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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Lead Role in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organizations

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man who was a leader within two drug trafficking organization was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard F. Boulware II to a total of 12 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for his role in importing...
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Seventh Defendant Pleads Guilty in Atlanta to Milledgeville Meth Trafficking Case

MACON, Ga. – The final of seven defendants involved in a methamphetamine trafficking network sourcing methamphetamine from Atlanta for distribution in Milledgeville, Georgia, has been brought to justice resulting from an Operation Take Back America investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office. “This case...
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Convicted Felon on State Probation Sentenced to 10 Years on Drug and Gun Charges

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Kuron Christopher Grant, 23, of Asheville, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm in Asheville, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Grant’s 10-year sentence will...
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Illegal Alien, Convicted Felon, and Austell Man Face Federal Charges Following Tri-County Narcotics Operations

ATLANTA – An illegal alien from Mexico, a convicted felon, and an Austell man appeared in federal court to answer criminal complaints charging them with narcotics offenses following operations across metro Atlanta that resulted in the seizure of more than 280 pounds of methamphetamine, over four pounds of fentanyl, and...
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Two Illegal Aliens and Marietta Man Face Federal Charges After Seizure of Nearly 500 Pounds of Meth

ATLANTA - Juan Rueda-Palacios and Lourdes Prudente Blanco, both illegal aliens from Mexico, and Alan Hernandez, of Marietta, Georgia, are facing federal drug charges related to the recent seizure of nearly 500 pounds of methamphetamine from a vehicle in Brookhaven, Georgia, and an apartment in Sandy Springs. “These charges reflect...
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Columbia Man Sentenced to More than 16 years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Johnny Lee Dickerson, 45, of Columbia, has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal drug trafficking offense involving methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana. According to the facts presented in court, the Columbia Police Department and long with...
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California Drug Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Meth and Fentanyl Conspiracy in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

HONOLULU – United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii Ken Sorenson announced that Dylan Tai Dang, 55, of Garden Grove, California, was sentenced Tuesday, July 7, by United States District Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park to 87 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to...
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Florida Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Multi-State Drug Operation

NEW BERN, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Kerby Pata, 40, of Miramar Florida, to over 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute more than 11 pounds of cocaine and conspiracy to possess with the intent to sell more than 50 grams of meth. In August 2022, Homeland...
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Three Men Convicted of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

LAS VEGAS – A federal jury convicted three men last week for their participation in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, announced the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada “This jury verdict is the result of our strong partnership with the DEA to make Nevada’s communities...
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Guam Prison Inmate Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking; Co-Conspirators Receive Federal Sentences

Hagåtña, Guam – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that the following defendants were sentenced in the District Court of Guam: Edward Glen Demapan, age 54, from Guam, was found guilty after a jury trial on November 19, 2025...

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