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Charges filed against leader of Northeast Philadelphia heroin distribution ring and six others

Philadelphia, PA – United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, William M. McSwain, announced that Juan Caceres, leader of a heroin distribution ring and six others were arrested and charged by criminal complaint on charges of possession with intent to distribute various amounts of heroin as associates of...
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Providence man sentenced to 72 months for trafficking fentanyl, heroin, cocaine

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Providence man found to be in possession of more than 384 grams of fentanyl, nearly 2,000 grams of heroin, and more than 2,260 grams of cocaine, and who was expecting to take possession of six kilograms of fentanyl before it was intercepted by law enforcement, was...
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Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Isidro De Los Santos, 33, of Syracuse pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of heroin, fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, and cocaine, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field...
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Historic law enforcement operation dismantles largest drug trafficking network in Rochester

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that nine defendants were arrested and charged in a criminal complaint for their roles in a large and long standing illegal narcotics ring operating in...
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Leader of Trenton Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a federal grand jury today indicted the leader of a Trenton drug-trafficking organization for his role overseeing and managing the...
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Menomonie, Wisconsin man charged with heroin, gun crimes

MENOMONIE, Wis. – David Hartwig, 32, Menomonie, Wisconsin, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, with possessing heroin with intent to distribute, and with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The indictment alleges that on May 6, 2020, he possessed...
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High ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel arraigned in Chicago after extradition from Mexico

CHICAGO — A former high-ranking member of the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico was arraigned today on federal drug charges following his extradition from Mexico. The defendant, Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, was charged with one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, one count of...
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Lancaster man sentenced for role in heroin conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kevin Hinca, 28, of Lancaster, New York, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin, was sentenced to serve 32 months in prison by...
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Three Columbia men charged with heroin trafficking

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Three Columbia, Missouri, men were charged in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Boone County, Missouri. Keveon Martez Johnson, 36, his brother, Marcus Johnson, 34, and Marcus Seawood, 38, were charged in separate but related criminal complaints filed in...
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Oak Grove man sentenced to 20 years for distributing heroin resulting in fatal overdose

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Oak Grove, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for distributing the heroin that resulted in the overdose death of an Arizona man visiting his family in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case with the Jackson County Drug Task Force...