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Federal Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Wednesday February 26, 2025 ( 2 items )  

Arizona Woman Pleads Guilty to Transporting 50 Kilograms of Cocaine
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * Arizona woman pleads guilty to transporting 50 kilograms of cocaine COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Arizona woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to a narcotics crime related to driving a moving truck filled with 50 kilogram-bricks of cocaine from Arizona to Ohio. Andrea Celaya-Rodriguez, 28, of Tucson, pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to dis  more

High-level Drug Trafficker Tied to Mexico Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * High-level drug trafficker tied to Mexico sentenced to 10 years in prison COLUMBUS, Ohio - Francisco Villegas-Garcia, 37, a Mexican national who is here illegally, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Columbus today to 120 months in prison for his role in a fentanyl conspiracy. Villegas-Garcia was a high-level drug trafficker in a large-scale drug traffickin  more