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First Defendant in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation of Gun and Drug Trafficking Organization in Western Washington Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Seattle – A 36-year-old Mexican national, who was tending a drug stash house in Everett and making drug deliveries for a large drug trafficking organization, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years in prison. Sylvestre Ramos was arrested October 28, 2025, following a year-long investigation...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Two-Year Sentence for Distributor of Cocaine and Fentanyl in Seattle Homeless Encampments

SEATTLE – A 46-year-old Seattle man was sentenced late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that sold cocaine and fentanyl in Seattle homeless encampments and in the Chinatown International District. Sang Su has been in custody...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to 10-Year Sentence for Drug Trafficking Leader and Supplier who Targeted Seattle's Chinatown International District and "The Jungle"

SEATTLE –A 39-year-old Newcastle, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for his leadership role as a supplier and distributor of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl in Seattle’s homeless encampments and International District, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Tommy...
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Former Anchorage Attorney Sentenced to 20 Years for Drug Trafficking in Homeland Security Task Force Case

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A former Anchorage defense attorney was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison for possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute the drugs in Alaska. According to court documents, Justin Facey, 46, facilitated a drug trafficking organization run by a California prisoner, Heraclio Sanchez-Rodriguez, who...
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Career Criminal Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Fairview, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison Thursday for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Matthew Moultrie, 41, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and 4 years’ supervised release. “Mr. Moultrie showed a complete disregard for the law by trafficking deadly drugs while armed, despite...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Results in Prison Sentence for Drug Trafficker who Targeted Seattle's Chinatown International District

Seattle – A 54-year-old Federal Way, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that preyed, in part, on unhoused people in “The Jungle” under I-5 and Seattle’s International District. Leonardo Rojas Cruz was...
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HSTF: Colombian Resident Extradited to Seattle is Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Ship Loads of Cocaine to Seattle and Other U.S. Destinations

SEATTLE – A 65-year-old national of the Dominican Republic, who was arrested in Colombia and extradited to the U.S., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 96 months in prison for conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to launder money, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil...
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Source of Supply for Major Drug Trafficking Ring Appears in U.S. District Court in Seattle Following Transfer from Mexico

SEATTLE — The Mexico-based leader of a violent drug trafficking organization was arraigned Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, following his transfer from Mexico. Jose Luis Sanchez-Valencia, 58, was transported from Mexico to the United States last month. The indictment for four federal felonies was returned in 2022. Sanchez-Valencia...
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Honduran Nationals Extradited to the United States to Face Federal Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

PORTLAND, Ore.— Two Honduran nationals were extradited from Honduras to the United States to face charges for their roles in conspiring to distribute fentanyl in Oregon. Teodoro Rodas Dubon, 32, and Erick Yojan Lopez Miralda, 38, made their initial appearances in federal court in Portland Tuesday. According to court documents...