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Manchester Man Sentenced for Intending to Traffic Meth and Fentanyl

June 14, 2024
CONCORD, N.H. – A Manchester man was sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. John Barber, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Samantha Elliott to 60 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release. The defendant was ordered to forfeit...
June 14, 2024
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Former Nurse Pleads Guilty in Connection to the Diversion of Dangerous Narcotics by Medical Professionals

June 14, 2024
CONCORD, N.h. – A Newbury woman pleaded guilty in federal court in connection to the diversion of dangerous narcotics by medical professionals, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Robin Nichols, 63, pleaded guilty to Tampering with Consumer Products. U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott scheduled sentencing for September 24, 2024...
June 14, 2024
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Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 8 Years on Federal Drug and Firearms Offenses

June 13, 2024
ELIZABETH CITY , N.C. – A Tarboro man was sentenced to 96 months in prison for armed drug trafficking. On March 5, 2024, Drako Butler, age 35, pled guilty to the charges. “Narcotics, guns, and money are a recipe for disaster,” said U.S. Attorney Michael Easley. “This Tarboro drug trafficker...
June 13, 2024
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U.S. Attorney Joins with Special Agents in Charge of DEA and FBI to Announce Law Enforcement Surge Combatting Nighttime Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

June 13, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey joined with Special Agent in Charge Brian Clark of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Special Agent in Charge Robert Tripp of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to announce a surge in nighttime activities in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. The surge...
June 13, 2024
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Drug Enforcement Administration Set to Recruit and Educate at the College World Series ™ in Omaha

June 13, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. – Members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be in Baseball Village during the College World Series ™ recruiting and providing information on the dangers of fentanyl and other drugs seen frequently in communities across the nation. The DEA booth is located on the east side of...
June 13, 2024
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Vero Beach Resident Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

June 12, 2024
MIAMI– On June 10, Sudiata Stinson, 47, of Vero Beach, Fla., was sentenced to 188 months in prison for distributing a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez sitting in Miami. On February 7, Stinson pleaded guilty to an indictment charging...
June 12, 2024
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Marijuana Drug Deal that Ended in Death Results in Guilty Pleas

June 11, 2024
ST. LOUIS – Two men have admitted being involved in the fatal shooting of a man in University City, Missouri, in 2022 because they thought he bought marijuana with counterfeit money. Nathaniel Brown-Shatto, 21, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of knowingly discharging...
June 11, 2024
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Meth Distributor Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

June 11, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than 20 kilograms of methamphetamine in the metropolitan area. Keith A. Clevenger, 51, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 16 years...
June 11, 2024
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Indianapolis Woman Charged for Trafficking Cocaine to Chicago Midway International Airport from Los Angeles

June 11, 2024
CHICAGO – Sheila G. Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, announced that Chania R. Logan, 27, Indianapolis, was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance with the intent to Deliver and Controlled Substances Trafficking by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on...
June 11, 2024
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New York Man Arrested for Fentanyl Trafficking in Burlington

June 11, 2024
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Kajuan Woods, 35, of Brooklyn, New York has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute in Burlington, Vermont in January 2024. Woods was arrested in connection with this complaint on June 4, 2024. Woods’s initial...
June 11, 2024
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