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...

(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...

(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...

(WESTON, Fla.) - On February 1, 2018, Gustavo Falcon, of Miami, member of the Falcon-Magluta organization, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846, an offense punishable by up to 20...

(WESTON, Fla.) - A federal jury today found Jeremy (43, of Bethlehem, PA) guilty of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of controlled substance analogues. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years up to life in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 13, 2018. Achey was...

SAN DIEGO - Sinaloa Cartel cell leader Damaso Lopez-Serrano, aka “Mini Lic,” pled guilty in federal court today following his self-surrender to United States law enforcement authorities at the Calexico West Port of Entry on July 27, 2017. Lopez-Serrano, 29, is believed to be the highest-ranking Mexican cartel leader ever...