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Indianapolis Man Convicted on Armed Drug Trafficking Charges

January 26, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that a federal jury found Manuel L. Brown, 49, of Indianapolis, guilty of trafficking methamphetamine, carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime...
January 26, 2024
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Federal Jury Convicts Heavily Armed Meth Dealer

January 26, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indian announced a federal jury has found Manuel L. Brown, 49, of Indianapolis, guilty of trafficking methamphetamine, carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking...
January 26, 2024
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Distributing Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills

January 24, 2024
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas resident was sentenced Tuesday by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to 10 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for distributing large quantities of fentanyl pills in Las Vegas. According to court documents, Alphaeus Johnson (38) conspired...
January 24, 2024
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ATF/DEA/LAPD Take Down San Fernando Valley Drug Trafficking Ring

January 24, 2024
LOS ANGELES – Seven members of a San Fernando Valley drug trafficking crew were indicted on a 15-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they ran an operation that sold cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. Law enforcement arrested four of the seven defendants earlier this morning. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
January 24, 2024
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Violent Indiana Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Fentanyl Pills

January 19, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that William Henry Cook, 27, of Muncie, Indiana, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with...
January 19, 2024
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Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

January 19, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced William Henry Cook, 27, of Muncie, Indiana, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent...
January 19, 2024
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 17, 2024
CHICAGO – In 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration marked its 50th anniversary as the only federal agency dedicated to fighting deadly drugs and drug-related violence. This milestone celebrated a half century of dedication to fighting drug trafficking in the United States and around the world, which threatens the public...
January 17, 2024
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Paso Robles Woman Charged with Drug-Related Crimes, Including Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Victim’s Death Last Year

January 17, 2024
LOS ANGELES – A San Luis Obispo County woman was arraigned today on a federal grand jury indictment alleging, among other crimes, that she knowingly distributed fentanyl, the use of which resulted in a victim’s fatal overdose in May 2023. Jessica Leigh Alalia, 30, a.k.a. “Jessica Mitchell,” of Paso Robles...
January 17, 2024
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Woman Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Distributing Meth

January 12, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Todd Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney Gregory Harris announce a Springfield, Illinois, woman, Mary Scott, 61, was sentenced on January 12, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless to 60 months in prison for possession with intent to...
January 12, 2024
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Indiana Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

January 11, 2024
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Indianapolis, and Zachary Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced Russell Silvers, 59, of Terre Haute, Indiana, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession...
January 11, 2024
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