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Friday, February 12, 2021

Two Men Charged in Multi-million Dollar Darknet Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Two Texas men were charged in a complaint unsealed today for their alleged participation in a drug distribution conspiracy perpetrated over the Darknet.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicholas L. McQuaid of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant of the Western District of Tennessee, Special Agent in Charge J. Todd Scott of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Louisville Field Division, Special Agent in Charge Erik P. Breitzke of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso, Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson of HSI Houston, and Special Agent in Charge Charles Grinstead of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Kansas City Field Office made the announcement.

Kevin Ombisi, 31, and Eric Russell Jr., 35, both of Katy, were each charged in a complaint filed in the Western District of Tennessee. Ombisi is charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, and Russell is charged with one count of conspiracy. Ombisi and Russell were arrested yesterday and made their initial appearance this afternoon.

The complaint alleges that Ombisi and Russell used a marketplace on the Darknet and an encrypted messaging service called Wickr to sell pills that were made to resemble the drug branded as Adderall. In reality, the pills were not Adderall. Instead, they contained methamphetamine.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-men-charged-multi-million-dollar-darknet-drug-distribution-conspiracy

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Vendors getting v&

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Hyper expensive packages w/otherworldly features

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Brig. Gen. Daniel T. Lasica will be assigned as director, current operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Lasica is currently serving as commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force- Afghanistan; commander NATO Air Command- Afghanistan; director, Air Force Central Command Air Component Coordination Element for U.S. Forces Afghanistan; and deputy commander, U.S. Air Forces-Afghanistan, Headquarters NATO’s Resolute Support, Kabul, Afghanistan

Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Niemi will be assigned as director, strategy, plans, and programs, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam, Hawaii. Niemi is currently serving as chief of staff, Combined Joint Task Force, Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Brig. Gen. (select) Robert D. Davis will be assigned as commander, 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Air Combat Command, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. Davis is currently serving as vice director, operations, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Brig. Gen. (select) Gerald A. Donohue will be assigned as commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Air Combat Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Donohue is currently serving as chief innovation officer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration, and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

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