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First Defendant in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation of Gun and Drug Trafficking Organization in Western Washington Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Seattle – A 36-year-old Mexican national, who was tending a drug stash house in Everett and making drug deliveries for a large drug trafficking organization, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years in prison. Sylvestre Ramos was arrested October 28, 2025, following a year-long investigation...
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Multi-State Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to 36 Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Justice Department today announced that 36 individuals, nine of whom are illegal aliens, have been charged in a multi-state Homeland Security Task Force investigation involving drug trafficking and money laundering that spans international borders. During the course of the investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized...
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Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Pills

LAS VEGAS – A Colombian national pleaded guilty Monday to selling thousands of Fentanyl-laced pills in the Las Vegas area. “Transnational drug trafficking networks believe they can operate with impunity inside our borders, but this plea proves otherwise,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of...
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl, and Money Laundering

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Cristina D. Silva to 84 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and to launder thousands of dollars of...
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Bronx Woman Who Trafficked Fentanyl and Then Fled After Her Arrest Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison

HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WINIFER ACOSTA JIMENEZ, 32, of the Bronx, New York, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 72 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for a...
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Stamford Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that BRANDON TURNER, also known as “Bizz,” 32, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for...
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Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty To Possessing Assault Rifle And Kilograms Of Fentanyl

BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing at the Quality Inn Hotel in Revere, Massachusetts pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to possessing over 4.5 kilograms of fentanyl and an assault rifle. Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute more...
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Maine Man Sentenced Eight Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

CONCORD, N.H. – Kittery, Maine resident Trenton Murphy, 28, was sentenced in federal court to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine with a Massachusetts-based drug trafficking organization (DTO), U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. According to court documents and...
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Tuftonboro Man Indicted for Possessing Fentanyl Analogue and Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

CONCORD, N.H. – Tuftonboro resident Justin Trudeau, 27, was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of fentanyl analogue and 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Trudeau will appear in federal court in Concord on a...
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Two Men Indicted For Drug Conspiracy And Firearms Charges

BOSTON –Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to distribute fentanyl in Worcester County. Richard Molina-Ovalle, 36, of Worcester and Jose Molina-Ovalle, 27, a Dominican national unlawfully residing in Worcester, were charged in an indictment with conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of...

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