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Ocala Man Convicted of Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking

June 14, 2018
(OCALA, Fla.) - A federal jury yesterday found Santonio Juvon Jackson (35, Ocala) guilty of possession, distribution, and conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin and fentanyl. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years in federal prison, and up to life, on each count. A sentencing date has not...
June 14, 2018
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Dark Web Vendor Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges

June 12, 2018
(MIAMI) - A French national who was serving at times as an administrator and senior moderator on one of the largest dark web criminal marketplaces pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to launder money. Gal Vallerius, aka “Oxymonster,” 36, pleaded...
June 12, 2018
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Prolific opioid dealer sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

June 11, 2018
(TAMPA, Fla.) - Skyler Christopher Sanders (33, Bradenton) was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, heroin, methamphetamine, carfentanil, and fentanyl. He pleaded guilty on December 21, 2017. According to court documents, Sanders and his associates sold drugs out of a house in...
June 11, 2018
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Bradenton drug dealer sentenced to prison

June 06, 2018
(TAMPA, Fla.) - Tony Marvin Johnson (34, Bradenton) was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. He had pleaded guilty on December 7, 2017. According to court documents, on June 15, 2017, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Tampa District...
June 06, 2018
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Three Additional Members of Heroin Drug Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty

May 30, 2018
(ORLANDO, Fla.) - Harold Omar Vargas-Delgado (33, Kissimmee), Cary Mitchelle Vargas-Delgado (34, Orlando), and Angel Ruben Maldonado, Jr. (42, Orlando) pleaded guilty today to charges related to their involvement in multiple conspiracies to distribute heroin throughout central Florida. In addition, Harold Omar Vargas-Delgado pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent...
May 30, 2018
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Ocala Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Traffic Methamphetamine And Fentanyl

May 23, 2018
(OCALA, Fla.) - Tirso Hernandez-(35, Ocala) was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. A federal jury found him guilty on February 21...
May 23, 2018
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Former National Director Of Anti-corruption In Colombia Extradited To The United States To Face Wire Fraud And Money Laundering Charges Related To Foreign Bribery

May 18, 2018
(WESTON, Fla.) - The former National Director of Anti-Corruption in Colombia and an attorney from Colombia were extradited yesterday to the United States to face wire fraud and money laundering charges related to the promotion of foreign bribery. Luis Gustavo Moreno Rivera, 36, the former National Director of Anti-Corruption in...
May 18, 2018
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Honduran Drug Kingpin Sentenced To Life In Prison

May 18, 2018
(MIAMI) - Honduran national Sergio Neftali Mejia-Duarte - was sentenced today to life in prison for his involvement in a large-scale international narcotics transportation organization. On January 9, 2018, a Miami jury found Mejia-Duarte, 41, guilty of conspiring to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine with the knowledge that the...
May 18, 2018
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Four Plead Guilty In Multi-State Drug & Money Laundering Conspiracy

May 08, 2018
(PENSACOLA, Fla.) - Aaron M. Booker, 26, Joseph F. Booker Jr., 28, and Kaishawndra Lyons, 25, all of Pensacola, and Uy Nguyen, 34, of Vallejo, California, have pled guilty to charges arising from a multi-state drug and money laundering conspiracy. Nguyen and the Booker Brothers pled guilty to conspiracy to...
May 08, 2018
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 04, 2018
WESTON, Fla. - - Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at close to 6,000 sites across the country. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and...
May 04, 2018
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