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Indiana Man Sentenced to 300 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl, Meth

August 08, 2022
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Eddie M. Knox, 56, Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady on...

Illinois Man Sentenced to 138 Months for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes

July 18, 2022
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Todd C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris for the Central District of Illinois announced that Qwanell Jones, 27, of Alton, Illinois, was sentenced on July 11, 2022, to an aggregate term of 138 months...

Indiana Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking, Firearms Charges

June 28, 2022
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Steven J. Hecke, 37, of Fort Wayne, was found guilty following a five-day jury trial presided over by...

Pasco Man Indicted on Fentanyl Trafficking, International Money Laundering, and Assault Weapon's Charges

June 21, 2022
TAMPA, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the return of an indictment charging Luis Mojica Rojas, 45, of Zephyrhills, Florida, with conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl; conspiracy to commit international money laundering; possession of 400 grams or more of fentanyl with the intent...

Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Decades for Selling Meth and Marijuana in Indiana

May 25, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS – Michael J. Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that seven individuals have been sentenced for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including methamphetamine and marijuana. The defendants had previously been indicted on...

Arizona Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Drug and Firearm Offenses

May 17, 2022
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Office in Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Eduardo A. Arguelles, Jr., 20, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Court...

Mexican Posse Gang Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for Narcotics Trafficking

April 22, 2022
MILWAUKEE - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and U.S. Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on April 21, 2022, U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller sentenced two Milwaukee men, both of whom identified as Mexican Posse gang members...

Indianapolis Felon Serving Community Correction Sentence Indicted for New Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

March 02, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS – Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Indiana returned an indictment late yesterday charging Dreshaun Carter, 25, of Indianapolis, with...

Indiana Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years for Gun and Drug Trafficking Crimes

September 30, 2021
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alfred A. Cooke III, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and Acting U.S. Attorney Tina Nommay of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Nathan Wilkes, age 39, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced upon his plea of guilty to possession with...

Indiana Man Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes

September 20, 2021
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alfred A. Cooke III, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Bradley Burns, 33, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Damon...
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