BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Heather Lynn Koons, 33, of Hagerstown, Maryland today to 37 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of heroin to an individual, resulting in his death from a heroin overdose. Judge Bennett also ordered Koons to...

GREENBELT, Md. - Russell Edward Johnson, 23, of Lusby, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to distributing heroin to a person who died as a result of ingesting the heroin. The plea agreement was announced by Special Agent in Charge Karl C. Colder of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Washington Field Division...

GREENBELT, Md. - A federal grand jury has indicted Jeffrey Sean Nazari, 44, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on charges of distributing a controlled substance analogue resulting in death, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance analogue, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being...

GREENBELT, Md. - Jason Miskiri, age 39, of Silver Spring, Maryland pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. The guilty plea was announced by Special Agent in Charge Karl C. Colder of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Washington Field Division...

WASHINGTON - A man who owned a pharmacy in Washington, D.C. has been arrested following his indictment on federal charges that he and a physician from Florida operated an Internet pharmacy site that illegally shipped prescription-required controlled and non-controlled drugs from Washington, D.C. to more than 38,000 customers in the...

SEATTLE - An Arlington dog kennel operator was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, and possession of counterfeit money. Shawn Lundy, 61, the operator of Arlington Doggy Day Care, was arrested February 25, 2014 and pleaded...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - After a two-day trial, a federal jury found Etienne Q. Devoe, 42, of Fairbanks, Alaska, guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Heroin, and Conspiracy to Money Launder. “This verdict is the result of law enforcement working together in bringing a longtime Fairbanks drug trafficker to justice,”...

BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Charles Riley, Jr., age 45, of Salisbury, Maryland, to 20 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and for two counts of possession with intent to distribute...

BALTIMORE - U.S District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced David Paschall, age 56, of Catonsville, Maryland, to 90 month in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute oxycodone and conspiring to commit bank burglary. Judge Motz also entered an order that Paschall forfeit $500,000, his...

RICHMOND, Va. - Dayton M. Waddy, 34, of Lancaster County, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to a charge of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) (b)(1)(B)(iii). Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for the...