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Southington Man Convicted of Firearm and Drug Offenses Stemming from 2020 Shooting in Hartford

December 02, 2025
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that on November 21, 2025, a federal jury in New Haven found ERIC D. COX, 42, of Southington, guilty of firearm and narcotics offenses stemming from a shooting in Hartford in 2020. According to...
December 02, 2025
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First Defendant Sentenced in Family-Based Drug Trafficking Ring Connected to Lummi Nation Overdose Deaths

November 21, 2025
SEATTLE – A 44-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to seven years in prison for his high-level role in a multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy. Michael Young Jr pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances on July 7, 2025. Young was a high-level member...
November 21, 2025
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Drug Distribution Takedowns in Seattle Area Result in 18 Arrests and More Than 3.4 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized

November 20, 2025
SEATTLE – Two long-term investigations in the Western District of Washington wrapped up in October 2025 with multiple arrests and significant seizures of narcotics and firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. This afternoon, Jose Isabel Sandoval Zuniga, 30, of Sammamish, Washington who served as a primary source of firearms...
November 20, 2025
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DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to CJNG; Arkansas Leads Division with 25 Arrests in Four-State Sweep

September 29, 2025
NEW ORLEANS – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a week-long operational surge aimed at dismantling the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the most violent and prolific drug trafficking organizations in the world. Designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February by the Trump Administration...
September 29, 2025
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DEA Targets CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their Drugs in Five Days

September 29, 2025
WASHINGTON – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a week-long operational surge aimed at dismantling the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the most violent and prolific drug trafficking organizations in the world. Designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February by the Trump Administration, CJNG...
September 29, 2025
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Two Members of Mexico Connected Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced to Prison

September 23, 2025
Seattle – Two members of a drug trafficking ring with ties to Mexico were sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle. Jose Rodolfo Aguilar Cortes, 23, of Federal Way, Washington, was sentenced to five years in prison and Alex Ortiz, 21, of Auburn, Washington was sentenced to 20 months...
September 23, 2025
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Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops

September 22, 2025
WASHINGTON – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a week-long operational enforcement action as part of a whole-of-government initiative aimed at removing dangerous and illegal vaping substances from communities across America. During the operation, DEA seized more than 2.3 million vape devices and cartridges and more than...
September 22, 2025
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Armed Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty

August 28, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER PURVIS, 29, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 7...
August 28, 2025
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Stanislaus County Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Possessing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

August 26, 2025
FRESNO, Calif. — Salvador Vega Rendon Jr., 33, of Turlock, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 16 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and...
August 26, 2025
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Seventeen Charged in Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Distribution Ring in Athens

August 26, 2025
ATHENS, Ga. – U.S. Attorney William R. “Will” Keyes today announced the unsealing of two federal indictments and one criminal complaint charging a total of 17 people allegedly involved in an armed drug trafficking network accused of distributing fentanyl, cocaine and other controlled substances in the Athens community, with more...
August 26, 2025
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