Drug Trafficking News Update

Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to Drug Trafficking news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Leader of Anchorage drug trafficking conspiracy gets 20 years for trafficking fentanyl, meth 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The leader of an Anchorage drug trafficking conspiracy was sentenced today to 20 years in prison and five years' supervised release for dealing fentanyl and methamphetamine in Anchorage. Stilwell Resident Sentenced For Possessing A Firearm In Furtherance Of Drug Trafficking 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Nakiah Twobear Eagle, age 27, of Stilwell, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for one count of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.On March 25, 2024, Eagle pleaded guilty to the federal firearms offense.  According to investigators, on August 30, 2022, an Adair County Sheriff's Office Investigator conducting a routine traffic stop discovered Eagle to be in possession of a loaded .22 caliber semiautomatic pistol, along with 732.8 grams of methamphetamine, which Eagle intended for distribution. Eagle knowingly possessed the firearm in furtherance of his trafficking of methamphetamine. Ex-Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna Sentenced to Over 38 Years' Imprisonment 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT "Today's sentencing of Genaro Garcia Luna is a critical step in upholding justice and the rule of law.  His betrayal of the public trust and the people he was sworn to protect resulted in more than one million kilograms of lethal narcotics imported into our communities and unleashed untold violence here and in Mexico. This sentence sends a strong message that no one, regardless of their position or influence, is above the law." stated United States Attorney Peace.  "After years of destructive narcotrafficking and deceit, Garcia Luna will spend nearly 40 years where he belongs: federal prison."  Alleged Members of Potomac Gardens Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Arrested and Charged with Distributing Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Methamphetamine 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT This morning, six people were arrested on charges connected to a wide-ranging conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine base, cocaine, and methamphetamine, in the Potomac Gardens Housing Project in Southeast Washington D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist of the Washington Field Office.   Bronx, New York Man, Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl from Two Drug Mills in the Bronx, Causing Death of 15-Month-Old Child 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced today to 156 months in prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl into New Jersey from two drug mills in the Bronx, which resulted in the death of a 15-month-old child. Brevard County Felon Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Federal Prison For Drug And Firearm Offenses 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Shawndell Johnson (32, Melbourne) to 17 years and 7 months in federal prison for distribution of a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The court also ordered Johnson to forfeit the firearms and ammunition used in the offenses. Johnson entered a guilty plea on June 7, 2024.  Leaders of Dangerous Mexican Drug Cartel Responsible for Extreme Violence Charged with International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT An indictment was unsealed in the District of Columbia charging leaders of the violent drug trafficking organization known as Los Zetas, and its successor organization, Cartel del Noreste (CDN), with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise; drug trafficking conspiracy; firearms offenses; and international money laundering conspiracy. KC Man Pleads Guilty to Three Fentanyl Overdose Deaths 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to distributing fentanyl, which resulted in three overdose deaths in Belton and Raymore, Mo., as part of a drug-trafficking conspiracy. Bienville Parish Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Crack Cocaine and a Firearm and Ammunition 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT Grand Jury Returns Indictments 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT North Dakota Felon Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT Warner Robins Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Meth 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT A member of an armed methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking organization operating in Middle Georgia was sentenced to serve more than 19 years in prison for his crime. Local men charged with distributing fentanyl resulting in the death of two 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT A 24-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to remain in custody for trafficking fentanyl Leader of Cross-State Drug Trafficking Network Convicted at Trial of Conspiring to Distribute, Distributing, and Possessing with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT Two Men Sentenced on Drug Charges 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT Pikesville Man Sentenced To 11 Years In Federal Prison As Part Of A Large Scale Drug Conspiracy Operating In And Around Baltimore 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Ronald White, age 56, of Pikesville, Maryland, to eleven years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for a drug conspiracy and distribution charges related to his supplying cocaine, crack cocaine and fentanyl to drug traffickers operating in West and Northwest Baltimore as well as money laundering charges.  Maine Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking Charges 10/16/2024 08:00 AM EDT BOSTON – A member of a nationwide drug trafficking ring was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for drug trafficking charges. During the investigation, over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were seized. An illegal marijuana grow operation with hundreds of marijuana plants was also dismantled. LeFlore County Resident Sentenced For Federal Drug Crime 10/15/2024 08:00 AM EDT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Michael John Jones, age 41, of Talihina, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 63 months in prison for one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.On February 6, 2024, Jones pleaded guilty to the charge.  According to investigators, on January 24, 2023, law enforcement conducting a routine traffic stop discovered Jones driving on a suspended license while travelling northbound on Highway 63 west of Talihina.  A subsequent search revealed Jones to be in possession of multiple plastic baggies containing over 124 grams of methamphetamine intended for distribution. 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