ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Chinese national illegally residing in the U.S. was charged by criminal complaint yesterday with participating in an international drug trafficking conspiracy that used a virtual mailbox service (VMS), including one in Wasilla, Alaska, to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S. and then to other countries, specifically New […]
On Wednesday, Sand Point fisherman, 42-year-old Duke Ogata was arrested at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and charged with Assault III, Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance II, and Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance III after being shot 10 days earlier by Sand Point police Chief Benjamin Allen, according to the Alaska State Troopers. Troopers […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison and, upon release, will serve five years on supervised release, for possessing drugs with the intent to distribute them following a refusal of a routine search of his residence while on parole. According to court documents, on Oct. 20, 2022, two […]
(Kenai, AK) – On July 10, Superior Court Judge Lance Joanis sentenced 61-year-old Lawana Barker to eight years with four years suspended followed by seven years of probation for convictions for Criminally Negligent Homicide, Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 4th Degree, and Theft in the 3rd Degree. On Aug. 11, 2023, Ms. Barker […]