MACON, Ga. – The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia, together with law enforcement partners, today announced significant developments in three Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) investigations targeting cartel-linked drug trafficking organizations responsible for the armed distribution of large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine and resulting...

Houston – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with more than 4,300 law enforcement partners, will host the 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 4,400 collection sites will be set up across the country to dispose...

HOUSTON – A 46-year-old man has been convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A federal jury deliberated for approximately two hours before convicting Eduardo Nevares Oct. 8 following a two-day trial.At trial, the jury heard that law enforcement...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Authorities have arrested 19 people following a long-term investigation into an alleged drug trafficking organization operating in Alice. All 19 are charged with conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than 280 grams of crack cocaine. Authorities arrested Joel Sanchez, 31; David...

MACON, Ga. – A federal jury found a Macon resident guilty of armed drug trafficking, including distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine while in possession of a machine gun, resulting from an Operation Take Back America investigation. “This conviction holds a repeat offender accountable for distributing dangerous drugs,” said Michael J. Connolly...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months of imprisonment, to be followed by 48 months of supervised release, on his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 10 grams or more of fluorofentanyl, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, 500...

WILMINGTON, N.C.– A federal judge sentenced Lara Joy Ezell, 42, to over 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of meth and distribution of 50 grams or more of meth. Ezell pleaded guilty to the charges on June...

SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jerrod Curtis, age 42, Paul Daniel Chavis, a/k/a “Payne,” age 56, and Reneard Harris, age 68, all of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, were convicted on September 10, 2026, for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and other drug...

SAN ANTONIO – A convicted felon already serving a state prison sentence was sentenced in a U.S. District Court to 360 months in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl while in prison, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of the San Antonio Division Miguel Madrigal and U.S. Attorney...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jerell Emmanuel Risher, 36, of North Charleston, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine. Evidence presented in court showed that on March 7, 2024, investigators intercepted a package that was shipped from California to a North Charleston address under a...