The most recent press release, "Tarentum Man Pleads Guilty in Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy," was submitted on May 31.
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force published 73 press releases the month before, marking a 24.7 percent decrease for the current month.
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force concerns itself with the disruption of major drug trafficking operations and related crimes, such as money laundering, tax and weapon violations, and violent crime.
Tackling organized crime and trafficking offenses across borders is considered one of the most challenging law enforcement efforts in recent times.
Press releases by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force in May
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Tarentum Man Pleads Guilty in Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy | 05/31/2022 |
| Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Two Murders, An Attempted Murder, and Drug Conspiracy Charges | 05/31/2022 |
| Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Murder, Gun, and Drug Charges | 05/31/2022 |
| Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy | 05/31/2022 |
| Three Indicted for Large-Scale Meth Conspiracy | 05/31/2022 |
| Honduran National and MS-13 Member Sentenced To Federal Prison | 05/27/2022 |
| Alleged Drug Trafficker Arraigned in Chicago After Extradition From Mexico | 05/27/2022 |
| Three Men Indicted in District of Columbia on Federal Charges Involving Drug Trafficking Organization Based in Puerto Rico | 05/27/2022 |
| 14 Arrested after Federal, State and Local Investigation into Waterbury Drug Trafficking | 05/26/2022 |
| Ten People Arrested in Drug Conspiracy Case, Accused of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Cocaine | 05/25/2022 |
| Mobile County Woman Who Caused Death of Victim by Injecting Her with Fentanyl Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment | 05/25/2022 |
| Annapolis MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Three Violent Murders | 05/25/2022 |
| 41 Members of a Violent Gang Charged With Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations in San Juan, Puerto Rico | 05/25/2022 |
| 20 Individuals Indicted in Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization | 05/24/2022 |
| Investigation by Tucson Strike Force Leads to Indictment of 13 Members of Drug Distribution Conspiracy | 05/23/2022 |
| Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm in Relation to Fentanyl Pill Trafficking Conspiracy | 05/20/2022 |
| Investor And Organizer Of Cocaine Smuggling Operations Via Semi-Submersible Vessels Pleads Guilty | 05/20/2022 |
| Dominican Republic Citizen Extradited to United States on Money Laundering Charges | 05/20/2022 |
| New Bern Man Receives 18 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking | 05/20/2022 |
| Houston, Texas, Man Played Role in Large Meth Trafficking Organization | 05/19/2022 |
| Former Gulf Cartel Leader Extradited to East Texas for Drug Trafficking Violations | 05/19/2022 |
| Three convicted for $500,000 Mexican cartel weapon scheme | 05/19/2022 |
| Massachusetts Woman Sentenced to 10 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges | 05/17/2022 |
| Methamphetamine Trafficker Is Sentenced To More Than 19 Years In Federal Prison | 05/17/2022 |
| MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Three Murders on Long Island | 05/17/2022 |
| Sixteen Defendants Arrested on Federal Drug Conspiracy Charges out of Chesterfield and Darlington Counties | 05/17/2022 |
| Fifteen Individuals Indicted for Shipping Cocaine to the Continental United States | 05/17/2022 |
| Goldsboro Man Receives 25 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in a Multi-County Meth Operation | 05/17/2022 |
| Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack and Cocaine Conspiracy | 05/16/2022 |
| Father and Son Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison in Large-Scale Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy | 05/16/2022 |
| MS-13 Fugitive Arrested in Texas | 05/13/2022 |
| 25 Indicted in Erie-Based Drug Trafficking Ring | 05/13/2022 |
| Woodland Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Offenses Uncovered by Operation Silent Night, an Effort to Fight Coordinated Criminal Activity in Northern California | 05/12/2022 |
| Ten Alleged Members or Associates of Chicago Street Gang Charged in Drug Trafficking Probe | 05/12/2022 |
| Telfair County drug trafficker sentenced to federal prison | 05/11/2022 |
| Former Chief Of Honduran National Police Extradited To The United States On Drug Trafficking And Weapons Offenses | 05/11/2022 |
| Honduran Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in U.S. Prison | 05/11/2022 |
| Leader Of Violent Rochester Drug Ring Sentenced To Life In Prison For Drug And Gun Charges, And Murder | 05/11/2022 |
| Williamsport Man Sentenced To 144 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking | 05/10/2022 |
| Sacramento, California, Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and for Using a Communication Facility to Commit a Drug Felony | 05/10/2022 |
| Duplin Man Receives 15 Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Methamphetamine Trafficking | 05/10/2022 |
| High-ranking member of violent drug trafficking ring sentenced to nine years in prison | 05/10/2022 |
| Jury Convicts Men for Gang-Related Multistate Drug Trafficking Ring and Murder | 05/06/2022 |
| MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders | 05/06/2022 |
| Four Charged with Trafficking Cocaine Through the U.S. Mail | 05/05/2022 |
| Leader of the Violent "Clan del Golfo" Multi-Billion Dollar Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited from Colombia to Face Federal Indictment | 05/05/2022 |
| Prison sentence for perjurer wraps up prosecution of Middle Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy | 05/05/2022 |
| Four Defendants Sentenced for Involvement in Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine in Monroe, Louisiana | 05/04/2022 |
| Citizen of Dominican Republic Admits Role as Leader of International Money Laundering Organization | 05/04/2022 |
| Another Texan sentenced for dealing drugs on behalf of Texas “Mexikan” Mafia | 05/03/2022 |
| Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization that Manufactured and Attempted to Distribute 63 Kilos of Meth in Northern Ohio | 05/03/2022 |
| Newark Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization | 05/03/2022 |
| Camden Man Sentenced to 140 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Large Amounts of Heroin, Cocaine and Crack | 05/03/2022 |
| Bakersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking Charges | 05/02/2022 |
| White Supremacist Gang Leader and Members and Associates Convicted on Racketeering and Murder Charges | 05/02/2022 |
