WICHITA, Kan. – Kathy De La Torre, 24, Wichita, Kan., is charged with one count of distributing fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in March...

On September 4, 2020, Robert J. Bell, DEA Special Agent in Charge, Chicago Division, announced that on July 8, 2020, U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Krueger joined Attorney General William P. Barr in announcing the launch of Operation Legend, a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Senior U.S. District Judge Graham C. Mullen sentenced to prison the leader and members of a methamphetamine trafficking ring on drug conspiracy charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Mullen sentenced the defendants as follows: The leader, Cheng “Cam” Yang...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Blue Springs, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri. Neal A. Norles, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 30 years in federal prison without parole. On...

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Texas man who oversaw a drug ring in the Kansas City metro area was sentenced Wednesday to 262 months in federal prison in a case investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division, Kansas City District Office. Jorge Portillo-Uranga, 36, Teague, Texas, pleaded guilty...

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Two defendants who were arrested after their meth lab caught fire were sentenced today to federal prison. Orlando Cortez-Nieto, 43, and Jesus Cervantes-Aguiler, 23, both of Kansas City, Kan., were sentenced to 20 years each. During a jury trial in July 2019, the defendants were convicted...

,strong>BUFFALO, N.Y. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that following a two week trial, a federal jury has convicted Henry Lloyd, 34, and Roman Dunnigan, 41, both of Buffalo, NY, of conspiracy to distribute...

AUSTIN, TX - Over the past two weeks, federal, state and local authorities have arrested 21 individuals in connection with a cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking operations based in the Austin area, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney John F...

ST. LOUIS – Joshua Matthew Spencer, 30, of Franklin County, Missouri, was sentenced today to 10 years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to his involvement in conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, Spencer...

FORT WAYNE, Ind.– Multiple individuals were charged with drug and firearms offenses by way of a 19 count Indictment, announced Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division and U.S. Attorney Kirsch. According to the Indictment, Frederick Morgan II, Frederick Morgan Sr., Monica Duvalon, Larry Lamb...