DEA Archived Press Releases

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Douglas, Georgia Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Sex For Drugs Scam

(BRUNSWICK, Ga.) - - Stanley Smith, 61, of Douglas, Georgia, pled guilty yesterday before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood for distributing drugs to his customers without a legitimate medical purpose. According to evidence presented during his guilty plea hearing, Smith owned and operated Malcolm’s Drug Store located...
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Barnwell Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Dealing In Hundreds Of Kilograms Of Cocaine

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - - United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today Terrance Lamar Wiggins, a/k/a “T-Wig,” a/k/a “Barnwell” (32) was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Senior United States District Judge Margaret B. Seymour imposed the life sentence after a jury had found Wiggins guilty of...
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DEA’s Sixth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

(ATLANTA) - - Georgians participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back event on Saturday, April 27, 2013, turned in 12,605 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This number was far more than...
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DEA’s Sixth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina

(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) - - North Carolinians participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back event on Saturday, April 27, 2013, turned in 13,120 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This number was far...
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DEA’s Sixth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In South Carolina

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - - South Carolinians participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back event on Saturday, April 27, 2013, turned in 4,701 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This exceeded the last...
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DEA’s Sixth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) - - Tennesseans participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back event on Saturday, April 27, 2013, turned in 10,055 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This number was more than...
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DEA Office In Atlanta Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

(ATLANTA) - - After collecting an average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners, will hold a sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day across the country...
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DEA Office In Charlotte Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) - - After collecting an average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners, will hold a sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day across the...
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DEA Office In Columbia Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - - After collecting an average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners, will hold a sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day across the...
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DEA Office In Nashville Holding Its Fourth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) - - After collecting an average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners, will hold a sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day across the...