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700,000 Blue M30 Pills Containing Fentanyl Seized Inside Roofing Shingles and Residence

March 13, 2025
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Carlos Rene Montes, 32, a United States Citizen from Tucson, and Miguel Angel Sesma, 30, a legal permanent resident from Mexico living in Phoenix, were charged on Tuesday by federal criminal complaint with Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl after agents seized a combined...
March 13, 2025
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Venezuelan National Arrested With Large Load of Drugs

March 13, 2025
Seattle – A 22-year-old Venezuelan National made his initial appearance this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle, following his arrest in Federal Way, Washington with a large amount of suspected narcotics, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Sebastian Velasquez-Perez was taken into custody at St Francis Hospital after...
March 13, 2025
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Metro East fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 19 years in federal prison 

March 13, 2025
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A district judge sentenced a California man to 19 years in federal prison after he admitted to trafficking fentanyl to the Metro East. Nefer Ojeda-Elenes, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance: fentanyl and one count of distribution of...
March 13, 2025
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Violent Felon Sentenced to Over 17 Years for Dealing Meth and MDMA While on Supervised Release

March 13, 2025
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and Acting U.S. Attorney John E. Childress for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Mikeal Luckett, 51, of Evansville, has been sentenced to 211 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised...
March 13, 2025
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Mexican National Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine through East Texas

March 11, 2025
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Mexican national has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. Audivier...
March 11, 2025
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Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

March 11, 2025
Jacksonville, Fla. – Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announced Brian Gregory Brightman (31, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. Brightman faces a minimum sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet...
March 11, 2025
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Two Men Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine into Waterbury

March 11, 2025
WATERBURY, Conn. - Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen P. Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging TERRANCE JOHNSON, also...
March 11, 2025
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Dominican Man Arrested for Fentanyl and Meth Conspiracy

March 11, 2025
BOSTON – A Dominican national residing in Lawrence has been arrested and charged for his alleged involvement in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl and methamphetamine supplied by the Sinaloa Cartel. Leury Then Rosario, 33, was charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent...
March 11, 2025
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Longtime Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

March 11, 2025
BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang H-Block pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to drug conspiracy charges. Jason Bly, 44, of Quincy, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine...
March 11, 2025
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Three Plead Guilty for Roles in Conspiracy to Distribute Nine Kilograms of Cocaine

March 11, 2025
BOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Two others previously pleaded guilty for their roles in the conspiracy. Leonardo Lara, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled...
March 11, 2025
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