DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Nevada Doctor Arrested On Federal Charges Of Illegally Selling Narcotic Prescriptions For Cash At High Desert Clinic

LOS ANGELES - A medical doctor was arrested this morning on federal charges of illegally selling prescriptions without a legitimate medical purpose to undercover operatives who visited the physician’s Victorville medical office. Wendell Mark Street, 66, of Las Vegas, was arrested this morning without incident at his residence by special...
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Las Vegas Doctor Arrested And Charged With 29 Counts Of Unlawful Distribution Of Fentanyl And Health Care Fraud

LAS VEGAS - A pain management doctor practicing in Las Vegas was arrested today and charged with 29 counts of unlawful distribution of fentanyl and for committing health care fraud, announced Attorney General Jeff Sessions, U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Dan...
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Monrovia Man Found Guilty In ‘hawala’ Scheme To Move Money For International Drug Trafficking Organizations

LOS ANGELES - A federal jury has convicted a Monrovia man for his role in an international money laundering organization that conspired to move millions of dollars in proceeds for narcotics traffickers that included the Sinaloa Cartel. The conviction stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s LA...