ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced Wednesday to six months home confinement and more than $400,000 in fines and restitution for illegally trafficking in walrus ivory and failing to report business income to the IRS. According to court documents, Walter Earl, 76, owner of The Antique Gallery, regularly trafficked in illegal walrus ivory for […]
ANCHORAGE – A federal jury convicted a Compton, California, man yesterday for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, attempted distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine, maintaining a place for drug purposes and illegally possessing firearms. The convictions followed a five-day jury trial before Chief United States District Judge Timothy M. Burgess. According to court documents […]
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,” […]
Defendant allegedly supplied 60 pounds of methamphetamine to the Fairbanks area FAIRBANKS – Daniel Torres-Zubia, 41, of Phoenix, Arizona, was arrested by Alaska and Arizona federal agents on charges that he conspired to send large quantities of methamphetamine for re-distribution in Fairbanks, Alaska. According to charging documents, the Fairbanks Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) […]