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Major Meth Distributor Pleads Guilty

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An Aurora, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Barry County, Mo. Brian E. Hall, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of conspiracy to commit money...
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6 Charged with Drug Trafficking Operation, Shipping Meth from California to Chicago

CHICAGO — Sheila G. Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual for the Northern District of Illinois announced that a federal grand jury has indicted five Chicago area residents and one California resident with a drug trafficking conspiracy...
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Which Resulted in Fatal Overdose

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ryan A. Bloom, 37, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in...
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Midland Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Meth Distribution and Firearm Charge

MIDLAND, Texas – A Midland man was sentenced last week to 360 months in prison for possessing approximately 1,000 grams of methamphetamine and possessing a handgun in furtherance to a drug activity. According to court documents, on September 23, 2022, Midland Police officers found that Fabian Hernandez, 33, was a...
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Man Indicted for Meth, Fentanyl, Illegal Firearm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today after he was arrested in St. Joseph, Mo., with methamphetamine and a firearm, then again in Kansas City, Mo., with approximately 2,300 fentanyl pills. Walter Antwine Moore, 42, was charged in a four-count indictment...
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Ice Meth Trafficking

PEORIA, Ill. – Todd C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Field Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris for the Central District of Illinois announced that Keyshawn Q. Banks, 24, of Peoria, was sentenced on March 9, 2023, to 120 months of imprisonment, to be...
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Marshfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Kyle R. Evans, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison without parole. On...
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Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Second Meth Trafficking Indictment

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing more than five kilograms of methamphetamine that he received in the mail while he was on bond on an earlier federal indictment that also charged him with methamphetamine trafficking. David Lee Williams, 43, pleaded...
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California Man Indicted for Meth Trafficking

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Compton, California, man was indicted by a federal grand jury today after law enforcement officers found more than 18 kilograms of methamphetamine in a suitcase he was smuggling through Kansas City, Mo., aboard a bus bound for Atlanta, Georgia. Diego Ruiz-Bibian, 19, was charged with...
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St. Louis Man Admits Assaulting Deputy U.S. Marshals, Selling Methamphetamine

ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis admitted assaulting two deputy U.S. marshals in 2021 and selling methamphetamine on Monday. Emilio Justin Sandoval, 34, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp to one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and two counts...