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San Diego and Imperial County residents turn in large amounts of unwanted medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day with Extended Museum Hours

… 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 …
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 …
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 …
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Consent Decree Approved Among the U.S. and Cumberland, M.D. based Pharmacy and Pharmacist

… 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 …
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Licensed pharmacist charged with hoarding and price gouging of N95 masks in violation of Defense Production Act

… as using his pharmacy patients’ identifying information, without authorization, in connection with his health care … (1) continued to add to his stockpile of N95 masks by buying thousands of additional N95 masks; and (2) charged … identifying information of his pharmacy’s patients, without their authorization. Schirripa, 66, of Fort Salonga, …
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Pensacola Women Plead Guilty to Illegal Drug Diversion

… pleaded guilty in federal court to charges in connection with the unlawful diversion of controlled substances. The … registration numbers of the practice’s two physicians without their knowledge or authorization. McCray issued … Bradley and Purves to distribute amphetamine in the form of Adderall pills or its generic equivalent. On multiple …
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Washington Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Coeur d’Alene Teen

… bring you to justice.  Cases like these don’t come together without collaboration between our federal, state, and local … and alprazolam (Xanax); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall).  It is difficult to tell the difference between …
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DEA, Arizona Attorney General & Tempe Police Announce 150+ Subjects Charged & Massive Quantities of Narcotics Seized

… $2 million dollars. PHOENIX – Today, DEA in partnership with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the Tempe … drugs within the City of Tempe would not be successful without the collaboration and, more specifically the hard … drugs such as Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, Percocet, Xanax, and Adderall.  They are also hiding fentanyl in other drugs such …
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Eighteen Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties

… Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties January 16, … Dayi’s innermost, trusted circle of lieutenants, who either buy/sell drugs, participate in the laundering of money … cash in cars; sending cash through the mail and commercial delivery services; structuring deposits into bank accounts …
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National Forensic Science Week

September 12, 2025
… Forensic Science Week No DEA investigation is complete without the science behind it. In cases against cartel … drives our mission.    Please note: Public parking is not available on-site. The closest Metro station is Pentagon …
September 12, 2025
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Nearly Three Dozen Charged Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy

… in the Southern District of Georgia. The indictment in USA v. Monroe et. al charges 30 defendants with 56 felony … of Laurens County. “This operation could not have happened without the great partnerships of these agencies, along with …
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Multi-Agency Enforcement Operation In New Mexico Significant Part Of Nationwide Synthetic Drug Takedown

… synthetic drug trafficking organizations that have operated without regard for the law or public safety.  “Project … be on notice that law enforcement agencies will utilize all available resources to hold them accountable for their …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against New York Pharmaceutical Distributor Kinray, LLC.

… Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against … Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … of its Whitestone, New York, facility at any time without condition and without advance notice. In addition, …
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Charges filed against dozens in trafficking network responsible for diverting over 23 million oxycodone, hydrocodone and carisoprodol pills

… two providers involved in dispensing controlled substances without legitimate medical purpose.   The Health Care Fraud … oxycodone pill that left the premises – was in the highest available dosage strength of that drug.    On certain … to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose through Sunnyside …
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DEA and Kansas Law Enforcement Partners Join Together to Find Drug Traffickers behind Overdoses

… Patrol seized this fentanyl and counterfeit pills. RCPD Adderall 30.PNG Riley County (Kansas) Police Department seized these fake Adderall pills. RCPD Xanax Bars.PNG Riley County (Kansas) …
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DEA Educational Foundation Celebrates Success of First-Ever Lacrosse Clinic

… 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 …
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DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning To Police And Public

DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning To Police And Public September 22, 2016 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local …
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Massachusetts man sentenced to 97 months for participating in fentanyl and heroin distribution conspiracy

… of 2017 through July of 2017, Vasquez and others made deliveries of heroin and fentanyl to customers of a drug … Brian D. Boyle.  “DEA will continue to use every resource available to identify traffickers, like Mr. Vasquez who come …
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High-Ranking Sinaloa Leader Extradited to El Paso, Faces up to Life in Federal Prison

… 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, …
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Doctor Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Oxycodone Pills

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

… and Dr. Ramirez was no different.  Allegedly selling scripts for money, Dr. Ramirez supplied opioid addicts with …
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FAST and KCO Memorial Dedication

September 16, 2025
FAST and KCO Memorial Dedication In Honor of Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice In Honor of Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice FAST KCO Memorial Unveiled In Honor of Fallen DEA Special Agents and Military Personnel Ahead of 24th Anniversary of …
September 16, 2025
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Police Chief, Mayor And Village Trustee Of Columbus, New Mexico Indicted In Federal Firearms Trafficking Case

… trustee in Columbus. Ten of the 11 defendants were arrested without incident this morning by teams of federal, state and … resembling AK-47 rifles but with shorter barrels and without rear stocks, and American Tactical 9 mm caliber … in fact they were acting as “straw purchasers” who were buying the firearms on behalf of others. During the …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 . Take Back Day On …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day events is not possible without working together with our local law enforcement … United States. A location finder and partner toolbox are available at www.DEATakeBack.com for easy reference to April 30 collection sites. Year-round receptacles are available at over 13,000 pharmacies, hospitals, police …
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides impressive results with record-breaking participation

… Drug Take Back Day would not have been as lucrative without the participation of the law enforcement and …   Complete results for DEA’s spring Take Back Day are available at www.DEATakeBack.com . Video of DEA’s Take Back Day collections being weighed and destroyed is available at https://youtu.be/5y_LCuJvWRs .   DEA’s next …
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DEA releases 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment

… of heroin with fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Heroin available in U.S. markets is primarily sourced from Mexico, … of deaths in the United States. Fentanyl is increasingly available in the form of counterfeit prescription pills … street sales, and also sold by traffickers on its own, without the presence of other drugs. (pages 21-37) Mexican …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 . NTBI 19 Totals_0.pdf Take …
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Fentanyl and Illegal Firearms Possession Put Man in Prison for 22 Years

… A. Ketchmark to 22 years and six months in federal prison without parole. On Nov. 30, 2023, Bean pleaded guilty to one … from a more recent source in St. Louis, Mo. Bean stated he buys all his guns off the streets locally, and often takes …