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Prolific Snohomish County fentanyl dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison

SEATTLE - The head of a drug distribution ring who was convicted at trial of drug and gun crimes was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to15 years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. Rhett Irons, 41, of Lynnwood, Washington was convicted on December 12, 2019...
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Repeat federal defendant to serve 20 years in prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A former Manito, Illinois. man, Jonathan Edward Rakestraw, 36, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. On Feb. 28, 2020, Chief U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow sentenced Rakestraw to 15 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in Schuyler County, Illinois...
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

WASHINGTON – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to focus on stopping drugs being smuggled across the border, DEA’s...
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DEA announces launch of methamphetamine initiative

SEATTLE - Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to focus on stopping drugs being smuggled across the border, DEA’s...
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Mishawaka, Indiana man sentenced to 120 months in prison

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Kenneth Sanders, age 39, of Mishawaka, Indiana was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine and over 100 grams of a mixture or substance containing heroin, announced U.S. Attorney...
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Prison sentences for California-based drug trafficking ring that shipped methamphetamine to northeastern Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wis. - DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Paul Maxwell and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Matthew D. Krueger, announced that five individuals received sentences after convictions for drug trafficking in the Fox Valley Region of northeastern Wisconsin. The sentences, imposed by Senior United States District...
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Repeat drug distributor sentenced to more than six years in prison, rearrested in midst of drug deal involving fentanyl pills

SEATTLE - A Snohomish, Washington, man who was sentenced just last week to 78 months in prison for dealing fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine is back behind bars tonight after being arrested on his way to a drug deal in Whatcom County. Michael John Scott, who tells his drug contacts to...
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Illegal alien sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin

BOISE, Idaho - Ubaldo Soto-Diaz, an illegal alien from Mexico, but residing in Portersville, California, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered Soto-Diaz to pay a $2,000 fine and serve five years of supervised...
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Chicago man sentenced to 20 years in prison

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – David Gibson, 48, of Chicago, was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for conspiracy to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Mr. Gibson was sentenced to 240 months in prison (to be served consecutively to a 12...
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Leader of prescription fraud ring sentenced to over three years in federal prison

INDIANAPOLIS – DEA Indianapolis District Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge J. Michael Gannon and United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today, Brandon Fuller, 27, of Chicago, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge James R. Sweeney II, after having pleaded guilty to charges...

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