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Long Island Doctor Indicted For Causing Oxycodone Overdose Deaths Of Two Patients

September 28, 2012
… 2011, who the defendant knew were addicted to drugs and without performing any meaningful medical examination. The …
September 28, 2012
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Physician And Pharmacist Among Those Arrested In Drug Conspiracy And Health Care Fraud Case

August 10, 2011
… for those patients to obtain oxycodone-based drugs without there being a medical need for the prescription. The …
August 10, 2011
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Multiple Defendants Charged In Allegheny County-Beaver County Prescription Drug Ring

July 23, 2013
… would profit from the illegal sales of prescription drugs without regard to the damage it causes to people and …
July 23, 2013
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United States Attorney Announces Indictment Of Major Cocaine Distribution Organization

March 31, 2011
… charged with a single count of entry into the United States without inspection. The possible maximum sentence for that …
March 31, 2011
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D.C. Area Pharmacist Indicted And Arrested On Charges Involving Illegal Pharmaceutical Shipments

March 30, 2015
… charges.  Physicians who write or authorize prescriptions without a valid doctor-patient relationship are issuing …
March 30, 2015
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Long Island Nurse Practitioner And Brooklyn Podiatrist Plead Guilty To Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

November 20, 2013
… whom the defendant knew were drug dealers and addicts, without performing any meaningful medical examination. When …
November 20, 2013
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Operation Dial Tone Dismantles Heroin Trafficking Organization

December 06, 2013
… hours of committed police work, dedication and teamwork.  Without our law enforcement partners, this type of case is …
December 06, 2013
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Staten Island Physician’s Assistant And Two Other Individuals Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone Pills

September 03, 2014
… issued by Marchetta in the name of the “patient” without the “patient” setting foot in the Clinic. After …
September 03, 2014
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Two Out-of-State Residents Charged In Massive Queens Marijuana Bust

November 13, 2015
… license plates move from one lane of traffic to another without signaling. It is alleged that after stopping the …
November 13, 2015
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Fourteen Plead Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Participating In Massive Oxycodone And Heroin Conspiracy In And Around Rockland County

January 05, 2016
… defendant posted a message on Twitter saying, “I make money without a 9-5 gimmie some feens a trap fone and I’ll be fine …
January 05, 2016
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Wife of Sinaloa Cartel Kingpin Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

December 08, 2025
… Valenzuela (“Jorge”), was engaged in violent conflict with another component of the Sinaloa Cartel led by Ivan … A considerable number of these items were sourced from within the United States and clandestinely smuggled into … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
December 08, 2025
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15 Alleged Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

December 05, 2025
… organization responsible for a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute large quantities of marijuana and … defendants have been indicted for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
December 05, 2025
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… 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 …
December 03, 2025
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… 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 …
December 03, 2025
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America,  a comprehensive … DEA intelligence indicates a shift in cartel operations, with increased trafficking of fentanyl powder and domestic … advertising, billboards, and social media resources are available at  dea.gov/fentanylfree .   DEA’s efforts are …
December 03, 2025
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DEA’s Takeback Initiative Collects 25,430 Pounds of Unwanted Medications in the Carolinas and Georgia; 571,000 Pounds Nationwide

November 03, 2025
… and expired medications. “Our responsibility doesn’t end with enforcement; it begins with prevention,” said Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in … for DEA’s fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available on DEA’s  Take Back Day page. The DEA encourages …
November 03, 2025
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Over 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, heroin and cocaine seized in Ozone Park, Queens: Three arrested

January 08, 2021
… during the pandemic, when supportive services are less available. Investigations targeting large-scale fentanyl …
January 08, 2021
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DEA Washington Division Holds Second Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl

October 13, 2023
… and submit it to familyoutreach@dea.gov . DEA has resources available to help parents and care givers talk to kids about …
October 13, 2023
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U.S. Attorney Announces 17 Indictments in Fayetteville Area as Part of Ongoing Federal Violent Crime and Drug Strategy

June 29, 2023
… violence and narcotics behind bars. We are using every tool available to keep our communities safe.” VCAP is a …
June 29, 2023
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Joint Local, State And Federal Synthetic Drug Round-Up Leads To The Arrest Of 30 Defendants Charged With Selling “Spice” And “Bath Salts”

July 01, 2013
… Drug Round-Up Leads To The Arrest Of 30 Defendants Charged With Selling “Spice” And “Bath Salts” July 01, 2013 Atlanta … Division X Account @DEAAtlantaDiv Robert Murphy Domestic Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional … our law enforcement partners will utilize every resource available to ensure these activities are thwarted.” High …
July 01, 2013
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Major Heroin Supply Chain From New York City To Upstate Counties, Long Island Dismantled: Five Arrested, $5 Million In Heroin, $115,000 Cash And Two Guns Seized

May 29, 2015
… “We are thankful that the necessary resources were available from the DEA and the State, to tackle this problem …
May 29, 2015
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Southern New Mexico Medical Spa Operator Settles Allegations of Controlled-Substance Recordkeeping Violations

December 03, 2025
… – The United States has reached a civil settlement with Luis Carlos Cordova, operator of Limitless Aesthetics … and our DEA partners will keep enforcing those requirements without exception so New Mexicans stay protected from the …
December 03, 2025
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Three Baton Rouge Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with The Department of Justice's 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

August 20, 2025
… Rouge Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with The Department of Justice's 2024 National Health Care … substances from pharmacies using fraudulent prescriptions with the stolen identities of licensed medical … of several physicians and other medical providers, without authority, on the fraudulent prescriptions. As part …
August 20, 2025
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APRN and Medical Practice to Pay Over $600k and Cease Connecticut Medicaid Participation to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

August 12, 2025
… entities have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and agreed to pay … and for having a staff member call in a medication refill without Ntchana’s interacting directly with the patient or …
August 12, 2025
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Four Pensacola Women Charged with Illegal Drug Diversion

June 30, 2025
… Four Pensacola Women Charged with Illegal Drug Diversion June 30, 2025 Miami Contact Info … Heekin announced criminal charges against four defendants with an alleged scheme to unlawfully divert oxycodone, … registration numbers of the practice’s two physicians without their knowledge or authorization. As a result of the …
June 30, 2025
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H Block Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

April 25, 2025
… pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. U.S. … members of H Block have a history of violent confrontation with law enforcement, including an incident in 2015 when a member shot a Boston Police officer at point blank range without warning or provocation.  From 2022 through 2023, …
April 25, 2025
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Nineteen charged in heroin conspiracy

August 21, 2019
… and judicial districts.  It would not have been possible without the efforts of the case agents, task force officers, …
August 21, 2019
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Eight Indicted In Money Laundering Ring

July 29, 2022
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … said United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins. “Without money, there is no drug trade. Laundering drug …
July 29, 2022
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Nearly 45 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Interstate Traffickers

March 15, 2024
… Criminal Court last night, a judge ordered him held without bail. Bridget G. Brennan, New York City's Special …
March 15, 2024