Category: Drug Trafficking
Meth & Metal: Alabama Felon Faces Fed Charges
Jefferson County is no stranger to hard cases, but Renell Nathaniel Cooper, 32, is shaping up to be a particularly nasty one. The feds dropped a four-count indictment on Cooper this week, alleging he was peddling methamphetamine and illegally stashing firearms – a dangerous combination in a region already grappling with the opioid crisis. This…
Meth & Re-Entry: Dominican Dealer Pleads
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Meth Ring Busted: Deported Dominican Dealer Pleads ROCHESTER, NH – Joel Castillo-Soto, a 35-year-old Dominican national with a prior deportation, copped a plea in federal court today, admitting to trafficking methamphetamine and illegally re-entering the United States. He’s looking at serious time, with sentencing slated for June 25, 2026. The…
Bolivia’s Top Cop Busted: 25 Years for Coke Smuggling
⏱ 2 min read NEW YORK – The ex-head of Bolivia’s anti-drug unit, Maximiliano Davila Perez, is facing a quarter-century behind bars after a New York federal court handed down a 25-year sentence for orchestrating a cocaine-smuggling operation. Perez, who once led Bolivia’s Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico (FELCN), wasn’t just on the…
Greenville Meth Pusher Gets 45 Months Added to Rap Sheet
Greenville, Alabama – Michael Lawrence Hunt, 45, just added another hefty chunk of time to an already lengthy criminal record. The repeat offender was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison this week after pleading guilty to methamphetamine trafficking, a conviction stemming from a raid that uncovered a stash of the highly addictive drug and…
Tulsa Man Strangles Partner, Points Gun
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Pittsburgh Contractor Scammed Military for $1M+ SEE ALSO: Bronx Dealer Gets 4 Years for Erie Cocaine Run A Tulsa man is facing federal charges after allegedly attacking his intimate partner and brandishing a firearm in Indian Country. Quincy Jay Adams, 32, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation member, is accused of assault…
DC Drug Dealer Gets 20 Months
⏱ 2 min read A Southeast DC man is heading to federal prison after admitting his role in a drug operation that saturated the Potomac Gardens housing project with poison. Maurice Tutt, 52, caught a 20-month sentence in US District Court today for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Prosecutors laid out a case…
Meth & Deportation: Dominican Man Faces Fed Time
⏱ 3 min read RELATED: Tax Prep Scheme Lands Woman in Federal Prison SEE ALSO: DC Fentanyl Dealer Tossed Gun, Drugs From Window ROCHESTER, NH – Joel Castillo-Soto, a 35-year-old Dominican national, copped a plea deal in federal court today, admitting he illegally returned to the U.S. after deportation and then got caught pushing serious…
Cali Engineer Funneled $689K for Fake Pill Network
A California engineer is trading his drafting table for a jail cell after admitting he laundered nearly $690,000 for illicit online pharmacies peddling counterfeit and dangerous drugs. Jimmy Fu, 64, of West Hills, California, received a year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from his operation of Axson…
Philly Crew Convicted in Carjacking Spree, 2 Murders
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Billings Man Gets 4 Years for Gunpoint Threat SEE ALSO: Philly Crew Gets Life For Carjacking Spree PHILADELPHIA – A five-man crew is facing serious time after a federal jury slammed them with convictions today for a reign of terror on Philadelphia streets. Prosecutors laid out evidence linking the group…
Philly Carjacking Crew Guilty: Murder & 29+ Robberies
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Philly Guard Admits Pepper-Spray Rampage SEE ALSO: Billings Man Gets 4 Years for Gunpoint Threat PHILADELPHIA – A five-man crew faces decades in prison after a federal jury slammed them with convictions in a terrifying wave of armed carjackings that stretched across the city and ended in two deaths. The…
