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Southern Illinois Man Gets Over 168 Months In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

ST. LOUIS - James P. Shroba, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA St. Louis Division, today announced that Ricky E. Shull, 51, of Marion, Illinois, was sentenced to 168 months in prison after being convicted on the charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and the distribution of methamphetamine. “DEA is committed...
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Meth And Cocaine Dealer From East St. Louis Sentenced To 189 Months In Federal Prison

ST. LOUIS - James Shroba, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division, today announced that Raymond Winbush Sr., 43, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced to 189 months in federal prison for his role in distributing methamphetamine and cocaine in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Winbush was...
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Six Of Eight Houston Residents Sentenced To Prison For Their Roles In A $1.2 Million Cocaine Conspiracy

ST. LOUIS - James Shroba, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division, today announced a sixth Houston area resident, charged in DEA’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) “Alice in Wonderland,” was sentenced for his part in a $1.2 million cocaine conspiracy. Terrance LeKeith Miles, 30, was sentenced...
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Oxnard Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Brokering Sale Of Fentanyl Pills

SAN FRANCISCO - King Edward Harris II was sentenced today to five years in prison for distributing fentanyl pills, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin. Harris, 35, of Oxnard, pleaded guilty on April 7, 2017, to six counts...
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Bakersfield Man Arrested For Conspiring With Law Enforcement Officers To Sell Methamphetamine And Marijuana

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Noel Carter, of Bakersfield, was arrested today for conspiring with Bakersfield Police Department officers Damacio Diaz and Patrick Mara to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana that Diaz and Mara seized in the course of their duties as police officers. Carter is scheduled to be arraigned today in Fresno...
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Dubuque Man Gets Over 20 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting In Death And Serious Injuries

OMAHA - Darrin Thimmesch, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Omaha District Office, today announced that Antrell Desharron Lewis, 24, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to over 20 years in prison for his part in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and furanylfentanyl. In April of 2017, the US District...
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Turlock Attorney Sentenced For Importing Steroids

FRESNO, Calif. - Erik Harald Moje, 40, a California-licensed attorney and resident of Turlock, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to nine months in prison to be followed by two years of supervised release for importing raw anabolic steroids from China, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert...
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Multi-Agency Gang Case Results In Several Arrests For Drug And Firearm Offenses

FRESNO, Calif. - On Thursday, following a 10-month-long investigation targeting local criminal street gangs in Fresno conducted by several federal law enforcement agencies and the Fresno Police Department, 15 defendants were arrested on federal charges and at least 14 defendants were arrested on state charges. The various charges include drug...
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El Dorado County Man Indicted For Distributing A Designer Drug That Caused The Death Of A Minor

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On August 31, 2017, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Elijah Lee Richter, 26, of Camino, charging him with distribution of a controlled substance known as 25i-nBOME that caused death, and possession of a controlled substance, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to...
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Jefferson City Man Pleads Guilty To Charge Of Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Troy Derby, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Kansas City District Office, today announced that a Jefferson City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine in Columbia, Missouri. “This individual conspired to sell poison...

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