SEATTLE - One of the leaders of a drug smuggling ring that moved loads of drugs across the northern border with Canada in devices ranging from helicopters to backpacks was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to seven years in prison. Sean William Doak, 42 of Vernon, British...

(WASHINGTON - Ivan Lamont Robinson, a licensed nurse practitioner who was based in Southeast Washington, has been indicted on federal charges that he distributed oxycodone outside the legitimate scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. The indictment was announced by Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge...

BOISE, Idaho - Sergio Maldonado-Farias, 39, of Monroe, Washington, was sentenced on June 1, 2016, to 18 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Maldonado-Farias, a Mexican national, is likely to be deported to Mexico at the end of his prison term. Maldonado-Farias pleaded guilty on March...

SEATTLE - A long-time Skagit County, Washington drug dealer and gang member was sentenced on June 2, 2016, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Cristobal Ortiz, a/k/a Filero, 27, of...

EUGENE, Ore. - Miguel Angel Reyna-Ramos, 38, was sentenced to serve 72 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams, or more, of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. Reyna-Ramos was stopped by police in May 2015 while driving on Interstate 5 near...

SEATTLE - A south Puget Sound area resident who tried to hide his illegal drug dealing behind what he falsely claimed was a ‘medical marijuana dispensary’ operating consistent with state law, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised...

(GREENBELT - , Md. - A federal grand jury indicted 11 defendants, including four family members, for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs: Mario Finesse Wright, a/k/a Super and Finesse, age 27, of New Jersey; - Nikko Taylor Wright, age 25, of Germantown, Maryland; - Clayton...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Rafael L. Beier, 62, of Kingston, Idaho, was found guilty on May 17, 2016, by a jury on charges of conspiring to distribute oxycodone and hydrocodone, outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. The jury also convicted Dr. Beier...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - On May 18, 2016, an indictment was returned charging a Palmer couple with multiple drug and gun felonies, including one count of maintaining a drug house where a teenager overdosed and died earlier this year. Tod James Rodolph, 40, and Jessica Elizabeth Hopkins, 35, are both named...

WASHINGTON - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Washington Division , Karl C. Colder, announced today that a DEA Tactical Diversion Squad will be implemented in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The diversion of pharmaceutical controlled substances, specifically prescription opioids, is a growing problem. This diversion stems from various...