Tag: DEA
Anderson Ernesto Andujar Echavarria, Fentanyl Trafficking, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 28-year-old Dominican national, Anderson Ernesto Andujar Echavarria, was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a large-scale fentanyl trafficking conspiracy in Boston, Massachusetts. Andujar pleaded guilty to distributing tens of thousands of fentanyl pills, as well as powdered fentanyl, cocaine, and crystal methamphetamine to undercover law enforcement.…
Antonio Rivera-Perez, Fentanyl Trafficking, New York 2025
⏱ 2 min read Antonio Rivera-Perez, a 25-year-old Buffalo man, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The crime occurred on January 22 and 28, 2025, when the DEA conducted controlled purchases of fentanyl from Rivera-Perez. A subsequent raid on April 22, 2025,…
Desmond Glenn, Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Georgia 2025
⏱ 2 min read A meth trafficking ring sourcing drugs from Atlanta for distribution in Milledgeville, Georgia, has been dismantled, with two defendants sentenced on August 12. Desmond Glenn, 35, and Katherine Short-Barcenas, 36, both of Milledgeville, pleaded guilty to their roles in the operation. Glenn pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to…
Aeman Ali, Drug Trafficking, Missouri 2022
⏱ 2 min read In a chilling case that highlights the dangers of the opioid crisis, Aeman Ali and his co-conspirators were involved in a drug trafficking operation in St. Louis that led to one fatal and one non-fatal overdose in 2022. The operation, which took place from August 20, 2022, through December 14, 2022,…
Gabriel Ojeda Murguia, Fentanyl Trafficking, Georgia 2024
⏱ 2 min read Gabriel Ojeda Murguia, a notorious drug dealer with a history of violence, was caught trafficking over 25 kilograms of fentanyl and other drugs in the Atlanta area between April 2024 and April 2025. Murguia, also known as ‘Taliban’, sold fentanyl and methamphetamine in Gwinnett County, putting countless lives at risk for…
Darrell J. Lindsey, Meth Trafficking, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read Darrell J. Lindsey, a 44-year-old former Peoria resident, was at the center of a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking operation that spanned over a year, from August 2020 to May 2021, in Peoria, Illinois. During this time, Lindsey conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute massive amounts of methamphetamine, including 145.5…
Calvin Allen, Fentanyl Distribution, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 2 min read Calvin Allen, a 37-year-old Louisville man, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for distributing fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Between May and November 2025, Allen sold fentanyl powder to a confidential informant on nine occasions, totaling 712.84 grams. He also possessed a Glock…
Sharon Lynn Jones, Meth Distribution, North Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read Sharon Lynn Jones, a 46-year-old meth dealer, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for selling large quantities of meth throughout Eastern North Carolina. Jones pleaded guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of meth on May 5, 2026, after a lengthy investigation by the DEA and Duplin County Sheriff’s…
Kevin Thomas Lawrence, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Kentucky 2025
⏱ 2 min read A large-scale methamphetamine trafficking operation was busted in Maysville, Kentucky, when law enforcement made a traffic stop on August 15, 2025. Kevin Thomas Lawrence, 34, was found to be in possession of 105 grams of meth, concealed on his companion, Jeannie Riley. The stop revealed numerous small plastic baggies and other…
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, a 38-year-old from Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for operating a clandestine drug laboratory that churned out thousands of fentanyl and methamphetamine pills. The factory, hidden in a residential basement, was a full-scale operation that posed a significant threat to the community. Rodriguez…
