Armed Franklin County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 19 Years

March 21, 2025

RALEIGH, N.C. – A Youngsville man was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in prison for armed drug trafficking of cocaine, fentanyl and marijuana. On June 10, 2024, Samuel McCoy Oakley, Jr., age 47, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of…

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India-Based Chemical Company and Top Employees Indicted for Unlawful Import of Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

March 21, 2025

An India-based chemical manufacturing company and three high-level employees were charged in federal court in Washington, D.C., today related to illegally importing precursor chemicals used to make illicit fentanyl. According to the indictment, Vasudha Pharma Chem Limited (VPC), VPC Chief Global Business Officer Tanweer Ahmed Mohamed Hussain Parkar, 63, of…

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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Cocaine Offense

March 20, 2025

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and Acting U.S. Attorney Tina L. Nommay for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Ezequiel Rosa-Hernandez, 47, of Erie, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after…

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Career Criminal Sentenced to 12+ Years for Fentanyl Trafficking and Gun Charges

March 20, 2025

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Tyrone Eugene Sitton a/k/a “Dirty,” 46, of Asheville, was sentenced to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release today for fentanyl trafficking and gun charges, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Bennie Mims, Special Agent in Charge…

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Mississippi Man Sentenced to 260 Months in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

March 19, 2025

Gulfport, Miss. – A Pascagoula man was sentenced today to 260 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, Terry Lynn McNeal, Jr., 35, sold fentanyl on three occasions between February and April 2024. After those sales, a search warrant was executed at McNeal’s…