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38 Charged In Three Separate Drug Trafficking Conspiracies

… end user. They don’t care if people spend their last penny buying these drugs. They don’t care if these individuals …
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Lebanese businessman tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah is sentenced to prison for money laundering scheme involving the evasion of U.S. sanctions

… to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit $50 million by U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton of the … Specially Designated Global Terrorist based on his tens of millions of dollars of financial support of Hezbollah. The … commitment to interagency collaboration in combatting the overall threat posed by this transnational criminal …
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Federal Jury In Austin Convicts Mexican Businessman In Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Los Zetas Drug Distribution Proceeds

… prison after a jury convicted him of scheming to launder millions of dollars in Los Zetas drug distribution proceeds … horse auctions and private sales in the United States. Over 400 quarter horses seized by federal authorities in …
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Operation Mercury Cases

… a maximum prison term of life, and a fine of up to $4 million. His sentencing is currently set for January 27, … per plant yield, the cultivation operation was valued at over $2.3 million. In addition, court records indicate that some of …
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Seattle News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Seattle News 2008 November 26, 2008 Career Criminal Nets Over 12 Years In Prison For Heroin Trafficking November 25, … to Imprisonment September 8, 2008 Meth Dealer Nets Over 20 Years In Prison September 2, 2008 Heroin Drug … 15, 2008 Pot Traffickers Net Prison Terms and Forfeit $1 Million in Assets August 14, 2008 Treasure Valley Man Gets …
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Statement by the Administrator on DEA’s Settlement Agreement with Truepill Pharmacy

November 06, 2023
… has accepted responsibility for operating an unregistered online pharmacy, filling prescriptions for Schedule II …
November 06, 2023
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Dayton Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of DEA Task Force Officer

… to prevent federal agents from seizing approximately half-a-million dollars in fentanyl and other drugs, Nathan Goddard, … cash. As the government’s sentencing memorandum notes, the amount of fentanyl recovered from the basement represented millions of potential street sales of fentanyl – enough …
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Leader and members of methamphetamine trafficking ring sentenced to prison

… drug network of distributors. According to court records, over the course of the conspiracy, Cheng “Cam” Yang and his … of high-purity methamphetamine, with a street value of over $4 million. During the arrests of the defendants on September …
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DEA and the Chicago Crime Commission Launch a Provocative New Billboard Campaign with Clear Channel Outdoor in an Effort to Save Chicagoans from Opioid-Related Deaths & Abuse

March 08, 2019
… and Clear Channel Outdoor, is estimated to deliver over 150 million impressions over its 12-month span. The goal is to reach those affected …
March 08, 2019
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Detroit News 2005

July 15, 2021
… 7, 2005 DEA Dayton and the Greene County Task Force Seize Over $3 Million in Suspected Drug Money  JAN 24, 2005 Detroit Drug …
July 15, 2021
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

… the Civil Division, has collectively won or negotiated over $2 billion in judgments and settlements related to … schemed from 2008 to 2018 to claim at least $1.5 million in reimbursements from Medicare for durable medical … the very programs focused on providing assistance to millions, or anyone who thinks they can divert dangerous …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

… the Civil Division, has collectively won or negotiated over $2 billion in judgments and settlements related to … schemed from 2008 to 2018 to claim at least $1.5 million in reimbursements from Medicare for durable medical … the very programs focused on providing assistance to millions, or anyone who thinks they can divert dangerous …
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Pain Clinic Owners, Distributors And Runners Indicted For Allegedly Conspiring To Operate “Pill Mills”

… face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine for the drug conspiracy. Russell, Fields, and …
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Colombian Narcotrafficker Sentenced to 18 Years’ Imprisonment

… - (914) 682-6256 The Defendant Also Ordered to Forfeit $20 Million as Part of His Sentence BROOKLYN, NY - Earlier … streets with tens of thousands of pounds of cocaine over a six-year period,” stated HSI Special Agent-in-Charge …
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DEA Investigations Lead To Treasury 311 Patriot Act Designation Against Hizballah-Backed Financial Institutions

… to target illicit financial networks that launder millions of dollars in funds for narcotics traffickers and … Department, working with our partners across the Federal government, will aggressively expose and disrupt …
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DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

… National Prescription Take Back Day has removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities … medications from their home.” A specific breakdown of amounts collected by regions across Pennsylvania, where a …
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Former Head of Gulf Cartel Receives Life Sentence for Importing Kilos of Drugs

… to 2012 has been ordered to serve life in prison and to pay millions for his role in conspiring to distribute cocaine … in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute over 450 kilograms of cocaine and over 90,000 kilograms of …
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Indictments Announced Following Wisconsin Drug Trafficking And Illegal Gambling Investigation

… 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 24 charged and $1.3 million in alleged proceeds seized chi060211fig01.jpg … an Illegal Gambling Business. On Tuesday, May 24th, over 150 law enforcement officers from the following …
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Pain management doctor pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and health care fraud

… instead requiring members of his office staff to take the online courses purporting to be the defendant; and   Dr. … requested through the “script line.” This typically amounted to hundreds of prescriptions per day, many of which …
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Former Daycare Director Sentenced in Large-Scale Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… incredibly dangerous and irresponsible,” said Ganjei. “The amount of money and drugs at her home demonstrates that the …
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DEA Omaha Division Stands with Law Enforcement Partners in Effort to Reduce Violent Crime in Minnesota

… a potentially lethal dose. The DEA is seizing record amounts of fentanyl, much of it coming in the form of …
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DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge Speaks with School Administrators about the Drug Threat Facing Nebraska

… stronger than morphine. Two milligrams of fentanyl, an amount that can fit on the tip of a pencil, is considered a …
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Colombian National sentenced to 60 months for maritime cocaine trafficking

… wiretaps, the seizure of 1,688 kilograms of cocaine, e-mail messages, and photographs, investigators determined … nearly 400 kilograms of cocaine and located large amounts of rope and a knife on the shoreline.  Later the …
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DEA Los Angeles announces new opioid and overdose prevention efforts as part of DEA 360 Strategy

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … 360 opioid strategy city, the DEA will be expending a large amount of resources to battle opioids.  Nevertheless, the …
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Former Baggage Handlers At LAX Arrested On Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Using Credentials To Bring Cocaine Past Security

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … enterprises that use the aviation system to transport large amounts of illicit drugs throughout the United States, and …
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Los Angeles Man Arrested On Federal Charges Of Attempting To Smuggle Heroin Wrapped In Christmas Paper Through LAX

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … enterprises that use the aviation system to transport large amounts of illicit drugs throughout the United States, and …
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Defendant Pleads Guilty in Fentanyl Overdose Case

… 3, 2020. According to his plea agreement, Salazar used an online classified ads service to offer controlled substances for sale. After communicating online with the victim - identified in court documents by …
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Fort Myers Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Meth and Fentanyl Through the U.S. Mail

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at   Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns … can be reported to the DEA through this link:  RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Haines City Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 12 Years

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at   Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns … can be reported to the DEA through this link:  RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Fentanyl Importer/Supplier and Sex Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at  Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link:  RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …