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New Orleans News 2007

July 15, 2021
… For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy April 12, 2007 Two Pain Management Doctors Sentenced In Federal Court January …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Luxury car purveyor extradicted on fraud and money laundering charges

October 14, 2020
… allegedly recruited straw purchasers – people who would buy luxury cars in their names, but had no intention of …
October 14, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Makes Three More “Fake Pot” Drugs Temporarily Illegal Today

May 16, 2013
… themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more. Over the past three years, smokable herbal …
May 16, 2013
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Three More Synthetic Drugs Become Illegal For At Least Two Years

November 15, 2013
… themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more.  During the next two years, DEA will work with …
November 15, 2013
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Doctor who operated oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme sentenced to 5 years in prison

July 02, 2019
… addictive, narcotic opioids that are used to treat severe pain conditions. Oxycodone prescriptions are in high demand … fentanyl-based spray intended to treat breakthrough cancer pain, for which those patients had no legitimate medical …
July 02, 2019
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Three doctors indicted for conspiring to distribute oxycodone

February 13, 2020
… two hours, Dr. Ali or Dr. Librach went to the American Pain Institute or Institute for Pain Management, to pre-sign stacks of prescriptions, which …
February 13, 2020
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Physician Assistant Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Methadone, and Alprazolam

August 26, 2021
… and part-owner of Rosen-Hoffberg Rehabilitation and Pain Management, pleaded guilty on June 9, 2021, to … prescribing a drug marketed by the company for breakthrough pain in cancer patients for off-label purposes. SAC Forget …
August 26, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Jacksonville Pharmacist, Pharmacy Owner Admit to Charges Related to Illegally Filling Drug Prescriptions Issued by South Georgia Doctor

January 20, 2022
… in the federal system. “Dispensing addictive prescription pain medication under the guise of a doctor’s care puts … law. The prescriptions in question were issued at a nominal pain management clinic known as Coastline Physical Medicine …
January 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Palm Beach, Broward And Martin County Pill Mills And Pharmacies Are Shut Down

September 02, 2011
… in, among other things, the illegal distribution of pain killers, steroids and human growth hormones through … Control and Prevention report that Schedule II prescription painkillers, like oxycodone, today cause more drug overdose … including “anti-aging,” “hormone replacement therapy,” and “pain management” clinics.  The indictment alleges that the …
September 02, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

New Charges For Former NY State Assemblyman Brook-Krasny

June 14, 2017
… fraud and selling prescriptions for powerful addictive pain pills. Related charges were filed in an earlier … to illegally sell prescriptions for over 3.7 million opioid painkillers, to defraud Medicaid and Medicare of millions of … receiving opioid prescriptions or switching to a non-opioid pain reliever, the alcohol-related results were …
June 14, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Medical Doctor Surrenders License, Pays $700,000 Restitution For Prescription Drug/Money Laundering Scam

March 11, 2011
… From January 1, 2006 to February 10, 2009, Yeh operated a pain management clinic one day a week in Golden Valley, … unlawful billing, Yeh did not take steps typically taken by pain management doctors to determine whether patients were …
March 11, 2011
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Investigations Into Heroin And Oxycodone Powder Trafficking Ends In Arrests

July 31, 2014
… drugs. Medication legally prescribed for individuals in pain is beneficial pain management, but as with any controlled substance when …
July 31, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Lee’s Summit Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,000 Kilos of Cocaine

April 21, 2021
… City, Kansas, received 50 to 60 kilograms of cocaine per delivery. Walters said he purchased 10 to 20 kilograms of cocaine from Campoy-Estrada after each delivery. On Nov. 19, 2018, federal agents executed a search …
April 21, 2021
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Australian National Pleads Guilty to Participating in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

August 08, 2024
… included a co-conspirator in Colombia, to coordinate the delivery of the pesos in Bogota, Colombia. Between July 10 … Curry was to receive 50 kilograms of cocaine for the first delivery. In order to obtain the cocaine, Curry was going to …
August 08, 2024
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Ohio man pleads guilty in methamphetamine conspiracy

March 01, 2019
… As part of his plea, Ramirez admitted to arranging bulk deliveries of methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin and then …   Upon returning to West Chester, Ramirez began accepting delivery of kilogram quantities of methamphetamine from …
March 01, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And USPIS Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 28 Individuals For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Marijuana

September 27, 2011
… Rico. The suppliers based in Puerto Rico would coordinate delivery of the boxes containing the marijuana, oversee the delivery to various distributors, pay the couriers, and …
September 27, 2011
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Drug Ring Peddling Fentanyl Pills Disguised As Oxycodone, Cocaine And Heroin Dismantled

November 16, 2017
… defendant Pablo Zambrano.  The packages were intended for delivery to Jonathan Rosario and Jonathan Ivan (known as … and others for resale.  Various individuals would accept delivery of packages for the trafficking ring after the …
November 16, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

2nd Major Narcotics Trafficker Extradited To US From Columbia

January 27, 2017
… before returning to Spain in July 2014.  Shortly after the delivery of the heroin and cocaine, members of DEA’s New … City-based trafficking group were indicted following the delivery involving the Juan Sebastian de Elcano, including …
January 27, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

$2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Seized In NYC’s Diamond District

March 31, 2017
… conducted surveillance at 43 West 47th Street and observed deliverymen carry packages inside orange bags into suite 503 … as he attempted to exit the location after the package delivery.  Lopez-Pena was in possession of keys to suite … Brennan said, “This brazen trafficking scheme involved the delivery of 55 kilograms of cocaine to a bustling commercial …
March 31, 2017
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Federal Prison in One of Rhode Island’s Largest Fentanyl Seizures

May 29, 2025
… fentanyl-laced pills made to resemble pharmaceutical grade Percocet pills and nearly 9 kilograms of powder fentanyl …
May 29, 2025
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

April 28, 2025
… to look like prescription medications including oxycodone (Percocet®), alprazolam (Xanax®) and hydrocodone (Vicodin ®). …
April 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA to Hold 21st Take Back Event on Saturday, October 23rd, 2021

October 20, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. …
October 20, 2021
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 02, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. …
November 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 20, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. …
October 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA New Orleans Division Announces the Seizure of Over 20 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

January 11, 2023
… to real prescription medications—including OxyContin®, Percocet®, and Xanax®—but only contain filler and fentanyl, …
January 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 01, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. …
November 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Montgomery Nurse Practitioner receives 10-year sentence

May 30, 2019
… as “Norco” or “Lortab”), oxycodone (commonly known as “Percocet”), alprazolam (commonly known as “Xanax”), and …
May 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Approximately 100,000 Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

July 19, 2022
… opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); …
July 19, 2022
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); …
September 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two Waterbury Residents Involved In Fentanyl And Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Prison

March 24, 2023
… approximately 1,000 fentanyl pills disguised as Percocet pills, one firearm, and approximately $50,000 in …
March 24, 2023