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Lexington County Man Caught Shipping Fentanyl Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

COLUMBIA, S.C — Gregory Hill, 41, of Lexington has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl and cocaine. On Oct. 4, 2024, investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Lexington County Sheriff’s Department surveilled Hill leaving his residence in Lexington and traveling to a nearby...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Results in Prison Sentence for Drug Trafficker who Targeted Seattle's Chinatown International District

Seattle – A 54-year-old Federal Way, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that preyed, in part, on unhoused people in “The Jungle” under I-5 and Seattle’s International District. Leonardo Rojas Cruz was...
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Nineteen Defendants Charged in Sweeping Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment Following Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

DALLAS, TX — Nineteen individuals have been federally charged in a weeping 24-count indictment that alleges their involvement in a years‑long drug trafficking operation responsible for distributing cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana throughout the Dallas area. “As this investigation unfolded, the DEA and our law enforcement partners identified a...
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Maryland Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution Charges in Connection With Death of Teenage Girl

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal judge sentenced a Gaithersburg, Maryland, man for a drug-trafficking offense that resulted in the death of a 15-year-old girl. U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman sentenced Kelvin Reyes, 27, to 14 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of...
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Wyoming Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 135 Months for Dealing Fentanyl & Carfentanil

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey today announced that Ramico Jovon Earvin, a/k/a “Pooh,” 44, of Wyoming, Michigan was sentenced to 135 months in prison for trafficking in fentanyl and carfentanil. Earvin’s sentence was enhanced in part because, in addition to dealing...
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Macon Man Guilty of Distributing Fentanyl and Meth with a Machine Gun

MACON, Ga. – A federal jury found a Macon resident guilty of armed drug trafficking, including distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine while in possession of a machine gun, resulting from an Operation Take Back America investigation. “This conviction holds a repeat offender accountable for distributing dangerous drugs,” said Michael J. Connolly...
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HSTF Investigation Leads to 17 Years in Prison for Tucson's "Queen of the South," Bringing Her Reign to a Close

TUCSON, Ariz. – On Sep. 22, 2026, Senior United States District Judge Raner C. Collins sentenced Amanda Rachelle Miller, 35, of Tucson, to 204 months (17 years) in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, for leading a large-scale drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other dangerous...
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Washington Square Park Drug Ringleader Convicted of Causing Lethal Overdoses as Part of Yearslong Drug Conspiracy

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), Jessica S. Tisch, and Special Agent in Charge of the New York Task Force Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Christopher Roberts, announced the conviction at trial today...
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Washington Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Two Fatal Overdoses in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska- A Washington man was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between January 1 and January 13, 2023, Jacob...
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HSTF Operation Leads to More Than a Dozen Defendants in Kansas Sentenced for Working for Mexican Drug Cartel

WICHITA, KAN. – A Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) operation led to the dismantling of a drug trafficking ring in Kansas operated on behalf of a Mexican drug cartel. Ringleader, Euriel Talavera, 32, of Wichita and 14 other defendants pleaded guilty to criminal charges following a multi-agency investigation which included...

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