CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 37-year-old South Texan has been ordered to federal prison for illegally smuggling 43 kilograms of cocaine into the United States, announced Acting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Hector Julian Sustaita...

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Liberty man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. Thomas James Lawson, 35, pleaded guilty...

BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal indictment in the Eastern District of Texas has resulted in the arrest of 16 individuals charged with various violations related to a wide-spread methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr...

WACO, Texas – A group of 20 federally indicted individuals were arrested Friday in Waco on criminal charges related to their alleged drug trafficking conspiracy that had been in operation since April 2024 announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell. The following defendants are indicted...

McAllen, Texas – Four more individuals from Mexico have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy involving over 100 kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Bolivar Ramos-Barragan, 45, Angel Ramirez-Serna...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that ERIC HERMAN, 32, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to drug distribution and firearm possession offenses. According to court documents and statements made in...

BOSTON – An Allston man has been arrested and charged for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine, as well as ketamine and Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) – more commonly known as the “date rape drug” – out of his Allston home. Peter Schiepers, 32, was charged with one count of possession with intent to...

BOSTON – A Dominican national living in Manchester, N.H. has been sentenced in federal court in Boston to possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Miguel Angel Martinez Lugo, a/k/a “Jesus Manuel Encarnacion,” a/k/a “Jose Rosado Rabell,” 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia...

BOSTON – A New Hampshire man who supplied Lawrence-area drug dealers with large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine has been sentenced in federal court in Boston. Cote Colby, 29, of Derry, N.H., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to six years in prison to be followed...

CONCORD, N.H. – A Manchester man pleaded guilty in federal court for trafficking large quantities of fentanyl, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Davis announces. Stephen Stangle, 60, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro scheduled sentencing for June 25...