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. Wilsonville Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Laundering More than $4.6 Million in Drug Proceeds 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Wilsonville, Oregon woman was sentenced to federal prison today for laundering millions of dollars in drug proceeds as the chief money launderer for a drug trafficking organization operating in the Pacific Northwest and California Birmingham Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison on Gun and Drug Charges 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Florence Man Sentenced to Over 31 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Pills Containing Fentanyl in Watertown and Sisseton Areas 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Terrebonne Parish Man Guilty of Methamphetamine Conspiracy and Distribution 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JUSTIN HEIMS ("HEIMS"), age 22, a resident of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana pled guilty before United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter on October 22, 2024, to federal drug trafficking charges.  Jury Convicts Mexican National of $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT A Mexican national who worked with a drug-trafficking organization tied to the Cárteles Unidos cartel in Michoacán, Mexico, was convicted by a federal trial jury today of his role in a $4.7 million conspiracy to distribute more than 335 kilograms of methamphetamine and 22 kilograms of heroin in the Kansas City, Mo., metropolitan area and throughout the United States. Little Rock Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years In Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug-Trafficking Crime 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Christopher Monroe, a multi-convicted felon, will spend the next 215 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. Final Defendant Pleads Guilty, Three Others Sentenced in Upstate Meth Trafficking Case 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Three members of an Upstate drug ring have been sentenced to federal prison and the final member has pleaded guilty for their role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. Indictment Charges Stamford Man with Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT DARIUS GAMBLE, also known as "Rell," 39, of Stamford, has been charged with fentanyl trafficking offenses. U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Successful Drug Trafficking Prosecutions Made Possible by Local Partnerships in the Treasure Valley 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Today, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the results of two separate drug distribution cases in southern Idaho."These defendants mistakenly thought they could get away with selling substantial quantities of dangerous drugs in the Treasure Valley," said U.S. Attorney Hurwit.  "They have now learned the hard way how the DEA and local law enforcement work so well together to root out drug trafficking in our communities.  Anyone else thinking of trafficking drugs in Idaho should pay attention to the results." California brothers sentenced to federal prison for roles in large meth, fentanyl trafficking ring that distributed drugs in Butte, Helena areas 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Jersey City Man Sentenced to 225 Months in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEWARK, N.J. – A Jersey City man was sentenced today to 225 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Texas Drug Courier Sentenced for Federal Narcotics Trafficking 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRISSA ORTIZ ("ORTIZ"), age 19, a resident of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced on October 22, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Greg Guidry to 21 months imprisonment, a one-year term of supervised release and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to Misprision of a Felony, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 4. U.S. Attorney Thompson and Law Enforcement Partners to Hold Press Conference in Beckley in Drug Trafficking Case 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Three Individuals Indicted for Fatal Shooting in Connection With Marijuana Deal in Queens 10/23/2024 08:00 AM EDT Earlier today, a indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Jerome Waters, also known as "the Engineer," Calvin Israel and William Barnett for their alleged roles in the kidnapping, robbery and fatal shooting of a victim in Queens, New York on July 25, 2024.    Columbus man who fired weapon in parking lot of Polaris area golf entertainment venue sentenced to 10 years in prison 10/22/2024 08:00 AM EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio – Davon L. Rayford, 28, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 120 months in prison for gun and drug crimes. The defendant opened fire in the parking lot of an area golf entertainment center during an altercation last winter. 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