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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

April 27, 2021
… rates of overdose deaths.  The majority of fentanyl available in the United States comes through the Ports of …
April 27, 2021
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Law Enforcement Partnership in Nebraska Takes Stance Against Methamphetamine

January 26, 2022
… increased 77 percent from 2018-2019, the most recent data available. “While fentanyl and opioids dominate the …
January 26, 2022
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DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Charleston To Huntington, West Virginia Tri-County Area

February 15, 2017
… together, and to utilize every community resource that is available to us so we can break the cycle of drug …
February 15, 2017
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Fifteen Alleged Members of Peoria Street Gang Charged in Federal RICO Indictment for Gang Violence, Murder, Attempted Murder

June 26, 2018
… listing of the charges and penalties for each defendant is available.) To further the conspiracy and achieve its …
June 26, 2018
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U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA, Harford County Sheriff's Office and Anne Arundel County Police to Hold Press Conference About Efforts to Prevent the Spread of Methamphetamine

November 28, 2006
… in Maryland.  Further information about this deadly drug is available on the internet at www.usdoj.gov/methawareness All …
November 28, 2006
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Interstate Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

January 13, 2021
… Bluffs areas. Efforts such as these greatly degrade the availability of debilitating narcotics in this region and …
January 13, 2021
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Three Carlsbad Residents Indicted On Federal “Spice” Trafficking Charges

December 14, 2012
… become increasingly popular because they are easily available and, in many cases, more potent and dangerous than …
December 14, 2012
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Northeast Heights Heroin Trafficking Ring Dismantled By Multi-Agency Investigation

June 14, 2013
… to justice drug traffickers who relentlessly target any available customer, including our children, to push highly …
June 14, 2013
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Carlsbad Man Pleads Guilty To Federal “Spice” Trafficking Charge

August 05, 2014
… become increasingly popular because they are easily available and, in many cases, more potent and dangerous than …
August 05, 2014
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 29,000 Pounds On Ninth Prescription Drug Take-Back DayNew Disposal Rules Now In Effect Provide For Convenient, Ongoing Disposal Opportunities For Patients’ Unwanted Pharmaceuticals; Law Enforcement Agencies May

November 06, 2014
… on September 9 and are intended to expand the options available to safely and securely dispose of potentially …
November 06, 2014
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DEA And Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce Charges Against Senior South American Counterterrorism Figure For Attempting To Support Hezbollah

November 08, 2013
… members, and that some “toys,” or weapons, would be available for inspection. The Indictment charges Bouterse in …
November 08, 2013
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65 Arrested In Raids By Federal, State And Local Officials

April 17, 2014
… to shoulder in our commitment and we will use every available legal avenue to target these networks, to make our …
April 17, 2014
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Carlsbad Man Sentenced For Role In Scheme To Launder Money For Drug Rings, Including The Sinaloa Cartel

November 30, 2016
… Carlsbad Man Sentenced For Role In Scheme To Launder Money For Drug Rings, Including The Sinaloa Cartel November 30, … to another. “Law enforcement will continue to use every available tool to cripple the operations of major drug …
November 30, 2016
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DEA’s Traveling Exhibit “Drugs: Costs And Consequences” Opening In Cedar Park, Texas Gala And Ceremony To Be Held Thursday Evening Sept. 21, 2017 At 7:30 PM Ribbon Cutting Ceremony To Be Held September 22, 2017 At 10:00 AM

September 18, 2017
… the country. DEA’s exhibit comes to Cedar Park, Texas, with  newly expanded information specific to Central Texas. … mind and body, or of the other tremendous costs associated with the production, sale and use of illegal drugs. DEA’s … local school districts, reimbursement for school buses is available in limited quantity. First come, first serve.  …
September 18, 2017
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Second Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 97 Months’ Imprisonment For Distributing Fentanyl In Which A Young Mother Died After Ingesting

December 14, 2017
… Through these efforts, lives will be saved by reducing the availability of opioids and preventing new addictions.” …
December 14, 2017
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 07, 2017
… Complete results for DEA’s fall Take Back Day are available at www.deatakeback.com. DEA’s next Prescription …
November 07, 2017
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Drug Ring Supplying Elmira, NY With Heroin And Fentanyl Shut Down

September 29, 2016
… in all levels of law enforcement are committed to using all available tools until all traffickers are brought to …
September 29, 2016
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DEA Targets Tucson Synthetic Drug Traffickers

July 28, 2016
… supports DEA drug enforcement activities. Reducing the availability of dangerous drugs and making our communities …
July 28, 2016
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21 Charged With Trafficking Of Prescription Opiates

July 28, 2016
… 400 clinic customers. There is Crisis Line assistance available 24/7 for anyone in an addiction or mental health …
July 28, 2016
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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

December 22, 2015
… communities. Further details and educational resources are available at www.drugexhibit.org. The exhibit has been …
December 22, 2015
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Major Illegal Narcotics Ring Dismantled In Elmira, Four Defendants Arrested

May 17, 2017
… user. Using all of the federal, state, and local resources available to us, we intend thoroughly to examine the …
May 17, 2017
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Multiple cases lead to arrests of five doctors, one pharmacist, one nurse practitioner and three others

October 11, 2018
… some of whom displayed visible signs of drug addiction, without appointments and with little notice, in the middle … some of whom displayed visible signs of drug addiction, without conducting any physical examination, or even seeing …
October 11, 2018
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Drug Trafficking Indictments Bring Multiple Federal Charges for Narcotics, Firearms

September 27, 2019
… and Richmond County Sheriff’s Office into cocaine deliveries from the Atlanta area into Augusta and were … – including an Augusta man and his two sons – are charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Controlled …
September 27, 2019
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Union County Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Ammunition

May 05, 2021
… via video conference on April 29, 2021. He was detained without bail. Acting U.S. Attorney Honig credited special …
May 05, 2021
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DEA Task Force Instrumental in Capturing NYPD Homicide Fugitive In Atlantic City

February 18, 2021
… Section and SWAT Team located and arrested Campbell without incident.     “This investigation is a true example …
February 18, 2021
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 25, 2019
… and abused by others and DEA will safely dispose of them without harming the environment. It is free and …
April 25, 2019
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Doctor Convicted of Second Degree Murder

April 30, 2021
… presented evidence that Nichols’ reckless prescribing,  without a legitimate medical need resulted in the death of …
April 30, 2021
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Dallas Doctor Pleads Guilty to Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme on Elderly

June 19, 2020
… to issuing prescriptions in the names of elderly victims without their knowledge or consent. The controlled …
June 19, 2020
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Derry Man Charged in Connection with Importing, Manufacturing, and Distributing Steroids

July 20, 2023
… packaging them in his residence, and dispensing the drugs without requiring a prescription. The charge of distribution …
July 20, 2023
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Colorado Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Tramadol

June 07, 2023
… be on the look out for prescription drugs being distributed without signoff from a medical professional. The FDA’s …
June 07, 2023