Baltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore man pled guilty in federal court to drug-trafficking crimes stemming from his role in a cross-country drug operation. David Carroll, 35, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. The charges are in...

Baltimore, Maryland – A Maryland man is headed to federal prison for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Adrian Jackson, 42, of Owings Mills, today, to three years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute and possessing...

WICHITA, KAN. – A Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) operation led to the dismantling of a drug trafficking ring in Kansas operated on behalf of a Mexican drug cartel. Ringleader, Euriel Talavera, 32, of Wichita and 14 other defendants pleaded guilty to criminal charges following a multi-agency investigation which included...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced significant outcomes from her multi-agency summer crackdowns aimed at reducing violent crime and dismantling narcotics trafficking networks throughout the District. Over the summer months, federal prosecutors partnered closely with the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI, DEA, Homeland Security Investigations, ATF, and additional...

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Law enforcement leaders from more than 20 agencies across the greater Lynchburg area announced the results of Operation United Resolve today. Between August 1, 2026, and August 31, 2026, law enforcement officers from 21 partner agencies arrested 140 fugitives and executed 316 warrants. The operation resulted in...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Suffolk man yesterday on charges of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, MDMA, cocaine, psilocyn, and marijuana. According to court records...

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted a Washington, DC, man of multiple drug-trafficking and firearm crimes. The jury found Ronthony Ward, 60, guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine; possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and phencyclidine; possession of a firearm by a prohibited person; and possession of...

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – The last of 15 defendants was sentenced to prison after a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) investigation dismantled a Kansas City metro-based drug trafficking ring linked to Mexico. In December 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) launched an investigation into a...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A North Kansas City, Mo., man has been charged by criminal complaint for distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of firearms by a felon. Danny D. Garrett, Jr., 46, appeared...

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas man was sentenced to 167 months in prison for his role in a transnational drug trafficking organization with ties to a Mexican cartel. The sentence follows a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) investigation which has so far led to convictions of approximately a dozen...