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DEA Assists ATF With Operation 11th Hour Which Nets 42 Defendants in Eastern Washington

MOSES LAKE, WA – Yesterday, ATF and the Moses Lake Police Department Street Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other law enforcement partners, arrested six suspects and executed eight simultaneous search warrants between Moses Lake and Spokane, Washington. Floyd Young, Eutimio De Padua Contreras, Wilmer...
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Former Anchorage Attorney Sentenced to 20 Years for Drug Trafficking in Homeland Security Task Force Case

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A former Anchorage defense attorney was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison for possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute the drugs in Alaska. According to court documents, Justin Facey, 46, facilitated a drug trafficking organization run by a California prisoner, Heraclio Sanchez-Rodriguez, who...
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Laconia Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Prison for Role in Cross-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. – A Laconia man was sentenced in federal court to 160 months in federal prison with four years of supervised release for one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, in a case brought by New Hampshire’s Homeland Security Task Force. Benjamin...
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Nineteen Defendants Charged in Sweeping Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment Following Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

DALLAS, TX — Nineteen individuals have been federally charged in a weeping 24-count indictment that alleges their involvement in a years‑long drug trafficking operation responsible for distributing cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana throughout the Dallas area. “As this investigation unfolded, the DEA and our law enforcement partners identified a...
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HSTF Investigation Leads to 17 Years in Prison for Tucson's "Queen of the South," Bringing Her Reign to a Close

TUCSON, Ariz. – On Sep. 22, 2026, Senior United States District Judge Raner C. Collins sentenced Amanda Rachelle Miller, 35, of Tucson, to 204 months (17 years) in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, for leading a large-scale drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other dangerous...
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HSTF Operation Leads to More Than a Dozen Defendants in Kansas Sentenced for Working for Mexican Drug Cartel

WICHITA, KAN. – A Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) operation led to the dismantling of a drug trafficking ring in Kansas operated on behalf of a Mexican drug cartel. Ringleader, Euriel Talavera, 32, of Wichita and 14 other defendants pleaded guilty to criminal charges following a multi-agency investigation which included...
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Illegal Alien from Mexico Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl and Unlawfully Possessing Firearms

SEATTLE – A 22-year-old Mexican national illegally present in the U.S. was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison for drug and gun crimes. Jesus Cristerna Lucas delivered 5,000 fentanyl pills to an undercover agent in November 2024. This drug sale came mere months...
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Illegal Alien Convicted for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl, Meth, And Possessing Guns as Part of Drug Trafficking Enterprise

BOSTON – A Dominican national, unlawfully residing in Lowell, Massachusetts was convicted by a federal jury in Boston on June 12, 2026 of conspiring to distribute narcotics, possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Juan Riquerbin Garcia Rivera, 44, was...
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Goffstown Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years on Firearms and Narcotics Offenses

CONCORD, N.H. – A Goffstown man has been sentenced to 102 months in prison and four years of supervised release for firearm and narcotics charges, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Mark Williams, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante today. According to the charging documents and statements made...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation in Seattle Leads to Eight-Year Sentence for Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization

SEATTLE– The 32-year-old leader of a drug trafficking organization that preyed, in part, on those living unhoused in “The Jungle” and in the Seattle Chinatown International District was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to eight years in prison. Daniel Ibarra Loera, an illegal alien, living in Kent...

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