WASHINGTON – An Indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court charging Anthony Winslow, 44, of the District, in connection with selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 20-year-old Virginia man, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. “Jack Hargreaves was just 20 years old. His parents are now living...

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Cartrelle Smith, aka “Poo Moe,” pleaded guilty for his role in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy. He pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz on October 21, 2026. Smith is one of 14 defendants in...

WASHINGTON – Charles Dixon, 47, a previously convicted felon residing in the District, was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy operating out of Southeast D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Dixon pleaded guilty on June 30, 2026, before U.S...

WASHINGTON — Karon Olufemi Blalock, 32, of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 128 months in federal prison for his role in a transcontinental narcotics trafficking conspiracy that smuggled tens of thousands of fentanyl pills from California to the D.C. area, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced today to more than nineteen years in federal prison. Joshua James Cannady, age 51, from Landers, California, received the prison term after a February 19, 2026, jury verdict finding him guilty of conspiracy to distribute...

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...

OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is joining Facing Fentanyl , to unite families, communities and organizations across the country in recognizing National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, Friday, August 21. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the national observance which honors and remembers the lives...

OMAHA, Neb. – As students prepare to return to school, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Field Division is reminding communities about the hidden threat of drug trafficking through social media platforms, while also encouraging families to have conversations about the potentially lethal consequences of drug experimentation. It’s estimated...

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Five Quad City individuals were sentenced to federal prison for charges related to their conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, specifically counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, between April 2022 and March 2024, five individuals conspired together to distribute fentanyl across...

WINONA, Minn. – More than 250 people walked in Winona today, as part of a nationwide Walk for Lives event hosted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Field Division and United Against in Fentanyl (UAF) in coordination with RIPple Drug Education and Awareness Inc . Community members from...