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Providence Man Admits to Possessing More than Forty Grams of Fentanyl Six Days After Pleading Guilty to Trafficking Anabolic Steroids

A 30-year-old Providence man today admitted to a federal judge that he possessed more than 250 grams of fentanyl and a firearm, and did so less than a week after pleading guilty, in February 2021, to conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drug-Linked St. Louis Murder

U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced a man from St. Louis, Missouri who participated in a 2017 murder on behalf of a drug gang to 18 years in prison.


Supplier in Juvenile Fentanyl Overdoses Case Charged with Drug Conspiracy

A top source of supply in the Carrollton fentanyl overdoses case has been charged with a federal drug crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.


Former Office Manager of New Jersey Medical Practice Admits Conspiring with Doctor to Divert Controlled Substances

Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Daniel J. Kafafian and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced a former office manager of a New Jersey medical practice admitted conspiring with the doctor who owned the practice to distribute prescription amphetamine to patients without a legitimate medical reason, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Houston County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Solicitation of Murder Plot

A Grapeland, Texas man, and his girlfriend, have been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearm Crimes

Tramond G. Wallace, Jr., 28, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty today to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.


Tulare County Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Over 3 Pounds of Methamphetamine

Alma Sanchez, 50, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.


Narcotics Investigation Nets 2 Arrests, Guns and Drugs

Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh announced the arrests of 2 residents from Congers, NY for possession of a controlled substance and 2 handguns


Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Methamphetamine Distribution

Jacob James Martinez, 33, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to federal prison for attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Martinez to 188 months in federal prison.


Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading Heroin Conspiracy

A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a conspiracy to distribute heroin.


Jury Finds Felon Guilty of Possessing Firearm and Multiple Bags of Drugs for Distribution

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Curtis Tyrone Johnson (35, Melbourne) guilty of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute various controlled substances.


San Joaquin County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Charges

Alphonso Jimenez, 31, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl and using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.



Berkeley Resident Sentenced to Four Years in Prison in Tenderloin Fentanyl Distribution Scheme

Co-Conspirator Brother Previously Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Participation in Same Scheme


Fentanyl Pill Press Operator Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

Saginaw man running a fentanyl pill-pressing operation was sentenced Friday to 30 years in federal prison, announced Special Agent in Charge of DEA Dallas Eduardo A. Chávez.


Rochester Man Going to Prison for Cocaine Conspiracy

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Daryl Green, 53, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine, was sentenced to serve 87 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.


Sixteen Individuals Plead Guilty in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy “Operation Titan Fall”

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that 16 individuals, charged in three (3) indictments, have all pleaded guilty to their respective roles in conspiring to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl and cocaine, in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) “Operation Titan Fall” investigation


Man Sentenced to 26 Years for Double Fatal Shooting During Drug Robbery

U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a man involved in a triple shooting in 2021 that killed two people to 26 years in prison.


Concord Resident Responsible for Teen's Fentanyl Poisoning Death Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

Alejandro Valentino Urias was sentenced today to 96 months in prison after admitting he supplied a fentanyl-laced counterfeit M30 pill that caused the overdose death of a 14-year-old girl, announced U.S. Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris.


California Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth Conspiracy in Southwest Missouri

A San Diego man was sentenced in federal court today for shipping large quantities of methamphetamine to southwest Missouri.