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Indianapolis Career Offender Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Drug Trafficking

INDIANAPOLIS - Deontai Williams, 33, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after a federal jury found him guilty of trafficking in fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine; illegally possessing eight firearms as a convicted felon; and possessing those firearms in...
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Barrio Azteca Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Drug Conspiracy Charges Related to 2010 U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez

El Paso - A Bario Azteca gang member pleaded guilty today in federal court in El Paso, Texas, for being part of a racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracy which included acting as the lookout in the murders by Barrio Azteca members of a U.S. Consulate Juarez employee, her husband, and...
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Austin Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison

AUSTIN, Texas – An Austin man was sentenced in a federal court in Austin to 220 months in prison for trafficking fentanyl while in possession of a firearm, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Miguel Madrigal of the San Antonio Division and U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District...
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Ten Charged in Grant County Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

ALBUQUERQUE – Ten individuals have been charged in a federal indictment alleging they participated in a Grant County drug trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl throughout southwest New Mexico between 2023 and 2026. According to court documents, Margarita Encarnacion Dominguez, 43, is alleged to have led...
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Indiana Man Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking

HAMMOND, Ind. - On July 14, 2026, Darod Wheeler, 55, of Gary, was found guilty following a two-day trial presided over by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 8, 2026. “The Defendant was found guilty for trafficking methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin. According to trial...
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Illinois Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

ROCKFORD, Ill. — An Illinois man has been sentenced to over 24 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine. On Oct. 25, 2022, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Bradley Walters’s place of business, Black Sheep Vintage, in Roscoe. Inside the premises, officers located more than...
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Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted of Tipping Off DEA Targets

Albuquerque, NM – United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Ryan Raybould, announced the July 10 conviction of a Bernalillo County, New Mexico Sheriff’s Office detective for obstructing Drug Enforcement Administration investigations and making a false statement to the FBI. After five days of trial and three hours...
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Former Albuquerque Dentist Ordered to Pay $320,000 for Violating Controlled Substances and False Claims Acts

ALBUQUERQUE – The DEA and the U.S. Attorney's Office announced today that a federal court has entered a $320,000.00 judgment against a former Albuquerque dentist to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by unlawfully issuing prescriptions after his professional licenses were revoked or expired. William C...
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DEA Chicago Field Division, United Against Fentanyl Walk for Lives in Southern Indiana on July 11

CHICAGO – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division and United Against Fentanyl (UAF) will host a Walk for Lives 2026 event at the Warrick County Courthouse Square in Boonville, Indiana, on July 11, 2026, in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America initiative. Walk for Lives events are organized...
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DEA Chicago Field Division, Joliet Slammers Partner for United Against Fentanyl Walk for Lives

CHICAGO – The Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division has partnered with the Frontier League’s Joliet Slammers professional baseball team to host a local United Against Fentanyl Walk for Lives 2026 event at Slammers Stadium in Joliet on July 11, 2026. The Joliet Walk for Lives will begin with a...

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