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Northwest Indiana Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Meth, Cocaine Trafficking

December 03, 2025
HAMMOND, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and M. Scott Proctor, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, announced that Fernando Porras Jr., 64, of Hammond, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading...
December 03, 2025
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Stamford Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

August 20, 2025
STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANNY TURKVAN, also known as “Smooth” 54, of Stamford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for...
August 20, 2025
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Sumter County Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy in Sumter, Richland Counties

August 15, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. —Jalik Shykeil Tucker, 30, of Sumter, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and a quantity of cocaine and crack cocaine. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that during March 2023...
August 15, 2025
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses

August 12, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ERIC HERMAN, 32, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for drug distribution and...
August 12, 2025
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Norwalk Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

July 28, 2025
NORWALK, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JELSON PEREZ, also known as “Spank,” 42 of Norwalk, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for...
July 28, 2025
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Two Sacramento Men Sentenced for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking

July 09, 2025
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...
July 09, 2025
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

July 02, 2025
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and Acting U.S. Attorney M. Scott Proctor for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Lajuane Broadus, 48, Fort Wayne, was sentenced to 200 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised...
July 02, 2025
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Atlanta Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl and Heroin

June 02, 2025
FLORENCE, S.C. — Demetrius Stepp, 45, of Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine. Evidence presented to the court showed that on three occasions in April and May 2022, a confidential informant...
June 02, 2025
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Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Third Federal Conviction

May 30, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that GAVIN HAMMETT, also known as “G” and “Silk,” 60, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of...
May 30, 2025
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Norwalk Man Sentenced to 22 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

May 29, 2025
NORWALK, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER ADAMS, 58, of Norwalk, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 22 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine in southwestern...
May 29, 2025
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