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Meth And Cocaine Dealer From East St. Louis Sentenced To 189 Months In Federal Prison

ST. LOUIS - James Shroba, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division, today announced that Raymond Winbush Sr., 43, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced to 189 months in federal prison for his role in distributing methamphetamine and cocaine in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Winbush was...
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Last Defendant Sentenced In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

DALLAS - Alfonso Mercado-Cruz, 32, of Chiapas, Mexico, was sentenced yesterday before U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to 151 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in January 2017 to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of...
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Six Of Eight Houston Residents Sentenced To Prison For Their Roles In A $1.2 Million Cocaine Conspiracy

ST. LOUIS - James Shroba, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division, today announced a sixth Houston area resident, charged in DEA’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) “Alice in Wonderland,” was sentenced for his part in a $1.2 million cocaine conspiracy. Terrance LeKeith Miles, 30, was sentenced...
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Van Zandt County Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Violations

TYLER, Texas - A 28 year-old Ben Wheeler, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Corey Lance Parish pleaded guilty on May 16, 2017, to possession with intent to distribute...
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Dallas Man Who Maintained GHB Lab And Methamphetamine Near Elementary School Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison On Firearm And Drug Convictions

DALLAS - Bryce Edward Hansen, 44, of Dallas, Texas, who pleaded guilty in February 2017 to one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to...
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Dubuque Man Gets Over 20 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting In Death And Serious Injuries

OMAHA - Darrin Thimmesch, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Omaha District Office, today announced that Antrell Desharron Lewis, 24, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to over 20 years in prison for his part in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and furanylfentanyl. In April of 2017, the US District...
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La Familia Michoacan Drug Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Charges

DALLAS - Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, aka “La Minsa,” 47, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez today and pleaded guilty to federal offenses in connection with his leadership roles in the “La Familia Michoacán” Mexican drug cartel, announced DEA Dallas Division’s Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. and...
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Twenty Charged In Drug Distribution Conspiracy

DALLAS - A total of 20 individuals are now in custody following a law enforcement operation this week led by special agents of the Drug Enforcement (DEA). Seventeen of the 20 charged were in the United States illegally at the time the offenses occurred Special Agent in Charge Clyde E...
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Jefferson City Man Pleads Guilty To Charge Of Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Troy Derby, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Kansas City District Office, today announced that a Jefferson City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine in Columbia, Missouri. “This individual conspired to sell poison...
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Houston Man Sentenced To 15 Years For His Part In For One Of The Largest Meth Distribution Rings In Southwest Missouri

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - - Troy Derby, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s Kansas City District Office, today announced that Robert Canales, 34, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in a 28 person conspiracy involved in distributing meth in southwest Missouri. “This was one...

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