PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to a drug trafficking charge, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. Jose Angel Sanchez, 33, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five […]

WASHINGTON – Cila Melgar Rodriguez, 36, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed large quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine throughout the District of Columbia and Maryland. Rodriguez is in the U.S. illegally and is subject to mandatory deportation after […]

A former Mecklenburg judge facing cocaine charges missed a court appearance and was arrested this week. Charles “Casey” Viser, 53, failed to appear in court May 2 on a felony charge of possession of cocaine and misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records. District Court Judge Roy Wiggins issued an order […]

Eddie DuGay is a Navy veteran, a former Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives, and a former aide to then-Rep. John Baldacci (ME-CD2). For four decades, DuGay has been a fixture of State House politics, advocating for his constituents in Washington County and later for his clients as a lobbyist and consultant. After […]

The crew of a guided-missile destroyer and an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment seized $13.7 million in cocaine during an interdiction in the Caribbean Sea, U.S. 2nd Fleet announced Thursday. Norfolk, Va.-based destroyer USS Gravely (DDG-107) and LEDET 401 boarded an unspecified “vessel of interest” on May 25, according to a Navy release. “The team discovered […]

On May 20, 2025, the Denton City Council voted 4-3 to repeal a low-level cannabis decriminalization ordinance that was approved by more than 32,000 voters in November 2022 (1,2). The approved ballot initiative was called Proposition B and hoped to “prevent arrests and citations for low-level possession, in cases involving a felony narcotics crime or a violent felony. […]