdown began after a…

Heavily fortified homes raided in Schenectady illicit cannabis bust

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Two homes fortified to resist police entry were raided Wednesday evening in Schenectady as part of a joint operation targeting the illegal sale of cannabis, authorities said. At approximately 5:00 p.m., the Schenectady Police Department’s Special Operations…

New York Man Indicted for Travelling to Louisiana to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Fifteen-Year-Old Female

According to the indictment, beginning on or about July 17, 2023, and culminating on or about March 27, 2024, NEALON travelled from Albany, New York, to New Orleans, Louisiana, by plane for…

U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee Provides Statement on Illicit Marijuana Grow Operations in Maine

Local law enforcement has our full support: The U.S. Attorney’s Office and multiple federal agencies, including the DEA, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and IRS, have been actively and directly working with local…

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Traveling with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, man, Joseph Allen Wilcher, 40, of the 1800 block of Western Drive, was sentenced on February 24, 2022, to 120 months in prison for…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Father And Son Sentenced To Federal Prison For Scheme To Transport A Minor Child Between Croatia And Florida For The Purpose Of Engaging In Illicit Sexual Conduct

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez-Covington has sentenced Jordan Jysae Pulido (27, Trinity) to 10 years in federal prison, and his father, Roberto Santana Jimenez (62, Trinity) to 20 years…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Massachusetts Man is Second Traveler in a Week Arrested at Dulles Airport after CBP Officers Discover Illicit Narcotics Cache

STERLING, Va. – For the second time in about one week, a traveler arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport is arrested on felony drug possession charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

Government News

Columbia Man Sentenced for Enticing a Minor for Illicit Sex

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for attempting to meet a law enforcement officer, posing online as a 14-year-old girl, for illegal sexual activity.…

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Rapper Arrested at Dulles Airport after CBP Officers Discovered illicit Narcotics Cache in Baggage

STERLING, Va. – Rapper Vic Mensah was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered a cache of illicit narcotics in his baggage.…

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Massachusetts Man Admits to Attempting to Entice a Minor, Traveling to Engage in Illicit Sex, Attempting to Transfer Obscene Material to a Minor

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Massachusetts man faces between 10 years to life in federal prison when he is sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence after pleading guilty on Wednesday to an…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Denver Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Distributing Illicit Drugs

DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Luis Gerardo Palacios, age 31, of Denver, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…

Department of Justice Press Releases

South Bay Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Movie Investment Scam and for Fraudulently Selling House Bought with Illicit Proceeds

LOS ANGELES – A South Bay man was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for defrauding Asian investment firms out of $14 million by falsely claiming the money would…

St. Louis County man pleads guilty for interstate transport of a minor for illicit sexual conduct

ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk accepted a plea of guilty from Wesley Kimble, age 24, on today’s date for interstate transport of a minor for the…

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Cedar Rapids Man Convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Traveling with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct

PEORIA, Ill. – A federal jury deliberated for just under 90 minutes before returning a guilty verdict against Joseph Allen Wilcher, 40, of the 1800 block of Western Drive SW in Cedar…

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US Authorities Seize 1.8 Million Illicit Pills Laced With Fentanyl, Point To Social Media For Rising Drug Traffic

U.S. authorities criticized social media for an uptick in drug trafficking following a massive seizure of over a million fentanyl-laced pills and hundreds of drug dealer arrests. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)…

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DEA Issues First Public Safety Alert In Over Half A Decade After Surges In Illicit Fentanyl

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Public Safety Alert Monday warning of the surge in illegal fake painkillers combined with illicit fentanyl or methamphetamine. The Public Safety Alert, the first warning…

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