DEA Archived Press Releases

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Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Dispensing Prescription Drugs

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Larry Egan Boatwright, 57, of Germantown, Tennessee was found guilty by a jury today on three counts of illegally dispensing oxycodone, hydrocodone, and alprazolam, announced United States Attorney Edward L. Stanton III. Boatwright was convicted of unlawfully distributing large amounts of oxycodone, in violation of 21 U.S.C...
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DEA Atlanta Holds Fifth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29, 2012

ATLANTA - With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Georgians will be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state, free of charge, no questions...
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DEA South Carolina Holds Fifth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29, 2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. - With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., South Carolinians will be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state, free of charge...
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DEA Tennessee Holds Fifth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29, 2012

NASHVILLE - With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tennesseans will be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state, free of charge, no questions...
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DEA North Carolina Fifth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29, 2012

CHARLOTTE, NC - With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Carolinians will be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state, free of charge...
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Leader Of Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Adam Keith Jones, 28, of Statesville, N.C. was sentenced today to serve 131 months in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for a conspiracy to possess with intent to illegally distribute Oxycodone, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District...
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Members Of Upstate Oxycontin Ring Plead Guilty

Columbia, SC. - United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Kenneth Clark, 50, of Spartanburg, Anna L. Huckeba, 24, of Moore, and Ryan E. Sarquist, 28, of Moore, pled guilty today in federal court in Anderson, S.C., to conspiracy to sell controlled substances, a violation of 21 U.S.C. §...
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Georgetown Man Arraigned On Charges Of Distribution Of Heroin

Columbia, SC. - United States Attorney William N. Nettles stated today that Tywaun D. Thomas, 32, of Georgetown, S.C., has been charged in a two-count Indictment for possession with intent to distribute heroin and distribution of heroin. The maximum penalty Thomas could receive is a fine of $2,000,000 and/or imprisonment...
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Attorney General Recognizes Assistant U.S. Attorney And Law Enforcement Officials From The Western District Of Tennessee

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant United States Attorney Jerry Kitchen, David Harmon of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Dennis B. Mabry of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Mike Perez of the Department of Homeland Security were recognized by Attorney General Eric Holder and Executive Office for U.S. (EOUSA) Director H. Marshall...
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Texas Syndicate Members In San Antonio Indicted On Racketeering Charges

Seventeen San Antonio-based members of the Texas (TS) have been charged by federal grand jury indictment with conspiring to violate the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt (RICO) statute. The announcement was made today by United States Attorney Robert Pitman, DEA Special Agent in Charge Javier Pena, U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte, ATF Special...