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HSTF Investigation Leads to 16-Year Sentence for Iowa Woman Who Distributed Methamphetamine

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A Cedar Rapids woman who distributed methamphetamine was sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison. Larissa Marie Ruffin, age 48, received the prison term after a March 12, 2026, guilty plea to one count of distribution of a controlled substance. Information from the sentencing...
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Idaho and Oregon

BOISE, Idaho--Ricky Dee Sedlacek, 63, of Caldwell, Idaho, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, Sedlacek sold more than a quarter pound of methamphetamine over multiple transactions in Oregon and Idaho. Investigators contacted Sedlacek during a traffic stop as he was...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation in Western Washington Leads to 10.5 Year Sentence for Local Distributor for Cartel Connected Drug Ring

SEATTLE – A 40-year-old repeat offender with a long history of drug and gun crimes was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 10.5 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Levi Frank Graham, most recently of Everett, Washington, was identified as a drug redistributor for...
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Man Pleads Guilty and Faces at Least 20 Years’ Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Young Woman

ST. PAUL – Hudeife Muhamud Mire, aka “Juice,” 24, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death. His plea hearing was before U.S. District Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on September 8, 2026. Mire faces a statutory minimum of 20 years in prison and supervised release...
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Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Cartel

ST. PAUL – Erick Emilio Diaz-Aguilar, aka “Homie,” 34, was sentenced to 240 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The defendant was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson on September 9, 2026. According to court documents, Diaz-Aguilar managed the “Diaz-Aguilar Drug Trafficking Organization...
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Significant Drug Distributor for Family-Based Drug Trafficking Organization in Seattle Area Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison

SEATTLE – A 22-year-old Federal Way, Washington, man was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute massive amounts of fentanyl. Sir Terrique Milam was a trusted associate of one of the leaders of the family-based drug...
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced in Idaho to 30 Years in Federal Prison

BOISE – Juan Carlos Delfin, 47, of Salem, Oregon, was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. A federal jury convicted Delfin of the crimes following a jury trial in December of 2025. According to evidence presented at...
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking Charge

DAVENPORT, Iowa – An Arizona man was sentenced on August 26, to 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Rickie Manuel Soria, 37, also known as “Slikk,” conspired with other individuals to transport methamphetamine to the Quad...
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Man Sentenced to 120 Months’ Imprisonment for Role in Meth Trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Rodolfo Rebollar-Gonzalez, 29, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Rebollar-Gonzalez was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz on August 25, 2026. He pleaded guilty on April 24, 2026...
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization that Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Meth in ‘The Jungle’ and International District Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

SEATTLE – The leader of a wide-ranging drug distribution network that was uncovered when law enforcement focused on Seattle’s International District and nearby homeless encampments was sentenced to ten years in prison on Wednesday. Octavio Salazar Palma, 34, of Federal Way, Washington was arrested in May 2025 following a lengthy...

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