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Louisville Man Charged by Federal Complaint for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

Louisville, KY – Last week, a Louisville man was arrested and charged by complaint with possession with the intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl, possession of firearms as a convicted felon, and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District...
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Defendant Extradited From Dominican Republic To Face Charges For Using Manhattan Apartment To Operate Industrial-Scale Pill Pressing Operation

Special Agent in Charge of the New York Enforcement Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Farhana Islam, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Michael Alfonso, announced today the...
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Illegal Aliens and Convicted Felons Sentenced for Transnational Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

ATLANTA – Two illegal aliens and two convicted felons have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a large international drug trafficking and money laundering organization stretching from Mexico to Atlanta. “Fentanyl continues to devastate communities across our country,” said Jae W. Chung, Special Agent in Charge of...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Arrest of Uncle & Nephew, Seizure of More Than 80 Kilograms of Suspected Cocaine

CINCINNATI – Two Southwest Ohio relatives were arrested by federal agents for allegedly conducting large-scale cocaine trafficking. Damian Galan, 31, of Cincinnati, and Diego Galan, 19, of Fairfield, will appear in federal court today for initial appearances. According to charging documents, agencies within the Cincinnati Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF)...
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Orange County Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Causing Two Fatal Drug Overdoses

SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl, which resulted in the overdose deaths of two people during the spring of 2023, announced the Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles Field Division. Michel Joseph Abdallah, 21, a.k.a. “Mike,” of...
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Burlington Man Charged with Distributing Controlled Substances

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that Victor Allen, 54, of Burlington, Vermont, has been charged by criminal complaint with distribution of controlled substances. Victor Allen’s initial appearance in court is scheduled for April 22, 2026, at 4:00 pm before United States...
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West Hartford Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NELSON ALEJANDRO-CAPO, 37, of West Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for trafficking cocaine. According...
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Theodore Bland of Stowe, Vermont Pleads Guilty to Murdering Two Men Related to Drug Trafficking

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont has announced Theodore Bland, 29, of Stowe, Vermont, pleaded guilty to federal firearm and drug charges, including causing the deaths of two men while carrying and using a firearm during and in relation to drug...
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llegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Possession Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARLOS GONZALEZ NAVA, 26, a citizen of Mexico unlawfully residing in the U.S., waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to drug trafficking and firearm possession...
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Man Who Trafficked Fentanyl and Cocaine into Waterbury Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

WATERBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JORDAN JAMISON, also known as “J” and “JO,” 30, of Waterbury, Connecticut, and Paramus, New Jersey, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment and...

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