SLIDELL, La. - The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office has joined the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Orleans Field Division's Northshore Opioid Initiative, commonly referred to as the DEA Fentanyl Overdose Response Team (FORT). The partnership strengthens a statewide partnership dedicated to investigating fentanyl-related overdose poisonings, dismantling drug trafficking networks...

LAFAYETTE, La. – On June 30, 2026, District Judge David C. Joseph sentenced Marcus Redlich, 26, of Crowley, to 10 years in federal prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(l). A close associate of...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Today, United States Attorney Thomas Govan and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John P. Scott announced that a Montgomery, Alabama man has been sentenced to prison following convictions for methamphetamine distribution and the illegal possession of a firearm. On July 9, 2026, a United States...

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana and Drug Enforcement Administration New Orleans Field Division announced today that LIKE CHEN, age 36, was sentenced on July 8, 2026 by United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry to 24 months’ imprisonment, 4 years of supervised release, and...

BATON ROUGE, La. - Alexander Brock, age 60, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine. U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles further sentenced Brock to serve...

MOBILE, AL – A Foley man was sentenced to 324 months in prison dealing bulk methamphetamine. According to court documents, Corinthius Shatuel Woodard, 30, pleaded guilty to participating in a vast drug-trafficking organization (“DTO”) responsible for distributing bulk methamphetamine and fentanyl between August 2022 and July 2024. Woodard supplied multiple...

Orlando, FL – Plaza Pharmacy, LLC and Paul Ezeobinwa have agreed to pay the United States $50,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the Controlled Substances Act by improperly distributing schedule V drugs and committing multiple recordkeeping violations. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. “Our Diversion investigators will...

Pensacola, Fla. – Thomas Christopher Morton, 47, and Laurie Ann Chapman, 54, both of Pensacola, Fla., were each sentenced to five years in federal prison. Morton was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, one count of...

MOBILE, AL – Tobias Billingsley of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced on June 30, 2026, by United States District Judge William H. Steele to 60 months in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl. According to court documents, on May 20, 2025, agents with the 17th Judicial Drug Task Force conducted a traffic...

Tampa, Fla. – Eric Turner (30, Georgia) and Jose Smith (29, Valrico) have been charged in a federal indictment with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin. If convicted, Turner and Smith each face a minimum of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Gregory W...