Tag: DEA
Deshawn Jones, Fentanyl Trafficking, Louisiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Deshawn Jones, a 44-year-old New Orleans resident, was sentenced to 200 months in prison for his role in a massive fentanyl, crack, and cocaine trafficking operation in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Between December 27, 2021, and November 25, 2024, Jones conspired with others to distribute these illicit substances, putting countless…
Hector Rodriguez-Ramos, Cocaine Trafficking, Texas 2024
⏱ 2 min read Hector Rodriguez-Ramos, a 48-year-old Mexican national living in Donna, Texas, has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute multiple loads of cocaine. In 2024, Rodriguez-Ramos recruited a drug courier and had a hidden compartment installed in the courier’s vehicle at a car shop associated with the…
Michael Mayfield, Methamphetamine Distribution, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 2 min read A massive methamphetamine trafficking ring was busted in Owensboro, Kentucky, with 13 individuals indicted for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of meth from November 2025 to July 14, 2026. The suspects, all from Owensboro, were charged with various counts of meth and cocaine distribution. The investigation was led by…
Balentin Quintero, Distribution of Cocaine, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read Four Sacramento men, Balentin Quintero, Francisco Chavez, Steven Ortega, and Tavarius Montgomery, were involved in a large-scale cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine distribution ring, operating in Sacramento between January and June 2026. The men sold controlled substances to undercover agents and confidential sources on multiple occasions, with Chavez agreeing to sell an…
Xisen Guo, Marijuana Trafficking, Maine 2020
⏱ 2 min read Xisen Guo, a 68-year-old from Brooklyn, New York, was involved in a large-scale marijuana operation in Passadumkeag, Maine. Between July 2020 and February 2024, Guo maintained a residence on Main Road for the purpose of growing and distributing marijuana. In February 2024, a state search warrant was executed at the location,…
Hector Gonzalez, Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Manufacturing and Distribution, Connecticut 2025
⏱ 2 min read Hector Gonzalez, 42, of Ansonia, and Darel Edwards, 48, of New Haven, have been charged with manufacturing and distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine pills in Connecticut. The pair allegedly used tableting machines to produce counterfeit pills resembling pharmaceutical-grade Oxycodone and Adderall, which were then sold to customers in Connecticut and out of…
Daltha Ray Terrell, Fentanyl Distribution and Possession, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Daltha Ray Terrell, aka Goo Ray, a 31-year-old Austin man, was involved in a fentanyl trafficking operation that led to the overdose death of one of his customers. On March 24, 2023, Terrell presented himself to a local hospital with a gunshot wound, claiming he had been shot. However, further investigation…
Nicky Parfait, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Nicky Parfait, a 37-year-old from Houma, Louisiana, has been indicted for possessing and intending to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as violating federal gun laws. On July 16, 2026, a federal grand jury handed down the indictment, which includes charges for being a felon in possession of…
Juan Nolasco Batlle, Crack Cocaine Possession, New Hampshire 2026
⏱ 2 min read Juan Nolasco Batlle, a 42-year-old Nashua resident, has been indicted for possessing a large quantity of crack cocaine. The indictment alleges Batlle had 280 grams or more of the substance with the intent to distribute it in Nashua, New Hampshire. The exact date of the indictment is not specified, but it…
Curtis Cummings, Drug Trafficking, South Dakota 2022
⏱ 2 min read In Rapid City, South Dakota, a young man was found dead in his vehicle at a gas station in late April 2022. The victim had two aluminum foil pieces with remnants of a partially melted blue-green pill on his center console. An autopsy revealed that the victim died from an overdose.…
