SIOUX CITY, Iowa - A man who possessed with the intent to distribute fentanyl was sentenced today to more than 12 years in federal prison. Alfredo Soberanes, 31, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a December 4, 2025, guilty plea to one count of possession with intent...

Todd Babb, 62, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced in federal court in Sioux City on April 6, 2026, to 210 months’ imprisonment. Babb pled guilty November 19, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Evidence showed that Babb was previously convicted of at least five prior felony drug offenses, one...

A woman who distributed a mixture of fentanyl, heroin, and xylazine that caused an overdose death was sentenced April 6, to 21 years in federal prison. Bridgette Marie Washington, age 47, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a September 22, 2025, guilty plea to one count of distribution...

GRISWOLD, CONNECTICUT - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with the National Family Partnership announced the theme of the 2026 National Red Ribbon Campaign during an assembly at Griswold Middle School in Connecticut on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The annual contest celebrates creativity, promotes drug-free lifestyles, and draws participation...

OMAHA, NE – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at nearly 4,200 locations nationwide, including 130 sites across the five state DEA Omaha Field Division, encompassing Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North...

RAPID CITY, S.D., – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Field Division is taking the agency's Fentanyl Free America message to Rapid City, by participating in the Youth and Family Services’ Kids Fair , April 11-12, at The Monument. In addition, eight digital billboards designed to spark conversation and...

BOSTON – A Byfield man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine. James Adams, a/k/a “Jimmy,” 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV to 151 months in prison, to be followed by five years...

CONCORD, N.H. – A Dominican man has plead guilty in federal court to drug offenses, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Ariel Castillo-Solano a/k/a Jose Antonio Santiago, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, specifically methamphetamine. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Samantha Elliot scheduled Castillo-Solano’s...

CONCORD, N.H. – Two Massachusetts men were indicted for drug offenses, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Francis Miguel Rodriguez, 27, and Roberto Ramon-Avalo, 26, were charged by indictment on March 18, 2026. Rodriguez was charged with one count of possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute it and...

BOSTON – A Saugus man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for leading a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine and laundered the proceeds. Lawrence Michael Nagle, Jr., 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior...