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Three South Florida residents have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to mail hundreds of thousands of pressed pills containing methamphetamine, fentanyl, and nitazenes to drug distributors nationwide. Josue David Balaguer and Marcos Geovanny Beltre Olivo each received 141 months; Joel Medina received 48 months. The multi-agency investigation revealed an industrial-scale pill-pressing operation using the dark web and U.S. mail.
Charles Cunningham, 59, and Tyrone Ragland, 57, were each sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed PCP, fentanyl, cocaine, and crack in the Washington, D.C. area, along with illegal firearms possession.
Three men pleaded guilty in federal court in Eastern Oklahoma to drug conspiracy charges involving 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. The defendants—John Lamar Clayton, Brian Lee Steele, and Brandon Leal Castro—now face a federal sentencing requirements of ten years in prison. Sentencing dates have not been set. The case was investigated by the DEA, FBI, and Oklahoma law enforcement agencies.
Glenroy Miller, a Boston gang member, was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for trafficking firearms, defrauding a credit union of $134,000, and taking part in a check washing scheme that caused up to $550,000 in losses. The case highlights multi‑agency cooperation under the OCDETF program and how Miller committed crimes while on probation and from prison.
Malik Wright, a 22-year-old Waterbury drug trafficker, has pleaded guilty in federal court to a firearm charge connected to his narcotics activities. The plea follows an investigation that uncovered fentanyl, cocaine, and a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine. Wright now faces a federal sentencing requirements of five years in prison, with sentencing set for November 2025.
Federal charges have been filed against two Kansas men in connection with a multi-agency investigation into drug trafficking. Court documents detail the discovery of methamphetamine conversion labs, firearms, and suspected fentanyl pills after searches in Haysville and Wichita. The defendants are scheduled for initial court appearances on August 11.
A federal judge sentenced Darrell Lamar Corbin to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with intent to distribute them. Authorities seized over 400 grams of a fentanyl mixture, methamphetamine, and drug distribution equipment from his West Melbourne apartment.
