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Three Columbia men charged with heroin trafficking

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Three Columbia, Missouri, men were charged in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Boone County, Missouri. Keveon Martez Johnson, 36, his brother, Marcus Johnson, 34, and Marcus Seawood, 38, were charged in separate but related criminal complaints filed in...
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Oak Grove man sentenced to 20 years for distributing heroin resulting in fatal overdose

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Oak Grove, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for distributing the heroin that resulted in the overdose death of an Arizona man visiting his family in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case with the Jackson County Drug Task Force...
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New Boston Man Sentenced for East Texas Drug Trafficking Crimes

TEXARKANA, Texas – A 48-year-old New Boston, Texas, man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced DEA Dallas Division Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez and U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today. Armando Moya was found guilty on Oct...
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Han Gil Hotel demolished, was a "safe haven" for drug distributors

DALLAS - On Tuesday, demolition crews began razing Han Gil Hotel Town, the drug-infested Dallas motel at the center of a 23-defendant drug trafficking probe, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division Eduardo A. Chávez and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy...
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New Haven man sentenced to prison for trafficking heroin

NEW HAVEN, Conn – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jermaine Foster, 49, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to 20 months of imprisonment...
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Heroin dealer sentenced to 66 months in federal prison

MADISON, Wis . - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cortez Jackson, 39, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 66 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine. Jackson pleaded...
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Thirteen individuals charged for their involvement in six fatal opioid overdoses across Hillborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties

TAMPA, Fla. – A federal grand jury returned six indictments and one arrest pursuant to a criminal complaint charging 13 individuals for their roles in six fatal opioid overdoses. The indictments also notify the defendants that the United States intends to forfeit any assets that are alleged to be traceable...
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Grand jury returns indictments against three for drug charges

MADISON, Wis. – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Eau Claire Man Charged with Crimes Involving...
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Madison man sentenced for posessing heroin

MADISON, Wis . - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James Britton, 30, of Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 37 months in federal prison for possessing heroin with intent to distribute. This is Britton’s...
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Honduran National involved in New Haven drug ring sentenced to five years in prison

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Gabrield Romero Escalera-Romero, 29, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to 60 months of...