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Lieutenant in Sinaloa and Beltran-Leyva Cartels Sentenced to Federal Prison

ATLANTA - Roberto Lopez, a/k/a Shrek, a/k/a NWA, was sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison following his convictions for cocaine trafficking and money laundering. Lopez, who was hiding in Mexico for more than a decade before his capture and expulsion to the United States, smuggled weapons to Mexico...
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Chinese Nationals Arrested in China as Homeland Security Task Force Works to Stop Drugs Imported through Texas Destined for U.S. Prisons

PLANO – Two Chinese nationals have been indicted and charged with federal drug trafficking violations as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Lisa Xing, 36, and Zhanwen Song, 38, Chinese citizens, were charged in a six-count...
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Dallas Man Who Conspired to Use Interstate Facilities to Aid a Marijuana Trafficking Enterprise Sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

DALLAS, TX — Special Agent in Charge Joseph B. Tucker and the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced that a Dallas man who admitted to running a multi‑state marijuana distribution operation was sentenced today in federal court for conspiracy to use interstate facilities in...
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Vermont and Texas Men Charged with Distributing Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine in Burlington, Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on July 23, 2026, a federal grand jury indicted Angel Louis Concepcion a/k/a “Cito” (37, of McKinney, Texas), Troy McIlwain a/k/a “Breeze” (37, of St. Albans, Vermont), and David Lauderbach a/k/a “Cane” (42...
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Dominican National Sentenced for Possession With Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine and Fentanyl

CONCORD, N.H. – Daris Rafael Melo Vittini, age 40, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced in federal court to 18 months of imprisonment followed by 1 year of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. According to court...
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to More than 3 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Organization, in Case Brought by New Hampshire’s Homeland Security Task Force

CONCORD, N.H. – Alexander German, 28, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal court for fentanyl trafficking conspiracy in a case brought by New Hampshire’s Homeland Security Task Force, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. German was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty to 38 months in federal prison...
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Pharmacist Charged With Drug Diversion From National Pharmacy Chain

BOSTON – A Pittsfield pharmacist has been charged in federal court in Boston with allegedly diverting Adderall and Dextroamp-amphetamin (generic Adderall) from a national pharmacy chain. Joshua Bradley, 30, of Pittsfield, was charged with five counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deception and subterfuge. The defendant will make...
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Concord Man Sentenced to More than Three Years for Trafficking Meth

CONCORD, N.H. – U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces that a Concord man was sentenced today in federal court for drug trafficking. Zachary Albert, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe to 37 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release. In July 2025, Albert pleaded...
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Memphis Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Smuggling Meth in Luggage at Memphis Airport

MEMPHIS, Tn. – Lonnie Moore, Jr., 38, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, of the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today. According to information presented in court, on August 22...
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Two Schenectady County, New York Men Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Crack Cocaine in Burlington, Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that Donald Stewart, 42, of Schenectady, New York, and Lisandro Brown, 49, of Rotterdam, New York, have been charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base. On July 27, 2026, Stewart and Brown both...

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