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Former Anchorage Attorney Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Crime

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A former member of the Alaska Bar pleaded guilty on Monday to possessing drugs with intent to distribute in Alaska. On May 21, 2025, Justin Facey, 46, was arrested after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with drug trafficking and firearm crimes. The indictment...
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Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Trafficking Firearms and Drugs

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for trafficking firearms and drugs. In the fall of 2024, Efrain Jacobo sold methamphetamine, cocaine and seven firearms in a series of transactions in Joliet. Unbeknownst to Jacobo, the buyers were undercover law enforcement officers...
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HSTF: Mexican National, Long-Time Resident of Renton, Washington Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Distributing Pound Quantities of Meth and Cocaine

Seattle – A 41- year-old Renton, Washington resident, illegally present in the U.S. was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 84 months in prison for his role as a significant drug distributor to both Western Washington and Western Kentucky. Manuel Garcia Hernandez, was arrested in June 2024...
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Four Members of Oregon-Idaho Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to a Combined 37 Years in Prison

BOISE – Four members of a drug trafficking organization that operated in both Idaho and Oregon have been sentenced to a combined thirty-seven and half years in federal prison. According to court records, in 2024 law enforcement began investigating a drug trafficking organization that was distributing methamphetamine in southwestern Idaho...
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California Man Sentenced to Over 26 Years for Using the Dark Web to Distribute Narcotics

CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to more than 26 years in federal prison for distributing drugs through a dark web marketplace known as the “Nemesis Market.” Darren Hughes operated a vendor store offering free samples of methamphetamine on the Nemesis Market, one of the world’s largest dark web...
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Illegal Alien, Co-Leader of Nationwide Drug Trafficking Ring, Who Plotted to Kill Centralia, Washington Police Officer, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

Seattle –A 35-year-old Mexican national who was illegally residing in California was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison for her leadership role of a massive drug distribution ring. Iris Adrianna Amador-Garcia of Bellflower, California, arranged for the distribution of pound quantities of methamphetamine...
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Chicago Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading a Large Drug Trafficking Organization, Armed Drug Trafficking

MADISON, Wis. – Jamar M. Purnell, 49, Chicago, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 400 grams or more of fentanyl and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of...
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HSTF Investigation: Six Charged with Drug Trafficking in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore.— Six defendants were charged for their roles in a drug trafficking organization. The six defendants below were charged by a second superseding information on April 29, 2026, with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine, and possession with intent...
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6 Drug Traffickers, Including One Illegal Alien, Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison

INDIANAPOLIS - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana has secured prison sentences for six individuals convicted of trafficking methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and other controlled substances. Each prosecution stemmed from a separate investigation and was individually resolved in March or April of 2026. Defendant Conviction(s) Sentence Prior...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Meth Trafficking

SOUTH BEND, Indiana – Charles Pheal Jr., 35, of Michigan City, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. “While drug dealing, Mr. Pheal alleged to be selling...

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