Tag: Drug Trafficking
DC Dealer Dumped Drugs, Gun in Failed Escape
A D.C. fentanyl trafficker is facing a lengthy prison sentence after a botched attempt to evade arrest ended with him tossing a backpack full of narcotics and a loaded handgun out of his apartment window. Derrick Thomas Martin, 33, was convicted by a federal jury yesterday on charges stemming from the November 25th incident on…
10,000 Deadly Fakes: Lawrence Man Admits Fentanyl Plea
Lawrence, MA – Joshua Morales, 31, traded a potential decades-long prison sentence for a guilty plea today, admitting to federal prosecutors he possessed 10,000 counterfeit Percocet pills laced with the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl. The bust rips back the curtain on a sophisticated Methuen-based drug operation, and adds another name to the ever-growing roster of…
Bolivia’s Top Cop: 25 Years for Cocaine Cartel Deal
A former Bolivian anti-drug chief is facing a long stretch behind bars after a Manhattan federal court sentenced him to 25 years in prison today. Maximiliano Davila Perez, once the head of Bolivia’s Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico (FELCN), wasn’t battling the cartels – he was on their payroll, helping funnel tons of…
NOLA Duo Caught with Machine Gun, Facing Decades in Federal Prison
New Orleans is no stranger to gun violence and drug dealing, but the case of Donell Barthelemey and Michael Brooks takes the heat up a notch. Federal agents raided a location in the city on August 13, 2025, and uncovered a dangerous cocktail: narcotics and enough firepower to turn a street corner into a warzone.…
Elyria Dealer ‘Chubb’ Faces Life for Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
Elyria, Ohio – Roderick Cross Jr., a 34-year-old drug dealer known on the streets as “Chubb,” is staring down the barrel of a potential life sentence after federal prosecutors connected him to the death of a Lorain County resident earlier this year. The feds allege Cross flooded the area with a deadly mix of crack…
Akron Drug Ring Busted: Kilos, Cash, and a Militia’s Worth of Guns
AKRON, OH – A major drug pipeline funneling meth, fentanyl, and cocaine into Summit County and beyond has been dismantled following a weeks-long investigation by federal and local authorities. Three men – Erin House, 53, Ishmael Wahid, 52, and Roy Wimberly, 50 – are now facing lengthy federal prison sentences after a routine traffic stop…
77-Year-Old Ran Fentanyl Empire From NOLA Homes
A New Orleans man, 77-year-old Ronald Kellup, admitted today to turning his Algiers properties into a full-blown fentanyl processing and distribution network. The revelation paints a disturbing picture of an elderly resident allegedly at the center of a deadly opioid pipeline flooding the streets. Federal prosecutors say Kellup wasn’t a lone actor, hinting at a…
Akron Drug Ring Busted: Kilos, Cash & Guns
AKRON, OH – Three Akron men are staring down decades in federal prison after the feds dismantled a large-scale drug operation that was pumping meth, fentanyl, and cocaine into Northeast Ohio. Erin House, 53, Ishmael Wahid, 52, and Roy Wimberly, 50, are accused of running a sophisticated network, with House and Wahid allegedly supplying the…
DC Gun Runner Gets 13+ Years: Auto-Fire Glocks & Drug Stash
Michael Stuckey, 36, will spend the next 13 years and four months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a sprawling firearms and narcotics operation that flooded the streets of Washington D.C. with illegally obtained weapons, some modified for fully automatic fire. Judge Loren L. AliKhan handed down the 160-month sentence today, a stiff penalty…
DC Dealer Dumped Drugs, Gun in Failed Escape
A D.C. man with a rap sheet stretching back years is facing a lengthy federal prison term after a desperate attempt to ditch evidence failed spectacularly. Derrick Thomas Martin, 33, tossed a loaded handgun and a massive cache of narcotics out of his apartment window as federal agents closed in, a move that sealed his…
