Tag: Drug Trafficking
Cristian Cardenas Aguilar, Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, Utah 2026
⏱ 2 min read Cristian Cardenas Aguilar, a 19-year-old Mexican national, is facing federal charges after a controlled purchase and search warrants yielded large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in West Valley City, Utah. On July 20, 2026, agents with the Davis Metro Narcotics Strike Force and the FBI conducted an undercover operation, purchasing 121.14…
Aeman Ali, Drug Trafficking, Missouri 2022
⏱ 2 min read In a chilling case that highlights the dangers of the opioid crisis, Aeman Ali and his co-conspirators were involved in a drug trafficking operation in St. Louis that led to one fatal and one non-fatal overdose in 2022. The operation, which took place from August 20, 2022, through December 14, 2022,…
Darian Glover, Fentanyl Distribution, Tennessee 2024
⏱ 2 min read Darian Glover, a 29-year-old Memphis man, has been convicted of distributing fentanyl that caused the deaths of three people in a devastating overdose incident. On June 20, 2024, Glover sold what the victims believed was cocaine to M.P., who then hosted a gathering at a residence in Collierville, Tennessee, where the…
Deontae Alexander, Conspiring to Distribute MDMA, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Deontae Alexander, a 39-year-old from Plattsburgh, New York, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute 3.3 kilograms of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, in a DEA sting operation that went down on April 21, 2026. Alexander and his accomplice, Djosaha Azulphar, had planned to sell the drugs to an informant, but…
Roman Emilio Rascon Jr., Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy and Firearm Possession, Arizona 2023
⏱ 2 min read Roman Emilio Rascon Jr., a 36-year-old Tucson man, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy and firearm possession. On August 11, Rascon appeared before United States District Judge Raner C. Collins, who handed down the sentence. Rascon had previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy…
Brian Lamont Jones, Cocaine Sale and Possession, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Brian Lamont Jones, a 39-year-old Richmond man with a history of drug convictions, was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for selling cocaine and possessing large quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine, as well as several firearms. The crimes occurred in early March 2025, when Jones sold cocaine…
Travis Jerome Darden, Possessing Contraband, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Travis Jerome Darden, a 45-year-old inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Beckley, West Virginia, was caught with a stash of illicit drugs on October 21, 2025. A routine search by a staff member turned up approximately 1 ounce of methamphetamine and 9 grams of cocaine, individually wrapped and hidden…
Santana Powell, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read In Shreveport, Louisiana, a hotbed of firearm and drug offenses, three men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in perpetuating the city’s crime wave. Santana Powell, 33, Marvin Morris, 21, and another unidentified defendant were sentenced on August 6 and 7, 2026, for various firearm and drug-related crimes.…
Antonio Carlos Shine, Methamphetamine and Marijuana Possession and Distribution, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read Antonio Carlos Shine, a 38-year-old from Dania, Florida, has been sentenced to 17 years and five months in federal prison for possessing and intending to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and marijuana in Tallahassee, Florida. The sentencing comes after law enforcement intercepted a package containing nearly two pounds of methamphetamine…
Rashaun Crule, Fentanyl Trafficking, New York 2023
⏱ 2 min read Rashaun Crule, a 32-year-old Buffalo man, pleaded guilty to selling a lethal dose of fentanyl that killed two people in Amherst, NY, on February 10, 2023. Crule delivered the fentanyl to an individual identified as M.M. at a location on Campus Drive, and within 20 minutes, both M.M. and another person,…
