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Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty

July 18, 2025
HOUSTON – A 36-year-old Houston resident has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Velasquez-Nikki Saadia Porter admitted to conspiring to distribute nearly 200 grams of...
July 18, 2025
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Logan County Brothers Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Crimes

July 18, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On July 17, 2025, Timothy Ray Gravley, 41, of Bruno, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and his brother Jessie Joe Gravley II, 42, of Bruno, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute...
July 18, 2025
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Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More than 55 Years Combined in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

July 17, 2025
FAYETTEVILLE – The final member of a Northwest Arkansas drug trafficking organization was sentenced to federal prison for crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings for the United States District Court in Fayetteville. According to court documents, agents with...
July 17, 2025
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Cranston Man Admits to Large Scale Production of Meth and Fentanyl-Laced Pills

July 16, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Cranston man admitted to a federal judge that he produced, possessed, and/or delivered thousands of methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced fake Adderall pills, and that he was in possession of significant quantities of methamphetamine pills and powder and a quantity of fentanyl powder at the time of his...
July 16, 2025
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

July 16, 2025
WATERBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL DIAZ-RIVERA, also known as “Danny,” “Lupin,” “Lupito,” and “L,” 33, of Waterbury, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by four years...
July 16, 2025
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New Britain Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charge

July 16, 2025
NEW BRITIAN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that HENRY MENESES JR., 32, of New Britain, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to a fentanyl trafficking offense. According to court documents and statements made in court...
July 16, 2025
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Two New Bedford Men With Significant Criminal Histories Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

July 16, 2025
BOSTON – Two New Bedford men have been arrested for their alleged participation in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and other drugs. Jose Santiago, 43, and Samuel Rodriguez, 39, were each charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The defendants were arrested on July 13, 2025 and...
July 16, 2025
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Member Of Violent Gang Sentenced To Decade In Prison For Racketeering And Drug And Firearms Trafficking

July 16, 2025
BOSTON – A Boston man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Felisberto Lopes, also known as “Chee-B,” 40, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 10 years in prison, to be followed by...
July 16, 2025
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Tucson Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years for Possession of Meth

July 15, 2025
TUCSON, Ariz. – Jose Antonio Ornelas, Jr., 33, of Tucson, was sentenced on July 10, by United States District Court Judge Rosemary Márquez to 98 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release. Ornelas, Jr. previously pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. On October 3...
July 15, 2025
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Marianna Man Receives 10 Years in Prison for Dealing Meth

July 15, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, United States Attorney John Heekin announced that Lorenzo Heatrice, 70, of Marianna, Fla., was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession with intent...
July 15, 2025
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