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Baltimore drug dealer assaults, robs and shoots man, then rams his car, sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison

September 06, 2019
BALTIMORE – On Sept. 5, 2019, Delroy Williams, Jr., 32, of Baltimore, Md., was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for a conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana. The...
September 06, 2019
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Drug traffickers distributing heroin from Woodbridge, Va., to Pennsylvania sentenced

September 06, 2019
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Two Alexandria men, Jose Castro and Martin Vitela, were sentenced today to two and a half years in prison for distribution of heroin and pure methamphetamine. According to court documents, Jose Castro, 23, and Martin Vitela, 25, assisted co-conspirator Fabian Rodriguez Sandoval in the transportation and distribution...
September 06, 2019
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Baltimore drug dealer, selling fatal doses of heroin in Maryland cities, will now spend 10 years in prison

September 05, 2019
GREENBELT, Md. – Today, Coron Demon Johnson, aka Savage, 25, of Baltimore, Md., was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of heroin. Johnson admitted that an individual died as a result of using heroin that he distributed. According to his...
September 05, 2019
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Rancho Cordova men indicted for drug trafficking and firearm possession

September 05, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Matthew Lee Roberson, 36, and Randy Lee Collins, 61, both of Rancho Cordova, Calif. The indictment charges Roberson with heroin and methamphetamine dealing as well as being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment charges...
September 05, 2019
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Missouri man pleads guilty to interstate marijuana trafficking conspiracy

September 03, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. — Halen Steven Patrick Frazier, 33, of Lone Jack, Missouri, entered a guilty plea to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, which was shipped from California to Kansas City, Drug Enforcement Administration San Francisco Division Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen and U.S. Attorney...
September 03, 2019
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Attorney licensed in New Jersey and New York charged with marijuana offenses

August 15, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Manish Patel, 33, of Granite Bay, appeared today in federal court on charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute marijuana plants and tetrahydrocannabinols contained in hashish oil, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. According to...
August 15, 2019
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Thirteen defendants charged in cross-bay drug trafficking conspiracy

August 07, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen and the U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson announce that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged 13 defendants with engaging in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The charges were made in a complaint filed July 31...
August 07, 2019
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Nine defendants charged in international drug trafficking conspiracy

August 07, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen and United States Attorney David L. Anderson announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged nine defendants, many members of the same family, with engaging in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The charges were made...
August 07, 2019
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Sacramento man sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine

August 01, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Salvador Padilla III, 39, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. On May 23, 2019, Padilla pleaded guilty...
August 01, 2019
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San Francisco man pleads guilty to crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

July 12, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – Kia Zolfaghari pleaded guilty today to charges regarding his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, as well as to related weapons and money laundering charges, announced U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson and DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen. The plea was accepted by Senior United...
July 12, 2019
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