Lafayette, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph W. Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a federal jury found Lafayette attorney Daniel James Stanford, 56, guilty of conspiring to distribute synthetic drugs, conspiring to introduce misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, and money...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 17-count indictment today against Kenneth Tam, 53; Gerald Osborne, 56; Sherlynn Charles, 52; Marco Antonio Borja, 38; Adalberto Valenzuela-Ruiz, 30; and Nelson Gutierrez, 26, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin...

FRESNO, Calif. - Gustavo Angel Salinas, 26, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture, to distribute, and to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana. According to court documents and proceedings, Salinas worked as a “bud tender” for ANP Collective in Bakersfield. The store came to the attention...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Downing and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that three men were sentenced today in Northwest Arkansas to a total of 31 ½ years in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. United...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Charles Connor, 34, of Anchorage, Alaska, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone. According to court documents, on December 17, 2012, the postal service in Anchorage intercepted a package addressed to Connor that contained 300 oxycodone tablets. Law enforcement...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - 26 violent criminals have been taken off the streets making Crenshaw Village a safer place to live, announced DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay Morris; George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama; Robert F. Lasky, FBI Special Agent in Charge, Mobile...

FRESNO, Calif. - Phloch Ouk, 46, of San Jose, pleaded guilty today to growing fifty or more marijuana plants. According to court documents, Ouk was arrested on August 1, 2013, in Fresno County. He was one of about 60 people found on a rural parcel of land on E. Kings...

FRESNO, Calif. - United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Patricia Renteria, 40, and her son Steve Renteria, 21, both of Cathedral City, to five years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to possess and distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Jose Corona-Mata was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick. Corona-Mata previously pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A two-year-long undercover investigation has resulted in the seizure of over $517,000 in cash and seven people being charged for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, firearm violations, and other related drug charges in parishes across north Louisiana, DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph Shepherd and U.S. Attorney...