WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and National Coordination Center (NCC) announced new charges...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Kristie Williams, 36, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty on August 4, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City. Williams pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of distributing methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a protected location, and one count of...

SIOUX FALLS - A Sioux Falls man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Distribute and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison on July 23, 2026. Courtney...

RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that United States District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced an Arizona man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on July 20, 2026. John Parrado, 38, was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months...

RAPID CITY, SD – United States Attorney Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. announced at a joint press conference held today in Rapid City, South Dakota, that a multi-agency law enforcement operation has resulted in the arrest of 14 individuals located throughout the Pine Ridge Reservation, Rapid City, and Box Elder, South...

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Damari “Mari” Douglas, 21, of Elk River, has pleaded guilty for his role in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy. Douglas was one of 14 members of the violent street gang known as the Lows charged with violating...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A man who distributed controlled substances and who unlawfully possessed a gun was sentenced today to two years in federal prison. Delmargo Dushawn Bruce, age 35, from Chicago, Illinois, received the prison term after a February 5, 2026, guilty plea to one count of distribution of...

CENTENNIAL, CO – The Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) has seized nearly 3.2 million fentanyl pills and more than 92 kilograms of fentanyl powder since January 1, 2026. "We recently crossed the half-way point in 2026, and it's the perfect time to assess where we stand across...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration concluded its inaugural Fentanyl Free America Summit alongside CADCA’s 25th Annual Mid-Year Training Institute with more than 2,500 participants – including leaders in law enforcement, prevention, public health, education, recovery, faith communities, and more than 350 youth – to strengthen the nation’s coordinated...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Damian Havens, 52, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. At the plea hearing, Havens admitted that between March and May 2026, he and others conspired to distribute methamphetamine in Sioux City. Evidence showed that in those two months Havens was involved in...