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Nassau County man who traded methamphetamine for guns sentenced to 10 years in federal prison

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Richard Earl Carroll,55, of Hilliard, Fla., was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Carroll had pleaded guilty on July 26, 2019. According to court documents, multiple witnesses identified Carroll as a methamphetamine supplier in Nassau County...
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Eau Claire woman sentenced to federal prison for distributing methamphetamine

MADISON, Wis. – DEA Chicago Division Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell and United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Scott C. Blader announced that Sylvia Erickson, 41, of Eau Claire, Wis., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to seven and a half...
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Waterbury man sentenced to five years in prison for distributing crack

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Miguel Torres, 39, of Waterbury, Conn., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment...
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Laredo grand jury charges multiple people with drug, ammo and immigration crimes

LAREDO, Texas – Four people face up to life in prison on recent drug charges involving meth following the return of several Laredo federal indictments, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Houston Division Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Two men face charges for trafficking...
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Seven charged with crimes related to the manufacture and distribution of pills laced with fentanyl and other controlled substances

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a 27-count superseding indictment last Thursday against two brothers and five others, adding charges, including firearms and money laundering to an indictment first filed in May that charged them with a conspiracy to manufacture counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and other controlled substances...
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Sacramento man sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine for distribution

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Andre Ramon Washington, 47, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 10 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine for distribution, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. According to court records, federal...
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Former Honduran congressman Tony Hernández convicted of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and related firearms and false-statements offenses

NEW YORK – On October 18, DEA Special Operations Division Special Agent in Charge Wendy C. Woolcock and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced that on a jury returned a guilty verdict against Juan Antonio Hernández Alvarado, aka “Tony Hernández,” on all four...
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Manchester man sentenced to 70 months for cocaine trafficking and firearms charges

CONCORD, NH– DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Mark Manapsal, 35, of Manchester, was sentenced in federal court to 70 months in prison for distribution of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and being...
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Mixtecas motorcycle club member sentenced to 28 years in federal prison

OMAHA, Neb. – A 14-month investigation by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents in the Quad Cities Post of Duty helped put away 54-year old Mixtecas Motorcycle Club member Jerry Green for 28 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, possession of two pipe bombs, possession...
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Phoenix mother indicted, accused of using 13-year-old daughter to hide cocaine

PHOENIX - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Phoenix Division and the Arizona Attorney General's Office announced the indictment of Rufina Lopez Covarruvia by a State Grand Jury for allegedly using her 13-year-old daughter to try and hide cocaine from officers during a traffic stop. Covarruvia is charged with multiple felony...

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