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Doctor Busted By DEA Agents Sentenced To Prison

September 14, 2015
… billing practices and prescribing controlled substance without establishing a standard of care.   Following …
September 14, 2015
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11th Drug Take-Back Announced By DEA

April 25, 2016
… local, and tribal police departments are participating. “Without question, prescription drug abuse is a major issue …
April 25, 2016
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Fake Doctor Arrested By DEA Sentenced To Over 38 Years In Prison

August 09, 2017
… stroke-like symptoms.  Nunez was arrested again and held without bond. During the investigation, DEA agents served …
August 09, 2017
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Synthetic Drug Sales Send A Mother And Her Son To Federal Prison

March 02, 2015
… and produced in a foreign laboratory environment without safety protocols nor concerns for their potential …
March 02, 2015
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Guilty Pleas In Major Missouri Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

May 10, 2017
… sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. Waits and Ford, who also pled guilty to …
May 10, 2017
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Three Nixa, Missouri Residents Plead Guilty To Drug Trafficking Resulting In Murder

June 20, 2017
… In announcing the guilty pleas SAC Shroba said, “With our state and local partners, DEA is committed to … violence that too often accompanies drug trafficking.  With these convictions, our hope is that our community is a … are each subject to sentences of life in federal prison without parole for these crimes.  Sentencing dates have yet …
June 20, 2017
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Texas Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

June 20, 2017
… Western District of Missouri, to 20 years in federal prison without parole. Olmeda was also ordered to forfeit to the …
June 20, 2017
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$4.3 Million Dollar Meth And Heroin Conspiracy Leads To Lengthy Prison Sentences For Eight Conspirators

January 30, 2018
… from the harm they caused our communities,” said Hixson. “Without caring for anyone else, they did all within their …
January 30, 2018
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Alleged Members Of Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested

October 11, 2012
… and federal indictments would not have been possible without the outstanding participation and assistance from …
October 11, 2012
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Indictments Charging Twenty-Three People With Drug Trafficking

June 06, 2013
… at our disposal to pursue and bring to justice those who, without conscience distribute this poison into our …
June 06, 2013
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Philadelphia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running Pill Mill

July 09, 2013
… office staff would give the refill orders to Gosnell, who, without seeing the customer, would write the requested …
July 09, 2013
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Jasper County Pharmacists Plead Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of Controlled Substances

June 03, 2011
… outside the course of professional practice to customers without valid prescriptions at the CVS Pharmacy in Newton, …
June 03, 2011
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Guilty Pleas Entered In Methamphetamine Case

September 12, 2011
… grams of methamphetamine. Allen and Johnson are being held without bond pending their January 6, 2012, sentencing …
September 12, 2011
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Pierce County Man Who Shot Two Intruders At His Marijuana Grow Indicted For Drug Manufacturing And Illegal Gun Possession

April 18, 2013
… Court in Tacoma today at 2:30 PM. “As you can see, freedom without responsibility results in violence and bloodshed,” …
April 18, 2013
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Idaho Dentist Pleads Guilty To Prescription Drug Fraud

November 05, 2013
… @DEASeattleDiv David F. Reames Domestic Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Additional Division Info Community … Registration: Idaho 571-387-2800 Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 BOISE, Idaho - Rahil Akhtar, 37, of … Akhtar further admitted the prescriptions were written without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual …
November 05, 2013
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Large Scale Dark Web Heroin, Cocaine Trafficker Pleads Guilty

April 14, 2017
… online transactions in digital currency can be completed without a third-party payment processor and are therefore …
April 14, 2017
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Airport Security Screener Sentenced To Prison For Role In A Conspiracy To Obstruct The TSA

July 05, 2017
… nevertheless allowed the luggage to pass through security without further investigation.  On November 3, 2015, Jessica …
July 05, 2017
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Woman Arrested In Prague On Charges Of Conspiring To Bribe U.S. Air Force Contract Administrator

August 29, 2013
… in the GMX account, which, once read, could be deleted without being sent, thus minimizing the electronic record of …
August 29, 2013
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East Bay Doctor Indicted For Health Care Fraud And Distribution Of Controlled Substances

April 11, 2014
… other controlled substances, in exchange for cash payments, without first determining whether the purchasers had any …
April 11, 2014
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Visalia Doctor Sentenced For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

September 29, 2014
… prescription drugs, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, without medical necessity. Brown prescribed to customers who …
September 29, 2014
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Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced To 23 Years And 17 Years In Prison

May 20, 2015
… On October 27, 2014, Espinoza-Patino pleaded guilty without a plea agreement to all the charges alleged against …
May 20, 2015
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Two Syracuse Men Arrested On Federal Drug Charges

January 26, 2017
… Magistrate Judge Andrew T. Baxter and were ordered held without bail, pending a detention hearing scheduled for …
January 26, 2017
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United States Attorneys Announce Final Statistics On Operation Mountain Sweep, Targeting Illegal Marijuana Cultivation On Public Lands

September 05, 2012
… in the West is being scarred in this way and cannot recover without costly human intervention. U.S. Attorney Wagner …
September 05, 2012
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

September 26, 2012
… Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 SAN FRANCISCO - , Calif. With public participation at an all-time high after four … to www.dea.gov. This site will be continuously updated with new take-back locations daily. Americans participating … The success of this event would not be possible without the invaluable support of our federal, state, and …
September 26, 2012
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Orangevale Man Sentenced For Hydrocodone Distribution

October 02, 2012
… of approximately 74 purported patients were used, often without knowledge or consent of the persons to whom those …
October 02, 2012
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Federal Jury Convicts Three Individuals Of Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances Over Internet

November 16, 2012
… and other physicians to review the customers’ orders without conducting a physical examination, meeting or even …
November 16, 2012
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63 Federal Convictions Stemming From Multi-Agency Operation Trident

August 01, 2011
… found a 12-gauge shotgun, a sawed-off .22-caliber rifle without a serial number, a 9mm handgun, and numerous rounds …
August 01, 2011
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DEA’s Louisville Field Division Kept Nearly 89 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl out of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia in 2025

December 16, 2025
… The drug is mass-produced at secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced from China. In an effort to intensify … advertising, billboards, and social media resources are available at dea.gov/fentanylfree.   DEA’s efforts are part …
December 16, 2025
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High-Speed Ditching of Bulk Methamphetamine Leads to 135-month Sentence for Convicted Felon

December 12, 2025
… man has been ordered to federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute bulk crystal methamphetamine, … Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation with the assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
December 12, 2025
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DEA LA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… Fentanyl pill generic 1.jpg Fake prescription pills made with fentanyl DEA LA.jpg LOS ANGELES – On Sunday, August 21, … safe from the presence of fentanyl.  DEA is proud to work with families who have been affected by fentanyl poisonings … times more potent than morphine.  It is inexpensive, widely available, highly addictive — and potentially lethal.  Drug …
August 19, 2022