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Manhattan Doctor Illegally Sold Painkiller Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

January 31, 2013
… for oxycodone - typically for 180 pills at 30 mg strength - without ever having met or treated the individuals he named …
January 31, 2013
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Pain Clinic Owners, Distributors And Runners Indicted For Allegedly Conspiring To Operate “Pill Mills”

May 28, 2015
… oxycodone - outside the scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. The owners kept the …
May 28, 2015
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New York Pharmacist And Two Others Face Criminal And Civil Charges For Multimillion-Dollar Oxycodone Distribution Scheme

October 29, 2015
… that revealed more than 400,000 pills were dispensed without prescriptions.  Wieckowski and the Chopin Pharmacies …
October 29, 2015
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 04, 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 www.dea.gov/fentanylfree .  DEA’s efforts are …
December 04, 2025
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Cocaine Discovered in Vehicle’s Aftermarket Vehicle Trap

August 07, 2025
… pursue criminals that are harming our communities with dangerous drugs.” Sheriff Darrell Dix stated, “This … We pride ourselves in our ability to maximize the resources available to us through multi-agency cooperation whether the …
August 07, 2025
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DEA Investigation in Chapel Hill area uncovers large-scale drug ring

December 17, 2020
… Estimates of the total drug proceeds are not presently available, but they exceeded 1.5 million dollars. According …
December 17, 2020
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July 15, 2021
… 31, 2007 Bronx Man Gets 3 Years In Prison For Cocaine Delivery In Bridgeport January 30, 2007 Two Plead Guilty in …
July 15, 2021
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Over 26 Pounds of Cocaine and $3 Million Cash Recovered in Bronx Apartment

March 22, 2024
… night, a Manhattan Criminal Court judge ordered Rondon held without bail. As stated in court, Rondon was previously …
March 22, 2024
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Major Multi-Drug Seizure of Over 250 Pounds of Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Crystal Meth and Counterfeit Pills in the Bronx

June 29, 2022
… Criminal Court last night, where he was ordered held without bail. Plasencia was arrested on the evening of …
June 29, 2022
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Queens man indicted on weapons and narcotics charges after allegedly aiming assault rifle at NYPD Detective

November 05, 2020
… 15, 2020 concluded with the judge ordering Liriano held without bail. Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. …
November 05, 2020
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Dangerous fentanyl masked as counterfeit oxycodone, 20,000 pills seized in the Bronx and Manhattan

February 11, 2019
… have the tolerance to be able to ingest fentanyl without suffering an overdose.   Black market 30 mg …
February 11, 2019
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Local Task Forces Crack Down on Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Networks

August 21, 2023
… cannot, and will not, defeat these criminal organizations without strong collaboration and the force-multiplier …
August 21, 2023
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Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang Indicted With 24 Federal Arrests

March 27, 2023
… Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang Indicted With 24 Federal Arrests March 27, 2023 Seattle Contact Info … doses to kill everyone who lives in Tacoma and Seattle, with enough lethal doses left over to poison another half a … communities, prisons, and borders cannot be accomplished without partnerships at all levels. This joint effort …
March 27, 2023
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U.S. Attorney Scott announces results from joint initiative to reduce ongoing violence in Vallejo

December 17, 2020
… family should have the opportunity to live, work, and play without fear, and we ask the community to join us in our …
December 17, 2020
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Northern District Of Georgia Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

June 27, 2014
… mass profits.  Dr. James Chapman allegedly did so, however, without conducting sufficient medical examinations and, …
June 27, 2014
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Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

February 11, 2021
… In Charge View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, … charging fourteen defendants, mostly South Bay residents, with crimes related to two conspiracies—one to transport … and trafficked, exercised market power over the price and availability of methamphetamine in Northern California.  …
February 11, 2021
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Gun and drug trafficking ring dismantled in the Bronx

February 13, 2020
… ring dismantled in the Bronx February 13, 2020 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 … M. Heino Recruiter Name SA Romona Sy 571-776-1634 NewYorkSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … uncovered a scheme to sell firearms illegally, without any regard for who might purchase the weapons or the …
February 13, 2020
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U.S. Attorney's Office, FBI, DEA, and EPA Announce Indictment in Massive Navajo Nation Marijuana Cultivation Scheme

January 30, 2025
… , 74, and Irving Rea Yui Lin , 73, a California resident, with multiple offenses related to the illegal marijuana … marijuana and 1,000 and more marijuana plants, possession with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms and more of … discharging pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit. According to the indictment, the operation …
January 30, 2025
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Seven Arrested In El Paso On Federal Drug Trafficking/Firearms Charges

September 28, 2012
… 27 charges a defendant with re-entering the United States without authority after previously having been deported.  A …
September 28, 2012
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest 21 Individuals Based On San Antonio Federal Drug Trafficking Indictment

January 12, 2017
… state and local authorities arrested 15 individuals without incident, including San Antonio-based ringleaders …
January 12, 2017
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Indictments Unsealed Charging Four Block Gang Members And Others With Racketeering And Narcotics Conspiracies

May 31, 2011
… Racketeering And Narcotics Conspiracies May 31, 2011 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 … M. Heino Recruiter Name SA Romona Sy 571-776-1634 NewYorkSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events … are safe to enjoy the places in which they live and work without the threat of violence or intimidation.” Schenectady …
May 31, 2011
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Warning: Thousands of Counterfeit M30 Pills Containing Carfentanil Seized in Western Washington

September 24, 2025
… drug potency and profits, carfentanil has been found mixed with other drugs or pressed into pills that look like … and clammy skin. The onset of these symptoms usually occurs within minutes of exposure. Its rapid effect on the central … overdose, call 911immediately and administer naloxone, if available. Learn more:  Carfentanil: A Synthetic Opioid …
September 24, 2025
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Two Indicted as Law Enforcement Captures Largest Fentanyl Seizure in South Carolina History

July 23, 2025
… Inside a tractor trailer that was transporting products with a legitimate business purpose, law enforcement also … have been indicted on charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. Both … continue to leverage every partnership, and every resource available to ensure drug traffickers who distribute …
July 23, 2025
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Federal Indictment Alleges Alliance Between Sinaloa Cartel and Money Launderers Linked to Chinese Underground Banking

June 18, 2024
… Angeles-based associates of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel with conspiring with money-laundering groups linked to Chinese underground … investor contacts an individual who has U.S. dollars available to sell in the United States. The seller of U.S. …
June 18, 2024
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Sinaloa Cartel-Connected Drug Distribution Ring That Used Semi-Trucks to Transport Huge Loads Disrupted With Multiple Arrests

August 25, 2025
… That Used Semi-Trucks to Transport Huge Loads Disrupted With Multiple Arrests August 25, 2025 Seattle Contact Info … Seattle Field Division, speaks at Monday's press conference with Teal Luthy Miller, Acting U.S. Attorney, Western … metro area.  The entire Puget Sound region is safer without the Camargo Banuelos brothers poisoning our …
August 25, 2025
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DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug trafficking drug trafficking organization

September 20, 2019
… resources and unique expertise of federal agencies, along with their local counterparts, in a coordinated effort to … communities that they cannot commit crimes in New Mexico without consequence.”             “Drug trafficking …
September 20, 2019
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Notorious street market for narcotics dismantled in Bronx: major trafficker among 14 charged; two guns recovered

March 11, 2020
… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … Narcotics Prosecutor charges Jack Acevedo, aka “Tone,” with Operating as a Major Trafficker as the alleged leader … it comes down to it, every New Yorker has a right to live without fear of drug traffickers and the violence associated …
March 11, 2020
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Doctor indicted on Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment Charges in Three Overdose Deaths

June 07, 2018
… Doctor indicted on Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment … Charges in Three Overdose Deaths June 07, 2018 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 … practitioners who provide these powerful opioid-based drugs without a legitimate medical purpose only compound the …
June 07, 2018
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DEA’s Third Annual National Family Summit on Fentanyl Highlights Progress in Fight to Save Lives

November 15, 2024
… to gather in the nation’s capital and explore ways to work with DEA to combat the fentanyl crisis.  DEA Administrator … on Fentanyl was a two-day event that provided families with the opportunity to attend workshops and take part in a … or overdose. Information about TFF and its members is available at  www.dea.gov/togetherforfamilies .  …
November 15, 2024
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38th International Drug Enforcement Conference Focuses on Expanding Partnerships to Defeat Global Criminal Drug Networks

September 27, 2024
… innovative ways to expand international cooperation with a focus on this year’s conference theme: Beyond … represented at IDEC. Global criminal drug networks operate without regard for geographic borders or the rule of law, … and coordinated worldwide effort. DEA is proud to partner with the countries represented here to save lives and make …
September 27, 2024