Tallahassee, Fla. – Chandale Maurice Mills, 42, of Tallahassee, has been indicted in federal court for possession with intent to distribute multiple controlled substances including more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, 500 grams of methamphetamine, 40 grams of fentanyl, and 50 kilograms of marijuana; possession of firearms in furtherance of...

MOBILE, AL – A Prichard police officer has been arrested on a criminal complaint charging him with federal crimes he is alleged to have committed in his capacity as a law enforcement officer. According to court documents, Emmanuel Naman Dotch, II, a police officer with the Prichard Police Department (PPD)...

LITTLE ROCK—In coordination with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Little Rock Field Office, and Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Orleans Field Division announce the results of Operation Viper. Operation Viper, a high-intensity fugitive...

Pensacola, Fla. – Alejandro Palomino-Amador, a/k/a “Ichi”, 33, of Escondido, Calif., was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine. “Getting this transnational drug trafficker off the...

Fort Myers, Fla. – Donald Carl Woods (42, Arcadia, Fla.) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison for possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, and possessing a firearm...

Pensacola, Fla. – Arzalea Teshean McLaughlin, 37, Benjamin Eugene Mack, 54, and Roger Cornell Daniels, 37, all of Crestview, Fla., have been indicted in federal court on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and cocaine base, conspiracy to commit...

Tallahassee, Fla. – Jimmy Randell Chason, 69, of Cairo, Ga., has been indicted in federal court on three counts of distribution of methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the charges. "Methamphetamine--which destroys...

Tampa, Fla. – Ben Gordon (35, St. Petersburg, Fla.) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Badalamenti to 16 years and 6 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. Gordon pleaded guilty on February 22, 2026. "Our agents will continue to pursue and...

Pensacola, Florida – Travaess McLemore, 41, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. “Methamphetamine—one of the more commonly trafficked substances in the Florida Pan Handle—destroys families and communities,” said Special Agent in Charge...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham man has been convicted of using a contraband cell phone to run a methamphetamine conspiracy while in custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. The jury returned a guilty verdict against Samdrekus Eugene Bester, 43, after four days...