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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 …
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Mexican Toy Dealer Pleads Guilty In Drug Money Laundering Case

… 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. …
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SoCal Toy Company Pleads Guilty In Money Laundering Conspiracy

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

… 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 …
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DEA News: Huge Synthetic Drug Takedown

… Project Synergy Phase II continues attack on drug networks, sources of supply, global money flow hq050714-01.jpg … success of Project Synergy II could not have been possible without the assistance of our state, local and foreign law … among teens and young adults, because they are easily available and they are more potent and dangerous than …
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Carfentanil: A Synthetic Opioid Unlike Any Other

May 14, 2025
… drug potency and profits, carfentanil has been found mixed with other drugs or pressed into pills that look like … from using illicit drugs, as they may contain carfentanil without your knowledge. Never take a pill that was not … emergency services immediately and administer naloxone, if available. Stay Informed : Understand the dangers of …
May 14, 2025
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Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

… a highly addictive prescription painkiller, to 18 patients without a legitimate medical purpose. As part of the … Peace. “This Office remains committed to using all tools available to address the damage the opioid crisis does to … for oxycodone and hydrocodone pills to 18 of his patients without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the course …
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Odessa pharmacy and owner to pay $320,000 in civil penalties

… and had sold pseudoephedrine and ephedrine products without self-certifying as required by the Combat … and sell pseudoephedrine and ephedrine products without self-certifying. These requirements are intended to … said U.S. Attorney Sofer. “This office will use all available tools at our disposal, including civil remedies …
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Asheville man sentenced to more than nine years in prison for drug trafficking

… 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. …
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Miami doctor arrested for overprescribing oxycodone resulting in death

… 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 …
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Omnicare Inc. agrees to pay over $15M to resolve allegations it improperly dispensed narcotics at long-term care facilities

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

… 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 …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Prison On Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges

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

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

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …
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Doctor Charged With Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Fentanyl

… sheets were forged. Gazi also prescribed high-dosage Adderall to a pharmacy owner who filled many of his Subsys … insurance providers for the prescriptions of Subsys and Adderall that he wrote, which were induced through …
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Milford Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Charge

… including fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and fake Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, and other drugs, … 1,000 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, counterfeit Adderall containing methamphetamine, and psilocybin …
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Malden Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… 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 …
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Two Malden Men Indicted For Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

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

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

… 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, …