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Richmond Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Latest Firearms Conviction

December 16, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms. According to court documents, on Sept. 6, 2024, law enforcement searched the residence of Javon Antonio Poag, 38, and recovered $7,604, 82.52 grams of cocaine, 8.41 grams of...
December 16, 2025
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

December 16, 2025
MILWAUKEE - Shane R. Catone, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and Brad D. Schimel, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Dec. 9, 2025, Michael Williams, 44, of Minnesota, received a sentence of 240 months in federal prison...
December 16, 2025
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Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Large State Grand Jury Operation ‘Ganjapreneur’ Involving Illegal THC Products Being Sold Openly in South Carolina Businesses

December 15, 2025
(COLUMBIA, SC) South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that the South Carolina State Grand Jury has issued indictments in the drug trafficking investigation known as “Ganjapreneur.” To date, State Grand Jury indictments unsealed yesterday brought 40 narcotics charges against 12 defendants in Richland and Lexington counties. The focus...
December 15, 2025
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Jonesboro Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute 500 Grams or More of Methamphetamine

December 15, 2025
LITTLE ROCK—Arthur Ray Osborne, a multi-convicted felon, will spend the next 180 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down on...
December 15, 2025
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BPD, DEA, and State’s Attorney’s Office Secure 19 Indictments Related to Drug Trafficking in West Baltimore

December 12, 2025
Baltimore, Md. – Today, State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates announced the takedown of three Drug Trafficking Organizations operating in the West Baltimore area. An individual charged by indictment is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at trial. “The concentration of Drug Trafficking Organizations in the Penn North Area is...
December 12, 2025
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Suitcases Stuffed with 45 Pounds of Meth Lead to 10-Year Federal Sentence

December 11, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS - Cesar Alexander Pineda-Penaloza, 21, of California has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, between January 2023...
December 11, 2025
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New Jersey Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base and Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime

December 10, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on December 4, 2025, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Christopher Crawford, 36, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, with possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base and...
December 10, 2025
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Wakefield Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Meth Trafficking Ring

December 10, 2025
BOSTON – A Wakefield man pleaded has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine. Daniel Loughman, a/k/a “Swiss,” 40, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine and one count of conspiracy to distribute and to...
December 10, 2025
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Hampton Roads heroin trafficker sentenced to over 23 years in prison

December 10, 2025
NORFOLK, Va. – Two Hampton Roads drug traffickers were sentenced to prison for convictions relating to their trafficking of heroin and other narcotics. “This case demonstrates the effective partnerships between our federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies,” said Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “We...
December 10, 2025
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Repeat Offender Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking with a Firearm

December 08, 2025
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio woman was sentenced in federal court today to 260 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, Veronica...
December 08, 2025
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