TAMPA, Fla. - - Eleven individuals from Lakeland, Florida were charged yesterday with conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, 400 grams of fentanyl and 100 grams of a fentanyl analogue, the distribution of which resulted in four deaths and serious bodily injury to a victim. A 10-count...

(ORLANDO, Fla.) - Jimmy Remy (30, Miami), Edson (40, Orlando), Raymond Mike (Orlando, 41), Kissinger St. (36, Orlando), and Gerardson (33, Orlando) were found guilty by federal jury of separate counts of conspiracy to distribute, and distribution or possession with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine...

(WESTON, Fla.) - A federal jury has found Tirso Hernandez-(35, Ocala, Florida) guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possession with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years...

(WESTON, Fla.) - Gregorio Lucas-Ramos, 29, Tampa, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty on October 25, 2017. According to court documents, Lucas-Ramos is a Mexican citizen who entered...

TYLER, Texas - A 48-year-old Mexican national illegally residing in Carthage, Texas, has been found guilty of drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney Alan R. Jackson today. Conrado Depaz Arellano...

(WESTON, Fla.) - Jamila Takiyah Hunter, 32, of Tallahassee, was convicted yesterday afternoon of possession with intent to distribute the controlled substance a-Pyrrolidinovalerophenone or “Alpha-PVP” known on the street as “Molly”. Hunter’s four co-defendants pleaded guilty in late 2017 and early 2018 to the following charges: Travis Glasco; Conspiracy to...

(WESTON, Fla.) - Five defendants pleaded guilty in unrelated cases to methamphetamine trafficking charges. On January 18, 2018 and January 30, 2018, respectively, Saul Bustos Bustos, 38, and Irepan Juanchi Salgado, 24, each of Mexico, pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of...

AMARILLO, Texas - Miguel Angel Bravo-Farias, 41, an illegal immigrant, and Hector Terrazas, 25, of Amarillo, Texas, were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to 180 months and 156 months in federal prison, respectively, for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced Special Agent in Charge...

(WESTON, Fla.) - Dr. Andres Mencia, 60, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida was arrested on February 6, 2018 at his clinic, the A.G.I. Medical and Dental Center located at 1608 E. Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on federal charges of Conspiracy to Dispense Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud...

DALLAS - Jose Humberto Solis, 39, of Farmers Branch, Texas, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to serve a total of 128 months in federal prison following his guilty pleas in January 2016 and September 2017 to drug offenses as charged in two Northern District...