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Indictment Charges District Resident in Selling Dose of Fentanyl that Killed a 20-Year-Old Virginia Man

WASHINGTON – An Indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court charging Anthony Winslow, 44, of the District, in connection with selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 20-year-old Virginia man, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. “Jack Hargreaves was just 20 years old. His parents are now living...
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Operation Central Valley Blues Targets Drug Dealers Using Digital Platforms

Sacramento, Calif.— The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California; U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, San Francisco Field Division’s Sacramento District Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sacramento Field Office; Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office; Sacramento Police Department; Central...
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Simi Valley Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, The Use of Which Resulted in Death

LOS ANGELES – A Simi Valley man has been sentenced to 196 months in federal prison for knowingly possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, the use of which resulted in the fatal overdose of a victim, the Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles Field Division announced. Michael McDevitt, 44, of...
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Third Lows Gang Member Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Cartrelle Smith, aka “Poo Moe,” pleaded guilty for his role in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy. He pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz on October 21, 2026. Smith is one of 14 defendants in...
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61-Year-Old Iowa Man Found Guilty of Distributing Meth, Heroin and Fentanyl

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A man who distributed methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl on multiple occasions in 2022 was convicted by a jury after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Anthony Harris, age 61, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of one count of distribution of a controlled...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Dismantles Drug Trafficking Network in Southeast Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS – Today, U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle, along with the federal, state and local participating agencies comprising the Homeland Security Task Force – New Orleans (“HSTF”), announced the successful conclusion of a nearly four-year, extensive multi-agency narcotics investigation that dismantled multiple drug trafficking organizations operating throughout the Bayou...
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DEA New York Task Force Division Announces Two New York Men Indicted For Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy That Involved the On-Campus Rape and Death of One College Student and Near-Death of Another

Special Agent in Charge of the New York Task Force Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Christopher Roberts, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) Jessica S. Tisch, announced today the unsealing of a...
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South Carolina Men Admit to Selling Fentanyl, Meth in Ohio Valley

WHEELING, W. Va. — Two South Carolina men have admitted to trafficking large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in Ohio County. U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey made the announcement on October 8, 2026. Phillip Johnson, also known as “PNut,” and Mark Chisholm, also known as “Infant Premo,” pleaded guilty...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking

HAMMOND, Ind. - On Oct. 8, 2026, Darod Wheeler, 55, of Gary, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after being found guilty by a jury of trafficking methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin. Wheeler was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by eight years of supervised release...
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Antelope Valley Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl, The Use of Which Resulted in Two Deaths

LOS ANGELES – A Palmdale man was sentenced today to 192 months in federal prison for knowingly possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, the use of which resulted in the fatal overdose of two victims, the Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles Field Division announced. Christopher Morales, 24, was sentenced...

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