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Duxbury Man Indicted For Distributing Fentanyl And Cocaine In Greater Plymouth Area And Conspiring To Launder The Proceeds

BOSTON – A Duxbury man has been charged in a six-count indictment for allegedly distributing, and conspiring to distribute, fentanyl and cocaine in Duxbury, Kingston, Middleborough and Plymouth. Justin Tatum, a/k/a “JD,” 40, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess...
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Rhode Island Businesswoman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Money Laundering

BOSTON – A Rhode Island woman has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for her leading role in laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars of her then-boyfriend’s fentanyl trafficking money. Carolina Correa, 35, of Cranston, R.I., was sentenced on Feb. 4, 2026 by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T...
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Massachusetts Resident Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in the New Hampshire Seacoast

CONCORD, N.H. – A man with ties to a Dominican drug trafficking organization, who previously lived in Massachusetts, plead guilty in federal court for drug trafficking in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Jose Luis Guerrero Nunez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. According...
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Stamford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison

STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SAMUEL ELIE, 49, of Stamford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 108 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for distributing narcotics. According to court...
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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

CONCORD, N.H. – Craig Pearson, 42, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. According to the plea agreement, in late June and early...
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DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboard Sparks Conversation on Dangers of Synthetic Drugs

MINNEAPOLIS – A billboard along northbound Interstate 94, south of Lowry Avenue, is designed to encourage conversation about fentanyl in support of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Fentanyl Free America initiative. Fentanyl Free America is DEA’s commitment to protecting the United States from synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, by disrupting...
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Members of Tacoma Street Gang are Indicted for Drug and Gun Trafficking

SEATTLE– Law enforcement fanned out to some 17 locations in Washington, Oregon, and California, on Wednesday February 4, 2026, making 14 arrests following a wiretap investigation of a drug and gun trafficking organization affiliated with the Black Gangster Disciples street gang, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Charles Neil Floyd...
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First Defendant in Drug Trafficking Organization Dealing in Seattle's International District and Homeless Encampments Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

SEATTLE – The first of some 20 defendants charged with trafficking narcotics in Seattle’s homeless encampments and International District was sentenced on Wednesday in U.S. District Court to 30 months in prison, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Theodore Nation, 36, has been in custody since January 2025...
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H Block Gang Member Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy

BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for drug conspiracy charges. Trea Lankford, a/k/a “Montana,” a/k/a “Heffna Boss Don,” a/k/a “Tre Cain,” 34 of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to eight years in...
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Florida Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Conspiring to Launder Money and Distribute Fentanyl

BOSTON – A Florida man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for drug possession and distribution charges. Wuesley Pelaez Vela, 34, of Tallahassee, Fla., was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to nine years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised...

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