(NEW ORLEANS) - - Kerry Wayne Walker, age 50, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiracy to trafficking methamphetamine and heroin. Walkerpleaded guilty before U. S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to one count of violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act in which...

(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) - - DeMar Moultrie, a/k/a, “Duckmane,” a/k/a, “All Day,” 25, from Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced on May 1, 2013, in U.S. District Court for his role in an Anchorage and Fairbanks drug conspiracy. Moultrie was sentenced to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Moultrie...

(SEATTLE) - - A Canadian truck driver who was identified as a drug smuggler for a criminal group related to the Hells Angels was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 12 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. James Postlethwaite, 60, of North Vancouver, BC, Canada was convicted...

SEATTLE - A Kent, Washington man and his step-son were arrested this morning following their indictment on seven criminal counts related to gun sales and controlled substance distribution. The indictment alleges that Mark E. Bryant, 49, and his step-son Andrew Gagley, 30, illegally distributed Demerol. Bryant is also charged in...

SEATTLE - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) Sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this past Saturday collected 50 percent more pills than the previous one, demonstrating the American public’s continued appreciation and need for the opportunity to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Kingsley Iyare Osemwengie, 27, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced today in U.S District Court to 210 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, conspiracy to launder drug proceeds, and conspiracy to violate the travel act. Osemwengie played a pivotal role in the oxycodone distribution ring...

NEW ORLEANS - Tonta J. Octaveage 34, and his brother Kavis Octave,age 31,both residents of Vacherie, Louisiana, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Lance M. Africk. Tonta Octave was sentenced to 120 months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, followed by a term of 8 years supervised...

NEW ORLEANS - DONALD RICHARDSON, 35, a resident of Houma, was indicted by a federal Grand Jury today on two counts of distribution of crack cocaine. On or about March 17, 2011 and March 23, 2011, Richardson did knowingly and intentionally distribute crack cocaine. Each count of the indictment carries...

NEW ORLEANS - Melvin James Jr, a 43-year old resident of New Orleans, Louisiana,was charged in a three-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for his possession with intent to distribute 98 grams of heroin, felon in possession of firearms, and possessing firearms in furtherance of narcotics trafficking. According to...

EUGENE, Ore. - Walter Thomas Swartz, 29, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced on April 23, 2013, to 48 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methylenedioxymethamphetamine, more commonly known as ecstasy or MDMA, and using the mail to distribute proceeds of that unlawful activity...