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Jamaican National Indicted In Federal Drug Case For Allegedly Supplying Flight Attendant With Nearly 60 Pounds Of Cocaine

January 27, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … enterprises that use the aviation system to transport large amounts of illicit drugs throughout the United States and …
January 27, 2017
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DEA M.E.T. – Long Beach P.D. Operation Nets Drugs, Guns And Criminals

May 06, 2011
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … for the purpose of illegal activities, and seized various amounts of cocaine, rock cocaine, heroin, marijuana, …
May 06, 2011
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Gang Member And Meth Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced To 22 Years

August 05, 2011
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … abusers.” Ramirez personally distributed ten times the amount of methamphetamine that triggers a 10-year mandatory … some of his co-defendants were members of the Eastside Paramount street gang, which was one of the street gangs …
August 05, 2011
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Provides Citizens Opportunity To Dispose Of Tons Of Medication

May 15, 2014
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … results of the last Take Back Day’s to include collection amounts by state can be seen at www.dea.gov. On …
May 15, 2014
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

November 08, 2023
… National Prescription Take Back Day has removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities …
November 08, 2023
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Six ELN members and associates charged with narco-terrorism and international cocaine distribution conspiracy

September 21, 2020
… asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit tips online at www.fbi.gov/tips A federal grand jury in Houston … its Narcotics Rewards Program , is offering up to a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest and/or …
September 21, 2020
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Nurse-Practitioner Indicted On Federal Charges, Accused Of Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

June 08, 2016
… maximum of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $1 million. Under federal sentencing guidelines, the charges …
June 08, 2016
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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

October 14, 2015
… . The exhibit has been experienced by more than 22 million visitors in 10 cities across the country in the last …
October 14, 2015
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DEA and New Jersey law enforcement partners collect more than 18,000 pounds of unwanted prescriptions during 19th National Prescription Take Back Day

November 03, 2020
… New Jersey. Nationally, the public turned in nearly a million pounds, the largest amount ever collected in the program’s history. Since the … 295,000 pounds or 147 tons in New Jersey, and nearly 13.7 million pounds collected across the country.    “The Take …
November 03, 2020
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Texas men plead guilty to trafficking 10 kilograms of fentanyl

September 13, 2018
… countless lives – there was enough fentanyl to kill five million people. These convictions should send a message to … prison, at least five years of supervised release and a $10 million fine. The court set sentencing for Jan. 31, 2019. … as a threat to public safety. It only takes a very small amount of fentanyl or its derivatives- which can be inhaled …
September 13, 2018
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Peabody Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Drugs Laced with Fentanyl

March 29, 2022
… release. Reynoso was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $4,765 and a $700 special assessment. The charge … at least three years of supervised release and a fine of $1 million. The charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to … at least three years of supervised release and a fine of $5 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
March 29, 2022
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Gloucester County Man Admits Healthcare Fraud

June 13, 2023
… his employer’s health insurance plan out of more than $4 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically … administrator paid the compounding pharmacies more than $4 million for compounded medications arranged by Gualtieri and … other family members. Gualtieri received a portion of the amount paid by the pharmacy benefits administrator to the …
June 13, 2023
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Record collection in the Pacific Northwest of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2020
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day brought in nearly a million pounds of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country, the largest amount ever collected in the program’s ten years. Americans … its law enforcement partners, has now collected nearly 13.7 million pounds of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription …
November 02, 2020
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Doctor Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Scheme To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

March 01, 2018
… Today, this doctor who used his position as cover for what amounted to no more than a common drug dealing operation, … prescriptions, resulting in the distribution of more than a million oxycodone tablets, which have a street value in the tens of millions of dollars. On numerous occasions, Lambrakis wrote …
March 01, 2018
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Mexican Citizen Pleads Guilty To Role In Organization Responsible For Flying Hundreds Of Kilograms Of Cocaine To The U.S. And Laundering Money From Its Sales

December 08, 2014
… to include transporting controlled substances and large amounts of U.S. currency which represented the proceeds of … organization’s airplanes to Venezuela carrying more than $3 million in drug proceeds. The plane had mechanical problems, … 10 years and up to life in federal prison and a possible $4 million fine for the drug offenses as well as a maximum 20 …
December 08, 2014
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United States Seizes Luxury Condo Allegedly Owned By Former Mexican Governor

December 11, 2012
… least 2005, the complaint states that Yarrington acquired millions of dollars in payments while holding elected office … assisted in his effort to acquire and maintain large amounts of money gained in this manner through the … co-conspirators agreed to help Yarrington launder the millions in proceeds from drug trafficking activities …
December 11, 2012
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Jury Convicts Two Doctors Of Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering Resulting From Pill Mill Operation In Broward And Palm Beach Counties

August 01, 2013
… The jury also returned a forfeiture verdict in the amount of $10,001, as to each defendant. The defendants were … to early 2010, these clinics distributed approximately 20 million oxycodone pills and made more than $40 million from the illegal sales of controlled substances. …
August 01, 2013
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Eight Defendants Charged With Distributing Heroin In Chicago Area On Behalf Of Guerrero Unidos Mexican Drug Cartel

December 10, 2014
… various narcotics sources in Mexico to import wholesale amounts of heroin and cocaine from Mexico to Illinois, often … of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Mandujano was charged with possession with … of five years and a maximum of 40 years in prison and $5 million fine. If convicted, the Court must impose a …
December 10, 2014
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DEA’s Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results In Another Big Haul

October 04, 2012
… to keeping their homes and communities safe. The large amount of prescription drugs collected indicates there is … from DEA’s previous four Take-Back events, more than 2 million (1,018 tons) of prescription medications were … National Survey on Drug Use and (NSDUH), more than six million Americans abuse prescription drugs. That same study …
October 04, 2012
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DEA And Partners Collect 309 Tons Of Pills On Ninth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

November 05, 2014
… prescription drugs at 5,495 sites.  This brought the total amount of drugs collected in four years to 4,823,251 pounds, … currently abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the number …
November 05, 2014
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Former Mercer County Pharmacist Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy

May 12, 2022
… a single-location pharmacy, purchased and distributed millions of dosage units of oxycodone, including over 800,000 pills in 2014; over 900,000 pills in 2015; over …
May 12, 2022
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DEA And Community Partners In Kentucky Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

October 18, 2016
… America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over, which is 2.4% of the … sites.  Since the program began six years ago, about 6.4 million (about 3,200 tons) of drugs have been collected. …
October 18, 2016
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Worcester Business Owner Indicted For Fentanyl Distribution And Money Laundering

March 21, 2017
… asserted to an individual that he successfully concealed “millions of dollars” in profits from his illegal drug operation from the government.  Following his release from prison in 2008, Perry …
March 21, 2017
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Federal Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict Against Methamphetamine Trafficker

November 05, 2015
… crystal methamphetamine with a street value of more than $5 million STATESVILLE, N.C. - A federal jury sitting in … for trafficking high purity crystal methamphetamine worth over $5 million, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for …
November 05, 2015
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North Carolina Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced

September 13, 2016
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Sold More Than $5 Million of Meth, Gets 21+ Years STATESVILLE, NC - U.S. … for trafficking high purity crystal methamphetamine worth over $5 million, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. …
September 13, 2016
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

October 18, 2016
… America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over-2.4 percent of the … Since the program began six years ago, about 6.4 million (about 3,200 tons) of drugs have been collected …
October 18, 2016
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

October 17, 2016
… America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over-2.4 percent of the … sites.  Since the program began six years ago, about 6.4 million (about 3,200 tons) of drugs have been collected. …
October 17, 2016
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Former Napa Doctor Charged With Medicare Fraud And Distribution Of Controlled Substances

December 24, 2014
… charged with conspiring with patient to defraud Medicare of over $1.3 million SAN FRANCISCO - Paul D. Woodward was arraigned … Between January 2006 and June 2010, Medicare allegedly paid over $1.3 million for false and fraudulent prescriptions …
December 24, 2014
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Connecticut man sentenced to over 11 years for drug trafficking and attempt to destroy body of murder victim

October 10, 2018
… Connecticut man sentenced to over 11 years for drug trafficking and attempt to destroy …
October 10, 2018
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Justice Department Announces Settlement Agreement With Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Over Pharmacy Control Failures

July 08, 2016
… Settlement Agreement With Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Over Pharmacy Control Failures July 08, 2016 Seattle Contact … 2011 and 2013.  SCCA self-reported the diversions after discovering that a nurse employed at the cancer care center had … so as a service to the patient.  Once her scheme was discovered, SCCA terminated the nurse’s employment.  She …
July 08, 2016