SEATTLE- The young leader of a drug trafficking ring that persisted in bringing large loads of drugs to western Washington despite multiple law enforcement seizures, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 130 months in prison, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Hector Duran Aldaco...

TACOMA – A 44-year-old Puyallup resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for his role as a significant distributor of narcotics for a Drug Trafficking Organization tied to white prison gangs, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. In February 2026, Daniel Hammond was convicted at...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage woman was sentenced today to 12 and a half years in prison for trafficking drugs and laundering tens of thousands of dollars in illegal drug proceeds. According to court documents, Mao “Molly” Lee, 37, possessed methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl and cocaine with the intent to distribute...

PORTLAND, Ore.— A Mexican national unlawfully residing in the United States was sentenced to federal prison last week for conspiring to distribute over 20 kilograms of methamphetamine and over 800 grams of fentanyl pills. Carlos Manuel Perez Lopez, 43, was sentenced to 136 months in federal prison and five years’...

Spokane, Washington – On Friday July 10, 2026, Jack Alexander Gentry, 45, of Spokane Valley, was arrested after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with multiple counts of distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine. Gentry faces a ten-year mandatory minimum jail sentence based upon the quantities of drugs...

SEATTLE – Two Seattle-area men were sentenced late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle for drug and gun crimes related to Seattle’s International District and the homeless encampment on I-5 called “The Jungle.” Isai Gamboa Pacheco, 56, of Everett, Washington was sentenced to six years in prison and Sang...

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Mexican national unlawfully residing in the United States has been indicted after investigators seized over 17.5 pounds of narcotics, firearms, and cash. Baltazar Plata Bringas, 31, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine...

SPOKANE, WASH. — On June 23, 2026, United States District Court Judge Rebecca Pennell sentenced Jessica Demaine, age 39, to 78 months in federal prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for her role in a trafficking methamphetamine to the IPO Blood criminal street gang operating in...

ST. PAUL – U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Denzel Christopher Meeks, 33, was sentenced, June 23, to 148 months in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl trafficking operation uncovered during a 2023 investigation. According to court documents, investigators with a drug task force identified Meeks as...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A former member of the Alaska Bar pleaded guilty on Monday to possessing drugs with intent to distribute in Alaska. On May 21, 2025, Justin Facey, 46, was arrested after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with drug trafficking and firearm crimes. The indictment...