HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CHRISTIAN ANDRES TEJADA SEGURA, 26, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in West Hazelton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 36 months of imprisonment...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER PURVIS, 29, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 7...

Franklin, NH – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), with the assistance of the Franklin Police Department, has concluded a three-month investigation into drug trafficking in the City of Franklin. The coordinated operation took place over two days and resulted in 27 arrests, multiple search warrants, and significant seizures over...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Daniel Schmidt, Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Tom Wheeler for the Southern District of Indiana announced that three Evansville individuals have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking operation. Patrick L. Adams, 60...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and Acting U.S. Attorney M. Scott Proctor for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Martel Scott, 35, of South Bend, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after...

SEATTLE – A 22-year-old native of Sinaloa, Mexico was sentence in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, for operating a stash house for the drug trafficking organization. Jose Carlos Peraza Alvarez was arrested August 2, 2024, when...

TACOMA, Wash. – A 52-year-old Tukwila, Washington resident was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 120 months in prison. Anthony Escoto was indicted in connection with a two-year investigation of drug trafficking organizations connected to the Aryan Family and Omerta prison gangs. At the sentencing hearing Chief U.S...

F AIRBANKS, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging a Fairbanks man with distributing fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose in March 2025. According to court documents, on March 3, 2025, Jacob Peter, 25, allegedly distributed fentanyl to another person in Fairbanks...

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Buna man has been sentenced to over 33 years in federal prison for firearms and drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Jonathan C. Pullen and Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Leotis...

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Bennie Charles Deloach, 36, of Cantonment, Fla., was sentenced to 14 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine or 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by...