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First Defendant in Drug Trafficking Organization Dealing in Seattle's International District and Homeless Encampments Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

SEATTLE – The first of some 20 defendants charged with trafficking narcotics in Seattle’s homeless encampments and International District was sentenced on Wednesday in U.S. District Court to 30 months in prison, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Theodore Nation, 36, has been in custody since January 2025...
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New Haven Man Sentenced to More Than 23 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Possession Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIE FRANCO, 37, of New Haven, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 280 months of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release for narcotics trafficking...
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Stamford Man Sentenced to More Than 9 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that on December 15, 2025, RODNEY CANADA, also known as “Supreme,” 48, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 110 months of imprisonment and four years of...
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Gang Member Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics in Southwestern Connecticut

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MODESTE ADODO, 29, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for trafficking narcotics. According to court documents and...
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Drug Distribution Takedowns in Seattle Area Result in 18 Arrests and More Than 3.4 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized

SEATTLE – Two long-term investigations in the Western District of Washington wrapped up in October 2025 with multiple arrests and significant seizures of narcotics and firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. This afternoon, Jose Isabel Sandoval Zuniga, 30, of Sammamish, Washington who served as a primary source of firearms...
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Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds

PORTLAND, Ore.— Luis Antonio Beltran Arredondo, 35, a Mexican National residing in Las Vegas, was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and heroin in Oregon, and for conspiring to launder drug proceeds through a Tualatin Beauty Salon...
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Prolific Drug Distributor with Lengthy Criminal Record Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang

TACOMA, Wash. – A 52-year-old Tukwila, Washington resident was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 120 months in prison. Anthony Escoto was indicted in connection with a two-year investigation of drug trafficking organizations connected to the Aryan Family and Omerta prison gangs. At the sentencing hearing Chief U.S...
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Operator of SeaTac Drug Ring ‘Stash House’ Sentenced to Three Years in Prison to be Followed by Three Years of Supervised Release

SEATTLE – A 22-year-old native of Sinaloa, Mexico was sentence in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, for operating a stash house for the drug trafficking organization. Jose Carlos Peraza Alvarez was arrested August 2, 2024, when...
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Sinaloa Cartel-Connected Drug Distribution Ring That Used Semi-Trucks to Transport Huge Loads Disrupted With Multiple Arrests

Seattle – Over the last three weeks, federal, state and local law enforcement have been working to dismantle a Sinaloa Cartel-connected drug trafficking ring distributing fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin throughout western Washington, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. The drug traffickers transported narcotics from Mexico, via California, sometimes...
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Stamford Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANNY TURKVAN, also known as “Smooth” 54, of Stamford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for...