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California Drug Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Meth and Fentanyl Conspiracy in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

HONOLULU – United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii Ken Sorenson announced that Dylan Tai Dang, 55, of Garden Grove, California, was sentenced Tuesday, July 7, by United States District Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park to 87 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to...
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DEA Los Angeles Field Division and United Against Fentanyl Host Walk for Lives Events on July 11

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and United Against Fentanyl (UAF) will host nationwide Walk for Lives 2026 events on July 11, 2026. This national partnership is in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America initiative with more than 100 family-led community events across the United States in a...
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Role in Arizona-Based Drug Conspiracy in Homeland Security Task Force Case

DETROIT – Mark Craythorn Thompson, 63, of Detroit, was sentenced on June 25, to 60 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release. Thompson previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl. As part of this conspiracy, Thompson picked up a package in Detroit Sept. 28, 2023, that...
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Man Sentenced to 200 Months’ Imprisonment for Role in Large-Scale Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that Juan Carlos Felix, 47, the lead defendant in a large-scale drug trafficking case that involved an extensive undercover operation, was sentenced to 200 months’ imprisonment. On November 18, 2025, Felix pleaded guilty for his role in an expansive methamphetamine...
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Former Texas Tech Professor Pleads Guilty to Running Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

Lubbock, TX - A former Texas Tech marketing and supply chain professor pled guilty today for his leadership role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould. Daniel Taylor, 51, of Lubbock, Texas, was charged in February 2026 with conspiracy to...
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St. Louis Area Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Prison for Conspiracy that Led to Overdose of Two Teens

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Cristian M. Stevens on Tuesday sentenced a man who was involved in a drug conspiracy that caused one fatal and one nonfatal overdose to 200 months in prison. Haeder Jameel, 23, was also ordered to pay $51,005 in restitution to the parents of the...
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Three Men Convicted of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

LAS VEGAS – A federal jury convicted three men last week for their participation in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, announced the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada “This jury verdict is the result of our strong partnership with the DEA to make Nevada’s communities...
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DEA and United Against Fentanyl Host Walk For Lives on July 11

MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and United Against Fentanyl (UAF) will host Walk for Lives Saturday, July 11, at more than 100 locations nationwide, including a family-led event in Winona, Minnesota. This national partnership with UAF is in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America initiative. Walk for...
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Members and Associates of Two Minnesota Drug Trafficking Organizations Indicted and Arrested

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today the unsealing of an indictment and superseding indictment charging members and associates of two Minnesota-based drug trafficking organizations with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, firearms offenses, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and causing death through use of...
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Mexican National Unlawfully Residing in the United States Charged with Drug and Firearm Offenses in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Mexican national unlawfully residing in the United States has been indicted after investigators seized over 17.5 pounds of narcotics, firearms, and cash. Baltazar Plata Bringas, 31, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine...

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