Multiple individuals have been sentenced to significant prison terms for their involvement in drug trafficking and human smuggling operations across the United States. Dulce Maria Almaguer-Morquecho, a Mexican national, received a 12-year sentence for her role in transporting illegal aliens and operating stash houses in Texas. Christian Ricardo Arce-Cazares was sentenced to 12.5 years for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine in North Carolina. Deandre Terille Taylor was arrested in Maryland with significant quantities of crack cocaine, powdered cocaine, and fentanyl. Anthony Whyte received over 16 years for drug dealing, money laundering, and gun possession in Connecticut, utilizing a local restaurant to launder drug profits. Ahmad Rashad Rhodes was sentenced to 15 years for transporting thousands of pills through Kansas City, Missouri, and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.