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Han Gil Hotel demolished, was a "safe haven" for drug distributors

DALLAS - On Tuesday, demolition crews began razing Han Gil Hotel Town, the drug-infested Dallas motel at the center of a 23-defendant drug trafficking probe, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division Eduardo A. Chávez and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy...
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Joplin man sentenced to 25 years for meth conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Joplin, Missouri, man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison without parole in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Jasper County, Missouri. On Oct. 1, 2019, Kevin L. Kivett Sr., 59, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy...
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Overland woman sentenced for possessing methamphetamine for distribution

ST. LOUIS –Emily Stephan, 19, of Overland, Missouri, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute just under 100 grams of methamphetamine. Stephan appeared in federal court today before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. According to court documents, on March 8...
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Four Alachua County residents arrested for federal drug-trafficking crimes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -Four residents of Alachua, Florida, were arrested on federal criminal charges alleging an armed drug-trafficking conspiracy. The defendants arrested are: ● Lorenza Aaron Durr, Jr., 29, Alachua, Florida; ● Elboric Quadarius Robinson, 29, Alachua, Florida; ● Morris Robinson, 55, Alachua, Florida; and ● Roddrae Antonio Williams, 28, Alachua...
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Five indicted on federal charges for drug manufacturing, trafficking conspiracy

SAVANNAH, Ga - Five Savannah-area residents are charged in a seven-count federal indictment handed down by a U.S. District Court grand jury meeting in virtual session in accordance with the COVID-19 pandemic. The four men and one woman named in the indictment face charges with possible penalties of up to...
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Asheville man sentenced to more than nine years in prison for drug trafficking

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Today U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Shannon Dale Henson, 46, of Asheville, to 112 months in prison, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Reidinger also ordered Henson to serve four years under court supervision upon completion of his prison...
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Thirteen individuals charged for their involvement in six fatal opioid overdoses across Hillborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties

TAMPA, Fla. – A federal grand jury returned six indictments and one arrest pursuant to a criminal complaint charging 13 individuals for their roles in six fatal opioid overdoses. The indictments also notify the defendants that the United States intends to forfeit any assets that are alleged to be traceable...
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Springfield, Missouri woman pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, woman pled guilty in federal court today to her role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 4.5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine in Laclede County, Missouri. Deidra C. Mathews, 44, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to participating in a conspiracy...
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Southwest Honkys gang member pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Fair Grove, Missouri man who is a member of the violent Southwest Honkys prison gang pled guilty in federal court today to his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy in which investigators intercepted a shipment of nearly 9.5 kilograms of methamphetamine. William F. Jones, 45, pleaded guilty...
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Pensacola man sentenced to 15 years federal prison for possession of methamphetamine and firearms

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Samuel Gomez, 30, was sentenced to a 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug and weapons charges related to drug trafficking. Gomez pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of...

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