Marijuana

OAKLAND – Vernell Thrower pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court today to 80 months (6 years, 8 months) for attempting to possess marijuana plants with the intent to …

WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Thomas Burton, age 46, an inmate at the United States Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood …

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man affiliated with the Hoover Criminal Gang and Unthank Park Hustlers, two allied Portland street gangs, was sentenced to federal prison today for robbing a Eugene marijuana …

A man who possessed firearms while being a marijuana user and dealer was sentenced today to more than four years in federal prison. Xzavier Kristian Cummings, age 22, from Waterloo, …

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Fort Brown Border Patrol Station (FTB) agents interdict a narcotics smuggling attempt resulting in the seizure of more than 480 pounds of marijuana. On May 3,  FTB …

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Masecchia, 57, of Williamsville, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to …

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ralph Minni, 52, and Grace Marie Lopez, 30, of Greece, NY, were arrested and …

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a 3-count indictment against Kendrick Mann, 36, of Columbia, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing a …

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a two-count indictment against Nicholas Vanover, 25, of Columbia, for being a felon in possession of a firearm and simple possession …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County’s Sheriff’s Officers, both civil service and those in Sheriff Michael Mastronardy’s growing personal team of special investigators, are not allowed to consume cannabis while …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – This week, the Toms River Township Council and Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill joined the chorus of New Jersey politicians taking aim only at police officers …

WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Cox, age 35, an inmate at the United States Federal Penitentiary, Lewisburg (USP Lewisburg), …

Jackson, Miss.  – A Vicksburg man pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute less than 50 kilograms of marijuana. U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge …

BELLMAWR, NJ – Curaleaf Holdings, a Massachusetts-based legal weed dealer, says its Bellmawr pot store is just the beginning. The company is now planning to open weed dispensaries in Edgewater …

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VA – The Virginia State Police made a large drug bust after pulling over a Rhode Island man passing through the state on I-85 with 85 pounds of …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Gladstone, Mo., man who was injured in a shoot-out when his drug-trafficking customers tried to rob him has been sentenced in federal court for his …

Authorities Seize Nearly $2 Million In Cocaine, Meth, And Marijuana In Four Days At The Border Jennie Taer on April 19, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepted nearly …

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry seized 19.67 pounds of cocaine, 14.2 pounds of heroin and 559 pounds …

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted nine migrant smuggling events resulting in more than 400 arrests and seized marijuana bundles valued in excess of …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm following a brief armed standoff with police officers. Jamahl D. …

LUMBERTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Five people were arrested after police raided an illegal marijuana dispensary on Route 38. That business, Skraptyques, had an armed guard, a back room for purchasing …

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Steven Bernard Norwood, age 46, of Lutherville, Maryland to 13 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised …

Seattle – A 52-year-old Seattle-area man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 6 years in prison for his schemes involving the illegal manufacturing of marijuana, announced …

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Muhammad Coleman, age 42, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon, and to possessing and conspiring to distribute …