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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

April 26, 2024
… codeine, and morphine, are the most misused prescription pain medications.  DEA and its partners will collect …
April 26, 2024
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Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

February 02, 2023
… these drugs would help her and her family, not the pain and suffering her actions would cause others, or even …
February 02, 2023
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Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances

April 28, 2022
… to distribute and possess with intent to distribute opioid pain medications and other controlled substances without a …
April 28, 2022
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Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

November 02, 2021
… there are some individuals seeking to profit off the pain and anguish of others. The drug trafficking cells …
November 02, 2021
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… that have little regard for human life, and profit from the pain and suffering of our people.  Along with our law …
October 20, 2020
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Owner Of Columbus Southern Medical Center Pleads Guilty To Drug, Tax, Fraud Charges: $29 Million Forfeited

January 30, 2017
… is due in large part to the overprescribing of prescription pain medication across this state. This defendant preyed on …
January 30, 2017
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Orlando Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

March 21, 2016
… Pharmacy.  The patients paid a premium, in cash, for the pain pills because they had fraudulent prescriptions and …
March 21, 2016
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Two Members Of Manchester-Based Drug Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms

April 12, 2017
… and throughout New England.  The diversion of prescription pain killers, in this case oxycodone, contributes to the …
April 12, 2017
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Doctor, Office Administrator And Nurse Practitioner Selling Prescriptions For Fentanyl And Oxycodone

November 02, 2017
… narcotic opioids that are used to treat severe and chronic pain conditions.  Oxycodone prescriptions are in high demand …
November 02, 2017
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Brooklyn Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of Over 200 Painkiller Prescriptions: Pills Worth $700,000 On Black Market

October 29, 2014
… Brooklyn Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of Over 200 Painkiller Prescriptions: Pills Worth $700,000 On Black … 200 prescriptions for oxycodone, a highly addictive opioid painkiller. Desgrottes, a licensed internal medicine … infested our communities with thousands of highly addictive pain killers. HSI will continue to work with its federal and …
October 29, 2014
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Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder

May 23, 2016
… occupant in the left shoulder, causing her substantial pain and requiring treatment at a local Queens hospital. …
May 23, 2016
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Drug Traffickers Used Staten Island Barber Shop To Sell Drugs And Oversee Gun Sales

October 17, 2013
… responsible for not only selling $20,000 worth of diverted pain medication per week out of a barber shop, but also for …
October 17, 2013
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15-Year Prison Sentence for Deadly Drug Deal that Killed Two People

June 27, 2025
… to 180 months in federal prison for running a prolific drug delivery service in the metropolitan area and included the …
June 27, 2025
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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Southeast Alaska Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 18, 2025
… Law enforcement officials conducted a controlled delivery of the package and co-conspirator Larry Marsden …
June 18, 2025
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Two Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with the Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

September 19, 2023
… hold accountable anyone who plays a part in the supply-and-delivery chain that is flooding fentanyl into our …
September 19, 2023
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24 People Indicted for Cross-County Marijuana Distribution and Money Laundering Conspiracies, Firearms Offenses, and Other Crimes

January 31, 2023
… of means, including money transfers; the transportation and delivery of cash, including $179,710 in cash that was seized …
January 31, 2023
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U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction of Chappaqua Man

March 18, 2022
… Rico-based drug trafficking organization was expecting a delivery of furniture concealing approximately 176 kilograms …
March 18, 2022
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DEA warns of methamphetamine and fentanyl drug market built by aftermath of COVID-19 in New York

January 26, 2021
… wipe containers, to conceal it when shipping via parcel delivery.  Meth has also been found secreted in shipments of …
January 26, 2021
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42 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin On City’s West Side

June 24, 2015
… defendants face charges ranging from Class 1 to Class X Delivery of a Controlled Substance and face a potential …
June 24, 2015
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Record-Breaking Seizure: Over 70 Kilograms Of Heroin, $2 Million Cash And Firearm Recovered In The Fieldston Section Of The Bronx

May 19, 2015
… conversations suggested the organization was expecting delivery of a large load of heroin over the weekend. Agents …
May 19, 2015
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Drug Kingpin Indicted Following Record-Breaking Meth And Heroin Seizure

August 01, 2011
… travelled to the I-95 rest stop in order to oversee delivery of the load. The pair watched from a distance as …
August 01, 2011
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

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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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Set for Saturday

April 25, 2025
… morphine are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications. To find a collection site near you for …
April 25, 2025
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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

February 24, 2021
… Lucas. “As a mother of five children, I can’t imagine the pain of losing a child to drug poisoning,” said California …
February 24, 2021
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Approximately 50 Pounds of Fentanyl/Heroin Seized at Drug Stash Apartment in the Bronx

November 11, 2022
… continuing to flood New York City. Traffickers take great pains to conceal drug shipments that sell for millions of …
November 11, 2022
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Operation Overdrive in Tampa Leads to Dozens of Arrests and Significant Drug Seizures

May 07, 2024
… will vigorously prosecute drug dealers that are inflicting pain and suffering on families who have lost loved ones due …
May 07, 2024
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5 Sinaloa Cartel Members plead guily to trafficking charges in Operation Cookout

January 29, 2021
… “Fentanyl and heroin have inflicted immeasurable amounts of pain and brought devastation to families across the United …
January 29, 2021
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National Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges involving more than $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

September 20, 2021
… practitioner, and physician assistant operated a nominal pain clinic that distributed opioids with no legitimate …
September 20, 2021
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Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force takedown results in charges against 60 individuals, including 53 medical professionals

April 17, 2019
… have access to treatment and that patients who need pain treatment do not see their care disrupted, which is why …
April 17, 2019
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New Jersey Division Of Consumer Affairs Launches “Project Medicine Drop,” Providing Consumers Opportunity To Dispose Of Unused Prescription Medication Throughout The Year Pilot Program Important Component Of The Division’s Fight To Prevent Prescription

November 14, 2011
… from friends. Many people mistakenly believe prescription painkillers are less dangerous and less addictive than … “Forty Americans die each day as a result of prescription painkiller abuse,” said Thomas R. Calcagni, Director of the … the practice has led not only to increased incidences of painkiller addiction, but to the abuse of heroin. The DEA …
November 14, 2011