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Arizona Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances into South Dakota

RAPID CITY - A Tucson, Arizona, man, Francisco Siquieros-Valenzuela, also known as “Pancho,” 32, was sentenced November 9, to 14 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Siquieros-Valenzuela was indicted for Conspiracy to...
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Man Sending Meth to South Dakota Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

RAPID CITY - Martin Ramirez, 45, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Ramirez was indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute a...
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Navarre Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

Pensacola, Florida – Loredana Alessandra Bassolino, 38, of Navarre, Florida was sentenced to five years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl and more than 5 grams of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United...
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Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Pills

LAS VEGAS – A Colombian national pleaded guilty Monday to selling thousands of Fentanyl-laced pills in the Las Vegas area. “Transnational drug trafficking networks believe they can operate with impunity inside our borders, but this plea proves otherwise,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of...
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Possession With Intent to Distribute Heroin

RENO – A Mexican national pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession with intent to distribute nearly two pounds of heroin. “Heroin is a highly addictive, destructive poison that destroys lives, tears families apart, and fuels a wave of fatal overdoses across our nation,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah...
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Tallahassee Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

Tallahassee, Florida – Christopher L. Daniels, 47, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty by a federal jury of possession with intent to distribute various controlled substances including more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon...
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Crestview Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine

Pensacola, Fla. –John Martin Elmore, 37, of Crestview, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine or 500 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine and one count of possession of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine or...
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl, and Money Laundering

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Cristina D. Silva to 84 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and to launder thousands of dollars of...
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Omaha Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

OMAHA, Neb., -- Keith Pumala, 67, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture of methamphetamine. There is no parole in the federal system. After Pumala is released from prison...
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Drug Trafficker Found Guilty Following HSTF Investigation

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A Cedar Rapids man who distributed a significant amount of methamphetamine and heroin was convicted on November 5, after a four‑day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Henry Watkins, age 52, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine...

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