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Homeland Security Task Force Announces Cartel-Linked Drug Trafficking Cases

MACON, Ga. – The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia, together with law enforcement partners, today announced significant developments in three Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) investigations targeting cartel-linked drug trafficking organizations responsible for the armed distribution of large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine and resulting...
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Buffalo New York Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Charge

BUFFALO, N.Y. - DEA New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam and U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Bobby R. Calhoun, 33, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine...
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Watervliet New York Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 120 Months

ALBANY, NEW YORK – On November 4, 2026, Eric Hines, age 28, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intention to distribute. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed an 8-year term of supervised release to follow his release...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Two-Year Sentence for Distributor of Cocaine and Fentanyl in Seattle Homeless Encampments

SEATTLE – A 46-year-old Seattle man was sentenced late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that sold cocaine and fentanyl in Seattle homeless encampments and in the Chinatown International District. Sang Su has been in custody...
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Leader of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Network Convicted After Federal Jury Trial

ATLANTA – A federal jury convicted Roderick Battle, the leader of a nationwide drug trafficking organization, of multiple drug trafficking, money laundering, and firearms-related charges. “Cases of this magnitude are not solved by one agency alone,” said Michael J. Connolly, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field...
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Final Defendant in Midlands Drug Conspiracy Sentenced

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Twelve members of a Midlands drug trafficking conspiracy have now been sentenced to federal prison, totaling just over 154 years in federal prison. Overall, more than 60 kilograms of methamphetamine, 30 kilograms of cocaine, 200 grams of fentanyl, and quantities of MDMA, crack cocaine, and marijuana were...
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HSTF Investigation Results in Historic New Mexico Fentanyl Seizure, Arrest of State Employee

ALBUQUERQUE - Angel Ramirez, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, faces federal drug trafficking and firearm offenses following her arrest during a DEA-led Homeland Security Task Force investigation. "During this operation, DEA agents working alongside our Homeland Security Task Force partners seized more than 40 kilograms of fentanyl powder, representing over 3...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine While Armed

HAMMOND, Ind. - On Oct. 29, 2026, Jabari Casey, 45, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and a quantity of crack cocaine, and to possessing a firearm in...
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Dominican National Sentenced to More than 12 Years in Prison for Role in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. – Dominican national Danaury Espinal-Lara, 46, has been sentenced in federal court by U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe to 151 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, announces United States Attorney Erin Creegan. According to court documents and statements made in court, the defendant...
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Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Manufacture And Distribute Counterfeit Pills

BOSTON – A Lawrence, Mass. man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to his involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO). Over two kilograms of suspected controlled substances and a pill press were recovered. Jose Vasquez Lantigua, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and...

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