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El Paso Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

… on March 4, 2020 as well as $219,000 derived from the delivery of the cocaine. El Paso police seized the currency … trip to El Paso. By pleading guilty, Leal also admitted to buying approximately 18,000 rounds of ammunition intended …
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Two Separate Investigations Result In Significant Sentences For Drug Dealers In Cedar Rapids

… court authorized wire taps revealing the trios attempts to buy and sell crack cocaine. Additionally, all three men were … Spates’ criminal history includes convictions for delivery of a controlled substance and domestic assault. …
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Lead Defendant Sentenced in Middle Georgia Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy

… to the best of my ability, using the best resources available, to protect the citizens of Laurens County from … was indicted in July 2021 along with 29 other defendants in USA v. Monroe et. al. The indictment was the culmination of …
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Thirty-Two Indicted In Broward And Palm Beach Counties In Second Coordinated Pill Mill Takedown

… Indicted In Broward And Palm Beach Counties In Second Coordinated Pill Mill Takedown August 23, 2011 Miami Contact … they distributed oxycodone and other controlled substances without regard to medical need, without individual treatment … individuals, including addicts and traffickers, seeking to buy large quantities of oxycodone and other controlled …
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Columbus Resident Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

… photo: Methamphetamine COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Columbus resident with prior state convictions including aggravated assault … from our community. We will continue to work together without let up for safe streets and a safer Muscogee … referenced in court, DEA agents conducted a controlled buy of 55.64 grams of 100% pure methamphetamine from Thomas …
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United States Files Lawsuit Against PharMerica Corporation For Violations Of The False Claims Act And The Controlled Substances Act

… for Schedule II controlled substances that were dispensed without a valid prescription WASHINGTON - The United States … Controlled Substances Act by dispensing controlled drugs without valid prescriptions and causing claims for illegally … vigorously-to protect taxpayer monies and to promote the delivery of professional health care to all of our …
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Physician Admits To Illegally Distributing 39,000 Pills

… Rock pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone without an effective prescription. John, a former doctor, … bring names and dates of birth to Johns with the intent of buying a prescription for oxycodone.  Johns would issue the …
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Heroin Conspiracy Results in 12-Year Sentence

… was sentenced to 12 years and one month in federal prison without parole. Today’s sentence includes a term of two … of heroin. Law enforcement officers conducted a controlled delivery of the parcel to a Kansas City, Mo., residence … officer acting in an undercover capacity posed as a FedEx delivery driver and left the parcel on the porch steps. …
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Four Charged In Methamphetamine Deal Near The Houstonian

… 297-0300 MAY 20  (HOUSTON) -   - Four men have been charged with conspiracy to possess and possession with the intent to … met with Garza and Chavez and allegedly negotiated the delivery of 22 pounds of methamphetamine. The criminal … each complied and agents took them into custody without incident.  However, Chavez allegedly attempted to …
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Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-area Drug Trafficking Operation

… As described in the newly unsealed indictment in USA v. Fields et. al , the investigation parallels the indictments in USA v. Wheatley et. al, together dubbed Operation Wheat … rooms. Those charged in the October 2022 indictment in USA v. Fields, et. al , include: Justin Wayne Fields , 39, …
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Former Kent Resident Sentenced to Prison for Selling Narcotics Near Drug Treatment Center

… been ravaging our community… I am particularly concerned with the targeting of a methadone clinic.” According to … he was selling drugs.   In January, Muse started staying overnight at a Lynwood, Washington apartment.  On February … by the Drug Enforcement Administration in collaboration with the King County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI. ## Drug …
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Danbury Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison For Armed Home Invasions

… driven to a trap house where he was locked in a bathroom overnight.  The next day, Patterson and Whitehurst directed …
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6s Are Wild – And Under Arrest

… during a five year period ending August 20, 2015. Arrests overnight followed a six-month-long investigation conducted …
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Operators of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills

… hydrocodone, oxycodone, and other controlled drugs without a legitimate medical purpose. According to court … short-acting hydrocodone and oxycodone pills commercially available, which he then sold to so-called “crew leaders,” … sold the pills, in bulk, directly to drug traffickers, without the involvement of doctors, prescriptions, or …
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Springfield Woman Sentenced to 16 Years for Heroin Conspiracy

… March 25, to 16 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. On Jan. 20, 2020, Steed pleaded guilty to … officers utilized confidential sources to make controlled buys of heroin from Steed and others, and conducted …
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Illegal Firearms And Drug Dealer Admits Selling At Least 100 Guns To Criminals In The Camden, NJ Area Guns Originated From Straw And Gun Show Purchases In Ohio And Virginia

… charging him with one count each of dealing firearms without a license, conspiracy to deal in firearms without a federal firearms license, possession of firearms … others in the Camden area. Laboo admitted he knew he was buying guns that came illegally from Ohio and Virginia.   At …
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DEA Acting Administrator Tim Shea visited the agency’s Los Angeles Field Division

January 22, 2025
DEA Acting Administrator Tim Shea visited the agency’s Los Angeles Field Division DEA Acting Administrator Tim Shea visited the agency’s Los Angeles Field Division DEA Acting Administrator Tim Shea visited the agency’s Los Angeles Field Division DEA …
January 22, 2025
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Former Watertown Police Officer Sentenced For Passing False Prescriptions Using Another's Identity

… substances and used the stolen identity to fill the scripts. On …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

… @DEASeattleDiv Robert A. Saccone Domestic Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Additional Division Info Community … Americans for profit. These fake, deadly pills are widely available and deadlier than ever. Fake pills are designed to … prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. Criminal drug …
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Sunshine Week

January 22, 2025
… Week Sunshine Week Sunshine Week “A popular Government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, … you to review the information contained in the FOIA Library available at https://www.dea.gov/divisions/dea-foia-library … .  The records you seek may already be publicly available in the FOIA Library.  The FOIA Library contains a …
January 22, 2025
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Missouri Man Sentenced for Shipping 85 Pounds of Meth from California

… Ketchmark to 16 years and 11 months in federal prison without parole. On Aug. 25, 2021, Mangold pleaded guilty to … pounds. Law enforcement officers conducted a controlled delivery of the shipment to Brenneman’s residence, where … 9, 2023, to 21 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. Brenneman was sentenced on July 14, 2022, to …
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Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Second Meth Trafficking Indictment

… 19, 2022, Postal Inspection agents conducted a controlled delivery at one of the residences and executed search … March 3, 2022, to 17 years and six months in federal prison without parole. Under federal statutes, Williams is subject … a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison …
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Doctor and Eight Others Charged with Distributing Opioids and Other Pills

… operated a scheme that involved obtaining oxycodone, Adderall, Klonopin and Suboxone pills in Manhattan to … Substance by a Practitioner for writing prescriptions for Adderall, Klonopin and Suboxone to Timothy Bonaguro, … their hauls: Iorizzo obtained prescriptions in his name for Adderall, Klonopin and Suboxone. Bonaguro and Gorga obtained …
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Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of Meth with Intent to Distribute After Ordering Fabric Soaked in Meth

… Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of … and its law enforcement partners will continue to use every available resource to dismantle, disrupt and destroy drug … agents that an associate used Williamson’s address for drug deliveries. The SIM card was located, and a download of …
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New Jersey nurse charged with drug and weapons offenses

… New Jersey nurse charged with drug and weapons offenses August 13, 2019 New Jersey … agent met with Calabrese and received quantities of Adderall, Promethazine with Codeine Syrup, and Xanax. As a … a Thompson machine gun.  Calabrese was taken into custody without incident.   “It is very disheartening that Mr. …
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California Couple Sentenced to Prison for Mail Order Drug Trafficking

… a husband and wife to federal prison yesterday for working with a foreign drug trafficking organization to distribute … Customers throughout the United States purchased narcotics without prescriptions from an online pharmacy. The foreign … included Schedule II opioids and pills (appearing to be Adderall) containing methamphetamine. Over the six months, …
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Orange County Doctor Arrested On Charges Of Illegally Prescribing Addictive Pain Medications, Often Meeting With 'Patients' At Starbucks

… “outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose.” “The abuse of … by brand names that include OxyContin, Vicodin, Xanax, Adderall and Suboxone, according to court documents. A …
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Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Larchmont Psychiatrist

… such as:  Clonazepam, Lorazepam, Zaleplon, Lunesta, Adderall, Zolpidem, Oxycontin, Oxycodone, Diazepam, Xanax, … Ambien, Valium were routinely written to be dispensed without proper patient examination. A search warrant was …
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Leominster Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Offense

… in Worcester to possessing large quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine intended for … was distributing significant quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine in Rhode Island. … in Worcester, approximately two kilograms of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine and approximately …
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Leominster Man and Woman Charged with Drug Offenses

… conspiring to distribute large quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine. Chanhda … was distributing significant quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine in Rhode Island … is alleged that approximately two kilograms of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine and approximately …