Pensacola, Fla. – Andre Darrell Perry, 37, of Pensacola and Loredano Alessandra Bassolino, 38, of Navarre, Fla., each have been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Perry was also indicted on one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance...

Gainesville, Fla. – Cleveland Tyrone Ferguson II, 54, and Damien Charles Curtis, 46, of Gainesville, have been indicted in federal court for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine. Additionally, Ferguson has been separately indicted for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, while...

WASHINGTON – A 21‑count federal Indictment was partially unsealed in U.S. District Court this morning charging 14 defendants in connection with a conspiracy that allegedly distributed crack and powder cocaine near Hendley Elementary School in Southeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Law enforcement officers from the FBI, Drug...

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...

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...

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...

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...

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for illegally possessing two firearms and injuring a law enforcement agent who was attempting to arrest him. On the morning of Jan. 31, 2022, members of a Drug Enforcement Administration Enforcement Group, accompanied...