Tag: cocaine trafficking
Anthony Bernard Allen, Cocaine Trafficking, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Anthony Bernard Allen, a 54-year-old felon from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has been busted for a massive cocaine trafficking operation. Allen was caught with over 500 grams of cocaine and more than 28 grams of cocaine base, as well as a firearm, which is a big no-no for a convicted felon.…
Glennie Antonio McGee, Fentanyl Trafficking, Alabama 2022
⏱ 4 min read A Mobile, Alabama couple, Glennie Antonio McGee, 42, and Echandza Dianca Maxie, 43, were sentenced to life in prison for operating a lucrative drug-trafficking organization that distributed bulk cocaine and fentanyl, using children as couriers, between 2017 and 2024. The organization sourced cocaine from cartel-connected suppliers in Texas and Mexico, and…
Wayne Christopher Kelley, Cocaine Trafficking, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Wayne Christopher Kelley, a 43-year-old from Rayne, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for possessing and intending to distribute cocaine. The investigation, which began in early 2025, was led by the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office and involved the FBI, DEA, and Homeland Security Investigations. On June 26,…
Jonathan Eric Gardiner, Cocaine Importation and Conspiracy, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Bahamian national, Jonathan Eric Gardiner, has been charged with federal cocaine importation and conspiracy offenses after a dramatic plane crash rescue in the Atlantic Ocean on May 14, 2026. Gardiner, a convicted felon, allegedly coordinated the delivery of massive quantities of cocaine into the Northern District of Georgia and elsewhere.…
Derrick Serignet, Fentanyl Trafficking, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Derrick Serignet, a 44-year-old New Orleans felon, was caught red-handed with a loaded Glock and over 100 baggies of fentanyl and cocaine on February 4, 2026, during a traffic stop in the Central City area. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had been surveilling Serignet after receiving tips that he was…
Gerald Anthony Lopez, Machinegun Trafficking, New Mexico 2025
⏱ 2 min read Gerald Anthony Lopez, a 20-year-old from Deming, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 101 months in prison for his role in machinegun trafficking and fleeing a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. On February 11, 2025, Lopez sold cocaine to an undercover law enforcement officer and displayed a Glock handgun equipped with a…
Arzalea Teshean McLaughlin, Cocaine Trafficking, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read Arzalea Teshean McLaughlin, 37, Benjamin Eugene Mack, 54, and Roger Cornell Daniels, 38, all of Crestview, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and cocaine base. The trio’s crimes took place between 2023 and 2025, with McLaughlin obtaining cocaine…
Sergio Velasco-Cortes, Cocaine Distribution and Stolen Vehicle Trafficking, Ohio 2025
⏱ 2 min read Sergio Velasco-Cortes, a 42-year-old Mexican citizen, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine and participating in the buying and selling of stolen vehicles in Cincinnati, Ohio. Velasco-Cortes, who owned bars in Cincinnati and Middletown, was a member of a drug trafficking organization that distributed kilogram shipments of cocaine throughout the Southern…
Laura Reyes Esquivel, Cocaine Trafficking, Ohio 2026
⏱ 2 min read In a major blow to drug trafficking in the Midwest, an illegal alien couple from Mexico was caught with over two kilograms of cocaine and a loaded handgun in their car during a traffic stop in Columbus, Ohio in June 2025. Laura Reyes Esquivel, 49, and Mario Gamino Sanchez, 30, were…
Jamar Rashard Whitaker, Cocaine Trafficking, Maryland 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jamar Rashard Whitaker, 42, of Waldorf, and Pedro Antonio Guardado Rivera, 33, an illegal alien from El Salvador, have been indicted for their role in a cocaine trafficking ring in Southern Maryland. Between July and October 2025, the duo conspired to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine, with one sale to…
