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Iowa Man Indicted on Federal Drug Trafficking, Firearm Charges

January 27, 2022
ROCKFORD, Ill. — Robert J. Bell, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., of the Northern District of Illinois announced the indictment of an Iowa man by a federal grand jury in Rockford on federal drug and firearm charges...
January 27, 2022
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Illinois Woman Sentenced to 14 Years for Meth Trafficking

January 27, 2022
PEORIA, Ill. – Robert J. Bell, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris of the Central District of Illinois announced that Donna N. Mark, 39, of Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on Jan. 20, 2022 to 168 months’ imprisonment (14 years), to...
January 27, 2022
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Wisconsin Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Drug Conspiracy Role

January 27, 2022
MADISON, Wis. - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Marcie Leoso, 40, of Washburn, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to five years...
January 27, 2022
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Twenty Charged in ‘Operation Shut Down Corner’

January 26, 2022
Dallas - Twenty alleged drug dealers and their associates have been arrested and charged in “Operation Shut Down Corner,” announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez. The operation – which involved more than 150 agents and officers from the North Texas OCEDTF Strike Force – focused on Hamilton...
January 26, 2022
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Law Enforcement Partnership in Nebraska Takes Stance Against Methamphetamine

January 26, 2022
KEARNEY, Neb. – In response to the increasing amount of methamphetamine seen threatening Nebraskans, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in Nebraska have formed a coalition to help combat the number one drug threat in both rural and urban communities across the state. Nebraska Attorney General, Doug Peterson; Interim...
January 26, 2022
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San Jose Man Sentenced to More Than 16 years

January 25, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO – Armando Daniel Calderon was sentenced today in United States District Court to 198 months in federal prison following convictions for two counts of methamphetamine trafficking, one count of conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, and one count of carrying a firearm during drug trafficking, announced United States Attorney Stephanie...
January 25, 2022
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DEA St. Louis Division Breaks Fentanyl Seizure Record in 2021

January 25, 2022
ST. LOUIS – The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division broke a fentanyl seizure record for 2021 with nearly 188 kilograms seized through Missouri, Kansas and southern Illinois. In addition, agents and task force officers seized 1,848 kilograms of methamphetamine and 73 kilograms of heroin. The meth seizure amount was...
January 25, 2022
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Kansas City Woman Sentenced For Illegal Firearm

January 21, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, woman who was arrested with 19 firearms and quantities of illegal drugs in her home was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm. Robin A. Graham, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to nine years in...
January 21, 2022
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Pocatello Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

January 21, 2022
POCATELLO, Idaho – A Pocatello man was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison for attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court records, on December 7, 2020, law enforcement intercepted a package in Pocatello. After a law enforcement K9 alerted to the presence of narcotics, officers searched...
January 21, 2022
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KC Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth Trafficking at Camdenton Hotel

January 20, 2022
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine to distribute when officers found large amounts of illegal drugs in his room at a Camdenton, Mo., hotel. Anthony Martinez Harris, 49, was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in federal...
January 20, 2022
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