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Jefferson County man pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute meth

January 12, 2021
ST. LOUIS – Tracy Douglas Hyden, 55, of Jefferson County, Missouri, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of possession with the intent to distribute more than 50...
January 12, 2021
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Atlanta Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine in North Florida

January 08, 2021
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Gerry F. Carter, 34, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced yesterday to a total of 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and weapons charges stemming from an organization that distributed methamphetamine in North Florida. “Drug traffickers have one thing in common: They...
January 08, 2021
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Third Clan Del Golfo associate extradited to face charges for international cocaine distribution conspiracy

January 07, 2021
HOUSTON – Another alleged associate of one of the most serious transnational organized criminal organizations will make his initial appearance in U.S. federal court today on charges of distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney...
January 07, 2021
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St. Louis man sentenced to 20 years for drug-related murder

January 04, 2021
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry sentenced Armond Calvin to 240 months in prison today for one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and one count of using a firearm to commit murder in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Calvin, 22, of St. Louis City, previously...
January 04, 2021
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St. Louis man sentenced to 25 years for heroin, cocaine distribution

January 04, 2021
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White sentenced Robert Hill to 25 years in prison today for drug distribution and being a felon in possession of a firearm. A jury had convicted Hill on Sept. 16, 2020 of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute...
January 04, 2021
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Two Wichita men indicted in Kansas for meth distribution

December 22, 2020
WICHITA, Kan. – Troy Bong, 51, of Wichita, is charged with three counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (counts 1, 4, 7), three counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking (counts 2, 5, 8) and three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by...
December 22, 2020
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Meth “mules” plead guilty in 23-kilo bust on I-75

December 18, 2020
MACON, Ga. – Two women arrested in possession of more than 23 kilos of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on I-75 have pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and are both facing a maximum twenty years in prison for their crimes, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting...
December 18, 2020
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St. Louis man gets 15 years for drug trafficking at Clinton-Peabody Housing Complex

December 17, 2020
ST. LOUIS – Demetrius Tyrese Johnson was sentenced today to 180 months in prison. The 26-year-old St. Louis, Missouri, resident pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. Johnson was involved in a conspiracy to distribute more than...
December 17, 2020
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Kansas City man pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

December 17, 2020
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Camden County, Missouri. Stephen Joseph Sanchez, 35, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr. to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine...
December 17, 2020
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Eleven indicted in wide-ranging conspiracy trafficking heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in multi-state area

December 16, 2020
SEATTLE – Eleven people have been indicted by a grand jury sitting in the Western District of Washington for a multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy. One of those indicted is a rap artist from Snohomish County, Washington, who discussed his drug trafficking activity in a documentary video. All of those in...
December 16, 2020
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