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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 34 Members Of Bronx Drug Trafficking Crews With Distributing Crack Cocaine

… and Parkside Houses should be able to live their lives without the fear of drug trafficking and gun violence.” NYPD …
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Seven Involved With Online Pharmacy Based In Florida Indicted For Internet Pharmacy And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… filled the prescription using the physician’s DEA number without his or her knowledge.  The pharmacy charged as much …
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Treasury Targets Sinaloa Cartel Facilitators And Money Laundering Operation

… Kingpin Act. Today’s action would not have been possible without critical support from the Drug Enforcement …
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Owners And Employees Of Local Pain Clinic Indicted For Illegal Prescription Drug Distribution

… Owners And Employees Of Local Pain Clinic Indicted For Illegal Prescription Drug Distribution September 26, 2013 … people arrested in DEA Investigation TUCSON - The Drug Enforcement Administration announced today felony charges … outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose.  A total of 15 felony …
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Sixteen Latin King Gang Members And Associates Arrested For Narcotics Trafficking In Long Beach, New York

… for the law abiding citizens who deserve to live without intimidation, fear, and drug trafficking.” LBPD …
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Local Pain Doctor Named In A 114 Count Indictment; Accused Of Illegally Issuing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Prescriptions For Controlled Substances

… not medically trained or certified to do so, and without adequate medical review; prescribing a highly …
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Former Governor Of Mexican State Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 131 Months In Prison For Money Laundering In Connection With Narcotics Bribes

… its cocaine shipments traveled safely through Quintana Roo without interference from law enforcement. Under the …
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Drug Trafficker Indicted: Two Firearms And $3 Million In Cocaine And Cash, Seized At Apartment Near Horace Mann School

… of a Weapon in the Third Degree. Rojas has been held without bail since his arrest on September 26, when DEA …
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Former Police Officer & Tech Worker Sentenced In Illegal Online Pharmacy Scheme

… using the physician’s Drug Enforcement (DEA) number without the physician’s knowledge.  The pharmacy charged as …
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DEA Philadelphia And Its Delaware Partners Join Forces To Announce The April 30 National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… way to dispose of these prescription drugs and chemicals without polluting our nation’s water supply.” “This effort …
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Doctor Convicted Of Running Pill Mill And Contributing To A Death

… prescriptions for them to obtain oxycodone-based drugs without there being a legitimate medical purpose for the …
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Anchorage Trafficker Sentenced To Life In Prison

… Agent in Charge. “This case would not have been possible without the high level of cooperation between our law …
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Owner Of McLean MedSpa Sentenced For Illegally Importing Non-FDA-Approved Drugs And Using On Patients

… drugs and devices on hundreds of Aphrodite patients without the patients’ knowledge or consent. Sarraf allowed …
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Prince Frederick Physician Indicted For Illegally Distributing Drugs And $3 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Related To His Pain Management Clinics

… including oxycodone and methadone, for a fee and without any legitimate medical purpose. The indictment …
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Physician/Owner And Office Manager Of McLean Skin Care Clinic Convicted At Trial

… practice, Aphrodite Advanced Esthetic & Skin Care Clinic, without the patients’ knowledge or consent. Sarraf provided …
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Member Of An International Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate Sentenced To 115 Months For Drug Trafficking And Attempting To Assassinate Criminal Associate Over Drug Debt

… led him to gun down a rival outside a Bronx restaurant without regard for the safety of the innocent bystanders …
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Costco Wholesale To Pay $11.75 Million To Settle Allegations Of Lax Pharmacy Controls

… inspections of all DEA registered Costco pharmacy locations without Administrative Inspection Warrants. The Drug …
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Multi-Agency Gang Case Results In Several Arrests For Drug And Firearm Offenses

… 104-page federal criminal complaint charges 18 defendants with criminal activity ranging from firearms trafficking, … of society. DEA will continue to conduct investigations with our counterparts that send the message these activities … to promote prostitution or for conspiracy to deal firearms without a license. Any sentence, however, would be …
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DEA And IRS Present Bay Area Law Enforcement Agencies With More Than $1.2 Million In Cash

… Charge Bob Cooke stated “We cannot make these things happen without the partnerships we have developed through our …
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Honduran National Extradited from Guatemala to the Eastern District of Texas to Face International Drug Trafficking Charges

… Roque Negrete was charged by indictment on August 14, 2019, with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute five kilograms … which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
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Two Men Arrested in Connection with Seizure of Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills

… Two Men Arrested in Connection with Seizure of Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills … men have been arrested and charged in connection with seizures in Somerville and Lowell of tens of thousands … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
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Large-scale Bessemer, AL Drug Trafficking Ring Indicted

… as “Roy,” 70, of Bessemer. All 19 defendants were charged with conspiracy with the intent to distribute and distribution of … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
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Four Charged in Connection with Drug Distribution Scheme Involving Cocaine and Firearms

… Four Charged in Connection with Drug Distribution Scheme Involving Cocaine and Firearms … which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. The HSTF utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
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Southbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Cocaine Conspiracy and Possession of a Machinegun

… in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, including possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a … 28, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine; one count of … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America,  a comprehensive … period. These reductions in potency and purity correlate with a decline in synthetic opioid deaths to levels not seen … advertising, billboards, and social media resources are available at dea.gov/fentanylfree .   DEA’s efforts are part …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America;  a comprehensive … period. These reductions in potency and purity correlate with a decline in synthetic opioid deaths to levels not seen … advertising, billboards, and social media resources are available at dea.gov/fentanylfree.   DEA’s efforts are part …
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

… for DEA’s fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available on DEA’s  Take Back Day page. Take Back Day On On …
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York County Men Sentenced to 30 Years in Fentanyl Distribution Scheme

… in federal after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. … is prosecuting the case. The DEA encourages parents, along with their children, to educate themselves about the dangers … www.dea.gov/onepill .  The materials on this website are available for public use. Follow DEA Atlanta on X and …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

… 2023, more than 105,000 Americans died from drug poisonings with nearly 70 percent of those deaths attributed to … communities to remain vigilant about the risks involved with synthetic drugs and the extreme threat of fentanyl in … at www.dea.gov/onepill.  The materials on this website are available for public use.  ###   Fake Pills Fentanyl …
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DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

… for DEA’s fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available at  www.DEATakeBack.com . #   #   # Take Back Day …