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Alexandria Resident Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses

ALEXANDRIA – On August 4, 2026, United States District Judge Jerry Edwards, Jr., sentenced Dequavious Wagner, 32, of Alexandria, to 270 months in federal prison after he pled guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking. He also received five...
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Alleged Mexico-Based MethTrafficker Transported Back to the United States to Face Federal Charges

OAKLAND – The government of Mexico recently deported Julio Palafox, a United States citizen, to the United States where he was arrested by the United States Marshals on a warrant to appear on charges stemming from his alleged involvement in the distribution of methamphetamine in the Bay Area. U.S. Marshals...
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Louisville Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl and Firearm Offenses

Louisville, Ky. – A Louisville man was sentenced on August 7, 2026, to 16 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. U.S. Attorney Kyle Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge John Nokes of...
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Drug Distributer Convicted for Selling Fentanyl that Caused Three Fatal Overdoses

Memphis, Tn. – A Memphis man, Darian Glover, 29, has been convicted by a federal jury for distribution of a controlled substance causing death. United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the verdict today. An eyewitness told law enforcement that on June 20, 2024...
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Brokering Shipments of Fentanyl and Meth from Mexico to Western Washington

TACOMA, Wash. – A 42-year-old Phoenix man with prior convictions for drug trafficking was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 150 months (12.5 years) in prison for acting as a broker for huge amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl headed to western Washington. Ryan Matthew Gennette was a...
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DEA Announces New Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles Field Division has new leadership. DEA Administrator Terrance C. Cole has appointed David S. Olesky as the Special Agent in Charge (SAC), covering Southern California, Nevada, Hawaii and the U.S. Territories of Guam and Saipan. Special Agent in Charge Olesky...
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HSTF Announces the Indictment and Arrests of Four CJNG Members for Narco-terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and Firearms Trafficking Offenses

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the unsealing of an indictment charging: Name Offenses Maximum Penalties Edgar Alejandro Lopez Velasco (44, Mexico) Conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism Drug importation conspiracy Firearms trafficking conspiracies Life Imprisonment Noe Diaz Jimenez (33, Mexico)...
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Indiana Man Lands Back in Federal Prison for Dealing Meth and Heroin While on Supervised Release

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Deon Dickerson, 45, of Evansville, has been sentenced to 23 years and two months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 50 grams or...
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Thirteen Jacksonville Gang Members and Associates Indicted for Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, Murder-For-Hire and Retaliation Against a Witness

Jacksonville, Fla. – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the unsealing of an Indictment charging 13 defendants—all alleged members and associates of the Slime gang—with crimes including racketeering conspiracy, drug trafficking conspiracy, murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and retaliating against a witness. Slime was primarily active in the Northside...
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New Orleans Man Indicted for Methamphetamine Distribution

NEW ORLEANS – On August 7, 2026, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against DEXTER MONTGOMERY (“MONTGOMERY”), age 51, a resident of New Orleans, charging him with violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. According to court documents, MONTGOMERY was indicted on...

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