Three dead, one injured in Coram from suspected bad batch of narcotics, police warn
CORAM — The Suffolk County Police Department issued a warning Friday after three people died and one person was seriously injured from apparent overdoses tied to a suspected bad batch of narcotics.…
Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $1.9M
EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently seized hard narcotics that totaled over $1,900,000 in street value. “Once…
Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $495K
EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics that totaled over $495,000 in street value in two separate, unrelated enforcement actions. “These seizures…
Otay Mesa CBP Officers Seize Narcotics Concealed within a Not-So Raddish-ing Shipment
OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility seized a large quantity of narcotics concealed within a shipment of radishes, January 29. …
Jamestown Woman Pleads Guilty For Her Role In Narcotics Conspiracy
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Katie Calimeri,…
Border Patrol Seizes $4 Million in Narcotics in One Day
U.S. Border Patrol K-9 detects the presences of narcotics in vehicle. The detection resulted to the discovery of 250 pounds of fentanyl pills on January 24, 2023 near Pine Valley, California. SAN…
Sixteen Members Of A Washington Heights Narcotics Crew Charged With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Keechant Sewell,…
Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $520K
EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics in two separate unrelated enforcement actions that totaled over $520,000 in street value. “Our frontline…
Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $800K
EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics in two separate unrelated enforcement actions that totaled over $800,000 in street value. “Officers at…
4.3 Tons of Narcotics, 6,084 Seizures, 9,130 Agriculture and Biological Interceptions, More Than $105 Million in Fake Merchandise: Fiscal Year 2022 Yields Big Enforcement Numbers for Cincinnati CBP
CINCINNATI— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and specialists in Cincinnati posted record-breaking numbers of enforcement actions during Fiscal Year 2022. From October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, Cincinnati seized…
Louisville CBP Seize Over $260M in Counterfeits & More Than 21,000 Pounds of Narcotics in Fiscal Year 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky—During a 12-month timeframe, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville have seized thousands and thousands of packages that contain counterfeit items, agricultural pests, or narcotics shipped from criminals…
CBP Officers Seize $2 Million in Hard Narcotics at Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized hard narcotics that totaled over $2,000,000 in street value. “Narcotic interdiction continues to…
South Florida Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Dispensing Narcotics
MIAMI – Dr. Ronald Lubetsky was sentenced today to five years in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks for unlawfully dispensing narcotics—specifically oxycodone and morphine. Lubetsky was convicted at trial…
Five Narcotics Traffickers Extradited From Curaçao to Face International Cocaine Distribution and Importation Charges
Later today, Jo-Andy Christepher Marie Balentina, Joell Charles Marie Balentina, Sheriann Ann Marie Bryan, Leon George Hall, and Edlyson Reuel Elias Sophia will be arraigned at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on…
Woodbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics to 14-Year-Old
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Woodbridge man pleaded guilty yesterday to distributing a Schedule II controlled substance to a person under age twenty-one. According to court documents, in April of 2022, Latae’veion Woods,…
Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to More Than 12 Years on Bribery, Firearms, and Narcotics Charges
TUCSON, Ariz. – Ramon Antonio Monreal-Rodriguez, 36, of Vail, Arizona, was sentenced on December 14, by United States District Judge James A. Soto, to 152 months in prison and ordered to pay…
Shelton Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics in Bridgeport
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ANTHONY SMALL, also known as “Whompy,” 31, of Shelton, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W.…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 2 on Charges of Selling Fentanyl, Other Narcotics through Darknet and Encrypted Messaging Applications
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has indicted two men who allegedly used the darknet and encrypted messaging applications to sell over 120,000 fentanyl-laced pills and other drugs to thousands…
Two Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Illegal Narcotics and Firearms
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that two defendants who were found guilty of trafficking narcotics in the Shreveport/Bossier City area have been sentenced by United States District…
CBP Officers Seize 153 Pounds of Hard Narcotics in Multiple Failed Smuggling Attempts
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico area ports of entry intercepted methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and heroin in four separate…
Las Cruces man sentenced to over 26 years in prison for federal firearms, narcotics conviction
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Paul Michael Astorga was sentenced on Dec. 8 to 26 years and eight months in…
El Paso CBP Officers Seize 200 Pounds of Narcotics in Railcar
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers conducting inspections at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad crossing just west of the Paso Del Norte port of entry in El…
Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $808K Worth of Narcotics
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted alleged narcotics with a combined estimated street value of $808,976. “Our CBP officers used their experience…
Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $808K Worth of Narcotics
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted alleged narcotics with a combined estimated street value of $808,976. “Our CBP officers used their experience…
Johnstown Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Distributing Narcotics
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Johnstown, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Andrew Colvin, age 30,…
Tigard Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl, Other Illegal Narcotics
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Tigard, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for trafficking illegal narcotics, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, in the Portland area. Cole Richard Killion, 35, was sentenced to 72 months…
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