Tag: Drug Trafficking
Sergio Ramírez-Payano, Machinegun Possession, Puerto Rico 2026
⏱ 2 min read In a blow to transnational crime, three men have pleaded guilty to serious charges in Puerto Rico. Sergio Ramírez-Payano, Juan José De la Cruz Natera, and Yanzie Vázquez González were involved in drug trafficking and machinegun possession in San Juan, Puerto Rico, between July 2025 and July 2026. The crimes were…
Daniel Hammond, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Washington 2026
⏱ 2 min read Daniel Hammond, a 44-year-old Puyallup resident, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role as a significant distributor of narcotics for a Drug Trafficking Organization tied to white prison gangs in Tacoma. Hammond was convicted in February 2026 of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The investigation, which began in…
Marico Keeling, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution, Ohio 2024
⏱ 2 min read Marico Keeling, a 36-year-old drug dealer from Hamilton, Ohio, has been convicted of conspiring to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Southern District of Ohio and beyond. Keeling’s crimes took place between August 2023 and October 2024, with the defendant acting as a source of supply for nearly…
James Moorman, Cocaine Trafficking, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 2 min read A major drug trafficking operation in Louisville, Kentucky has been dismantled, with seven individuals indicted for conspiring to distribute large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine. The suspects, including Michael Morris, Lajuan Sanders, James Moorman, Wayne Allen, Miriam Thompson-Morris, Gary Ross, and Jeffery Roberson, were charged following a lengthy investigation by the…
Walter Epps, Fentanyl Distribution, Maryland 2023
⏱ 4 min read A massive federal investigation has taken down a notorious open-air drug market in West Baltimore, indicting 14 men for their roles in selling fentanyl, heroin, and crack cocaine. The suspects, including Walter Epps, 41, and Luther Amos, 54, operated multiple "street shops" in the 1800 blocks of North Carey and Woodyear…
Christopher L. Daniels, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Christopher L. Daniels, a 47-year-old Tallahassee resident, was found guilty of possessing with intent to distribute various controlled substances, including over 50 grams of methamphetamine, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The conviction came after a joint investigation by the Tallahassee Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…
Ricky Charles Patterson, Drug Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2025
⏱ 2 min read Ricky Charles Patterson, a 45-year-old resident of Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation. On May 2, 2025, ATF agents raided Patterson’s home, seizing fentanyl, methamphetamine, and a loaded Smith & Wesson revolver. As a previously convicted felon,…
Oronde Jefferson, Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine Trafficking, Connecticut 2024
⏱ 2 min read Oronde Jefferson, a 42-year-old Bridgeport resident, was caught selling fentanyl and crack cocaine in the city, along with a loaded Glock 9mm handgun. The bust went down in November 2024, when investigators from the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and Bridgeport Police Department observed Jefferson and his associate, Moities Brown,…
Rafael Gonzalez, Cocaine Conspiracy, Oklahoma 2023
⏱ 2 min read Rafael Gonzalez, a 33-year-old inmate, orchestrated a massive cocaine conspiracy from behind bars, coordinating the delivery of nearly five kilograms of cocaine to the Tulsa area. The plot, which involved other inmates and individuals outside of prison, aimed to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Gonzalez’s scheme was uncovered in 2023 by the…
Wblester Villanueva Echeverria, Meth Smuggling, Texas 2023
⏱ 3 min read A Mexican national, Wblester Villanueva Echeverria, has been found guilty of conspiring to smuggle meth and cocaine into the United States through Laredo, Texas. The 30-year-old, who resided in Atlanta, Georgia, was part of a massive drug trafficking operation that imported approximately 10,460 kilograms of meth, valued at $157 million, from…
