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Mitchellville Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

December 02, 2014
… to Ford-Bey in Temple Hills, Maryland.  A controlled delivery of the boxes was arranged.  On August 17, 2012, law …
December 02, 2014
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Major Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering

December 31, 2014
… cocaine.  The same procedure was followed for each of the deliveries.  The truck driver would communicate with the …
December 31, 2014
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Baltimore Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

February 03, 2014
… in a hidden compartment.  Authorities made a controlled delivery of the heroin in September.  Johnson retrieved the …
February 03, 2014
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FedEx Indicted For Its Role In Distributing Controlled Substances And Prescription Drugs

July 18, 2014
… pharmacy customers demanding packages of pills; that the delivery address was a parking lot, school, or vacant home …
July 18, 2014
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against New York Pharmaceutical Distributor Kinray, LLC.

December 23, 2016
… to improve the processes that govern its handling and delivery of controlled substances to its customers.    This …
December 23, 2016
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 22, 2025
… are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications.  For more information, or to find a …
October 22, 2025
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DEA El Paso Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 21, 2025
… are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications. For more information or to find a location …
October 21, 2025
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Returns April 26 to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse

April 23, 2025
… morphine are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications.  In October 2024, DEA and its partners …
April 23, 2025
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Four Defendants Arrested on Charges They Conspired to Illegally Obtain and Distribute Oxycodone Out of a Pharmacy in Warren County

February 24, 2021
… illegally obtain and distribute the highly addictive opioid painkiller oxycodone out of Panther Valley Pharmacy in … Susan A. Gibson. “These defendants seek to profit on the pain and suffering of those addicted to prescription …
February 24, 2021
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DEA New York Dedicates September 11th Memorial to NYPD and NYSP Task Force Officers

December 05, 2022
… today,” said NYPD Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell. “The painful losses we suffered on that day continue to mount, …
December 05, 2022
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Dentist and TOBAY Worker Charged in 136-Count Indictment for Opioid Prescription Scheme

November 18, 2022
… not meet or examine. The diversion of powerful prescription pain medicines has wreaked havoc on our communities, and I …
November 18, 2022
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DEA St. Louis Division Breaks Fentanyl Seizure Record

November 07, 2022
… leaders. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is used for pain management in a medical setting and is 50 times more …
November 07, 2022
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Bronx Man Admits Role in Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl, Causing Death of 15-Month-Old Child

January 17, 2024
… child. The fentanyl epidemic has caused enormous pain and suffering to our communities, including the death …
January 17, 2024
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Kilo Fentanyl Distributor in Craven County Sentenced to 40 Years

December 20, 2024
… County’s most hopeless souls, extracting profit from their pain and addiction,” said U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley, …
December 20, 2024
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Atlanta Woman Sentenced to Prison for Supplying Fentanyl and Meth to Armed Drug Trafficking Organization

August 14, 2024
… are enriching their lives by profiting off someone else’s pain and addiction,” stated Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent …
August 14, 2024
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Miami DEA Stress Fentanyl Dangers During Community Stakeholder Meeting

May 16, 2024
… Typically, fentanyl is used to treat patients with chronic pain. However, illicitly manufactured fentanyl pills with …
May 16, 2024
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Three Sentenced in International Controlled Substances and Prescription Drug Trafficking Operation

April 23, 2024
… of Schedule IV controlled substances Tramadol (an opiate pain reliever) and Soma (also known as, Carisoprodol, a …
April 23, 2024
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Owner of Savannah-Area Clinic Charged for Role in Providing Access to Notorious ‘Pill Mill’ Doctor

February 09, 2021
… “In this case, the dispensing of addictive prescription pain medication (often-times opiate-based) under the guise …
February 09, 2021
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Former Alaska Advanced Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 30 Years for Illegally Prescribing Millions of Opioids Causing Five Deaths

June 16, 2023
… of her patients were vulnerable and suffering from chronic pain, addiction, and mental illness, yet Spayd disregarded …
June 16, 2023
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Eight defendants arrested for distributing millions of opioid pills from India

September 12, 2019
… organizations,” said Boyle. “The diversion of prescription pain killers contribute to the widespread abuse of opioids …
September 12, 2019
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Pill mill clinic manager sentenced to nine years in federal prison for illegal opioid distribution

June 10, 2019
… of operating medical clinics purporting to offer legitimate pain management services. His earliest clinic was started in …
June 10, 2019
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New York Man Sentenced 15 Years In Prison For Participating In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy And Failing To Appear In Court

January 04, 2017
… and throughout New England.  The diversion of prescription pain killers, in this case oxycodone, contributes to the …
January 04, 2017
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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy And Failure To Appear In Court

August 23, 2016
… and throughout New England.  The diversion of prescription pain killers, in this case oxycodone, contributes to the …
August 23, 2016
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Federal Jury Convicts Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Plaza Boss

July 19, 2016
… him and his cartel, at times inflicting the cruelest of pain, forcing relatives to watch their loved ones murdered …
July 19, 2016
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Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Piedras Negras Plaza Boss Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

June 28, 2017
… him and his cartel, at times inflicting the cruelest of pain, forcing relatives to watch their loved ones murdered …
June 28, 2017
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Seventeen Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Massive Oxycodone And Heroin Conspiracies In And Around Rockland County

March 25, 2015
… suburban communities and inner city.  Diverted prescription pain medication and heroin drug crews are public health … is poison by prescription.  The abuse of prescription painkillers, and oxycodone in particular, has become a … 12 additional defendants. We will not permit prescription painkillers and other illegal drugs to decimate our …
March 25, 2015
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Niagara Falls Doctor Among Fourteen Charged In Major Prescription Drug Investigation

January 27, 2011
… for him and his coworkers to illegally distribute diverted pain medication in return for profit. Throughout this …
January 27, 2011
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Yonkers Pharmacy Store Manager Arrested And Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

January 17, 2013
… Ji Yun Lee exploited his access to highly addictive pain medication and functioned as a ‘go-to’ prescription …
January 17, 2013
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Long Island Nurse Practitioner And Brooklyn Podiatrist Plead Guilty To Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

November 20, 2013
… of New York to illegally distributing the highly addictive painkiller oxycodone to customers, whom the defendant knew … who traffic narcotics are significantly responsible for the pain pill and heroin addiction we see in NY. These …
November 20, 2013
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Nationwide Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Dismantled

April 29, 2013
… Act. As a prescription-only product, this powerful pain reliever from the opioid family carries a high risk of … deaths in Oregon were caused by oxycodone and its cousin painkiller hydrocodone. People who become addicted to …
April 29, 2013