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Over 20 Individuals Indicted On Heroin Trafficking Charges

OCT 26 - CONCORD, N.H. - 20 individuals recently were indicted in federal court in Concord in connection with their participation in heroin trafficking activities. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced the indictments...
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New England Residents Turn In 68,958 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs During Take-Back Event

OCT 26 - BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England announced that 68,958 pounds of expired, unused, and unwanted prescriptions were collected throughout New England on Saturday, October 22, 2016 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at one of 566...
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Former Bakersfield Police Detective Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

FRESNO, Calif. - Patrick Mara, 36, of Bakersfield, formerly a detective with the Bakersfield Police Department, was sentenced Monday to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for a conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court...
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Baldemar Valencia-Alcazar was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin. The sentence...
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CVS Pharmacy Pays $600,000 To Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations

OCT 20 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) has agreed to pay the federal government a total of $600,000...
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Danbury Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Murdering I-84 Motorist In 2000

OCT 19 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Alex Garcia, 38, of Danbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer...
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Florida Couple Charged With Illegally Distributing Oxycodone In Connecticut

OCT 19 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging Harry Duren, 73, and Sandra Duren, 53, both of Seminole, Florida, with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, oxycodone. The indictments were jointly announced...
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

OCT 18 - BOSTON - This weekend DEA will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday October 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications at one of...
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

SAN FRANCISCO - DEA reprises one of its most popular community programs this weekend: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday October 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 4,700 collection sites nationwide, operated by 3,800...
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California To Connecticut Marijuana Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy

SAN FRANCISCO - Thanousone Volarat, 36, of Fresno, was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Dale A. Drozd to six years and six months in prison for conspiring to manufacture and distribute marijuana, money laundering, and escaping from the Fresno County Jail, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert...