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Three Defendants Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS – Three individuals, Pierre Rasheem Fields, 42, of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Ray Eric Brasson, 36, of Minneapolis, and Jermaine Young, 26, of Chicago, were indicted today for conspiring to distribute and distributing fentanyl. According to a six-count federal indictment that was unsealed on September 9, 2026, Fields, Young, and Brasson...
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Multi-Kilogram Fentanyl Seizure in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Nets Guilty Plea by Fort Walton Beach Man

Pensacola, Fla. – Aubrey Darnell Joseph Sr., 36, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. "This trafficker got caught...
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DEA Marks 25 Years After 9/11 by Honoring Fallen Task Force Officers and Opening Special Museum Exhibit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration commemorated the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a ceremony at DEA Headquarters honoring those killed that day and those who later died from 9/11-related illnesses. The ceremony also marked the opening of Never Forget: 25 Years After...
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Massachusetts Man Charged With Distributing Synthetic Opioids Resulting In Death

BOSTON – A Rockland, Mass. man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly operating an online drug trafficking business that distributed potent synthetic opioids to customers across the country through the U.S. mail, including a shipment that allegedly resulted in the overdose death of a woman in...
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Chinese Nationals Arrested in China as Homeland Security Task Force Works to Stop Drugs Imported through Texas Destined for U.S. Prisons

PLANO – Two Chinese nationals have been indicted and charged with federal drug trafficking violations as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Lisa Xing, 36, and Zhanwen Song, 38, Chinese citizens, were charged in a six-count...
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Meth in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS - Jeffrey Skannal, 67, from Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100 after being convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute...
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Nine Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced the last of nine co-defendants for charges related to an Orlando Drug Trafficking Organization. Each of the defendants previously pleaded guilty. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. See details below: Name (Age, Residence) Charges Sentencing Date Sentence...
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Significant Drug Distributor for Family-Based Drug Trafficking Organization in Seattle Area Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison

SEATTLE – A 22-year-old Federal Way, Washington, man was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute massive amounts of fentanyl. Sir Terrique Milam was a trusted associate of one of the leaders of the family-based drug...
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Clewiston Career Offender Sentenced to More Than 19 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

Fort Myers, Fla. – Johnny Lewis Hunter (53, Clewiston, Fla.) has been sentenced to 19 years and 2 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl. He pleaded guilty on June 3, 2026. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. "Our agents seized 220 grams of fentanyl, enough potential...
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Guilty Pleas Entered for Pensacola-Area Gun & Drug Crimes

Pensacola, Fla. – Andre Darrell Perry, 37, of Pensacola and Loredana Alessandra Bassolino, 38, of Navarre, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl and more than 5 grams of methamphetamine. Perry also pleaded guilty to additional charges of possession...

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