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Cole Manor Motel Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

DALLAS, TX — Earnest Ray Miller a.k.a. “Q”, a 54-year-old Dallas man, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on drug and gun charges on July 24. Miller is a multi-convicted felon who operated a drug distribution business out of the Cole Manor Motel previously located near Dallas Love...
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Indianapolis Career Offender Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Drug Trafficking

INDIANAPOLIS - Deontai Williams, 33, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after a federal jury found him guilty of trafficking in fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine; illegally possessing eight firearms as a convicted felon; and possessing those firearms in...
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Cambridge Man Convicted Of Drug And Gun Offenses

BOSTON – A previously convicted felon from Cambridge has been found guilty by a federal jury of possessing cocaine intended for distribution and unlawfully possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking while a convicted felon. Abdelouahab Adel, 26, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possessing a...
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Waterbury Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Firearms

WATERBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY PRIMAVERA, 22, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 18 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for trafficking firearms. According to court documents...
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Sioux City Man Found Guilty of Multiple Drug Trafficking Charges

SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Jonathan Seff, age 50, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted by a jury on July 9, 2026, after a three-day trial in federal court in Sioux City. Seff was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of methamphetamine near a protected location (an...
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Federal, State, and Local Agencies Dismantle Abilene Drug Conspiracy and Seize Narcotics

DALLAS, TX - Three men were arrested and charged by federal complaint in Abilene, Texas for their roles in a months-long narcotics operation. Inez Jonathan Leal, 28, and Joseph Santos Carillo, 51, both from Abilene, Texas, and Luis Arturo Carrillo, Jr., 28, from California, were charged by federal complaint on...
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Upstate New York Operation Leads to 83 Arrests and Numerous Drug Seizures

SARATOGA, NEW YORK – Operation Fast Track has led to the arrest of 83 defendants and the seizure of more than 2,100 counterfeit pills, some of which are suspected to be laced with fentanyl, over two kilograms of fentanyl and heroin, over a kilogram of cocaine, 3.5 pounds of psychedelic...
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Chinese Nationals Sentenced After Pleading Guilty in Georgia Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

WAYCROSS, Georgia: Six defendants in a southern Georgia drug trafficking operation have been sentenced to prison in federal court. The sentences were imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood and announced by Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. They include: Chen Hui...
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14 Defendants Indicted in Crack and Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy Operating Near D.C. Elementary School

WASHINGTON – A 21‑count federal Indictment was partially unsealed in U.S. District Court this morning charging 14 defendants in connection with a conspiracy that allegedly distributed crack and powder cocaine near Hendley Elementary School in Southeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Law enforcement officers from the FBI, Drug...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Drug Distribution Resulting in Death of a Minor and the Sale of Drugs and Machineguns on Telegram App

BOSTON – A Fall River, Massachusetts man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for drug distribution resulting in the death of a minor, as well as multiple other charges associated with his sale of drugs, machineguns and firearm parts on the Telegram app. Benjamin Hunt, 27, was sentenced...

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