Category: Drug Trafficking
Norfolk Kingpin Faces Life for Gun & Fentanyl Empire
Norfolk, VA – James Edward Sweat, 40, is staring down the barrel of a potential life sentence after a federal jury convicted him yesterday on charges of drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession. The raid on Sweat’s Norfolk home on December 18th, 2025, wasn’t just a drug bust; it exposed a fully-loaded operation peddling poison…
Memphis Woman Gets Decade for Ice & Iron in IL
Peoria, IL – Kristain Harris, 30, of Memphis, Tennessee, will spend the next ten years in a federal prison cell after being convicted of flooding Central Illinois with nearly 600 grams of high-purity methamphetamine and illegally supplying a handgun. The case, a months-long investigation dubbed an undercover operation, culminated in Harris’s sentencing this past Monday,…
Norfolk Dealer’s Home: Gun Stash & Deadly Drug Lab
Norfolk, VA – James Edward Sweat, 40, is facing a potential life sentence after a federal jury convicted him yesterday of running a significant drug operation and illegally possessing firearms. The raid on Sweat’s Norfolk home on December 18th, 2025, wasn’t a simple drug bust; it uncovered a meticulously planned operation geared toward flooding the…
Lexington Gunman Admits to Drug Trafficking, Hostage Scare
A Lexington, South Carolina man with a history of running from the law has confessed to federal charges stemming from a June standoff that sparked fears of a hostage situation. De’Marionne Miller, 22, pleaded guilty today, admitting to illegally possessing a firearm and using it while trafficking narcotics. The case, which began with a desperate…
Vegas Meth Kingpin Gets 11 Years, Armed to the Teeth
Las Vegas—Jason Roon, a seasoned criminal with a rap sheet stretching back to California, will spend the next eleven years in a federal prison cell. Judge Richard Boulware sentenced Roon, 38, to 132 months Monday for running a meth and fentanyl operation while illegally stockpiling a frightening arsenal of firearms. The sentence, while substantial, fell…
Panhandle Payout: Meth Mule Faces Decades in Federal Prison
A California man’s cross-country drug run ended in a Texas courtroom this week, with a jury slamming the door on Cameron Nesbitt and his nearly 100 pounds of methamphetamine. Nesbitt, 33, of Lancaster, CA, now faces a potential life sentence after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute the highly…
Deported Dealer Back in the Game: NH Meth Operation Crumbles
ROCHESTER, NH – A Dominican national with a prior deportation order is facing decades behind bars after a brazen return to the United States and involvement in a significant methamphetamine trafficking ring operating in the Granite State. Joel Castillo-Soto, 35, admitted guilt this week to federal charges stemming from a multi-pound drug operation that flooded…
Deported Dealer Back in NH, Facing Decades for Meth Flood
Seabrook, NH – A Dominican national with a deportation order ignored the law and flooded the Granite State with methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl, all while operating as a repeat offender. Joel Castillo-Soto, 35, admitted his guilt in federal court today, a plea that could land him decades behind bars. The case reveals a brazen disregard…
Chicago Doc Ran Pill Mill, Gets 29 Months
A Chicago pain doctor traded his oath for opioids, raking in cash by turning his clinic into a brazen pill mill. Ranjit Wahi, 78, was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison Tuesday for his role in a two-year conspiracy to illegally distribute oxycodone and methadone. The case, prosecuted in the Eastern District of Kentucky…
South Dakota Felon’s Rifle Lands Him 2.5 Years Inside
A Sisseton, South Dakota man is trading the wide-open plains for a federal cell after a judge sentenced him to over two years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm. Robert Wolfe Jr., 45, learned his fate on March 13th, when Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange delivered a 30-month sentence – 2.5 years – for…
