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35 defendants to include the ring leader charged in major take down of international drug trafficking organization based in Lane County

October 29, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. - Members of a major international drug trafficking organization, including one of its ringleaders and sources of supply from Mexico, have been charged with distributing methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl into Oregon between 2018 and 2020. A federal grand jury in Eugene has returned a one-count indictment charging Victor...

Six arrested, charged in multi-state narcotics conspiracy responsible for supplying fentanyl & cocaine to Dayton

August 26, 2020
DETROIT – Two brothers originally from Dayton, Ohio and four others were arrested in North Carolina Aug. 26, for their alleged participation in a narcotics conspiracy responsible for distributing bulk amounts of fentanyl and cocaine to Dayton. Law enforcement authorities have seized narcotics, cash, and firearms from the drug trafficking...

Nineteen indicted in cartel-connected drug trafficking conspiracy

July 28, 2020
SEATTLE - Fifteen people were arrested today throughout the Puget Sound region and in California following an 18-month investigation of a drug trafficking organization tied to the CJNG cartel in Mexico. Defendants arrested today made their initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle. The South Sound Streets are safer...

Franklin County woman pleads guilty for her role in heroin and fentanyl conspiracy that resulted in death

January 27, 2020
ST. LOUIS – Shannon Rennee Bradley, 25, of Washington, Missouri, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute, and aiding and abetting in the distribution of heroin and fentanyl, which resulted in the death of victim A.C. The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division investigated the case, along with the Franklin...

DEA investigation leads to 36 arrests in fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine conspiracy

November 19, 2019
CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged 36 individuals with crimes related to narcotics and money laundering conspiracies in an indictment that was unsealed today. Those charged include 22 local individuals. Law enforcement agents arrested all 36 defendants late last week and over the weekend. According to the indictment...

Kokomo, Indiana members of drug trafficking organization convicted by jury

November 19, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS – DEA Indianapolis Assistant Special Agent in Charge J. Michael Gannon and the United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler of the Southern District of Indiana announced today that Michael O’Bannon, 35, Michael Jones, 37, Jason Reed, 50, and Shaun Myers, 37, all from Kokomo, Indiana, were convicted on drug...

Large-scale counterfeit fentanyl pill dealer found guilty

June 06, 2019
TAMPA, Fla. - A federal jury has found Dion Gregory Fisher (33, formerly of Seminole) guilty of conspiring to manufacture and distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogue, and money laundering. Because Fisher was convicted of distributing more than 400 grams of fentanyl and more than 100 grams of fentanyl analogue, he...
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