Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Officials say the arrests were made after a search warrant was executed at 114 W. Front Street in Fairview on Sunday. KANSAS CITY, Mo. Fillmore and 1300 block of S.W. 23, 2022 at 6:02 AM PDT TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - One person is behind bars following a drug bust early Thursday morning in a neighborhood near Lake Shawnee. 02.16.2023. Juan A. Garcia, 32, Exeter, Calif., is charged with one count of distributing methamphetamine. Monasmith said Smith, Moore and Craney were all booked into the Shawnee County Jail in connection with the distribution of methamphetamine, distribution of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Fentanyl and heroin are a deadly combination, said U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister. Homeland Security Investigations investigated. Charged are: Booker Zachery Johnson, III, 38, Topeka, Kan. Quinton "Ron" Warner, 39, Houston, Texas. The crime is alleged to have occurred from May 8 to May 18, 2015 in Liberal, Kan. Law enforcement officers called the investigation Operation Chicago Connection, based on the fact that in 2016 investigators began to hear talk on the streets of this college town about traffickers who some sources called the Chicago Boys. In the following months, investigators worked to get a clearer picture of what was going on. It was one of the biggest methamphetamine seizures for Wabaunsee County, and one of the biggest in the last 30 years for the Junction City Police Department, Sanner said. (WBRC) - A traffic stop at a Walgreens in Leeds led to a 953 pound marijuana bust Tuesday morning. Homes and businesses in Lawrence, Topeka, Kansas City, Kan., and other places were used to store drugs, according to the indictment.Last month, police raided a home in Olathe belonging to Peter Park, one of the people named in the indictment.The indictment expands the charges against traffickers accused of distributing drugs within 1,000 feet of playgrounds and schools. By Jason Tidd. Upon conviction, the crimes in the 13 indictments carry the following penalties: The case was jointly led by the Riley County Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration, with the assistance of the Riley County Attorneys Office, the Junction City Police Department, the Geary County Sheriffs Department, the Kansas Highway Patrol, the FBI, the U.S. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Copyright 2022 WIBW. The conspiracy is alleged to have existed from October 2014 to July 9, 2015, in Topeka and elsewhere. Hudson was also charged with domestic battery. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. In his plea, Muller admitted the Kansas Highway Patrol stopped his car on I-70 in . Indictment No. Inside the car they found 200 pounds of marijuana, 16 pounds of methamphetamine, five pounds of cocaine and. Daniel Vega, 37, Dodge City, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute approximately one pound of methamphetamine, and one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered sawed off shotgun. TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department announced on Friday it arrested a man on multiple charges related to drugs, stolen property and weapon possession. New indictments expand drug conspiracy case. In addition to heroin and fentanyl, other drugs that traffickers are accused of distributing include ecstasy, marijuana, methamphetamine and hydrocodone. Narcotics Unit, Shawnee Co.. Removal of property to prevent seizure: Up to five years and a fine up to $250,000. KMBC 9's Haley Harrison reports. Sylvester Calvert, Jr., 31, Manhattan, Kan. Our goal is to save lives by disrupting the pipelines bringing these and other poisons to the city Manhattan.. Authorities in northeast Kansas on Monday announced a drug operation where they seized over $4.4 million worth of drugs. He said busts like this, help disrupt the flow of drugs into our communities. Vincent Muller, 36, Saint Jerome, Canada, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Contact Us- Overview- Territory/Jurisdiction, News and Outreach- Press Room|Stories- In Your Community, About Us- Our People & Capabilities- What We Investigate- Our Partnerships- Kansas City History, This content has been reproduced from its. A Tuesday traffic stop in Shawnee County resulted in a half-million-dollar drug bust and the arrest of a 30-year-old woman, authorities said. Booker Zachery Johnson, III, 38, Topeka, Kan. Quinton Ron Warner, 39, Houston, Texas. 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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Sometime after a January 2017 drug bust near Interstate 70s main exit for President Dwight Eisenhower's boyhood Kansas home, $72,000 in cash seized by the local sheriff . The indictment expands on a federal criminal complaint filed last month, naming 10 additional defendants and 100 counts. Drug & Alcohol Prevention Program. The indictments allege the defendants were part of a drug trafficking organization that imported methamphetamine and other narcotics from Arizona to Kansas and sold the drugs to buyers in the metro areas of Kansas City, Kan., Topeka and Great Bend. 3 wanted suspects captured during Kansas drug bust. The TPDs Narcotics Unit and the Shawnee County Drug Task Force conducted a narcotic search on SE Sage St. where they found meth, cocaine, marijuana and firearm. TOPEKA, KSFederal indictments charging 21 defendants with drug trafficking were unsealed today after investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,. Using Facebook Messenger in furtherance of drug trafficking: Up to four years and a fine up to $250,000. Trent Jordan Percival, 32, Overland Park, Kan. Chad William Pollard, 34, Lenexa, Kan. Jason Marcus Hansen, 38, Lenexa, Kan. Daniel Mark Sieber, 31, Lawrence, Kan. Justin Jerome Mercer, 35, Olathe, Kan. Jacob Paul Forbes, 30, Lawrence, Kan. Chad Eugene Bauman, 33, Lawrence, Kan. Carey Lynn Willming, 36, Lawrence, Kan. Michael Shane Witt, 37, Olathe, Kan. Stephen Mallison Rector, 50, Kansas City, Kan. Michael J. Berry, 27, Kansas City, Kan. Adam Christiansen, 31, Lawrence, Kan. Aaron G. Gunderson, 36, Topeka, Kan. Nathan Wallace, 28, Topeka, Kan. Ryan Kearns, 24, Lawrence, Kan. Karl Havener, 25, Overland Park, Kan. Damien J. Mick, 33, Shawnee, Kan. Joshua Simpson, 28, Lenexa, Kan. Sarah Soderling, 35, Ft. Bragg, Calif. Elizabeth Dominique Watson, 44, Kansas City, Mo.The Douglas and Johnson county sheriffs offices, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Internal Revenue Service and police departments in Lawrence, Lenexa, Overland Park, Kansas City, Mo., and Hayward, Calif. email at Edcastillo@wichitaeagle.com or call 316-268-6213. 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Domingo Reynoso-Ren, 37, a citizen of Guatemala, and Antonio Pastor-Larios, 24, a citizen of Guatemala, are charged with one count of document fraud, two counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of sale of a Social Security card. Those arrested include 44-year-old Dixie Rose Martin, 30-year-old Kaley Hamilton, 17-year-old Adam Tirak and 17-year-old Aison Rodney, all of St. George. TOPEKA, KAN. - More than 50 people have been indicted on federal charges as a result of a three-year investigation to identify traffickers behind a rising tide of heroin, fentanyl and other drugs on the streets of Manhattan, Kan., U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. According to the CDC, in 2021 overdose deaths in Kansas increased by nearly 50%. Were among those taking part in the operation. Members of the TPD Narcotics Unit. Other defendants are accused of using illegal financial transactions to help hide evidence of the drug sales. Published: Jun. Upon conviction, the crime carries a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years and a fine up to $500,000 on each count. KS offers families $1,000 grant to address learning loss during pandemic. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart is prosecuting. Drug & alcohol testing in Topeka, KS at 8 clinics. Kansas Avenue in Topeka, Kansas, will reopen to visitors on May 7, 2021. . The Topeka Police Dept. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting. The indictments were unsealed Wednesday in . Law enforcement officers were out in force Tuesday, serving arrest warrants and search warrants in Manhattan as part of a federal takedown that was one of the largest in state history. Unlawful production of an identification document: A maximum penalty of 15 years and a fine up to $250,000. James Michael Soderling, 42, Fort Bragg, Calif. Trent Jordan Percival, 32, Overland Park, Kan. Stephen Mallison Rector, 50, Kansas City, Kan. Elizabeth Dominique Watson, 44, Kansas City, Mo. Defendants Henry Clark, Sylvester Calvert, Michael Calvert, James Toliver, and Blake Woodard are charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl and heroin resulting in Dandaneus overdose death, as well as other charges. Topeka, Kansas City: 96. TOPEKA (KSNT) The Topeka Police Department announced on Friday it arrested a man on multiple charges related to drugs, stolen property and weapon possession. 1246 W. Campus Road, Lawrence, KS 66045. 0:55. Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties: Wrongfully obtained documents: A maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. Sedgwick remains at low. TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Three people are facing charges after officials uncovered drugs at a home in Fairview over the weekend. In addition, Johnson and Warner each are charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Furst is prosecuting. Aggravated identity theft: A mandatory consecutive two-year sentence. 3 (21 defendants, methamphetamine, heroin firearms, $50,000 forfeiture). Jim Cross, public affairs officer for the U.S. attorney in the District of Kansas, said 60 people have been indicted on federal drug-trafficking charges. A KSNT 27 News reporter saw officers coming in and out of. Christopher A. Smith, 64, of Abilene, was arrested for possession for methamphetamine, possession of opiates, felony possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor possession of drug. Around 6 a.m. Thursday residents in the 3100 block of SE Pisces Ave., near Aquarian Acres Park and Lake Shawnee, woke up to a large law enforcement presence in their neighborhood. Photos sent to KSNT 27 News showed Topeka police entering and searching Guardian Recreational Cannabis Dispensary Wednesday, April 20. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. . An Ohio man has forfeited more than $1 million and his pickup truck to the government after a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper used the "twostep" method to make a drug bust along . Rosendo Figueroa-Banuelos, 38, Topeka, Kan. Gilberto Martinez-Villa, 54, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. The 33-year-old Ian Hudson and 27-year-old Kyonna Jones were arrested for the possession and intent to distribute the drugs within 1,000 ft. of a school, criminal possession of a firearm by a felon, and aggravated child endangerment. . All the defendants are charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Eduardo covers crime and breaking news for The Wichita Eagle. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. According to court documents, Los Rovell Dahda, 30, and Chad Eugene Bauman, 33, both of Lawrence, Kan., made millions from the organization over a seven-year period dating to 2005. 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