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Assassin for Mexican Cartel Sentenced to Life in Prison

March 24, 2022
EL PASO – A Mexican national was sentenced today to life in prison and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine for his role in the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations. According to court documents, Mario Iglesias-Villegas, aka “Dos,” “El 2,” “Delta,” “Parka,” “Grim Reaper,” 37, of Villa Ahumada, became a member of...
March 24, 2022
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Midland Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Gun Charges

March 23, 2022
ALPINE – A Midland man pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to possess fentanyl and one count of illegal possession of a firearm. According to court documents, between August and October 2021, Edgar Parra, 36, sold a total of 112.3 grams of fentanyl to undercover DEA operatives on...
March 23, 2022
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison For Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl

March 23, 2022
TAMPA, Fla . –Antonio Nunez III (34, Palmetto) was sentenced to 20 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Nunez had pleaded guilty on October 31...
March 23, 2022
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South Florida Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Over 31 Years in Federal Prison

March 21, 2022
MIAMI – Antony Junior Harris, 40, a prolific drug dealer living in Boynton Beach, Florida has been sentenced to 380 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. The sentence comes after a federal jury sitting in Fort Lauderdale found Harris guilty of attempting to, and conspiring...
March 21, 2022
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Former Pain Clinic Doctor Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Money Structuring

March 17, 2022
TAMPA, Fla. – On March 16, 2022, Dr. Zachary Bird (51, Tampa) was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, followed by 1 year of supervised release, for structuring cash transactions to evade bank reporting requirements. As part of his sentence, the Court also entered a money judgment in the...
March 17, 2022
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Ecuadorian and Columbian Nationals Found Guilty of Smuggling Over 400 Kilograms of Cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

March 17, 2022
TAMPA, Fla. – A federal jury has convicted Luis Elias Angulo Leones (Ecuador, 29), Jhonis Alexis Landazuri Arboleda (Colombia, 33), and Dilson Daniel Arboleda Quinones (Colombia, 25) of possessing and conspiring to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction...
March 17, 2022
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Tallahassee Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking Charges

March 10, 2022
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Lamar Anthony Dukes, 36, of Tallahassee, Florida of distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. The guilty verdict, returned on March 8, 2022, at the conclusion of a two-day trial, was announced by Jason R...
March 10, 2022
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Cuban National Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes

March 09, 2022
EL PASO – A Cuban national living in Fort Hancock was sentenced today to 460 months in prison for drugs, firearms and immigration crimes. On July 23, 2021, Gilberto Morales, 57, was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of conspiracy to possess 1,000 kilograms or more of...
March 09, 2022
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison

March 07, 2022
TAMPA, Fla . –Victor Manuel Hernandez (22, Wimauma) was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for a narcotics conspiracy involving methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, as well as for being a felon in possession of multiple firearms. Hernandez had pleaded guilty on July 27, 2021. According to court documents, between...
March 07, 2022
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Drug Trafficker Who Distributed Narcotics While on State Bond Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

March 04, 2022
TAMPA, Fla. –Jarran Riley (37, Clearwater) was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing narcotics. Riley had pleaded guilty on December 9, 2021. According to court documents, on June 5, 2019, at approximately 10:30 p.m., detectives from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Dunedin Cove Motel...
March 04, 2022
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