SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine that was shipped via UPS from Arizona. Johnny T. Taylor, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 19 years in federal prison without parole. On...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that Benjamin Rivera, 42, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, oxycodone and amphetamine, was sentenced...

EL PASO – Today the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a new initiative, Project Wave Breaker, to disrupt the flow of deadly fentanyl into the United States. Project Wave Breaker will direct interdiction, enforcement, and outreach efforts to the El Paso Division to disrupt the flow of fentanyl in and around...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp sentenced Bobby Black to 77 months in prison today. The 46-year-old Caruthersville, Missouri, resident pleaded guilty in November to six counts of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one of the counts being conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. From...

ST. LOUIS – Nicholas Trueblood, 26, of St. Charles, Missouri, pleaded guilty to four counts of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine. Trueblood appeared today before U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White. Trueblood and his co-defendant were primarily distributing narcotics in the St. Charles County area...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Lee’s Summit, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for his leadership role in a multi-million dollar conspiracy that distributed more than 2,000 kilograms of cocaine in the metropolitan area. Howard Christopher Walters, also known as “Chris,” 43, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District...

ST. LOUIS – On Wednesday, a jury convicted Oscar Dillon, 47, of St. Charles County, Missouri, guilty of drug conspiracy, attempted obstruction of justice and money laundering. The same jury also convicted Michael Grady, 65, of St. Louis, guilty of drug conspiracy, attempted obstruction of justice and money laundering. The...

SEATTLE –Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration, working in teams with the FBI and the Seattle Police Department, arrested 21 people yesterday, April 07, 2021, on indictments and criminal complaints charging an extensive drug conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman and DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., sentenced Jimmy Warf to 144 months in prison today. The 46-year-old Sikeston, Missouri, resident pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of methamphetamine in January. On August 18, 2020, Warf sold 55 grams of methamphetamine to a DEA confidential...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been sentenced on federal charges of distribution of heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard said today. Titus Sanders, 24, was sentenced on April 1 to 144 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Sanders entered a...