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Gainesville Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

Gainesville, Fla. – Stephen Lamar Jones, 43, of Gainesville, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “I applaud...
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San Joaquin County Woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Her Role in Trafficking 130 Pounds of Methamphetamine

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ong Thao, 37, of Lodi, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to eight years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge...
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Former Anchorage Attorney Sentenced to 20 Years for Drug Trafficking in Homeland Security Task Force Case

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A former Anchorage defense attorney was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison for possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute the drugs in Alaska. According to court documents, Justin Facey, 46, facilitated a drug trafficking organization run by a California prisoner, Heraclio Sanchez-Rodriguez, who...
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Jackson County Drug Trafficking Ring Dismantled, Sentenced to Federal Prison

Tallahassee, Fla. – Adolph Sutton, Jr., 65, of Malone, Fla., sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and two counts of distributing 50 grams or more methamphetamine. Michael Peak, 56, of Bascom, Fla., was...
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Mexican National Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking Conspiracy as a Result of Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

DALLAS, TX - A Mexican citizen was sentenced to 480 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy involving nearly four kilograms of high‑purity methamphetamine. Luis Manuel Abarca‑Torres, a.k.a. “Güero Menso,” pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams...
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Davis Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $2 Million for a Drug Trafficking Conspiracy in the United States and Canada

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Parampreet Singh, 60, of Davis, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 10 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $2 million for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, opium, and ketamine, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Drug Enforcement...
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Three Individuals Extradited from Costa Rica and Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine for the Purpose of Importing it to the United States

Jacksonville, Fla. – Andres Felipe Restrepo Uribe (51, Colombia), Luis Alberto Sinisterra Lozano (33, Colombia), and Yon Freddy Sanchez Chavarro (45, Venezuela) have been charged by indictment with conspiracy to distribute cocaine for the purpose of unlawful importation into the United States, and attempted distribution of cocaine for the purpose...
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Panama City Trio Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Meth

Tallahassee, Fla. – Damarius M. Mimms, 31, of Panama City, Fla., was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. Cara Rene...
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Career Criminal Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Fairview, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison Thursday for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Matthew Moultrie, 41, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and 4 years’ supervised release. “Mr. Moultrie showed a complete disregard for the law by trafficking deadly drugs while armed, despite...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Results in Prison Sentence for Drug Trafficker who Targeted Seattle's Chinatown International District

Seattle – A 54-year-old Federal Way, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that preyed, in part, on unhoused people in “The Jungle” under I-5 and Seattle’s International District. Leonardo Rojas Cruz was...

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