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Four Gun Traffickers Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Firearms into Brooklyn

… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … Sold Over 50 Semi-Automatic Handguns, Ghost Guns, and Guns with Defaced Serial Numbers to an Undercover Officer; Two … Attorney Peace. “This Office will vigorously use all tools available, such as Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, to …
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Colombian veterinarian sentenced to 72 months’ imprisonment for heroin importation conspiracy

… organizations, operating here and abroad, to reduce the availability of opioids and save American lives.” Mr. …
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DEA ‘One Pill Can Kill’ Campaign Championed by NFL Alumni Health

… Out, and Fight Back footballGraphic5_2.jpg NEW ORLEANS – With so much attention ahead of Sunday’s big game, the U.S. … a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl.  Free resources are available for sharing at  dea.gov/onepill . Connect with DEA …
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Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28+ Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Contributed to a Poisoning Death

… we’ve faced, and our office will continue to pour every available resource into addressing the fentanyl crisis … been stopped,” said GBI Director Chris Hosey. “Partnering with law enforcement at every level, GBI will continue to … statements and evidence admitted in court, agents with the DEA Macon Resident Office (MRO), the Ocmulgee Drug …
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After-Market Firearm Accessory Manufacturer and Distributor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Distribution of Firearm Silencers

… a firearm in violation of the NFA. In connection with the plea agreement, KBC has agreed to pay a $260,000 … requirements, KBC Capital allegedly flooded the market with these inherently dangerous devices. This case … KBC products that, together, along with other generally available consumer products, could be combined to generate a …
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Former Corrections Officer Sentenced To Probation For Attempting To Smuggle Narcotics Into Prison

… District Court Judge Angel Kelley to five years’ probation with the first year to be served on home detention. The … one count each of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine and other … organizations. More information on the OCDETF program is available here: https://www.justice.gov/ocdetf/about-ocdetf …
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More Than 18,000 Pounds of Unused Medication Removed From Communities in Five State DEA Omaha Division

… DEA’s spring National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available at  Take Back Day (dea.gov) . Take Back Day On On …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

… (432) 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 El Paso  – Together with its law enforcement partners, the Drug Enforcement … medicines to get high or feel numb, or mixing medicine with illicit drugs or alcohol. According to The Substance … important day.” A location finder and partner toolbox are available at www.DEATakeBack.com for easy reference to …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is This Saturday!

… Sites Throughout Arizona PHOENIX, Ariz. – Together with its law enforcement partners, the Drug Enforcement … medicines to get high or feel numb, or mixing medicine with illicit drugs or alcohol.  According to The Substance … are removed. A location finder and partner toolbox are available at www.DEATakeBack.com for easy reference to …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Returns Tomorrow

… Nearly 170 Take Back Day drop off locations are available across the five state DEA Omaha Division, … locations nationwide, including approximately 170 drop-offs within the five state DEA Omaha Division. The public is … medicines to get high or feel numb, or mixing medicine with illicit drugs or alcohol. According to The Substance …
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Baltimore Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl and Other Narcotics to Customers Across Four States

… U.S. Attorney’s Office, its priorities, and resources available to help the community, please visit  …
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DEA & MPD Issue Public Safety Alert on Mass Overdose Events Across D.C. Metro Area

… Department of Behavioral Health stand ready to offer all available resources to assist, including: Interdicting the …
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DEA Washington Joins D.C. Partners to Announce New Partnership Focused on Violent Crime

… laser-focused on providing areas hit the hardest with all available resources and utilizing intelligence-driven …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight Against Opioid Epidemic

… DEA’s 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available at www.DEATakeBack.com . For those who missed …
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National awards honors U.S. Attorney’s Office, other agencies for dismantling major Ddrug Ttraffickers

… Attorney General’s national drug strategy to reduce the availability of drugs by disrupting and dismantling major …
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Natick Man Found Guilty Of Possession With Intent To Distribute Fentanyl

… fentanyl soar. The DEA will continue to use every resource available to find drug traffickers, like Mr. Ashworth, who …
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Joint State and Federal Operation Seizes Kilograms of Drugs, Multiple Firearms, and Arrests Five in Southeastern N.C.

… said U.S. Attorney Michael Easley. “We are using every tool available to make our communities safer.” Sampson County …
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21 Year-Old Yakima-Area Gang Member Sentenced for Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime

… they are doing: “STOP now.  Take the assistance that is available through our community partners to change your …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… times more potent than morphine.  It is inexpensive, widely available, highly addictive — and potentially lethal.  Drug …
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DEA Holds Inaugural Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic

… remarks from the Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic are available here . Families and parent organizations impacted …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… rates of overdose deaths.  The majority of fentanyl available in the United States comes through the Ports of …
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Law Enforcement Partnership in Nebraska Takes Stance Against Methamphetamine

… increased 77 percent from 2018-2019, the most recent data available. “While fentanyl and opioids dominate the …
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DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Charleston To Huntington, West Virginia Tri-County Area

… together, and to utilize every community resource that is available to us so we can break the cycle of drug …
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Fifteen Alleged Members of Peoria Street Gang Charged in Federal RICO Indictment for Gang Violence, Murder, Attempted Murder

… listing of the charges and penalties for each defendant is available.) To further the conspiracy and achieve its …
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U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA, Harford County Sheriff's Office and Anne Arundel County Police to Hold Press Conference About Efforts to Prevent the Spread of Methamphetamine

… in Maryland.  Further information about this deadly drug is available on the internet at www.usdoj.gov/methawareness All …
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Interstate Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… Bluffs areas. Efforts such as these greatly degrade the availability of debilitating narcotics in this region and …
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Three Carlsbad Residents Indicted On Federal “Spice” Trafficking Charges

… become increasingly popular because they are easily available and, in many cases, more potent and dangerous than …
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Northeast Heights Heroin Trafficking Ring Dismantled By Multi-Agency Investigation

… to justice drug traffickers who relentlessly target any available customer, including our children, to push highly …
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Carlsbad Man Pleads Guilty To Federal “Spice” Trafficking Charge

… become increasingly popular because they are easily available and, in many cases, more potent and dangerous than …
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 29,000 Pounds On Ninth Prescription Drug Take-Back DayNew Disposal Rules Now In Effect Provide For Convenient, Ongoing Disposal Opportunities For Patients’ Unwanted Pharmaceuticals; Law Enforcement Agencies May

… on September 9 and are intended to expand the options available to safely and securely dispose of potentially …