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Three Mexican nationals sentenced for meth conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three Mexican nationals have been sentenced in federal court this week for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine. Alfredo Soto-Contreras, also known as “Antonio,” 38, of Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced today to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison...
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Four individuals indicted with drug charges in Kansas

WICHITA, Kan. – Four individuals in two separate investigations were indicted today in Kansas. Both cases were investigated by the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division. Two defendants from California were indicted on charges of smuggling more than two pounds of fentanyl to Kansas. Jorge...
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Rome City, Indiana man sentenced to 120 months in prison

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Tommy Gibson a/k/a “Two-Tone,” age 56, of Rome City, Indiana, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady following his plea of guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Gibson was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by five years of...
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St. Louis man sentenced to 60 months in prison

ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge E. Richard Webber sentenced Justin Moore, 31, of St. Louis, to 60 months in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl. According to the plea agreement, Moore was driving a silver Infiniti SUV...
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California woman sentenced to 27 years for meth conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Pomona, California, woman was sentenced in federal court today for leading a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in Jasper County, Missouri. Melissa R. Kivett, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 27 years in federal prison without parole. The case...
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Joplin man sentenced to 25 years for meth conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Joplin, Missouri, man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison without parole in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Jasper County, Missouri. On Oct. 1, 2019, Kevin L. Kivett Sr., 59, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy...
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Overland woman sentenced for possessing methamphetamine for distribution

ST. LOUIS –Emily Stephan, 19, of Overland, Missouri, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute just under 100 grams of methamphetamine. Stephan appeared in federal court today before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. According to court documents, on March 8...
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Four Alachua County residents arrested for federal drug-trafficking crimes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -Four residents of Alachua, Florida, were arrested on federal criminal charges alleging an armed drug-trafficking conspiracy. The defendants arrested are: ● Lorenza Aaron Durr, Jr., 29, Alachua, Florida; ● Elboric Quadarius Robinson, 29, Alachua, Florida; ● Morris Robinson, 55, Alachua, Florida; and ● Roddrae Antonio Williams, 28, Alachua...
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Springfield, Missouri woman pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, woman pled guilty in federal court today to her role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 4.5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine in Laclede County, Missouri. Deidra C. Mathews, 44, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to participating in a conspiracy...
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Southwest Honkys gang member pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Fair Grove, Missouri man who is a member of the violent Southwest Honkys prison gang pled guilty in federal court today to his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy in which investigators intercepted a shipment of nearly 9.5 kilograms of methamphetamine. William F. Jones, 45, pleaded guilty...