Category: Drug Trafficking
Bolivia’s Top Cop: 25 Years for Cocaine Cartel Deal
A former Bolivian anti-drug chief is facing a long stretch behind bars after a Manhattan federal court sentenced him to 25 years in prison today. Maximiliano Davila Perez, once the head of Bolivia’s Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico (FELCN), wasn’t battling the cartels – he was on their payroll, helping funnel tons of…
NOLA Duo Caught with Machine Gun, Facing Decades in Federal Prison
New Orleans is no stranger to gun violence and drug dealing, but the case of Donell Barthelemey and Michael Brooks takes the heat up a notch. Federal agents raided a location in the city on August 13, 2025, and uncovered a dangerous cocktail: narcotics and enough firepower to turn a street corner into a warzone.…
Elyria Dealer ‘Chubb’ Faces Life for Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
Elyria, Ohio – Roderick Cross Jr., a 34-year-old drug dealer known on the streets as “Chubb,” is staring down the barrel of a potential life sentence after federal prosecutors connected him to the death of a Lorain County resident earlier this year. The feds allege Cross flooded the area with a deadly mix of crack…
Ex-Con Back to Cell: Glock Lands Man 2 Years
David Oday Smith, a man already branded a killer, is trading the streets of D.C. for a federal prison cell. The 39-year-old was sentenced to 24 months behind bars this week for possessing a loaded .40 caliber Glock, a violation that sent him back to lockup not because of the gun itself, but because of…
Chinatown Walgreens Robberies: Ringleader Gets 10.5 Years
A decade and a half behind bars. That’s where Gianni Robinson, 28, will spend the next 126 months after federal prosecutors secured a conviction for orchestrating a series of brazen armed robberies targeting a Walgreens in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown. The sentence, handed down today in U.S. District Court, closes the book on a seven-month crime…
Akron Drug Ring Busted: Kilos, Cash, and a Militia’s Worth of Guns
AKRON, OH – A major drug pipeline funneling meth, fentanyl, and cocaine into Summit County and beyond has been dismantled following a weeks-long investigation by federal and local authorities. Three men – Erin House, 53, Ishmael Wahid, 52, and Roy Wimberly, 50 – are now facing lengthy federal prison sentences after a routine traffic stop…
77-Year-Old Ran Fentanyl Empire From NOLA Homes
A New Orleans man, 77-year-old Ronald Kellup, admitted today to turning his Algiers properties into a full-blown fentanyl processing and distribution network. The revelation paints a disturbing picture of an elderly resident allegedly at the center of a deadly opioid pipeline flooding the streets. Federal prosecutors say Kellup wasn’t a lone actor, hinting at a…
Repeat Border Crosser Gets 219 Days, One-Way Ticket South
BELGRADE, MT – Juan Diego Rojas-Meneses, 20, learned a harsh lesson in repeat offenses this week. The Mexican national walked out of a Montana courtroom and directly into the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol, having served 219 days for illegally re-entering the United States. While the sentence itself is relatively light, the immediate deportation…
Akron Drug Ring Busted: Kilos, Cash & Guns
AKRON, OH – Three Akron men are staring down decades in federal prison after the feds dismantled a large-scale drug operation that was pumping meth, fentanyl, and cocaine into Northeast Ohio. Erin House, 53, Ishmael Wahid, 52, and Roy Wimberly, 50, are accused of running a sophisticated network, with House and Wahid allegedly supplying the…
DC Gun Runner Gets 13+ Years: Auto-Fire Glocks & Drug Stash
Michael Stuckey, 36, will spend the next 13 years and four months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a sprawling firearms and narcotics operation that flooded the streets of Washington D.C. with illegally obtained weapons, some modified for fully automatic fire. Judge Loren L. AliKhan handed down the 160-month sentence today, a stiff penalty…
