United States Drug Enforcement Administration

ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges July 8 and admitted a role in a triple shooting in 2021 that killed two. Antaveon Bernard Le'Vell Kent, 22, admitted participating in a plan to steal marijuana that led to the March 16, 2021...

ST. LOUIS – A man from St. Louis County is facing a federal drug charge after allegedly providing fentanyl to a 19-year-old who then suffered what is suspected to be a fatal overdose. William Edward Martin, 21, was charged by complaint Thursday with one count of distributing a controlled substance...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield man has been sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Springfield area, including an undercover drug transaction that occurred in a home with two young children. Devin J.H. Wrinkle, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, man who was arrested with 19 firearms and quantities of illegal drugs in his home was sentenced in federal court today for trafficking methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms. Rusty W. Snow, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 15 years...

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Tuesday sentenced a St. Louis man to 11 years for selling methamphetamine to drug investigators. Judge White also found that Shaun Glenwood Mack, 44, was a career offender due to prior drug convictions. In August 2020, investigators for the Drug...

WICHITA, Kan. – A Kansas man has been sentenced to 24 years and seven months in prison for drug trafficking crimes. In March 2022, a federal jury convicted Travis Vontress, 45, of Wichita, of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, and being in possession of a firearm in furtherance...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Sixteen residents of Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kan., and Independence, Mo., have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. Ublester Molina, 26, Kevin O. Alarcon, 25, Rocky Orozco, 30, Salvador Valdivia, 40, Stephen...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – The ringleader of a Houston-based cocaine trafficking operation has been sentenced in the Southern District of Illinois to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, bringing to a successful close an investigation and prosecution that spanned several states and more than five years. Samuel Ruben...

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Thursday sentenced two men who helped violent drug traffickers try to avoid prosecution to lengthy prison terms. Michael Grady, 67, of St. Louis, was sentenced to 18 years and 10 months in prison and Oscar Dillon III, 48, of St...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Nixa woman who led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase at night with no headlights was sentenced in federal court today for trafficking methamphetamine. Gina N. Nunez, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 12 years in federal prison without parole...