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Two Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl

Pensacola, Fla. – Adrian Dion Pettaway Jr., 25, of Pensacola was sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl, and Gindy Nicole Lacey, 49, of Pensacola was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine, tramadol, and fentanyl. The sentence was announced by John...
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Federal Jury Convicts Panama City Man in Meth Bust

Tallahassee, Fla. – Calvin Leon Jackson, 40, was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. John Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the verdict today. U.S. Attorney Heekin said...
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Naples Felon Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

Fort Myers, Florida – Miguel Lauzado Hernandez (37, Naples) has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. Hernandez pleaded guilty on June 3, 2025. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. According to court documents, on September 12, 2024, Hernandez sold approximately one...
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Multi-State Drug Trafficking Operation Dismantled as a Part of the Homeland Security Task Force Initiative

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A drug trafficking and money laundering network operating from Detroit, Michigan, to Morgantown, West Virginia, has been dismantled following a coordinated multi-state investigation, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced today. “When agencies come together to take poison off the streets, communities are safer,” said U.S. Attorney...
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Marianna Man Sentenced to Forty-Five Months in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Marijuana

Tallahassee, Fla. – Andy Dean Biggs, 63, of Marianna, Fla., was sentenced to forty-five months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of marijuana. The sentence was announced by...
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6 Indicted for Madisonville-Area Drug Distribution Ring Following a Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Led by DEA and MPD

Madisonville, KY – Following a joint state and federal investigation led by the DEA and the Madisonville Police Department, a federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returned an indictment on August 12, 2026, charging six Madisonville-area individuals with drug distribution-related charges. U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western...
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts 13 for Drug and Firearm Offenses Following a Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Led by the DEA and LMPD

Louisville, KY – Following a lengthy investigation by the Louisville Homeland Security Task Force lead by the DEA and LMPD, a federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on May 20, 2026, charging 13 individuals with conspiring to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances...
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Nine Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced the last of nine co-defendants for charges related to an Orlando Drug Trafficking Organization. Each of the defendants previously pleaded guilty. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. See details below: Name (Age, Residence) Charges Sentencing Date Sentence...
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Fort Walton Beach Felon Indicted for Federal Drug & Gun Offenses

Pensacola, Fla. – Anthony Bernard Allen, 54, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., has been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance involving more than 500 grams of cocaine and more than 28 grams of cocaine base; one count of possession of...
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Marion County Man Indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth

Ocala, Fla. – Pattreon Stokes (35, Summerfield) has been charged by indictment with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. If convicted, Stokes faces an enhanced minimum penalty of 25 years, up to life, in federal prison due to having two or more qualifying prior convictions for serious drug felony offenses...

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