PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2023
… are removed. A location finder and partner toolbox are available at www.DEATakeBack.com for easy reference to …
October 27, 2023
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DEA Summit Brings Together Families Suffering Tragic Losses from Fentanyl

October 19, 2023
… spoke on the topics of narcotics investigations, the availability of educational resources and the effectiveness …
October 19, 2023
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Previously Convicted Felon Caught on Snapchat Pleads Guilty to Firearm And Drug Offenses

October 04, 2023
… organizations. More information on the OCDETF program is available here: https://www.justice.gov/ocdetf/about-ocdetf …
October 04, 2023
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Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

May 17, 2023
… DEA’s spring National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available at  Take Back Day (dea.gov) . ###   # # # Take …
May 17, 2023
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DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division and the Office of the Attorney General Host First Family Summit in Montana

April 12, 2023
… and submit it to familyoutreach@dea.gov . DEA has resources available to help parents and care givers talk to kids about …
April 12, 2023
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DEA Seattle Field Division and Partners Remove 22,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications from the Northwest

November 17, 2022
… for DEA’s fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available at  www.DEATakeBack.com . ###   Take Back Day On …
November 17, 2022
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DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

November 14, 2022
… for DEA’s fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available at  www.DEATakeBack.com . ### Take Back Day …
November 14, 2022
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DEA Supports Healthy, Drug-free Lives with 2022 Red Ribbon Campaign

October 25, 2022
… events every year. A virtual National Red Ribbon Rally is available at  www.dea.gov/redribbon and …
October 25, 2022
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Mexican National Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Trafficking Dozens of Kilograms of Methamphetamine and Possessing a Shotgun and Three Handguns

September 02, 2022
… of methamphetamine and having another 16 kilograms available. Marin-Dominguez was arrested in Highlands County, …
September 02, 2022
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… times more potent than morphine.  It is inexpensive, widely available, highly addictive — and potentially lethal.  Drug …
August 19, 2022
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DEA announces “360 Strategy” in Knoxville to address heroin, prescription drugs and violent crime

September 25, 2018
… “DEA’s 360 Strategy makes use of every community resource available to reach young people and attack the heroin and …
September 25, 2018
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths

May 25, 2022
… DEA’s spring National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available at www.DEATakeBack.com . DEA’s next National …
May 25, 2022
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Doctor Pays $153,000 to Resolve Allegations of Overprescribing Opioids at his Escondido Clinic

December 11, 2020
… demonstrated, our prosecutors will continue to use all available tools to combat the serious opioid epidemic.” To …
December 11, 2020
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State of Maryland locations collect a record breaking amount of medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

November 06, 2019
… Complete results for DEA’s spring Take Back Day are available at www.DEATakeBack.com.  The DEA’s next National …
November 06, 2019
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DEA And Partners Release 2016 Pennsylvania Drug Overdose Death Report

July 27, 2017
… epidemic from progressing any further.” The full report is available at Analysis of Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania, …
July 27, 2017
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Drug Dealer Who Ordered Dumping of Body of Fentanyl Overdose Victim Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

June 23, 2021
… suffering from substance abuse and addiction with resources available in our community.”            This case was …
June 23, 2021
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2018
… Complete results for DEA’s fall Take Back Day are available at …
November 02, 2018
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Arizona Residents Dispose Of Over Three Tons Of Prescription Drugs In Third Statewide Take-Back Event

November 04, 2011
… in this ground-breaking operation to reduce the availability of potentially addictive and dangerous …
November 04, 2011
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 08, 2018
… Complete results for DEA’s spring Take Back Day are available at www.deatakeback.com. DEA’s next Prescription …
May 08, 2018
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DEA And Federal, State, And Local Law Enforcement Partners Announce Charges In Largest Narcotics Prosecution In District History

March 06, 2018
… States Attorney General’s drug strategy to reduce the availability of drugs by disrupting and dismantling major …
March 06, 2018
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Twelve Individuals Arrested Large Quantities Of Heroin, Methamphetamine, And Marijuana

August 02, 2013
… Working together, we can make positive inroads against the availability and abuse of these drugs, which have …
August 02, 2013
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Federal Jury Finds Former Owner Of Albuquerque Smoke Shop Guilty On Synthetic Drug Trafficking Charges

August 27, 2015
… become increasingly popular because they are easily available and, in many cases, more potent and dangerous than …
August 27, 2015
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Former Kentucky Attorney Receives 20 Year Federal Prison Sentence For Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances, Fraud, And Obstruction Of Justice

September 22, 2014
… to destroy documents so that certain evidence would not be available.  Johnston further admitted that, in 2011, he …
September 22, 2014
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Two Kentucky Men Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Fentanyl Resulting In Death

November 12, 2015
… of illicit fentanyl in recent years, indicating the rising availability of the drug on our streets. The reports …
November 12, 2015
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Ohio Men Plead Guilty To Selling “Blue Drop” Heroin Mixed With Fentanyl That Resulted In Death

March 28, 2016
… with my office’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation are available to work with local authorities anywhere in Ohio to …
March 28, 2016
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DEA And Partners Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

March 28, 2011
… of National Drug Control Policy. “Preventing these readily available and potentially deadly drugs from being diverted …
March 28, 2011
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Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program Receives National Recognition

February 20, 2014
… (ATF). Additional information about the HIDTA program is available on the ONDCP Web site:  …
February 20, 2014
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More Than 20 Defendants Charged In City-Wide Drug Bust

October 17, 2013
… to shoulder in our commitment and we will use every available legal avenue to target these organizations, to …
October 17, 2013
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Norwalk Doctors Charged With Operating “Pill Mill,” Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering

July 13, 2017
… in exchange for cash.  At times, when Patel was not available, Mansourov provided Patel’s patients with …
July 13, 2017
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Jury Finds Warehouse Manager And Truck Driver Guilty In Drug Conspiracy

November 04, 2015
… Laredo who, unbeknownst to his employer, made the building available for the loading and unloading of marijuana before …
November 04, 2015