WASHINGTON – An Indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court charging Anthony Winslow, 44, of the District, in connection with selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 20-year-old Virginia man, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. “Jack Hargreaves was just 20 years old. His parents are now living...

LITTLE ROCK—Andre Lavon Harris, who previously received a 30-year state sentence for first-degree murder, will spend the next 180 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, which was handed down on Wednesday...

LITTLE ROCK—Andre Lavon Harris, who previously received a 30-year state sentence for first-degree murder, will spend the next 180 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, which was handed down on Wednesday...

MONROE – On October 9, 2026, United States Chief District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced Johnny Bradshaw, 34, of Bastrop, to 144 months in federal prison for Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute, followed by five years of supervised release. He previously pled guilty to the...

MOBILE, AL – Dominick Gerald Balli was sentenced on October 13, 2026, by United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer to 120 months in federal prison for cocaine trafficking. According to court documents, on June 12, 2025, an Escambia County, Alabama, Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on a...

NEW ORLEANS – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Orleans Field Division announces its observance of National Red Ribbon Week, taking place October 23–31, 2026. As the nation’s largest and longest-running drug awareness and prevention campaign, Red Ribbon Week serves as the cornerstone of the agency’s prevention efforts across Louisiana...

NEW ORLEANS – Today, U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle, along with the federal, state and local participating agencies comprising the Homeland Security Task Force – New Orleans (“HSTF”), announced the successful conclusion of a nearly four-year, extensive multi-agency narcotics investigation that dismantled multiple drug trafficking organizations operating throughout the Bayou...

On October 13, 2026, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana charged Manuel De Jesus Arce Cruz, 42, of Mexico, by criminal complaint with Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Methamphetamine. According to court documents, on October 8, 2026, investigators began surveillance at Arce Cruz’s...

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with more than 4,300 law enforcement partners, will host the 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 24. Collection sites will be set up across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas to...

MONROE – On October 8, 2026, United States Chief District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced Heath A. Foster, 30, of West Monroe, to 156 months in federal prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, followed by five years of supervised release. Foster previously pled guilty to the...