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Seven Members Of Las Cruces-Based Prescription Drug Trafficking Ring Facing Federal Charges

December 14, 2012
… May 2012, the defendants conspired to possess Oxycodone and Adderall with intent distribute in Dona Ana County, N.M.   … members of the conspiracy with possession of Oxycodone and Adderall with intent to distribute. According to the … prescriptions to obtain Oxycodone, a painkiller, and Adderall, a stimulant, from pharmacies in Las Cruces and …
December 14, 2012
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Queens Man Convicted of Laundering Bitcoin and Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

October 11, 2022
… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … business of converting money from one form to another without a required license has been shut down and the … and that as part of the UC’s business he sold oxycodone, Adderall, and marijuana. The transactions occurred in the …
October 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

FDA-approved drug Epidiolex placed in schedule V of Controlled Substance Act

September 27, 2018
… confidence in the drug’s uniform strength and consistent delivery that support appropriate dosing needed for treating … such as here, the drug will be made appropriately available to the public for medical use.  …
September 27, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Indianapolis Doctor Charged In Illegal Painkiller Distribution

August 19, 2013
… insurance fraud and writing prescriptions for painkillers without a legitimate purpose INDIANAPOLIS -  - Marion County … allegedly writing prescriptions for painkiller medications without a legitimate purpose, outside the usual course of … information and probable cause affidavit for this case are available at: …
August 19, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Philadelphia Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

January 29, 2013
… customers who had no legitimate need for the drugs and without a physical examination.  Minicozzi and his office … pleaded guilty, created phony medical records for his drug-buying customers. In addition to the prison term, U.S. …
January 29, 2013
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Three Current And Former Rikers Island Correction Officers Indicted For Trafficking In Narcotics, Bribery And Smuggling Contraband In Jail

July 29, 2014
… Three Current And Former Rikers Island Correction Officers Indicted For … Dominguez. Suarez was arrested yesterday and ordered held without bail pending her next court appearance on August 5. … assigned to the Strike Force to offer his services for drug deliveries. During the conversation, Dominguez stated that …
July 29, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Brings Its “One Pill Can Kill Game Over” Tournament to New England for a First-of-Its-Kind Event

May 29, 2024
… Administration’s New England Field Division will team up with college esports teams from across New England to host … Access to view the tournament will also be available at DEA One Pill Can Kill Game Over Tournament | … fit on the tip of a pencil – can be deadly.  Often, people buy what they think is a legitimate prescription pill like …
May 29, 2024
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Green Bay Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Dealing Fentanyl Resulting in Death and Possessing a Firearm

April 10, 2024
… Fentanyl Resulting in Death, Possessing Fentanyl With Intent to Distribute, and Possessing a Firearm and … having been released from state prison for felony cocaine delivery. As part of an ongoing investigation, the Brown County Drug Task Force (BCDTF) made controlled buys during which Denruyter sold fentanyl pills to an …
April 10, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Five Defendants Charged in San Jose Drug Distribution Schemes

February 11, 2021
… source, Lozano negotiated the price, and Alvarez made the delivery in a parking lot in San Jose. On that day, a … price of the methamphetamine if the source were willing to buy larger quantities.  Like De La Cruz, Torres Cruz is …
February 11, 2021
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San Francisco man sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

January 24, 2020
… admitted that his role in the conspiracy included buying a pill press, using it to manufacture pills, and … assisted him by maintaining a post office box for the delivery of the fentanyl powder that he used to make pills …
January 24, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of International Money Laundering Organization Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Nine Years In Prison

July 11, 2011
… multi-level marketing scheme, through which customers could buy pre-paid debit cards. DMG sold these pre-paid debit … cash transportation operations, including overseeing the delivery of cash to money laundering agents and attempts to …
July 11, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment Charges Alleged Darknet Marketplace Fentanyl Dealer

February 28, 2023
… Defendant Disguised Deadly Drugs as Oxycodone, Adderall, and Xanax WASHINGTON – An indictment, unsealed … and methamphetamine disguised as Oxycontin, Xanax and Adderall on a Darknet Marketplace. Jacob Blair, 25, is also … to include several varieties of counterfeit oxycodone, Adderall and Xanax which, in reality, were fentanyl and …
February 28, 2023
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Principal Deputy Administrator Delivers Remarks on National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

June 27, 2024
Speech
… patients access to needed health services and medications without requiring an in-person visit. While this ease of access to healthcare services expanded availability and convenience individuals like Ruthia He, the …
June 27, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Report: Counterfeit Pills Fueling U.S. Fentanyl And Opioid Crisis

July 22, 2016
… today.  Law enforcement nationwide report higher fentanyl availability, seizures, and known overdose deaths than at … mixed into or sold as heroin, or on its own, oftentimes without the customer’s knowledge. Since 2014, U.S. law … across the country in (the latest year for which data is available), which is a 65 percent increase from the 7,864 …
July 22, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division Calls on the Community to Have Important Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Fake Pills in Back-To-School Routines

August 22, 2024
… which is a synthetic opioid, and methamphetamine are widely available throughout the DEA Washington Division area of … local gangs and drug traffickers who maintain connections with the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels in Mexico. In 2023 DEA … look like common prescription medications such as Xanax ®, Adderall ® and Oxycodone ®. These fake pills so closely …
August 22, 2024
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Defendants Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine in Middle Georgia

July 10, 2025
… pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine on March 24. James … Informants (CI) to conduct three methamphetamine buys from Mendez and two heroin buys from Willis; the … area. Fuller was Willis’s courier for resupply trips and deliveries to mid-level dealers. This case is part of …
July 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2016 Drug Threat Assessment: Fentanyl-related Overdose Deaths Rising At An Alarming Rate

December 06, 2016
… or pressed into counterfeit prescription pills, sometimes without the users’ awareness, which often leads to overdose. … than tripled between 2010 and 2014, with the most recent available data reporting 10,574 people in the United States … to violent and property crime in the United States. Cocaine availability and use in the United States increased across …
December 06, 2016
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Two North Texas doctors, one nurse sentenced to prison for federal drug trafficking violation

May 09, 2019
… management medical offices in Sherman and Paris, Texas, without a legitimate medical purpose. Specifically, on July … large quantities of the above five drugs at their clinic without a legitimate medical need.   “This is the type of … Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stevan A. Buys and Jonathan R. Hornok.   # # #   On …
May 09, 2019
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Kansas City, Kansas, Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking

August 12, 2021
… undercover law enforcement officer conducted a controlled delivery of the package on Nov. 20, 2020. The undercover … a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
August 12, 2021
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Omnicare agrees to pay over $15 Million to resolve allegations it improperly dispensed opioids at long-term care facilities

May 13, 2020
… opioids and other controlled substances to be dispensed without a valid prescription. The Cincinnati-based Omnicare … long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Omnicare makes daily deliveries of prescription medications to residents of … companies like Omnicare who dispense powerful opioids without valid prescriptions.” This matter was investigated …
May 13, 2020
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TSA And Law Enforcement Officers In Nevadaand Florida Charged In Prescription Drug Ring Narcotics Trafficking Network Results In 20 Arrests

September 13, 2011
… the use of consensually recorded conversations, controlled deliveries of oxycodone, physical surveillance, and … the transportation of oxycodone through airport security without detection. John Best - , also known as “JB,” 30, of … the transportation of oxycodone through airport security without detection. Brigitte Jones - , 48, of The Bronx, …
September 13, 2011
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Indictments Charge Eighteen With Oxycodone Trafficking

September 26, 2011
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … the use of consensually recorded conversations, controlled deliveries of oxycodone, physical surveillance, and … the transportation of oxycodone through airport security without detection. John Best - , also known as “JB,” 30, of …
September 26, 2011
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St. Louis Area Pediatrician Indicted, Accused of Exchanging Prescriptions for Sex Acts

March 14, 2024
… – in exchange for sexual acts and sexual photographs, without regard for the patient’s medical condition or the … she did so or provided nude photos in exchange for Adderall, Xanax and Percocet, the indictment alleges. Dr. …
March 14, 2024
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Leader of Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 30 Years

June 21, 2023
… District Judge Beth Phillips to 30 years in federal prison without parole. Co-defendant Rufus H. Jones, also known as … of Springfield, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison without parole. Co-defendant Heather R. Kinnison, 31, of … guilty in state court to involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance in connection with this …
June 21, 2023
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Milford Man Who Used Telegram App to Traffic Drugs Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison

September 11, 2024
… including fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and fake Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, and other drugs, … 1,000 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, counterfeit Adderall containing methamphetamine, and psilocybin … seized various controlled substances, including counterfeit Adderall pills, psilocybin mushrooms, and approximately 20 …
September 11, 2024
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DEA and New Jersey law enforcement partners collect more than 18,000 pounds of unwanted prescriptions during 19th National Prescription Take Back Day

November 03, 2020
… Back Day, safe and secure drug disposal continues to be available at any of the 11,000 DEA authorized collectors … other ways they can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs without having to leave their homes. Both the U.S. Food and …   Complete results for DEA’s 2020 October Take Back Day are available at www.deatakeback.com .   Photos and video from …
November 03, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… Back Day, safe and secure drug disposal continues to be available at any of the 11,000 DEA authorized collectors … other ways they can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs without having to leave their homes. Both the U.S. Food and … Complete results for DEA’s 2020 October Take Back Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from …
October 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2020
… Back Day, safe and secure drug disposal continues to be available at any of the 11,000 DEA authorized collectors … other ways they can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs without having to leave their homes. Both the U.S. Food and … Complete results for DEA’s 2020 October Take Back Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from …
November 02, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Executes Operation Bottleneck to Prevent the Diversion of Controlled Substances and Keep Communities Safe

October 31, 2023
… lives last year alone, DEA will continue using every available tool to prevent the diversion and misuse of … Inc., a dosage form manufacturer, failed to make records available for inspection in a timely manner and shipped controlled substances without producing required documentation. On numerous …
October 31, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… Back Day, safe and secure drug disposal continues to be available at any of the 11,000 DEA authorized collectors … other ways they can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs without having to leave their homes. Both the U.S. Food and …   Complete results for DEA’s 2020 October Take Back Day are available at www.deatakeback.com .   Photos and video from …
October 30, 2020