Category: Drug Trafficking
Fake Percocet Pipeline: Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty
Lawrence, MA – Joshua Morales, 31, is staring down a potential two decades behind bars after admitting today to federal charges related to a massive influx of counterfeit Percocet pills flooding the streets. Morales, caught with 10,000 fake pills last August, pleaded guilty in Boston’s federal court, a single admission that unravels a dangerous operation…
Manitowoc Predator Back in the Crosshairs: Child Porn Charges Filed
Brandon Lemerond, 20, is facing a potential lifetime behind bars after being indicted this week on charges of possessing and producing child pornography – a disturbing repeat offense while already on the sex offender registry. The Manitowoc man, once flagged by law enforcement, allegedly went right back to the depravity that landed him on the…
Deported Drug Runner Faces Decades in NH Meth Operation
ROCHESTER, NH – A Dominican national previously deported from the United States is facing a substantial federal prison sentence after admitting to his central role in a multi-pound methamphetamine trafficking ring operating in and around Rochester, New Hampshire. Joel Castillo-Soto, 35, pleaded guilty this week to charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and illegal reentry…
Norfolk Dealer’s Home: Crack, Fentanyl & an Armory
Norfolk, VA – James Edward Sweat, 40, is facing a potential life sentence after a federal jury convicted him yesterday of running a narcotics operation and illegally stockpiling firearms. The raid on Sweat’s Norfolk residence on December 18th wasn’t a simple drug bust; it exposed a fully-fledged drug manufacturing and distribution hub coupled with a…
Lexington Hostage & Heat: Felon Faces Life Behind Bars
A Lexington County man is staring down the barrel of a potential life sentence after admitting to a chaotic standoff with law enforcement and a prolific drug operation. De’Marionne Miller, 22, pleaded guilty in federal court today to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and engaging in drug trafficking, bringing to a…
From Drug Warrior to Kingpin: Ex-Bolivian Official Gets 25 Years
New York City – Maximiliano Davila Perez, the former head of Bolivia’s elite anti-narcotics unit, FELCN, will spend a quarter of a century behind bars after being sentenced today in Manhattan federal court. The stunning fall from grace for the man once tasked with *stopping* the flow of cocaine into the United States comes after…
Bolivia’s Top Drug Cop Gets 25 Years in US Prison
Maximiliano Davila Perez, the former head of Bolivia’s elite anti-narcotics force, FELCN, will spend a quarter-century behind bars after a Manhattan federal court handed down a brutal 25-year sentence. The once-trusted lawman, tasked with dismantling cocaine networks, was exposed as a key facilitator of the very trade he swore to fight. The verdict, delivered today,…
Fake Pills, Dirty Money: Calif. Man Jailed in Drug Pipeline
A California man is trading comfort for a federal cell after admitting he greased the wheels for a massive online drug operation. Jimmy Fu, 64, of West Hills, California, received a year and a day in prison after pleading guilty to running an illegal money transmitting business, effectively laundering profits from websites selling counterfeit and…
Bolivia’s Top Cop: 25 Years for Fueling the Coke Trade
New York, NY – Maximiliano Davila Perez, the former director of Bolivia’s elite anti-narcotics force, is headed for a lengthy stay in a federal penitentiary. A New York jury found Perez guilty of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and illegally trafficking in firearms. Judge Denise L. Cote sentenced the disgraced official to…
WV Drug Ring’s Sinaloa Link Unravels with Key Plea
MARTINSBURG, WV – The stench of fentanyl and desperation hangs heavier over the Eastern Panhandle after a major drug trafficking operation, with deep roots in the Sinaloa Cartel, began to crumble this week. David Reyes, 61, of Hagerstown, Maryland, traded a guilty plea to federal prosecutors, becoming the latest domino to fall in a case…
