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Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges

… a ten-year term of supervised release. Hill has been held without bail since his arrest in March 2022. According to … told Burlington narcotics investigators that they could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source …
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Nationwide Drug Trafficking, Law Enforcement Impersonation, and Fraud Ring Disrupted

… as a FBI Special Agent, attempted to dissuade a person from buying a property in Placer County, claiming that the seller … insurance benefits in the names of these victims without their consent and knowledge. The applications …
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Doctor, Pharmacist And Call-Center Manager Found Guilty In Massive Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… and mydoctorconsultonline.com, to solicit customers to buy hydrocodone and other pills without valid prescriptions, according to court documents. …
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Leader Of Interstate Online Pill Mill Ring Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Prison

… He set up and maintained websites to solicit customers to buy hydrocodone and other pills without valid prescriptions, according to court documents. …
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Owner Of Smoke Shops In Bakersfield, Fresno And Visalia Pleads Guilty To Fraud Relating To The Sale Of Synthetic Drugs

… drugs intended for human consumption were packaged and sold without the labeling required by law and necessary to … transaction in property derived from drug trafficking to buy a time share in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. If convicted of the …
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Pharmacist Indicted for Stealing Drugs from Employer

… position as a pharmacist to illegally acquire amphetamine (Adderall), lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse), methylphenidate (Ritalin), and oxycodone from his employer without authorization. The Drug Enforcement Administration …
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Mississippi Man Sentenced for Smuggling Meth, Heroin Aboard Train

… C. Wimes to seven years and three months in federal prison without parole. Braison was remanded to federal custody … and heroin aboard a train from Los Angeles for delivery in St. Louis. Inside the suitcase, five bundles …
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Seven Individuals Face Drug Charges Following Multi-Agency Sting Operation

… heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis, were taken into custody without incident yesterday morning and appeared in Bond … apply. The two men have each been charged with one count of Delivery of Cannabis, a Class 3 Felony. Judge Sexton set …
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Leader Of Drug Ring Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

… arrested the three defendants shortly after the drug delivery had been made. In announcing the sentence, Judge … of a federal facility. All federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole. Mateo Meraz is an …
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Kansas City Woman Sentenced To 30 Years For Large-Scale Cocaine Conspiracy

… District Judge Dean Whipple to 30 years in federal prison without parole. On Aug. 20, 2013, Grandison was found guilty … the trial indicated that Grandison was the conduit who made deliveries of cocaine to customers in the Kansas City area …
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Fresno Man Pleads Guilty To Interstate Drug Shipments

… of marijuana. Law enforcement officials then supervised the delivery of the marijuana to Merisier, Meca, and Pimentel in … remaining defendants are in federal custody and detained without bail. This case is the product of an extensive …
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One Fresno Man And One Massachusetts Man Plead Guilty In Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy

… marijuana. Law enforcement officials then supervised the delivery of the marijuana to Merisier, Meca, and Pimentel in … two defendants are in federal custody and detained without bail. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

… and by text message, using coded language as they discussed delivery of pill-pressing materials, possession and sale of … users who think they know the potency of the drugs they are buying. The sellers make a calculated decision to profit off …
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Two Former Western Colorado Doctors Indicted For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances

… resulted in death. Jahani was arrested by federal agents without incident in Texas. Peper has yet to be … these health care benefit programs, in connection with the delivery of and payment for health care benefits, items and … allegedly prescribed controlled substances to patients without determining a sufficient medical necessity for the …
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Lead Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Major Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… and his co-defendants were indicted in April 2022 in USA v. Wheatley et. al , based on evidence gathered during … A related indictment in Operation Wheat Fields, USA v. Fields et. al , named 10 additional defendants in …
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Drug Trafficking Ringleader Craig Petties Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

… Division X Account @DEAAtlantaDiv Jae W. Chung Domestic Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional … network. This life sentence would not have been possible without the high-level of cooperation between federal, … Task (OCDETF) Program, which seeks to reduce the availability of drugs by disrupting and dismantling major …
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Operation Mercury Targets Large-Scale Agricultural Marijuana Grows In Six Central Valley CountiesMore Than 400,000 Plants Eradicated Since March 2012

… “The success of this operation would not have been possible without the support of our state and local law enforcement … a property owner to rent, lease or otherwise make a place available for the cultivation or distribution of marijuana. … distribute marijuana may be forfeited to the United States without compensation, along with any proceeds of the illegal …
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St. Louis Area Doctors Accused of Illegally Administering Ketamine

… intravenous ketamine and a nasal spray version of the drug without authorization. Among businesses owned by Dr. Malik, … or actions. Due to the risks of the drug, Spravato is only available through REMS and must be administered under the …
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Ten Arrested In New York “Bath Salts” Round-Up

… salts" in total from the stores. During the undercover buys, certain of the defendants discussed how to ingest the … head shops represented that they continued to have the drug available for sale, and one defendant represented that he …
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Lowell Man Sentenced In Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Counterfeit Pills Containing Methamphetamine

… involving methamphetamine disguised as counterfeit Adderall pills. Vimoon Sortsoy, 29, was sentenced by U.S. … counterfeit prescription pills pressed to resemble Adderall that in fact contained methamphetamine in the …
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Clarence surgeon sentenced on drug charge and lying to the DEA

… to which he again falsely responded “no,” as Leone ordered Adderall XR, tramadol, and clonazepam for his own personal … the defendant ordered and received bulk quantities of Adderall XR, hydrocodone, both Schedule II controlled …
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Doctor, Physician Assistant Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining And Distributing Prescription Medicines

… was allegedly filling prescriptions for Percocet, Vicodin, Adderall, and Ativan pills at various pharmacies in the … individuals were allegedly filling prescriptions for Adderall, Percocet and Vicodin allegedly authorized by Dr. …
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Federal Charges Announced Against Former Physician For Attempting To Distribute Controlled Pharmaceutical Prescriptions In Exchange For Sex

… Federal Charges Announced Against Former Physician For Attempting To Distribute Controlled Pharmaceutical … offering to trade various prescription drugs, such as Adderall, Norco, Percocet, Xanax, Vicodin, Ativan, Ritalin, …
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DEA Announces Three New Telemedicine Rules that Continue to Open Access to Telehealth Treatment while Protecting Patients

… medical provider. Once a patient has had an in-person visit with a medical provider, the medical provider may prescribe … receive prescribed medications through telemedicine visits without ever having an in-person medical evaluation from a medical provider. The special registration is available to medical providers who treat patients for whom …
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DEA Warns of Brightly-Colored Fentanyl Used to Target Young Americans

… public of an alarming emerging trend of colorful fentanyl available across the United States.  Since August 2022, DEA … 10-15 grains of table salt, is considered a lethal dose.  Without laboratory testing, there is no way to know how much … of Americans between the ages of 18 and 45.  Fentanyl available in the United States is primarily supplied by two …
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Updated Results From DEA’s Largest-Ever Global Synthetic Drug Takedown Yesterday

… Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Nationwide enforcement actions targeted dangerous new and emerging class … synthetic drug trafficking organizations that have operated without regard for the law or public safety.  These series … among teens and young adults, because they are easily available and, in many cases, they are more potent and …
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Twenty Seven Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley on Drug Charges

… Possession with Intent to Distribute, Manufacturing, and Delivery of Controlled Substance(s): Javier Medrano, age 30, … the public of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl …
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25 Charged In Drug Trafficking Organization

… of controlled substances in Mexico. They discussed the availability and prices of methamphetamine and heroin, arranged for deliveries of the drugs and arranged for payment of drugs …
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Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Lengthy Sentences

… teams engaged in undercover operations including controlled buys of narcotics and illegal firearms. Over the course of … with intent to distribute crack cocaine, dealing firearms without a license, and distribution and possession with …
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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

… which has not been scheduled. Hill has been held without bail since his arrest in March 2022. According to … Burlington narcotics investigators that the source could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source …