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Member of crack and fentanyl trafficking network in Rochester, NY pleads guilty

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today Rayshawn Mullins, 32, of Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent...
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Two Colombian nationals and one Belizean national sentenced for roles in international cocaine smuggling conspiracy

TAMPA, Fla. – On Aug. 13, 2019, Rudolph Randolph Meighan, age 28, of Belize; Jorge Ramon Newball-May, age 49, of Colombia; and Calbot Reid-Dilbert, age 59, of Colombia were sentenced each to 19 years and seven months in federal prison for their roles in an international maritime cocaine trafficking conspiracy...
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Thirteen defendants charged in cross-bay drug trafficking conspiracy

SAN FRANCISCO – United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen and the U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson announce that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged 13 defendants with engaging in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The charges were made in a complaint filed July 31...
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Nine defendants charged in international drug trafficking conspiracy

SAN FRANCISCO – United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen and United States Attorney David L. Anderson announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged nine defendants, many members of the same family, with engaging in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The charges were made...
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Niagara Falls man arrested; facing cocaine and fentanyl distribution charges

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jake Seright, 40, of Niagara Falls, New York, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with the intent to distribute 500...
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Passadumkeag man sentenced to three years for conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl and crack

BANGOR, Maine – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Jason Mannix, aka “Boston,” 40, of Passadumkeag, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to three years in prison and three...
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Member of Bronx gang pleads guilty to ordering 2009 murder

NEW YORK – United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and Geoffrey S. Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Steven Brown, a/k/a “BI,” pled guilty today to participating in a murder in connection with a drug crime for his role...
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Two women charged with cocaine conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Maylin Santiago, 25, and Rosa Merced, 39, both of Buffalo, New York with conspiracy...
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Gardiner woman sentenced to 38 months for conspiring to distribute heroin and crack

BANGOR, Maine – United States Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Heather Downs, 33, of Gardiner, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 38 months in prison...
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Third member of cocaine conspiracy sentenced

MADISON, Wis. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Timothy Hotchkiss, 30, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Hotchkiss pleaded...

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