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Three Santa Rosa County Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Roles in Drug Trafficking Operation

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – David Kennedy, 41; Michael McQueen, 51; and Roosevelt Jones, 52, of Milton, Fla., were sentenced to federal prison for trafficking in controlled substances in Santa Rosa County, Fla. The sentences were announced by John P. Heekin, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. “Working with our...
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Mexican National With Ties to the Jalisco Cartel Sentenced to 19 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking in Hundreds of Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Meth, and Cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana

SPOKANE, Wash.– Acting United States Attorney Stephanie Van Marter announced that Luis Esquivel-Bolanos (a/k/a “Colorado”), age 45, of Guerrero, Mexico was sentenced on multiple drug trafficking and firearms charges. Esquivel-Bolanos was found guilty on April 16, 2025, following a jury trial. United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Esquivel-Bolanos...
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Two New Bedford Men With Significant Criminal Histories Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

BOSTON – Two New Bedford men have been arrested for their alleged participation in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and other drugs. Jose Santiago, 43, and Samuel Rodriguez, 39, were each charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The defendants were arrested on July 13, 2025 and...
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

WATERBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL DIAZ-RIVERA, also known as “Danny,” “Lupin,” “Lupito,” and “L,” 33, of Waterbury, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by four years...
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Former New Haven Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that JOSHUWA DIAZ, 34, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics. According...
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Leader of Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison

CONCORD, N.h. – A Boston man has been sentenced in federal court in Concord in connection with a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine in New Hampshire, Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. Juan Ramon Soto Baez, 55, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott...
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 52 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Drugs while in Possession of an Illegal Firearm

CONCORD, N.H. – A Manchester man has been sentenced in federal court for possessing fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute as well as possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. Eddie Veilleux, age 58, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge...
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DEA Operation Overdrive Targets Fentanyl Traffickers on the Yakama Nation Indian Reservation, Thirteen Charged, Thousands of Pounds of Drugs Seized

Yakima, Wash. – Thirteen people are charged following the return of 12 indictments alleging more than a dozen charges against these defendants for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana on the Yakama Nation Reservation. The arrests follow a long-term joint federal, local, and tribal investigation that began in late 2024...
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Two Sacramento Men Sentenced for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two members of a Sacramento-based drug trafficking organization were sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd for fentanyl trafficking and related crimes, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced. Jose Guadalupe Lopez-Zamora, 30, of Sacramento...
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South Kingstown Man Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine

PROVIDENCE – A South Kingstown man is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, charged by way of a federal indictment for allegedly trafficking cocaine, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. The grand jury returned an indictment on July 2, 2025, charging Hector Villa, 40, with distribution of 500...

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