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California man sentenced for smuggling heroin and meth to Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A California man was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for smuggling heroin and methamphetamine to Kansas, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. Allan Bryan DeJesus, 40, of Bakersfield, California, pled guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin. In his plea...
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Springfield man sentenced for meth trafficking

ST. LOUIS – A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced today to 13 years in federal prison without parole for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Greene County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department. On June...
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St. Joseph man sentenced to 15 years for leading $2.1 million meth conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a $2.1 million conspiracy that distributed more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine in Buchanan, Clinton, and Nodaway counties in Missouri. James Patrick Pardee II, 29, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison...
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California man indicted for carrying cocaine aboard train traveling through Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Sacramento, Calif., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for carrying more than two kilograms of cocaine aboard a train traveling through Kansas City, in a case that was investigated by the Kansas City Interdiction Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration St...
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DEA St. Louis Division’s Operation Crystal Shield backed by U.S. Attorneys

ST. LOUIS – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to focus on stopping drugs being smuggled across the border...
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

EL PASO, TX – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to focus on stopping drugs being smuggled across the...
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21 defendants charged, additional charges added to heroin/fentanyl conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Additional charges and more defendants have been added to two federal indictments that now charge a total of 21 defendants for their roles in separate conspiracies to distribute heroin and fentanyl in the Springfield, Mo., area, resulting in the overdose deaths of at least two people. Most...
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Federal criminal complaint filed against Gregory Keith Robinson and Jaquan Bray

EL PASO, TX - In El Paso today, federal authorities filed a criminal complaint against 27-year-old Gregory Keith Robinson, and 26-year-old Jaquan Bray for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Kyle W. Williamson, El Paso...
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California man sentenced to prison for smuggling 18 pounds of cocaine to Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan. – A California man was sentenced today to 52 months in federal prison for smuggling 18 pounds of cocaine to Kansas, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. Jesus Gonzalez-Molina, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. In his plea, he admitted he was...
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Mariah Ferry and Jose Torrez plead guilty to federal kidnapping charges for abducting and brutally beating two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mariah Ferry, 21, and Jose Torrez, 47, of Albuquerque pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque today to charges of kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap for participating in the abduction and brutal assault of two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money from the home of co-defendant...