SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield man pled guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in a three-county area. Jason L. Thomas, 42, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to participating in a conspiracy to distribute...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Chicago man, who was arrested while driving through northern Missouri, was sentenced in federal court today for possessing nearly a kilogram of methamphetamine to distribute. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division and the Missouri Highway Patrol. Kevin M. Phyfiher...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Jamie Lynn Lantz, 39, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady for distribution of fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, announced Assistant Special Agent in Charge J. Michael Gannon and U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch. Lantz was sentenced to 70...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind– Indianapolis District Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge J. Michael Gannon and United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today, federal criminal charges against 35 individuals for their role in two separate drug trafficking rings. “These methamphetamine trafficking organizations were fueling some of the violence that the citizens...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An Arizona man has pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Taney County, Missouri. Darcell M. Mills, 41, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush on Friday, March 13, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The case was...

CHICAGO – The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led multilateral interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) . This announcement marks the successful conclusion of six months of investigative...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing firearms and methamphetamine to distribute. The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division investigated along with the Springfield, Missouri Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Jacob Winterhawk Ryder, 38, pleaded...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Nixa, Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court today for distributing methamphetamine he received in the mail from California, It was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Nixa Police Department. Jerry D. Thornton, 46, pleaded guilty...

TOPEKA, Kan. – A federal grand jury indicted an Olathe, Kansas man Wednesday on charges of drug trafficking, in a case investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division and the Kansas Highway Patrol. Dustin Schultz-Bergin, 40, Olathe, Kansas., is charged with one count of possession with intent to...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A former Manito, Illinois. man, Jonathan Edward Rakestraw, 36, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. On Feb. 28, 2020, Chief U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow sentenced Rakestraw to 15 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in Schuyler County, Illinois...