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Lee’s Summit Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,000 Kilos of Cocaine

April 21, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Lee’s Summit, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for his leadership role in a multi-million dollar conspiracy that distributed more than 2,000 kilograms of cocaine in the metropolitan area. Howard Christopher Walters, also known as “Chris,” 43, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District...
April 21, 2021
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Cumberland County Man Sentenced to 12 years in Prison for Cocaine and Fentanyl Charges

April 21, 2021
NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael Honig announced a Cumberland County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine...
April 21, 2021
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20 Indicted on Meth Trafficking and Firearms Charges

April 16, 2021
WACO TEXAS - Twenty central Texas residents face federal drug trafficking and firearms charges stemming from five separate, but related, federal grand jury indictments unsealed today in Waco, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division; U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff; FBI Special Agent...
April 16, 2021
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Gang Member and Convicted Felon Sentenced to over 11 Years in Prison

April 16, 2021
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 37-year-old local Corpus Christi resident and member of the Texas Syndicate gang has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer...
April 16, 2021
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Uncle of Drug Trafficking Ring Leader Pleads Guilty for his Role in Narcotics Conspiracy Operating in the Jamestown, NY Area

April 14, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that Garland Beardsley a/k/a Charlie Beardsley, 53, of Jamestown NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to conspiring to possess with intent...
April 14, 2021
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New York Man Sentenced on Federal Drug Charge

April 14, 2021
BANGOR, ME - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced that a New York man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing cocaine base and fentanyl with intent to distribute. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr...
April 14, 2021
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East Haven Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Drug Distribution and Gun Possession

April 14, 2021
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jesus Manuel Valle, also known as “LoLo,” 24, of East Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer...
April 14, 2021
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Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to 75 Months for Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut

April 08, 2021
HARTFORD, CONN. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Luis Collazo-Rivera , 40, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to...
April 08, 2021
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Nineteen indicted in drug distribution conspiracy

April 07, 2021
Seattle –Twenty-one people were arrested today on indictments and criminal complaints charging an extensive drug dealing conspiracy by defendants who often illegally possessed firearms, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Law enforcement teams from FBI, DEA, Seattle Police Department, and other public safety organizations executed about ninety search warrants...
April 07, 2021
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Nineteen Indicted in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

April 07, 2021
SEATTLE –Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration, working in teams with the FBI and the Seattle Police Department, arrested 21 people yesterday, April 07, 2021, on indictments and criminal complaints charging an extensive drug conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman and DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino...
April 07, 2021
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