Aiming to declare an end to the so-called “War on Drugs,” two Democratic members of Congress on Tuesday introduced legislation—drafted with the help of one of the country’s most influential groups fighting to decriminalize drug use—to end federal criminal penalties for possession and reverse many of the harms caused by the drug war in communities […]
JUNEAU –Six individuals from Juneau, Alaska, have been arrested and charged in connection to a drug trafficking ring that conspired to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine between July 2017 and May 2021. They are also charged with firearm offenses in connection with drug trafficking. Those charged are: David Powers, 50; Janel Davis aka “Janel Ellis,” […]
ANCHORAGE – A federal grand jury in Anchorage returned an indictment that was unsealed this week charging two Mexican nationals and eight U.S. citizens for their roles in a drug trafficking organization. Mexican National Rene Pompa-Villa Christopher Pompa-Villa Mexican National Victor Pompa-Villa Carolos Camacho Heydimar Marrero Kimberly Mackey Dustin Noonan Tyler Landroche Kyle Redpath Jessica […]
Fairbanks, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that 40-year-old Sherman Kay Howard, of Fairbanks, Alaska, has been sentenced on charges of possessing with intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine and over 100 grams of heroin. Court records state that on February 11, 2019, Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on Howard’s […]