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Mexican Drug Trafficker Caught with Tens of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Heroin, and Stolen Guns Sentenced to Federal Prison in Washington State

June 16, 2025
Spokane, Wash. – Jose Efrain Gonzalez-Rodriguez, age 24, of Mexico, who was unlawfully present in the United States, was sentenced after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and firearm charges. United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice imposed a sentence of 120 months in prison to be followed by 5 years...
June 16, 2025
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 47 Months’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking

June 16, 2025
BURLINGTON, VT. – The United States Attorney’s Office stated that on June 9, 2025, Kajuan Woods, 36, of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 47 months of imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Woods...
June 16, 2025
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Waterbury Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring

June 16, 2025
WATERBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE DELROSARIO-CANELA, also known as “Domi,” 39, of Waterbury, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 32 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for...
June 16, 2025
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DEA Seizes Fentanyl, 25 Firearms from Suburban Chicago Residences and Storage Unit

June 13, 2025
CHICAGO — Sheila Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Boutros for the Northern District of Illinois announced that James Howard, 32, of Frankfort, Illinois, and Shantel Robinson, 31, of Oak Lawn, Illinois, were charged with drug conspiracy. Federal...
June 13, 2025
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Two Interrelated Drug Rings in Seattle Area Taken Down in Series of Arrests Following Wiretap Investigation

June 02, 2025
Seattle – Fourteen people were indicted in late May and eleven were taken into custody in coordinated arrests last week as part of an ongoing investigation of drug traffickers with ties to drug trafficking in Seattle’s International District and homeless encampments, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. The defendants...
June 02, 2025
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Associate Of Violent Gang Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Drug Distribution And Firearms Offenses

June 01, 2025
BOSTON – A Brockton man associated with Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang, has been sentenced for trafficking drugs and firearms. Steve Depina, 38, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 66 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In October 2024, Depina...
June 01, 2025
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Member Of Violent Gang Sentenced To Nearly Five Years In Prison For Racketeering And Firearm And Drug Trafficking Offenses

June 01, 2025
BOSTON – A Boston-area man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Jonathan Darosa, a/k/a “Jeezy,” 32, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 57 months in prison, to be followed by...
June 01, 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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H Block Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Firearm Offense

May 29, 2025
BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to drug distribution and firearms charges. Jerry Gray, 28 of Roxbury, pleaded guilty to distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition...
May 29, 2025
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Stamford Man Charged with Narcotics Distribution and Ammunition Possession Offenses

May 29, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw have announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned a five-count indictment...
May 29, 2025
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