Six Flagler County residents, including a father and two sons, were among nine people sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a cross-country drug-distribution operation that stretched from Florida to California, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said at a press conference in May 2023 that it was the […]
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Spokane police receive nearly $120,000 for sale of home used in drug-trafficking
May 16—The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday gave the Spokane Police Department nearly $120,000 gained from the forfeiture of a drug-trafficking house in the East Central neighborhood. U.S Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington presented the department with a check of $119,621, which is 80% of the total amount claimed from the […]
Brothers who led ‘sophisticated’ drug-trafficking organization sentenced to prison
Two brothers from Concord and Charlotte, who were “sophisticated drug distributors” and “led a lucrative conspiracy to traffic” cocaine, were sentenced to prison Thursday in federal court. 14 with ties to Mexican cartels sentenced for trafficking drugs in Charlotte area Roger Earl Walton, Jr., 44, of Concord, and Shawn Lee Walton, 50, of Charlotte, led […]
Hastings and Gallitzin residents, 12 others indicted on drug-trafficking charges
Dec. 22—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Two Cambria County residents have been indicted on drug-trafficking charges by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Eric G. Olshan said in a press release. Penny Woodley, 55, of Hastings, was named in a three-count indictment, Olshan said in the press release […]