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Malden Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

October 25, 2023
… to trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as Adderall, Xanax or oxycodone in and around the Malden area. … thousands of methamphetamine pills pressed to resemble Adderall or Xanax; thousands of fentanyl pills (some mixed …
October 25, 2023
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Two Malden Men Indicted For Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

December 02, 2021
… with trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as Adderall, Xanax or oxycodone in and around the Malden area. … thousands of methamphetamine pills pressed to resemble Adderall or Xanax; thousands of fentanyl pills pressed to …
December 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Lengthy Sentences

May 27, 2021
… 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 …
May 27, 2021
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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

August 25, 2023
… 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 …
August 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican Toy Dealer Pleads Guilty In Drug Money Laundering Case

August 01, 2012
… in Colombia and Mexico would contact currency brokers to buy discounted U.S. dollars, which they would use to … million in out-of-state cash between 2005 and December 2011 without filing the required paper work with the government. …
August 01, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

SoCal Toy Company Pleads Guilty In Money Laundering Conspiracy

September 28, 2012
… time, Woody Toys took in approximately $3 million in cash without filing required IRS 8300 Forms. Three other … and Mexican pesos would contact currency brokers to buy discounted U.S. dollars, which they used to purchase …
September 28, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Big Island Marijuana “Ministry” Operator Pleads Guilty To Drug And Tax Offenses

September 27, 2013
… stating “it’s retail”, and “normal retail, you know, we buy it, you know, at forty-five hundred, five grand a pound, … arrest and his ensuing court-ordered pretrial detention without bond, the Ministry was effectively shut down in Hilo …
September 27, 2013
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Asheville man sentenced to more than nine years in prison for drug trafficking

May 28, 2020
… of methamphetamine to a co-conspirator, and made several deliveries of methamphetamine at the request of another … federal Bureau of Prisons. All federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole.     Assistant U.S. …
May 28, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Miami doctor arrested for overprescribing oxycodone resulting in death

May 08, 2019
… charges of conspiracy to dispense controlled substances, delivery of controlled substances and manslaughter. An … usual course of professional practice of medicine and were without legitimate medical purpose.    This investigation …
May 08, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Omnicare Inc. agrees to pay over $15M 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. Omnicare operates “closed … and other long-term care facilities. Omnicare makes daily deliveries of prescription medications to residents of …
May 13, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-Led Investigation Results In Convictions For 2 In “Pill Mill”

July 21, 2017
… Viator in Scott, Louisiana. On November 15, 2013, before delivery, both packages were seized by law enforcement in … a Schedule II controlled substance. Both were obtained without a valid prescription issued by a medical …
July 21, 2017
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Prison On Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges

July 31, 2014
… involved in the collection, transportation, and delivery of drug proceeds in bulk cash and wire transfers to … cocaine proceeds. The defendants will serve their sentences without the possibility of parole. The investigation was led …
July 31, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

UPS Agrees To Forfeit $40 Million In Payments From Illicit Online Pharmacies For Shipping Services

March 29, 2013
… compliance program will set the standard for the parcel delivery industry and will materially assist the federal … to distribute controlled substances and prescription drugs without valid prescriptions in violation of the law.  …
March 29, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 08, 2025
… the three-state region.  Tennessee collected the most, with 26,537 pounds; followed by Kentucky, with 8,904 pounds; … into the wrong hands. This program would not be possible without the support of our law enforcement and community … out on a semi-regular basis, safe disposal options are available year-round. Nearly 17,000 pharmacies, hospitals, …
May 08, 2025
STORY

The Overdose Crisis in the DMV

February 17, 2021
Fentanyl Opioids
… the past year, the global pandemic has us dealing with severe levels of social isolation, personal and … Naloxone and training to anyone interested. The widespread availability and use of this drug has and will help save … people to stop using dangerous opioids like street heroin without suffering crippling withdrawal symptoms. The next …
February 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Sands Point Cardiologist Sentenced For Vicious Assault-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

January 31, 2017
… weapons.  The investigation included six undercover drug buys from the seller.  During this period of time, the drugs … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25, 2015, arson …
January 31, 2017
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Final Defendant Sentenced In Nayarit, Mexico Based Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

March 28, 2018
… from his residence in southwest Portland. Using controlled buys, surveillance and phone toll analysis, investigators … centerpiece of the department’s strategy for reducing the availability of drugs in the U.S. OCDETF was established in …
March 28, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Six Defendants Plead Guilty to Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

June 16, 2022
… converters. By December 2019, Marshall had mostly ceased buying junk vehicles and scrapping them out for parts, and … subject to a sentenced of up to 10 years in federal prison without parole. Each of the other six defendants is subject to a sentence of up to five years in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed …
June 16, 2022
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges In Manhattan Federal Court Against Former Physician’s Assistant For Minor League Hockey Team And Former Player For Team Relating To The Distribution Of Oxycodone

September 09, 2014
… prescriptions to a former minor league hockey player without once treating or examining that player during that … York.  Johnson continued to write prescriptions for Hart without any treatment or examination for 26 months. Hart, in … 29, 2011, he met with Hart and wrote Hart a $4,000 check to buy prescription drugs.  Boogaard then traveled to …
September 09, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Step To Increase Opioid Addiction Treatment

January 23, 2018
… to offer treatment services. The Federal Register notice is available here . Today’s action brings DEA regulations into … in urban counties, leaving 53 percent of rural counties without any prescribing physician and 30 million people living in counties where treatment is unavailable. As a result, rural patients seeking outpatient …
January 23, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Convicted at Trial for Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances

January 19, 2024
… by its brand name, Xanax) to most patients who sought them, without any appropriate medical basis. On many occasions, … Morales issued prescriptions for controlled substances without examining the patients, often when he was not even … to more than a thousand patients, most often the maximum available doses. The DEA agent also researched numerous …
January 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Two Madison Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

March 14, 2024
… the Madison Police Department conducted two undercover buys of fentanyl pills involving Pollard. During the two controlled buys, Pollard assisted with selling an undercover officer …
March 14, 2024
STORY

DEA’s 2019 National Red Ribbon Rally

October 09, 2019
… Mill High School and a peer educator with Mentor Foundation USA; a dance performance by three dancers with Polaris Dance …
October 09, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Two North Shore Men Arrested For Controlled Substance Conspiracy

October 31, 2022
… an orange binding agent commonly used to make counterfeit Adderall pills. During subsequent surveillance, Bates was … commonly used to manufacture counterfeit pills, counterfeit Adderall suspected to contain methamphetamine and oxycodone …
October 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Former Auburn Physician Pays $135,000 and Forfeits DEA Registration, for Overprescribing Controlled Substances

August 30, 2023
… both prescribed, and unprescribed.  Dr. Chi prescribed Adderall for Patient #2, to treat … Dr. Chi encouraged Patient #2 to decrease their use of Adderall and to not take it with certain other medication, …
August 30, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Lynn Man Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Prison For Counterfeit Pill Trafficking Conspiracy

August 02, 2024
… to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Nagle Sr.’s … quantities of various controlled substances, including, Adderall (both pharmaceutical-grade pills and counterfeit … 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine, including counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine; and one kilogram …
August 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Malden Men Sentenced For Trafficking Fentanyl And Methamphetamine

January 22, 2024
… for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as Adderall, Xanax and oxycodone in and around the Malden area. … two kilograms of methamphetamine pills pressed to look like Adderall or Xanax; approximately 150 grams of fentanyl pills …
January 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced to 5 ½ Years for Fentanyl Trafficking

June 17, 2025
… and counting of pills, and requiring $120,000 and a $2,500 delivery fee.  On Sept. 4, 2023, Javier Moreno-Garibaldi … arrived at a Holiday Inn in Evansville driving a Honda SUV with California plates. The undercover officer met with … of pills into the undercover officer’s car and was arrested without incident. A search of the box revealed five separate …
June 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Queens Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

March 20, 2013
… prescriptions - 376,469 pills - to numerous individuals, without performing any meaningful medical examination and in … for cash. In some cases, Mayard issued the prescriptions without even meeting the purported patients. On February 6, … for over 9,000 pills of oxycodone per week affecting the availability of diverted medications in our community and on …
March 20, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges Involving over $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

September 21, 2021
… National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges Involving over $1.4 … health care system, and our basic expectation of competent, available care,” said Assistant Director Calvin Shivers of … and abuse in our federal programs would not be possible without the successful partnership of Centers for Medicare & …
September 21, 2021