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Former Metropolitan Police Officer Sentenced to More Than 10 Years Imprisonment

… deal in Washington, D.C., using his patrol car to pull over his drug customers under the pretense that it was a …
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DEA And U.S. Attorney’s Office Launch Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Awareness Campaign

… requests.  The campaign, which will also involve the use of online marketing, will roll out in stages over the next few months. The campaign messages focus on a …
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Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Half a Kilogram of Meth Intended for Distribution

… or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and one count of possession of a … or more of a mixture or substances containing a detectible amount of methamphetamine provides for a mandatory minimum … at least five years of supervised release and a fine of $5 million. The charge of possession of a firearm with an …
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Fresno man found guilty of distributing fentanyl resulting in first reported fentanyl overdose deaths in Fresno and Madera Counties

… “Fentanyl is man-made and potent in the smallest amounts. A few grains of the substance can lead to overdose, … threat in our area and the nation as a whole. Even trace amounts of this drug can be lethal, and it poses serious … 20 years in prison, a maximum of life in prison, and a $1 million fine on each count. The actual sentence, however, …
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DEA’s 15th Rx Take Back Day Hailed As Huge Success In South Carolina

… in its 9th year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s … a record setting amount of nearly 475 (close to one million pounds) of expired and unwanted prescription …
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DEA’s 15th Rx Drug Take Back Day Hailed As Huge Success In Tennessee

… in its 9th year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s … a record setting amount of nearly 475 (close to one million pounds) of expired and unwanted prescription …
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Rio Grande Valley Defendants Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… After the drivers delivered the drugs, they picked up large amounts of cash -- the proceeds from the drug sales -- and … of marijuana and the seizure and forfeiture of nearly $5 million in United States currency. Molina and Ontiveros, the … of the tractor trailers containing either cocaine or large amounts of cash, or helping others to do so. These six …
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Corpus Christi Meth Conspirator Convicted By A Federal Jury

… by Gomez and Munguia on March 10, 2010, and found a large amount of methamphetamine in addition to smaller amounts of cocaine and marijuana. Both Chavez and Ortiz were … 20 years and a maximum of life in prison as well as an $8 million fine. The case was jointly investigated by DPS, DEA …
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DEA’s Eighth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina

… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount exceeded the previous statewide total collected … of Columbia and U.S. territories. The national and local amounts collected are the highest totals ever collected out … drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high; more (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number …
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DEA’s Eighth Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee

… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount exceeded the previous statewide total collected … of Columbia and U.S. territories. The local and national amounts collected are the second highest totals ever … drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high; more (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number …
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Weslaco Man Heads To Prison For Trafficking Marijuana

… an order of forfeiture was entered against Martinez in the amount of $11,555,000 which was based on the amount of marijuana transported by the organization during … more than 3,500 kilograms of marijuana and more than $1.3 million tied to this drug trafficking organization. The …
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CVS Pharmacy Inc. Pays $5m To Settle Alleged Violations Of The Controlled Substance Act

… 387-3956 SACRAMENTO, Calif. - CVS Pharmacy Inc. has paid $5 million to resolve federal Controlled Substances (CSA) … to guard against diversion when CVS failed to: record the amount received and the date received of Schedule II drugs … Talbert stated. “National retailers that distribute massive amounts of controlled substances have a responsibility to …
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Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced to 29 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

… continue distributing narcotics for the NFL.  Cannon took over a drug phone used by the NFL Criminal Enterprise so … officers saw that Cannon had a gun, which they recovered from his jacket pocket.  Officers then searched Cannon’s van and recovered over 98 grams of fentanyl, which Cannon agrees he …
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Methuen Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

… this prosecution put real lives at risk and inflict a huge amount of harm on the hardworking people of Lawrence and … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charges of distribution of 40 grams or more of … and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of $5 million. The charge of distribution of fentanyl provides for …
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DEA Suspends The Registration Of Morris And Dickson Company From Distributing Controlled Substances

… to identify these large suspicious orders resulting in millions of dosage units of Oxycodone and Hydrocodone being … pharmacies were purchasing more than ten times the amount of narcotics the average Louisiana pharmacy purchased …
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Treasury Sanctions Mexican Traffickers Tied To Camarena Murder

… Acting Chief of DEA's Financial Operations section. “No amount of effort can clean their dirty money, paid for with … the Kingpin Act range from civil penalties of up to $1.075 million per violation to more severe criminal penalties.  … may include up to 30 years in prison and fines up to $5 million.  Criminal fines for corporations may reach $10 …
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Over 5,300 Sites Join DEA Nationwide Effort To Take-Back Prescription Drugs On April 30th

… Over 5,300 Sites Join DEA Nationwide Effort To Take-Back … free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. Government, community, public health and law enforcement …
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Albuquerque Employers Benefit from DEA Training and Resources Available Through Operation Engage

August 18, 2023
… curriculum, which has an employer component made up of four online modules that employees can complete is about an hour. … Specialist. “We reminded all the participants that the online modules are free and that employees get a certificate …
August 18, 2023
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DEA Announces Arrests Of Two Former U.S. Soldiers And One Former German Soldier For Conspiracy To Murder A DEA Agent

… Narco-Terrorism (NTG), concluded a long-standing undercover operation conducted in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, … between the defendants and the CSs occurred by telephone, over e-mail, and in a series of surreptitiously audio-recorded …
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced To Over Three Years In Prison For Fentanyl Conspiracy

… Rhode Island Man Sentenced To Over Three Years In Prison For Fentanyl Conspiracy June 11, …
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… Disposing Unused Medications Prevents Drug Thefts, Abuse, Overdoses WASHINGTON - Addictive prescription drugs that are … this Saturday, April 29, from 10 am to 2 pm local time, at over 5,000 sites around the country. The service is free of … drugs, particularly opioid painkillers, with 6.4 million Americans age 12 and over-2.4 percent of the …
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Sixty-Six Gang Members Facing Federal RICO, Firearm And Drug Trafficking Charges

… - (603) 628-7411 Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Over 70 firearms recovered during course of investigation … four or five years of supervised release; and a fine of $1 million, $5 million or $10 million.  The charge of …
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… of Unused Medications Prevents Drug Thefts, Abuse, and Overdoses NEW ORLEANS - Addictive prescription drugs that … this Saturday, April 29, from 10 am to 2 pm local time, at over 5,000 sites around the country. The service is free of … drugs, particularly opioid painkillers, with 6.4 million Americans age 12 and over-2.4 percent of the …
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Indiana Man Charged with Engaging in an Unlicensed Firearms Dealing Business After Selling More than 500 Guns for Over $350,000

… Dealing Business After Selling More than 500 Guns for Over $350,000 July 11, 2023 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us … for selling more than 500 firearms in exchange for over $350,000 to Individual A, and 90 firearms in exchange …
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March 28, 2025
… all know, there are far too many non-fatal and fatal drug overdoses affecting our communities, and sadly, these … Summit (June 2022)   Connect With Us!   Sign up for email updates about Baton Rouge's Operation Engage …
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Vallejo Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Prison for Selling Meth and Possession of Firearms

… Vallejo Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Prison for Selling Meth and Possession of … of Vallejo, who then sold the methamphetamine to an undercover agent. Courtney and Williams possessed more than …
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Rochester man sentenced to over 16 years in prison for trafficking multiple kilograms of fentanyl

… Rochester man sentenced to over 16 years in prison for trafficking multiple kilograms … from this defendant, the DEA may have prevented countless overdoses and deaths. Fentanyl dealers in New Hampshire …
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Doctor Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To Over 3 Years In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

… Doctor Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To Over 3 Years In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone July 03, …
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Six Arrested In Multiple Drug/Firearms Indictments

… to their bodies or hiding it within a vehicle. Personal use amounts of the drugs were distributed in the greater-Laredo … of 10 years and up to life in prison and a possible $10 million fine. Zuniga faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a possible $1 million fine, if convicted of the charge he faces, while …
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Brother-in-Law To Former Tamaulipas Governor Indicted In Money Laundering Scheme

… and McAllen properties have respective values of $2.7 million and $500,000. The United States also intends to seek a personal money judgment from Guerra in the amount of $10 million.  If convicted of the money laundering conspiracy, …