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DEA Most Wanted Fugitive Arrives in the United States to Face Charges of Laundering Drug Proceeds

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Sebastian Enrique Marset Cabrera, 34, an alleged cocaine trafficker from Uruguay, made his initial appearance in federal court today on charges relating to his alleged role in a money laundering conspiracy. Marset was added to the DEA’s Most Wanted Fugitive List in May 2025. Court documents alleged...
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Two Colorado Women Charged in Multi State Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

Note: View the Criminal Complaint View the Indictment View the Criminal Complaint ALBUQUERQUE – Two Colorado women and an associate are charged in a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy that allegedly funneled methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico through New Mexico into other locations in the United States. According to...
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Lieutenant in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison

CONCORD, N.H. – A Boston man has been sentenced in federal court in Concord for his key role in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Flemin Soto Baez, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott...
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Goffstown Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms and Narcotics Offenses

CONCORD, N.H. – Mark Williams, 45, plead guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. According to the charging documents and statements made in court, in...
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Duxbury Man Indicted For Distributing Fentanyl And Cocaine In Greater Plymouth Area And Conspiring To Launder The Proceeds

BOSTON – A Duxbury man has been charged in a six-count indictment for allegedly distributing, and conspiring to distribute, fentanyl and cocaine in Duxbury, Kingston, Middleborough and Plymouth. Justin Tatum, a/k/a “JD,” 40, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess...
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Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in Conspiracies to Distribute Fentanyl and Narcotics and to Launder the Proceeds

BOSTON – A Tucson, Arizona man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with his role in distributing, and laundering the proceeds of, truckloads of fentanyl and cocaine. Reginel Cazares, a/k/a “Junior,” 37, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled...
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Revere Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Role In International Money Laundering Organization

BOSTON – A Revere man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug proceeds for drug suppliers based in Central and/or South America and for possessing over 17 kilograms of various controlled substances. Jason Hunter, 48, was sentenced on Jan...
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H Block Gang Associate Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

BOSTON – An associate of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to drug conspiracy charges. Mark Linnehan, 26, of West Roxbury, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing...
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Chicago Man Convicted of Laundering Money for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

CHICAGO — A federal jury in Chicago convicted a man on Dec. 15, 2025, for laundering illicit cash proceeds from a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization, following a week-long trial in U.S. District Court in Chicago David Berger, 41, of Chicago, was found guilty of all three counts against him, including...
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BPD, DEA, and State’s Attorney’s Office Secure 19 Indictments Related to Drug Trafficking in West Baltimore

Baltimore, Md. – Today, State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates announced the takedown of three Drug Trafficking Organizations operating in the West Baltimore area. An individual charged by indictment is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at trial. “The concentration of Drug Trafficking Organizations in the Penn North Area is...

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