Tag: cocaine trafficking
Brandon Ramos Bonilla, Importation of a Controlled Substance, California 2022
⏱ 2 min read A massive cocaine haul and multiple alien smuggling attempts were busted at the San Diego border this week, federal prosecutors announced. Customs and Border Protection officers sniffed out 61 pounds of cocaine hidden in a vehicle attempting to cross the Otay Mesa Port of Entry on April 24. Brandon Ramos Bonilla,…
Aaron Williams, Cocaine Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Aaron Williams, 54, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for peddling over 500 grams of cocaine in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In May 2023, Williams sold 80 grams of crack to an undercover buyer. Later that month, police raided Williams’ Harrisburg home and seized over 400 grams of powder cocaine, 300 grams…
Romaro Lanarie Foster Sr., Cocaine Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2022
⏱ 2 min read A massive cocaine operation in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, has been dismantled after a 6-month investigation. Romaro Lanarie Foster Sr., 47, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. federal authorities began investigating Foster and his crew in March 2022, after a source in California started…
Samuel Rose, Cocaine Distribution, West Virginia 2024
⏱ 3 min read A notorious cocaine smuggler, once on the run as one of America’s Most Wanted, has got his punishment. Samuel Rose, 53, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was slapped with a 190-month sentence for his role in a massive multi-state drug trafficking operation. Rose, who was caught and featured on the hit TV…
Darius Dudley, Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 2 min read A massive cocaine and fentanyl trafficking ring operating in Western Pennsylvania has been busted, with four men facing life in prison for their alleged roles. The indictment charges Darius Dudley, 33, of Duquesne; Robert Gonzales, 41, of Jurupa Valley, California; Vince Kelly, 36, of White Oak; and Keontae Spears, 42, of…
Juan Hernandez, Cocaine Trafficking, Puerto Rico 2020
⏱ 2 min read A brazen Puerto Rico-based cocaine ring has been dismantled by federal authorities in Connecticut, with five individuals charged for trafficking multiple kilograms of the deadly drug through the U.S. Mail. According to court documents, the cocaine shipments arrived in parcels from post offices in Puerto Rico, with Roselyn Osorio-Soto and Edgardo…
Levern Marion, Cocaine Distribution, Connecticut 2025
⏱ 2 min read A massive cocaine and fentanyl haul in New Haven, Connecticut, led to the downfall of 37-year-old Levern Marion, who was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for distributing the deadly substances. According to court documents and statements made in court, an investigation that included surveillance, trash pulls, traffic stops, and…
Jersey City Fentanyl, Cocaine Ring, New Jersey 2023
⏱ 2 min read A massive Jersey City fentanyl and cocaine trafficking ring has been dismantled, with 29 members and associates arrested on charges including fentanyl and cocaine trafficking, firearms offenses, and more, authorities announced. The long-term wiretap investigation, led by Homeland Security Investigations, involved a collaborative effort with federal, state, and local agencies, including…
Terry Dawayne Catchings, Cocaine Distribution, Vermont 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Detroit man was caught selling cocaine in Vermont, breaking his federal supervised release. Terry Dawayne Catchings, 31, was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to two charges of distribution of cocaine and cocaine base in December 2025. Catchings was still serving a federal sentence of supervised release…
Maurice Hackett, Cocaine and Firearms Charges, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read A search of a Fresno home turned up over a pound and a half of cocaine, a loaded handgun, and evidence of a lucrative narcotics trade, landing the resident, Maurice Hackett, in federal court on cocaine and firearms charges. According to investigators, Hackett, 49, had been boasting on social media about…
