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DEA Caribbean Division Highlights 70-Month Drug Trafficking Sentence and Other HSTF Case Results in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Caribbean Division, alongside the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico and its Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) partners, announced that three defendants pleaded guilty and two were sentenced in federal cases during the week of October 26–30, 2026...
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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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DEA Caribbean Division Highlights Three Guilty Pleas and Two Sentences in HSTF Prosecutions

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Caribbean Division joins the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico and its Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) partners in announcing three guilty pleas and two sentences in federal cases during the week of October 26–30, 2026. The...
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Defendant Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison in HSTF Prosecution Related to the Murder of Puerto Rico Police Sergeant Eliezer Ramos Vélez

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Caribbean Division joins its Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) partners in announcing the sentencing of Luis N. Isaac-Sánchez, also known as “Chimbo,” “CDobleta,” and “Dobleta,” to 45 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearm offenses related to his participation...
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DEA-Led Operation Los Tíos Targets Aguadilla Drug Trafficking Organization; 17 Defendants Charged

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Caribbean Division announced federal charges against 17 alleged members of a drug trafficking organization operating in Aguadilla following Operation Los Tíos, an investigation conducted through the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative. The DEA and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau’s Aguadilla...
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DEA Caribbean Division Highlights Guilty Pleas and Prison Sentences Through HSTF Partnership

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Caribbean Division joins the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico and its Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) partners in announcing four guilty pleas and four sentences during the week of October 19–23, 2026. The results include a...
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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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