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Astoria Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of 130 Painkiller Prescriptions: Three Patients Received 30,000 Pills In 6 Months

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division, and Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced today the arrest and indictment of Dr. David Duffy on charges he illegally sold 130 prescriptions for oxycodone, a highly...
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Record-Breaking Seizure: Over 70 Kilograms Of Heroin, $2 Million Cash And Firearm Recovered In The Fieldston Section Of The Bronx

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division; Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor; Raymond R. Parmer, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’(ICE) Homeland Security (HSI) New York; New York...
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Former Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Pain Medication

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that Pravin Mehta, 77, of Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally dispense controlled substances from his medical office by issuing prescriptions other than...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Doctor And Owner Of Bronx Clinic Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division, announced the conviction of Kevin Lowe, the owner of “Astramed,” a purported medical clinic with multiple...
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Alleged Members Of Grant County Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Arrested On Federal Charges

ALBUQUERQUE - Twelve individuals are facing methamphetamine trafficking charges as the result of a DEA-led investigation targeting a methamphetamine trafficking ring operating in Grant County, N.M. The 13-month investigation culminated this morning when all 12 defendants were arrested during an early morning law enforcement operation. The charges were announced by...
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Six Albuquerque Residents Indicted On Federal Robbery, Firearms And Prescription Drug Trafficking Crimes Arising Out Of Pharmacy Robberies

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, 2nd Judicial District Attorney Kari E. Brandenburg, Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division, Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy of the DEA’s El Paso Division, Special Agent in Charge Thomas G. Atteberry of the Phoenix...
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Multi-Agency Investigation Dismantles Marijuana Distribution Ring Operating In Southeastern New Mexico And West Texas

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Twelve individuals are facing drug trafficking and money laundering charges as the result of a multi-agency investigation targeting marijuana traffickers and money launderers operating in southeastern New Mexico and west Texas. The investigation culminated this morning when ten of the defendants were arrested during an early morning...
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Dutchess County Man Pleads Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Caused The Deaths Of Three People

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced today that Dennis Sica pleaded guilty today in White Plains federal court to participating in a...
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Five Indicted In International Narcotics And Kidnapping Conspiracy: Mexican Source Of Supply

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton and Joseph D’Amico, Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced today the indictment...
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Thomas Hoey, Jr., Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 151 Months In Prison For Large-Scale Drug Distribution And Obstruction Of Justice

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced that Thomas Hoey, Jr., who led a large-scale cocaine distribution conspiracy for over five years, which...