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California Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Distribution of Large Quantities of Methamphetamine

LAS VEGAS – A California man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 36 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for his role in distributing large quantities of methamphetamine as part of a drug conspiracy. The government requested a...
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Months-Long, ATF-Led Operation in Louisville Results in Dozens of Indictments with Significant Firearms and Narcotics Seizures

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following an approximately two-month-long, ATF-led operation involving multiple state and federal agencies, dozens of defendants were recently arrested on federal and state charges. In addition, significant amounts of narcotics and numbers of firearms were seized and taken off the streets of Louisville. U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner...
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Downtown L.A. Residents Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging Possession of More Than 42 Kilograms of Fentanyl, Small Alligator in Stash House

LOS ANGELES – A man and woman living in a luxury downtown Los Angeles apartment that law enforcement believes was a stash house have been arrested for allegedly possessing more than 42 kilograms of fentanyl, more than seven kilograms of cocaine, firearms, drug-making materials, and a small alligator, the Justice...
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San Bernardino County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl, Which Led to Victim’s Fatal Overdose

RIVERSIDE, California – A Loma Linda man has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl, the use of which resulted in a victim’s overdose death in January 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles Field Division announced today. Alexander Nihar Biswas, 42, was sentenced on Thursday...
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Memphis Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Smuggling Meth in Luggage at Memphis Airport

MEMPHIS, Tn. – Lonnie Moore, Jr., 38, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, of the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today. According to information presented in court, on August 22...
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Cincinnati Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On September 3, 2026, Dondre Hudson, 28, of Cincinnati, Ohio, pleaded guilty to use of a communication facility to facilitate a drug trafficking offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 22, 2025, Hudson picked up a package containing methamphetamine in Dunbar, West...
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Alien Smuggling Conspiracy Using an Underground Tunnel

EL PASO - A Mexican national, Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez, 29, pleaded guilty today in El Paso, Texas, to conspiracy to bring in aliens to the United States. According to court documents, Davalos-Lopez conspired with others to smuggle migrants through an underground tunnel from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to El Paso, Texas...
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Hardin County Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

Jackson, Tn. – Lytrice Adams, 36, of Savannah, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today. According to information presented in court, in July 2023, agents with the Drug...
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Mexican Fentanyl Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to International Drug Trafficking Offenses

A Mexican national pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl for importation into the United States, and conspiracy to distribute listed chemicals for the unlawful importation of a controlled substance. “For years, Ojeda Elenes manufactured and imported enormous quantities of fentanyl often using precursor chemicals obtained from...
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Two Mexican Nationals Plead Guilty to Alien Smuggling and Providing Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization

EL PASO - Two Mexican nationals pleaded guilty today to multiple charges including alien smuggling and providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, specifically, Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). “This is but two more guilty pleas added in DEA’s long and sustained efforts against CJNG and its...

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