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Defendant Pleads Guilty of Fentanyl Distribution

December 16, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing more than a kilogram of fentanyl and 14 firearms. Proevine Lennox Robins, 51, pleaded guilty to one count possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute and one count of possessing firearms in furtherance of...
December 16, 2024
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Illinois Man Sentenced to More Than 23 Years in Prison for Selling Fatal Fentanyl

December 10, 2024
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who sold the fake Percocet pills that killed a man in St. Louis County in 2022 to 23 years and eight months in prison. “I’m going to send a message to other drug dealers,” said Judge...
December 10, 2024
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Man Sentenced to Prison after Fentanyl Found in BBQ Grill

December 05, 2024
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Cameron L. Robinson, 31, of Sikeston, Missouri, has been sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison for the offense of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Robinson appeared for his sentencing hearing today at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Court documents reflect that...
December 05, 2024
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Three Admit Selling Anabolic Steroids

December 05, 2024
ST. LOUIS – Three men have pleaded guilty in federal court and admitted conducting thousands of sales of anabolic steroids. David Underwood, 44, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Thursday to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute anabolic steroids. Andrew...
December 05, 2024
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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty for Distributing Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

December 03, 2024
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Mo., man who distributed thousands of fentanyl pills pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing fentanyl and several firearms. Keaveon Zaniyah T. Harris, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute and one count of being...
December 03, 2024
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Repeat Drug Offender Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Conspiracy

December 02, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Lebanon, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for her role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Evelyn J. Dame, 50, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. On April 15, 2024, Dame pleaded guilty to participating in a...
December 02, 2024
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Eleven Charged for Drug Trafficking in Southern Illinois

November 25, 2024
BENTON, Ill. – Following an investigation into the drug trafficking network in southern Illinois, eleven individuals are facing federal charges for distributing meth in Jackson, Massac, Perry, Saline and Williamson counties in Illinois. Nigelle J. Bird, 32, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was charged with one federal count of distribution of...
November 25, 2024
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Jury Convicts Mexican National of $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy

October 23, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Mexican national who worked with a drug-trafficking organization tied to the Cárteles Unidos cartel in Michoacán, Mexico, was convicted by a federal trial jury today of his role in a $4.7 million conspiracy to distribute more than 335 kilograms of methamphetamine and 22 kilograms of...
October 23, 2024
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Poplar Bluff Man Sentenced to 8+ Years in Prison for Selling Meth

October 15, 2024
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Monday sentenced a man who sold methamphetamine to an undercover officer to eight years and four months in prison. Rashad Marshall, 33, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, pleaded guilty in July to one count each of conspiracy to distribute...
October 15, 2024
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15 Defendants Indicted for Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking

October 09, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Fifteen more defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy after law enforcement officers seized 100 pounds of methamphetamine and a kilogram of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle being transported from San Bernadino, Cal. to Springfield, Mo. Stevie...
October 09, 2024
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