CHICAGO — A man who allegedly trafficked cocaine in Chicago has been arrested in Argentina and extradited to the United States to face federal drug conspiracy charges in the Northern District of Illinois. Rodolfo Aguirre, 38, was originally arrested in Chicago in December 2016 after allegedly conspiring to sell approximately...

Pensacola, Florida – Loredana Alessandra Bassolino, 38, of Navarre, Florida was sentenced to five years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl and more than 5 grams of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United...

Pensacola, Fla. –John Martin Elmore, 37, of Crestview, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine or 500 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine and one count of possession of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine or...

STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that BRANDON TURNER, also known as “Bizz,” 32, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for...

MIAMI – An alleged member of a Guatemala-based drug trafficking organization has been extradited from Guatemala to the Southern District of Florida to face federal charges for his role in an international cocaine trafficking conspiracy spanning four countries. According to court records, from 2012 through 2023, Mauro Ismael Morales Martinez...

TUCSON, Ariz. – Sebastian Higuera-Fuentes, 23, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced on Oct. 27, by United States District Judge Raner C. Collins to 60 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release. Higuera-Fuentes previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. As part of the conspiracy, Higuera-Fuentes...

Tallahassee, Fla. – Frederick Allen Smith, Jr., 54, of Madison, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – On Oct. 29, 2026, Leto Lorenzo Hill, 38 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine, and to being a felon in...

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...

PORTLAND, Ore.— U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott Bradford announced Thursday that John Kyle Donnahoo, 32, of McMinnville, has pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Schedule II Controlled Substance. The charge stems from a February 2023 incident in Yamhill County in...