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DEA Hosts 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

… events every year. A virtual National Red Ribbon Rally is available at  www.dea.gov/redribbon and …
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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

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

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

… “DEA’s 360 Strategy makes use of every community resource available to reach young people and attack the heroin and …
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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