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Baltimore drug dealer assaults, robs and shoots man, then rams his car, sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison

BALTIMORE – On Sept. 5, 2019, Delroy Williams, Jr., 32, of Baltimore, Md., was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for a conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana. The...
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Baltimore drug dealer, selling fatal doses of heroin in Maryland cities, will now spend 10 years in prison

GREENBELT, Md. – Today, Coron Demon Johnson, aka Savage, 25, of Baltimore, Md., was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of heroin. Johnson admitted that an individual died as a result of using heroin that he distributed. According to his...
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Sureno street gang member sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking

SPOKANE, Wash. - Justin Mark Mullenix, age 35, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced on Aug. 2, 2019, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Mullenix to a 17 years in prison, to be followed by...
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Eagle Point drug trafficker sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine

PORTLAND, Ore.—Rodrigo Caro-Gonzalez, 35, a noted drug trafficker residing in Eagle Point, Oregon, was sentenced on Aug.1, 2019, to 120 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm. According to court documents, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration began...
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Third Portland-area man sentenced in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

PORTLAND, Ore. - Yesterday, a third Portland-area man was sentenced to federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine into the Portland Metropolitan Area. Ulises Mayares Jr., 26, of Portland, was sentenced on July 29, 2019, to 48 months in prison and five years’...
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Co-leader of large drug trafficking organization sentenced to more than 11 years in prison

SEATTLE – A 38-year-old Seattle man who persisted in trafficking methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine, despite repeated run-ins with law enforcement, was sentenced on July 26, 2019, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 11 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Michael Lavon Davis pleaded guilty to conspiracy...
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Sinaloa Cartel associate sentenced to 10 year prison term for drug trafficking

SPOKANE, Wash. – Jose Luis Muniz, age 38, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced on July 23, 2019, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and five kilograms of cocaine. Senior United States District Judge Wm...
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Two Spokane men sentenced for their roles in unlawfully distributing opioids

SPOKANE, Wash. – Dr. James Stein-Sheridan Shelby, 50, of Spokane, Wash., and Timothy James Felch, 36, also of Spokane, Wash., were sentenced on July 22, 2019, after having pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute opioid pain medications, hydrocodone and tramadol, without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course...
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DEA, ATF and U.S. Border Patrol operation leads to the arrest of 15 people involved in meth and heroin trafficking in Eastern Washington

SPOKANE, Wash. – Early this morning, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the U.S. Border Patrol led a large-scale enforcement action targeting a methamphetamine and heroin drug trafficking organization with ties to a Washington State-based street gang identified as the Eastside...
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Coeur d’Alene couple sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Christine Ruth Turner, 43, and her husband, Joshua A. Turner, 40, both of Coeur d’Alene, were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine on June 26, 2019. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge sentenced Christine Turner to 71 months in prison and Joshua...