Tag: Drug Trafficking
Fentanyl Killed Him: Lorain Dealer Indicted
⏱ 3 min read Elyria, OH – Roderick Cross Jr., 34, is facing a potential life sentence after a federal grand jury indicted him for dealing the fentanyl-laced drugs that killed a man identified as J.K. on March 15, 2025. Cross, also known as “Chubb,” allegedly supplied a mix of cocaine and fentanyl to the…
DC Gun Trafficker Gets 13 Years
⏱ 3 min read Michael Stuckey, 36, is headed to federal prison for 13 years and 4 months after pleading guilty to running guns from North Carolina into Washington, D.C. The operation, active from August 2022 to July 2024, wasn’t just about quantity – it included illegally modified Glock pistols turned into fully automatic weapons.…
New Castle Dealer Gets 6+ Years
⏱ 3 min read Jauan Searcy, 44, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, is headed to federal prison for over six and a half years. The conviction comes after he pleaded guilty to pushing fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in the New Castle area between August 2023 and August 2024, and for being a convicted felon caught with…
Fentanyl, Speed & 5 Deaths: 17 Years
⏱ 4 min read Derrick John Thompson, 30, got 17 years in federal prison Wednesday for hauling fentanyl and a firearm while fleeing a crash that wiped out five young women. The carnage unfolded June 16, 2023, when Thompson, barreling north on I-35W at 95 in a 55, blew through a red light at Lake…
Fentanyl Flood: Felon Nabbed in Panhandle
⏱ 3 min read Scott Oranje, 52, is looking at serious time after admitting he was running a fentanyl operation out of his Mary Esther, Florida condo. Federal agents caught him red-handed November 10, 2025, with over 300 grams of the deadly opioid – enough to kill scores of people. The bust, part of the…
NOLA Hustler Faces Life for Drugs & Illegal Guns
New Orleans, LA – Erin Alonzo, 28, is facing a potential life sentence after a federal indictment revealed a significant drug operation and an illegal weapons cache. Prosecutors allege Alonzo was peddling a deadly mix of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine – at least 40 grams worth – on the city’s streets. The bust wasn’t just…
Chicago Doc Ran Opioid Circus: 29 Months Behind Bars
LONDON, KY – Ranjit Wahi, a 78-year-old Chicago physician, will spend the next two and a half years in federal prison after admitting he turned his pain clinic into a blatant opioid distribution hub. Wahi was sentenced today to 29 months for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and methadone, a sentence reflecting the scale of the…
Oklahoma Meth Kingpin Gets 20 Years Behind Bars
Whitesboro, OK – Kenny Ray Smith, 62, will spend the next two decades of his life in a federal penitentiary after a jury convicted him of flooding eastern Oklahoma with methamphetamine. The sentence, handed down yesterday, marks a significant, if temporary, dent in the state’s relentless battle against the deadly drug. Smith, a repeat offender…
Dayton Kingpin ‘JayZ’ Faces Life Behind Bars in Fentanyl Bust
DAYTON, OH – Ke-Shawn Rivers, a 46-year-old Dayton man known on the streets as “JayZ,” is staring down a potential life sentence after federal agents raided his home and uncovered a staggering cache of fentanyl and cocaine. The bust, executed last Monday, March 11th, ripped open a significant drug trafficking operation that authorities say was…
Deported Dominican Floods NH with Meth, Faces Decades
Rochester, NH – A deported Dominican national is facing a potential lifetime behind bars after a DEA operation exposed him as a key player in a multi-pound narcotics ring that saturated the New Hampshire seacoast with methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl. Joel Castillo-Soto, 35, pled guilty to federal drug conspiracy and re-entry charges, admitting to illegally…
