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Marion County Man Indicted for Distributing Methamphetamine

Ocala, Florida – Corbit Sterling Earvin (47, Ocala) has been charged by indictment with six counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. If convicted, Earvin faces a minimum penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison on each count. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made...
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Marion County Man Indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth

Ocala, Fla. – Pattreon Stokes (35, Summerfield) has been charged by indictment with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. If convicted, Stokes faces an enhanced minimum penalty of 25 years, up to life, in federal prison due to having two or more qualifying prior convictions for serious drug felony offenses...
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Fort Walton Beach Felon Indicted for Federal Drug & Gun Offenses

Pensacola, Fla. – Anthony Bernard Allen, 54, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., has been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance involving more than 500 grams of cocaine and more than 28 grams of cocaine base; one count of possession of...
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Alleged Mexico-Based MethTrafficker Transported Back to the United States to Face Federal Charges

OAKLAND – The government of Mexico recently deported Julio Palafox, a United States citizen, to the United States where he was arrested by the United States Marshals on a warrant to appear on charges stemming from his alleged involvement in the distribution of methamphetamine in the Bay Area. U.S. Marshals...
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Brokering Shipments of Fentanyl and Meth from Mexico to Western Washington

TACOMA, Wash. – A 42-year-old Phoenix man with prior convictions for drug trafficking was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 150 months (12.5 years) in prison for acting as a broker for huge amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl headed to western Washington. Ryan Matthew Gennette was a...
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HSTF Announces the Indictment and Arrests of Four CJNG Members for Narco-terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and Firearms Trafficking Offenses

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the unsealing of an indictment charging: Name Offenses Maximum Penalties Edgar Alejandro Lopez Velasco (44, Mexico) Conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism Drug importation conspiracy Firearms trafficking conspiracies Life Imprisonment Noe Diaz Jimenez (33, Mexico)...
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Arrests, Seizures, and Federal Firearms Charges Surge in Oakland Through Coordinated Federal-Local Law Enforcement Efforts

OAKLAND – The U.S. Attorney’s Office and law enforcement partners announced today the results of a surge in federal firearm enforcement measures in Oakland. From March 2026 to July 2026, coordinated federal and local law enforcement efforts resulted in the seizure of 76 illegally possessed firearms. Over the same period...
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization that Sold Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Meth in ‘The Jungle’ and International District Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

SEATTLE – The leader of a wide-ranging drug distribution network that was uncovered when law enforcement focused on Seattle’s International District and nearby homeless encampments was sentenced to ten years in prison on Wednesday. Octavio Salazar Palma, 34, of Federal Way, Washington was arrested in May 2025 following a lengthy...
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Fairbanks Woman Sentenced to 21 Years for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Fatal Overdose in Homeland Security Task Force Case

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Fairbanks woman was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Wednesday for her role in distributing fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of local man in 2022. According to court documents, from May to July 2022, Samantha Pearson, 39, and Edward Ginnis, 40, of Fairbanks...
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Leader of Massive Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to More Than Ten Years in Prison

SEATTLE- The young leader of a drug trafficking ring that persisted in bringing large loads of drugs to western Washington despite multiple law enforcement seizures, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 130 months in prison, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Hector Duran Aldaco...

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