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Judge sentences Wentzville man to 10 years in fentanyl case

… was addressed. On July 12, 2019, a UPS employee attempted delivery of the decoy package. A person within the residence … McRoberts inside the residence during the decoy package delivery and watched him leave. McRoberts returned later to …
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Methamphetamine trafficker receives 10 years in federal prison

… Hanover County Narcotics Detectives arranged a controlled delivery of 12 ounces of methamphetamine from a source in … it was discovered that Newland had made two prior deliveries of methamphetamine to New Hanover County during …
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“Pill Mill” Distributor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… conspiracy in connection with the operation of purported pain management clinics that were actually “pill mills.” … lives and making enormous profits from the diversion of pain medication.” “Pharmaceutical pills can be just as …
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Meth Conversion Lab Found in Vacant Bronx Apartment

… 45 grams of heroin, and 2,000 pills with the appearance of Percocet and oxycodone that will be tested as possible … number 30 on the other; and those with the appearance of Percocet pills were yellow in color and rectangular in shape …
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DEA Washington Division Announces the Seizure of Over 8 Million of Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… to real prescription medications—including OxyContin®, Percocet®, and Xanax®—but only contain filler and fentanyl, … to real prescription medications—including OxyContin®, Percocet®, and Xanax®—but only contain filler and fentanyl, …
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Athletes and Opioids Poster

February 19, 2019
… Drug Prevention February 19, 2019 What is prescription pain reliever misuse? As defined by the National Survey on … can be especially vulnerable to prescription painkiller misuse. This poster encourages teens, parents and … caregivers, and educators to know the risks around misusing pain pills. Athletes and Opioids Poster (Online) (508).pdf …
February 19, 2019
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

… community collaboration. Safely discarding prescription meds is essential in preventing misuse and ensuring they …
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DEA Safely Disposes 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medication on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… about the community. Responsibly discarding prescription meds is key to stopping misuse and keeping them out of the …
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Massachusetts Man Convicted of Trafficking Four Tons of Cocaine Hidden Inside Furniture

… shipments who managed the recipients of the organization’s deliveries of cocaine shipments and the distribution of the … from Massachusetts to Florida to be present for a cocaine delivery, then flew or drove back to Massachusetts to handle additional cocaine deliveries there.  In total, Montilla coordinated at least a …
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Newport News Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Receiving Over 200 Kilograms of Cocaine

… area. Between June and October 2016, King received four deliveries of cocaine that arrived in hidden compartments of … operated by a co-conspirator in Newport News, to receive deliveries and provide money for the purchase of … their California suppliers. In June 2016, King received a delivery of 70 kilograms of cocaine at his home in Hayes, …
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Florida man sentenced to 84 months in prison for trafficking multiple kilos of cocaine into Rhode Island

… intercepted and seized by U.S. Postal Inspectors prior to delivery to the intended recipients. The two men were … Inspectors identified cocaine in the package prior to delivery and removed the controlled substance. In its place … drug trafficking activities, a package addressed for delivery to a residence in Cumberland that contained …
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Doctor Charged With Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Fentanyl

… approved Subsys solely for the “management of breakthrough pain in cancer patients who are already receiving and who … the clock therapy for their underlying persistent cancer pain.” Gazi did not treat patients who were suffering from breakthrough cancer pain and was not in the practice of prescribing …
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Virginia doctor running scheme to prescribe opioids with no medical purpose, pleads guilty

… Oxycodone and Tramadol to patients at a Richmond-area pain management practice. According to court documents, … Zeljko Stjepanovic, 58, was a doctor working in a pain management practice, initially in Fredericksburg and … or range of motion test for the patient, discuss causes of pain or what might alleviate it, consider any non-medicine …
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Newnan Dentist Sentenced To Prison For Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances

… providers break the law by unlawfully distributing pain medications. This individual distributed highly … been named in the original complaint as an abuser of opiate pain pills. This patient was a long-time dental patient at … eight months. She admitted to being addicted to opiate pain pills. In January 2012, investigators interviewed the …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

… in the case, between June and July 2021, four controlled buys of cocaine and fentanyl were made from Rutherford. Based on the buys, a search warrant was obtained and executed on July 15, …
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Indiana Man Sentenced 20 Years For Meth Trafficking

… and March 2021, law enforcement conducted controlled buys of over 380 grams of methamphetamine from Mitchell. During one of the buys, Mitchell boasted about having fentanyl available that …
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Two Men Sentenced On Meth Charges

… 2014, the defendant engaged in the practice of “smurfing,” buying small quantities of pseudoephedrine, at local … process, Fagan engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies. The …
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San Francisco Man Sentenced To 151 Months For LSD And Ecstasy Trafficking Offenses

… ecstasy that was delivered to an undercover DEA agent in a buy-bust operation, and that Mr. Cook was arrested on the day of the buy-bust operation, wearing a backpack containing 630 grams …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… prescription medications, such as oxycodone, Xanax, and Percocet. The cartels are also mixing fentanyl powder into …
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Albuquerque Man Convicted of Federal Firearm Offenses

… Albuquerque. On June 28, 2022, DEA agents planned a larger buy from Tomasaour at the motel and then executed a search warrant on the motel room. Agents planned to buy five pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 2,000 fentanyl pills. Prior to the buy, agents set up surveillance on the motel. While waiting …
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Ross Ulbricht, A/k/a “Dread Pirate Roberts,” Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life In Prison

… the “silk road" website, used by more than 100,000 users to buy and sell more than $200 million worth of illegal drugs … Silk Road, a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and … and other unlawful goods and services to more than 100,000 buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars …
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34 Suspects Indicted In Drug And Firearms Trafficking Organization

… as “straw purchasers” by falsely declaring that they were buying the weapons for themselves. AK-47s are considered the … is illegal for a purchaser to falsely declare they are buying firearms for themselves when in fact they are …
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Leader Of Redding-based Methamphetamine Distribution Operation Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison

… to Tehama County with methamphetamine. The first of these deliveries was completed on June 6, 2015, and brought 14 … into the Eastern District of California. In the second delivery, completed on about June 14, 2015, Martinez paid …
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Former Gallatin County Sheriff Raymond M. Martin Sentenced To Two Consecutive Life Terms Plus Ten Years

… in-person meetings with MARTIN, including three separate deliveries of marijuana. MARTIN was paid thousands of … in marked bills for the marijuana he delivered. These deliveries were captured on video and observed by both … armed, and driving his county issued squad car during these deliveries. A federal arrest warrant was issued for MARTIN …
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Former Parker Doctor, Office Manager, And Two Pharmacists Indicted For Conspiracy And Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Medication Resulting In Patient Deaths

… 70, currently of Manhattan, Kansas, owned and operated the Pain & Injury Clinic which was located in Parker, Colorado. … of Grand Blanc, Michigan was the office manager at the Pain & Injury Clinic from approximately July 2011 to …
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Leader Of Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

… involved in the illegal distribution of prescription pain pills is a top priority for this Office because of the … million people in this country are addicted to prescription pain medications.” “Worse, people are dying in vast numbers … defendants obtained and filled doctors’ prescriptions for pain pills and then illegally resold the pain medication to …
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Florida Doctors No Longer Among The Top Oxycodone Purchasers In The United States

… TDS investigations include rogue pharmacies, doctors, and pain clinics.  Since then, TDS has expanded to Tampa, … the DEA.  DEA has taken action on 4 distributors, and 38 pain clinics were closed due to the investigative efforts of … have stripped doctor’s ability to dispense highly addictive pain medicines at rogue pain clinics, have forced addicts …
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Long Island Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… wrote hundreds of prescriptions for thousands of opioid pain pills without legitimate medical need BROOKLYN, N.Y. - … with illegal distribution of thousands of prescription pain pills, including oxycodone, oxymorphone, methadone, and … Squad on charges of illegally distributing prescription pain pills between January 2009 and September 2013. The …
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Joint DEA And Chicago Police Department Investigation Leads To 38lb Meth Seizure

… block of S. Komensky Ave. was charged with methamphetamine delivery and possession of methamphetamine. Jose Mejia, 38, … 9700 block of S. Avenue L, was charged with methamphetamine delivery. Cesar Ortiz, 32, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, was … area. On Friday, January 21, 2011, officers observed the delivery of approximately two pounds of methamphetamine in …
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Man Sentenced To 10 Years On Methamphetamine Charge

… 48 pounds of methamphetamine in Chicago, in a controlled delivery.  The methamphetamine was 99% pure and had a street value of $800,000 to $1 million. At the time of the delivery, the source told the CS to hold on to the drugs …