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Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics in Southwestern Connecticut

November 14, 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two men involved in a southwestern Connecticut narcotics trafficking ring were sentenced last month by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford. On October 17, RONALD VINCENT, 30, of Stratford, was sentenced...
November 14, 2025
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Tallahassee Man Returned to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

November 14, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – Dwyone N. Dugan, a/k/a DeWayne Dugan, 59, of Tallahassee, Fla., was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison today for distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney...
November 14, 2025
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Crawfordville Felon Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Charges

November 14, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – Jason Rigdon, 44, of Crawfordville, Fla., was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the...
November 14, 2025
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Cross City Man Sentenced to 10 years in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

November 14, 2025
GAINESVILLE, FLA. – Khiri Jackson, 31, of Cross City, Fla., was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin...
November 14, 2025
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Pensacola Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Charges

November 14, 2025
PENSACOLA, FLA. – Jujuan Andre George, 33, of Pensacola, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of distribution of controlled substances, one count of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and one...
November 14, 2025
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Armed Baldwin County Methamphetamine Dealers Sentenced to Prison

November 13, 2025
MOBILE, AL – Two Baldwin County men were sentenced in late October 2025 to serve 235 months and 60 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms as convicted felons. According to court documents, Boniface Denton Buchanan, 56, and Samuel Earl Crook, Jr., 43, each of Bay Minette...
November 13, 2025
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Prichard, AL Drug Dealer Sentenced in Federal Court

November 13, 2025
MOBILE, AL – A resident of Prichard, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court on two counts of possession with intent to distribute MDMB-4en-PINACA, a schedule I controlled substance, commonly referred to as Ecstasy, and possession of a machine gun conversion device, commonly referred to as a “Glock switch.” A machine...
November 13, 2025
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Mobile Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

November 13, 2025
MOBILE, AL – In late October 2025, a Mobile man was sentenced to 48 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. According to court documents, Lorenzo Robert Warren, 41, was arrested by Mobile Police Department narcotics investigators during the execution of a search warrant at...
November 13, 2025
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

November 06, 2025
WASHINGTON – On October 25, 2025, DEA joined 4,263 law enforcement agencies across the country who came together for the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. At 4,317 collection sites nationwide, Take Back events removed 571,054 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent drug...
November 06, 2025
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Communities Across Kansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois Dispose of 25,726 Pounds of Unwanted Medications at DEA Take Back Day

November 04, 2025
ST. LOUIS –Communities in the tri-state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Division safely disposed of 25,726 pounds of unneeded and expired medications, October 25, at the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Nationally, the DEA and its law enforcement partners removed 571,054 pounds of medication at 4,317 collection...
November 04, 2025
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