TAMPA, Fla. - A federal jury has found Emiro Hinestroza-Newbbooll (48, Colombia) guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and one count of...

DALLAS - Eight alleged gang members were arrested in a large-scale takedown Thursday, charged with gun and drug crimes, announced Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chavez.of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. “357 Crips” gang members Dwight Alexander Frank...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton woman was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and 500 grams or more of cocaine. According to court documents, Kimberly Massenburg, 45, served as a go-between for...

NEW YORK – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced that German Gomez-Castruita and Benjamin Contreras-Rangel were charged in a criminal complaint in Manhattan federal court with conspiring to import cocaine...

TAMPA, Fla. - Shamon D. Heatly (37, St. Petersburg) was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for selling cocaine. Heatly had pleaded guilty on October 28, 2019. According to court documents, an undercover law enforcement officer met with Heatly, at which time Heatly directed the officer...

WICHITA, KS – A grand jury in Wichita returned two indictments today charging federal gun crimes under the Justice Department’s new initiative called Project Guardian, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. “We are working closely with our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute gun crimes as part of Project Guardian,”...

NEWARK, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced three New Jersey men today admitted their roles in a Passaic County cocaine distribution conspiracy. Narcisco Ramirez, 46, of Passaic; Kiuny Perez, 42, of...

FRESNO, Calif. — On Friday, a federal jury found Darnell Pearson, 41, of Fresno, guilty of two counts of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury, DEA Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux and U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. “Fentanyl is man-made and potent in...

ST. LOUIS – Shannon Rennee Bradley, 25, of Washington, Missouri, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute, and aiding and abetting in the distribution of heroin and fentanyl, which resulted in the death of victim A.C. The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division investigated the case, along with the Franklin...

SAN FRANCISCO - Kia Zolfaghari was sentenced today to 200 months in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Susan Illston, Senior United States District...