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Operation Overdrive in Tampa Leads to Dozens of Arrests and Significant Drug Seizures

May 07, 2024
… Charge (SAC), and Roger Handberg, United States Attorney (USA) for the Middle District of Florida (MDFL), joined Tampa … said Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw. "By working together with our federal partners at the DEA, we were able to target … Roger B. Handberg. “That goal cannot be accomplished without the hard work and dedication of our federal, state, …
May 07, 2024
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April 20, 2023
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April 20, 2023
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UT Southwestern to Pay $4.5 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations That Permitted Drug Diversion by Staff

November 30, 2021
… deaths, health care systems must be held to compliance with the Controlled Substances Act.  This is not only their … DEA personnel to enter UTSW facilities at any time, without prior notice and without a warrant, to verify … and the DEA are committed to using every resource available to prevent overdose deaths and hold accountable …
November 30, 2021
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Four Defendants Await Sentencing After Pleading Guilty to Roles in Operation of Industrial-Level Pill Production

April 21, 2022
… Mother and son among defendants in multi-state operation Adderall counterfeit b 974 30 mg side b copy.jpg Seized Pill …
April 21, 2022
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Co-Conspirators Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 20, 2024
… prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, with the first six months to be served in home confinement. … to one count of conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. In April … oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, among other …
August 20, 2024
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“Wrecking Ball” lands LPR in Federal Prison

August 15, 2023
… at his residence until instructed about how much to make available for delivery to customers. The defense attempted to convince the …
August 15, 2023
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Texas Men Arrested In Shreveport For Transporting 10 Kilograms Of Fentanyl

May 10, 2018
… drive to Atlanta, Georgia, where they would be paid for the delivery. The defendants face up to 10 years to life in … synthetic opioid. In recent years it has become more widely available in the United States and grown as a threat to …
May 10, 2018
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Suburban Chicago Woman Sentenced to 1 Year for Writing Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions

January 18, 2022
… physician and could not lawfully prescribe medications without the direction and approval of licensed doctors. From … outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. U.S. District Judge … contributed to this national crisis by helping make opiates available to an individual who otherwise would not and …
January 18, 2022
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Rideout Health To Pay Civil Monetary Penalties To Resolve Controlled Substance Act Claims

December 06, 2016
… controlled substances between Rideout Health facilities with little or no security controls in place. “Hospitals … to know exactly how many controlled substances are on hand. Without that knowledge, and without proper security …
December 06, 2016
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Dark web fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

February 11, 2020
… Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois. “With accessibility of fentanyl, it is imperative that the … on “Dream Market,” a dark web marketplace where users buy and sell illegal substances and services, and used that … at our partner agencies, we will use every tool and method available to find these people and prosecute them to the …
February 11, 2020
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

February 28, 2024
… trafficking crime on Nov. 27, 2023. According to publicly available court records, on April 20, 2023, DEA agents … The citizen called Kerr and set up a time and location to buy fentanyl pills. DEA agents established surveillance at …
February 28, 2024
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Maine Man Sentenced for Role in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

January 09, 2024
… made three prior drug purchases from Rodriguez Osorio, buying approximately 500 grams of fentanyl each time. Less … drug supply. More information on the OCDETF program is available here: https://www.justice.gov/ocdetf/about-ocdetf …
January 09, 2024
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20 Year Sentence For Birmingham Man On Drugs, Weapons Charges

July 13, 2017
… overdose deaths in our communities requires that we use all available means to disrupt and punish those who sell these … agents received fentanyl despite having attempted to buy heroin. A third charge of possession with the intent to …
July 13, 2017
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 05, 2020
… medications were collected at nearly 4,587 sites made available across the United States. I would like to thank … 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 …
November 05, 2020
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DEA Serves Order to Show Cause on Truepill Pharmacy for its Involvement in the Unlawful Dispensing of Prescription Stimulants

December 15, 2022
… DEA Serves Order to Show Cause on Truepill Pharmacy for its Involvement … Cerebral, that marketed ADHD treatments, including Adderall ® and its generic forms, directly to consumers … of which were for stimulants, including generic forms of Adderall®. In numerous instances, Truepill dispensed …
December 15, 2022
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Gun-toting Meth Dealers Sentenced

September 30, 2024
… of Ozark, was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison without parole. Smith was sentenced as a career criminal due … prior felony convictions, including for the distribution, delivery, or manufacture of a controlled substance. The Drug …
September 30, 2024
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San Diego and Imperial County residents turn in large amounts of unwanted medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 05, 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 05, 2020
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day with Extended Museum Hours

August 20, 2025
… Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day with Extended Museum Hours August 20, 2025 Headquarters … “Fentanyl claims American lives every single day, often without warning,” said DEA Administrator Terrance Cole. “DEA … times more potent than morphine. It is inexpensive, widely available, highly addictive, and comes in a variety of …
August 20, 2025
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 30, 2021
… dangerous drugs.” “Take Back Day wouldn’t be as successful without the help and support of all 181 collection sites … Complete results for DEA’s April 2021 Take Back Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available on Flickr. Off …
April 30, 2021
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 30, 2021
… dangerous drugs.” “Take Back Day wouldn’t be as successful without the help and support of all 181 collection sites … Complete results for DEA’s April 2021 Take Back Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available on Flickr. On …
April 30, 2021
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San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105,000 Penalty for Illegitimately Dispensing Opioids

January 20, 2022
… San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105,000 Penalty for Illegitimately Dispensing Opioids January 20, 2022 San … meet its responsibility when it filled opioid prescriptions without resolving—or often even attempting to resolve - “red … questionable prescriptions. We will continue to use all available tools to combat the serious opioid epidemic.” In …
January 20, 2022
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Consent Decree Approved Among the U.S. and Cumberland, M.D. based Pharmacy and Pharmacist

July 06, 2023
… of respiratory distress, overdose, and death, and did so without noting any reasonable explanation for these … paid for with cash even though the patient had insurance available to pay for the patient’s prescriptions.  The … and carisoprodol; most prescriptions for buprenorphine without naloxone; any controlled substance paid for with …
July 06, 2023
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DEA Educational Foundation Celebrates Success of First-Ever Lacrosse Clinic

May 16, 2022
… Police Department, Cheyenne Youth Lacrosse Team and USA Lacrosse.  Coaches and players with the Cheyenne Youth … providing education on the dangers of drug use and abuse. USA Lacrosse guided DEA Educational Foundation members to …
May 16, 2022
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DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning To Police And Public

September 22, 2016
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September 22, 2016
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High-Ranking Sinaloa Leader Extradited to El Paso, Faces up to Life in Federal Prison

February 26, 2025
… of kilograms of marijuana into the United States, along with the pickup of drug proceeds, and kidnappings and murders. Lopez was indicted in April 2012 along with Joaquin Guzman Loera aka “Chapo,” Ismael Zambada Garcia … Sinaloa Cartel.”  “This case reads like a Hollywood movie script. You know the film…cartels, guns, drugs, money, …
February 26, 2025
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Doctor Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Oxycodone Pills

December 02, 2016
… Agent in Charge James C. Hunt said:  “Drug dealers selling scripts for money give doctors a bad name.  The dismantling …
December 02, 2016
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Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of More Than 10,000 Oxycodone Pills, Resulting In One Known Death

October 01, 2015
… and Dr. Ramirez was no different.  Allegedly selling scripts for money, Dr. Ramirez supplied opioid addicts with …
October 01, 2015
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Queens Man Arrested for Bronx Kidnapping and Murder

February 15, 2024
…  The Victim parked his car in the Parking Lot and left it overnight.  Approximately one hour after the Victim left the …
February 15, 2024
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Omnicare Inc. agrees to pay more than $15 million to resolve allegations it improperly dispensed narcotics at long-term care facilities

May 13, 2020
… opioids and other controlled substances to be dispensed without a valid prescription, DEA Acting Administrator Uttam … and other long-term care facilities. Omnicare makes daily deliveries of prescription medications to residents of …
May 13, 2020
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Jones Brothers Of Jamestown Indicted For Methamphetamine Trafficking

May 04, 2017
… residence at 70 Colfax in Jamestown. Shortly after the delivery, Beau K.C. Jones was arrested during a car stop by … Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder and are being held without bail.   The indictment is the result of an …
May 04, 2017