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

… homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has now collected nearly … 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 …
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UT Southwestern to Pay $4.5 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations That Permitted Drug Diversion by Staff

… 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 …
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March 15, 2021

Recognizing Signs of Youth Drug Abuse Webinar (en Espanol)

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La División de Washington de la Administración Federal de Drogas (DEA, por sus siglas en inglés) está auspiciando el “Web Series”: Reconociendo Señales de Abuso de Drogas en la Juventud. El propósito de estas presentaciones de 30 minutos es ayudar a padres, cuidadores y educadores a identificar señales de abuso...
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April 21, 2021
April 21, 2021

Recognizing Signs of Youth Drug Abuse Webinar (en Espanol)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM (EDT)
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La División de Washington de la Administración Federal de Drogas (DEA, por sus siglas en inglés) está auspiciando el “Web Series”: Reconociendo Señales de Abuso de Drogas en la Juventud. El propósito de estas presentaciones de 30 minutos es ayudar a padres, cuidadores y educadores a identificar señales de abuso...
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Operation Overdrive in Tampa Leads to Dozens of Arrests and Significant Drug Seizures

… 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, …
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Suburban Chicago Woman Sentenced to 1 Year for Writing Fraudulent Opioid Prescriptions

… 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 …
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Rideout Health To Pay Civil Monetary Penalties To Resolve Controlled Substance Act Claims

… 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 …
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Four Defendants Await Sentencing After Pleading Guilty to Roles in Operation of Industrial-Level Pill Production

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

… 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 …
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Dark web fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

… 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 …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… 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 …
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Maine Man Sentenced for Role in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

… 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 …
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20 Year Sentence For Birmingham Man On Drugs, Weapons Charges

… 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 …
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Gun-toting Meth Dealers Sentenced

… 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 …
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“Wrecking Ball” lands LPR in Federal Prison

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

… 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 …
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Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Pleads Guilty

… has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with an ongoing investigation of counterfeit pills … this conversation, Oppenheimer inquired about the availability of controlled substances and fentanyl precursor … July 18, 2024, over five kilograms of suspected counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine and a loaded …
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Queens Man Arrested for Bronx Kidnapping and Murder

…  The Victim parked his car in the Parking Lot and left it overnight.  Approximately one hour after the Victim left the …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 …
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DEA Serves Order to Show Cause on Truepill Pharmacy for its Involvement in the Unlawful Dispensing of Prescription Stimulants

… 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 …
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New Jersey Man Admits to Conspiring with India-Based Company to Mail Illicit Pharmaceutical Meds to U.S.

… thinking that pharmaceutical medications can be purchased without a prescription and mailed from India is not someone to buy anything from. Laundering his illegal proceeds back to …
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Eleven Sentenced To Over 97 Years Combined For Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Offenses

… that drug traffickers inflict upon law-abiding communities without any regard for the violence and destruction that … methamphetamine in Northwest Arkansas.  Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring were …
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Violent South Coast Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison

… This investigation would not have been a success without the continued commitment of our state and local law … purchase, Monteiro robbed the cooperating witness of the “buy money.”  Monteiro was arrested three days later, at …
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OCDETF Operation CAMO Results In Guilty Plea Involving The Distribution Of More Than 6.6 Million Dollars Of Synthetic Cannabinoids

… store.” Inscentives Resale was represented to be a “buy, sell, and trade business.” Inscentives Auto held a … subject to a sentence of up to 40 years in federal prison without parole. This case was an Organized Crime Drug …
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East St. Louis Man Convicted In Heroin Overdose Death

… DOYLE - faces a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole. According to evidence presented at trial, … their prostitution customers into DOYLE’S - residence to buy drugs. DOYLE - was also convicted of “Distribution of a …
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San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105,000 Penalty for Illegitimately Dispensing Opioids

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …
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Jones Brothers Of Jamestown Indicted For Methamphetamine Trafficking

… 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 …