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Three Men Sentenced To A Combined Sentence Of Over 25 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

October 17, 2014
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - David Downing, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge, and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Luis Garcia-Duenas, Victor Herrera-Perez, and Javier Lopez-Canseco were all sentenced today for drug-trafficking offenses. Garcia-Duenas, age 33, of Springdale, was sentenced to 151months...
October 17, 2014
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Federal Jury In Del Rio Convicts Los Zetas Cartel Drug Dealer

October 16, 2014
DEL RIO, Texas - A member of a drug trafficking organization with ties to the Los Zetas Cartel operating in Piedras Negras, Mexico, faces up to life in federal prison after a jury convicted him of smuggling thousands of kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Mexico announced Joseph...
October 16, 2014
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34 In Custody In Connection With Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation

October 16, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas) - Federal and state authorities have arrested 24 individuals, including Austin lawyers Richard Patrick Fagerberg, age 45, and David Ramos, age 39, for their roles in a cocaine and methamphetamine distribution operation announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and United States...
October 16, 2014
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Gulfport Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy And Gun Charges

October 16, 2014
NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and United States Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Darryl Williams, age 26, a resident of Gulfport, Mississippi, pleaded guilty today to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride and being...
October 16, 2014
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Rollin 60s Crips Gang Member Sentenced To Life In Prison For Heroin Conspiracy And Obstruction Of Justice Involving Murder Of A Federal Witness

October 16, 2014
NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and United States Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Quenshey Mitchell, a/k/a “Ripper,” “Baby Ripper,” and “Q”, age 37, from Los Angeles, California, was sentenced today to life imprisonment for violating federal heroin trafficking and obstruction of justice...
October 16, 2014
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Bogalusa Man Sentenced For Drug Violations

October 16, 2014
NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Donelle Piggott, age 49, resident of Bogalusa, was sentenced on October 14, 2014, having previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine...
October 16, 2014
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Autauga County Man Sentenced To 210 Months In Federal Prison For Role In Drug Organization

October 15, 2014
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Mark Edward (52), of Deatsville, Alabama, was sentenced on October 15, 2014 to serve 210 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, announced Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay Morris of the Drug Enforcement (DEA)...
October 15, 2014
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California Career Offender And Co-Conspirator Sentenced To Over 18 Years For Drug Trafficking

October 14, 2014
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - David Downing, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge, and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Frank Medina, Jr. age 32, of Moreno Valley, California and his co-conspirator, Juliana Perez, age 44, of Rogers, were sentenced today for drug...
October 14, 2014
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Five Men Charged In Large-Scale Cocaine And Money Laundering Conspiracy

October 08, 2014
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Mario Capote-Morejon, 43, and Enrique Artiles-Mata aka Calvo, 54, both of McAllen, and Helvis Artiles, 25, of Mission, have been arrested along with two others on charges related to a cocaine trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M...
October 08, 2014
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Bogalusa Man And Woman Sentenced For Drug Violations

October 08, 2014
NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Raymond Bridges, 53, and Mary Doughty, 65, both residents of Bogalusa, were sentenced yesterday having previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute...
October 08, 2014
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