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Boise Woman Sentenced to 6.5 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

March 10, 2022
BOISE, Idaho – A Boise woman was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, Miranda Lee Stogsdill, 41, sold 108 grams of methamphetamine on April 1, 2021, and later sold 111 grams of methamphetamine on April 15, 2021. Both sales were for...
March 10, 2022
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Law Enforcement Operation Results in 25 Arrests for Drug-trafficking Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

March 10, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An investigation into an armed and violent drug-trafficking organization led to the arrests of 25 Kansas City, Missouri, area residents this week in an operation that involved more than 200 law enforcement officers from multiple local and federal agencies. “This operation removed a large number of...
March 10, 2022
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Tallahassee Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking Charges

March 10, 2022
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal jury in Tallahassee convicted Lamar Anthony Dukes, 36, of Tallahassee, Florida of distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. The guilty verdict, returned on March 8, 2022, at the conclusion of a two-day trial, was announced by Jason R...
March 10, 2022
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Three Wisconsin Residents Charged with Drug Crimes

March 10, 2022
MADISON, Wis. – John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O'Shea of the Western District of Wisconsin announced that three Marathon County residents have been charged with methamphetamine trafficking. Victor Pennington, 26, and Lucas Ellwart, 28, both of Wausau...
March 10, 2022
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Six Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession, Drugs

March 10, 2022
SAVANNAH, GA - Six defendants face federal charges including drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S. District Court include guilty pleas and criminal sentences related to illegal gun possession. The indicted cases...
March 10, 2022
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Two Plead Guilty in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

March 09, 2022
BOSTON – Two drug traffickers pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. William Velez, 40, of Boston, and Mark Daileanes, 53, of Litchfield, N.H., pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute...
March 09, 2022
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Six Augusta-Area Defendants Indicted on Separate Firearms, Drug Charges

March 08, 2022
AUGUSTA, GA: Three Augusta men face felony gun charges while three others also faces drug trafficking charges as Richmond County law enforcement officials pursue individuals associated with an increase in gang-related violent crime. Federal indictments returned in the March term of the Southern District of Georgia U.S. District Court Grand...
March 08, 2022
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Lead Defendant Sentenced in Middle Georgia Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy

March 08, 2022
DUBLIN, GA: The lead defendant in a now-disrupted Laurens County methamphetamine-trafficking ring has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to his leadership role in the conspiracy. David Alex Monroe, 32, of Dexter, Ga., was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with...
March 08, 2022
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Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison

March 08, 2022
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. today sentenced a methamphetamine dealer to 120 months in prison, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Christian Allen Garcia, 30, of West Covina, California, was also ordered to serve five years of supervised...
March 08, 2022
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Baltimore Fentanyl Dealer Admits to Selling Narcotics to Customers Across Four States

March 07, 2022
Baltimore, Md., – Devin Cunningham, age 26, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division...
March 07, 2022
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