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Loveland Meth Connection Broken

… and Jason Lee Smith. Joshua Perea was arrested yesterday without incident and is currently in federal custody … being sought by law enforcement. The second person arrested without incident yesterday was Kristine Summers, Jason …
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Six Arrested In El Paso/Alpine Portion Of Project Delirium

… detention hearings. Yesterday, authorities arrested Sanchez without incident. Medina was arrested on Tuesday without incident. To date, this investigation has involved …
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Jury Convicts Podiatrist, Psychologist And A Pharmacist In Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

… physicians writing prescriptions for expensive medications, without regard to medical necessity, that could be billed to … wrote numerous prescriptions for expensive medications, without regard to medical necessity, that could be filled at …
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Detroit Area Doctor And Pharmacist Convicted In Scheme To Illegally Divert Controlled Substances And Health Care Fraud

… physicians writing prescriptions for expensive medications, without regard to medical necessity, that could be billed to … wrote numerous prescriptions for expensive medications, without regard to medical necessity, that could be filled at …
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Costco Wholesale Corp. To Pay $11.75 Million To Settle Allegations Of Weak Pharmacy Controls

… Company admits that some of its pharmacies dispensed drugs without fully complying with the Controlled Substance Act … inspections of all DEA registered Costco Pharmacy locations without Administrative Inspection Warrants.  The DEA …
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Doctor Who Owned McAllen Medical Clinic In Dallas Pleads Guilty In Pill Mill Case

… wrote or signed prescriptions for 30mg oxycodone pills without conducting medical exams of patients, without determining there was a legitimate medical purpose …
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Six Arrested In Drug Raid Involving Correctional Facilities

… correctional facilities and would not have been possible without the extraordinary assistance of Commissioner Kim … Drug Enforcement Administration in Birmingham, Alabama.  “Without the invaluable assistance from the Alabama …
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83 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking In The Municipality Of San Juan

… 83 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking In The Municipality Of San Juan March … rules included the following: shifts were not to be changed without authorization; those who were not scheduled to work … be allowed to request what narcotics they want to purchase, without taking money from their hands; and  members of the …
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Two "Pill Mill" Owners Convicted

… such acts anymore. This case would not have been a success without collaborative law enforcement partnerships.” “The … mass profits.  Dr. Chapman allegedly did so, however, without conducting sufficient medical examinations and, …
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Manhattan Doctor Charged With Writing Thousands Of Illegal Prescriptions

… substances, particularly opioids such as oxycodone, without a legitimate medical purpose. Tesher was arrested … Tesher prescribed the patient 15 oxycodone pills a day without even basic verification that the patient had any …
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Former Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Pain Medication

… hydrocodone, oxycodone, and oxymorphone, for individuals without conducting legitimate medical examinations. In 2010, … substance pain medication at the request of the individuals without conducting a thorough medical exam. In addition, on …
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Queens Doctor Indicted For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… for approximately 376,469 pills to numerous individuals without performing any meaningful medical examination and in … In some cases, Mayard allegedly issued the prescriptions without even meeting the purported patients. On February 6, …
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Doctor Sentenced For Running Pill Mill And Contributing To A Death

… investigate any doctor who is selling prescriptions without a legitimate medical need, thereby contributing to … prescriptions for them to obtain oxycodone-based drugs without there being a legitimate medical purpose for the …
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Long Island Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… of prescriptions for thousands of opioid pain pills without legitimate medical need BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A criminal … “By prescribing thousands of highly addictive pain pills without a legitimate medical purpose, Dr. Randall ignored …
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Long Island Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Distribution Of Oxycodone

… 682-6256 Defendant provided prescriptions for oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose and for sale NEW YORK - … for hundreds of oxycodone pills to two of his patients without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the course …
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Long Island Doctor Sentenced To Eight Years Of Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Distribution Of Oxycodone

… 682-6256 Defendant provided prescriptions for oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose BROOKLYN, N.Y. - … prescribed Manzella an additional 270 oxycodone pills without performing any medical evaluation. Manzella died the …
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Privacy Impact Assessment and Management Information Systems

March 28, 2025
… of Information Act of 1996 requires agencies to make available to the public an index and description of their …
March 28, 2025
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… 2022 alone, 107,941 Americans died from drug poisonings, with a staggering 70% of those deaths caused by fentanyl and … webpage .  All of DEA’s One Pill Can Kill materials area available to the public for use.  If you would like to … in the Faces of Fentanyl exhibit, please submit a photo with their name and age to fentanylawareness@dea.gov . Help …
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Los Angeles News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Charges October 19, 2007 Los Angeles DEA Audio Actuality Available On Red Ribbon Campaign October 16, 2007 Two Dozen …
July 15, 2021
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Phoenix News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Life in Prison OCT 18, 2006 Phoenix DEA Audio Actuality Available On Red Ribbon Campaign OCT 11, 2006 DEA Kicks-Off …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Launches CampusDrugPrevention.gov: Targets College Drug Use

… science,” said DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg. “With this website, we put valuable information in the hands … events, state and local prevention contacts, and resources available from DEA’s federal partners. The website also …
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DEA Announces Tragic Loss Of Special Agent In Colombia

… are currently investigating.  No further details are available at this time. “We are all saddened by this …
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Arden, N.C. Fentanyl and Meth Trafficker is Sentenced to 11+ Years in Prison

… District of North Carolina.  According to documents filed with the court and proceedings, in July 2023, law … documents, on April 17, 2024, an individual cooperating with law enforcement arranged to buy from Fair $4,400 worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl. …
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Six month investigation into Trenton gang yields 18 arrests with guns and drugs seized

… of H-Block, and through informant information, controlled buys, surveillances and intelligence, authorities were able …
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Man Charged in Sales of Two Guns and Thousands of Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Hell’s Kitchen

… On March 9, 2022, the undercover officer arranged to buy another 1,000 fentanyl pills from Sanchez. Members of …
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ATF/DEA/LAPD Take Down San Fernando Valley Drug Trafficking Ring

… joint investigation that included numerous controlled buys and interdictions of narcotics. Giselle Buraye, 23, aka … communities,” said United States Attorney Martin Estrada. “With these charges we have dismantled a drug trafficking … pills, methamphetamine, and cocaine. The trio, along with Kyurkchian, would provide the drugs to Lavilette, and …
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Twelve Individuals in Central Florida, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina Charged with Murder, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms Offenses, and Fraud

… in Central Florida, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina Charged with Murder, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms … of four indictments charging a total of 12 individuals with murder in furtherance of drug trafficking, conspiracy … Limery Dones defrauded a bank by transmitting $110,000 to buy a house in the name of a third-party when, in reality, …
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Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

… superseding indictment charged Fonseca Flores and Parady with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing … After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. Specifically, on …
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Detroit News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Agent and Attempting to Buy Two Kilograms of Cocaine June 5, 2009 Nine Michigan …
July 15, 2021
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East Bay drug traffickers sentenced to 15 years and 10 years in prison

… to his plea agreement, Vicochea conspired with co-defendant Oscar Escalante and others to distribute … that in July and August of 2016, Escalante supplied him with methamphetamine. On Aug. 24, 2016, Vicochea’s nephew, … paid to him by an undercover officer during controlled buy operations in 2016.             In addition to Vicochea …