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New York News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Traffickers October 3, 2008 "Super Chef Dinner" Raised Over $80,000 for The DEA Survivor's Benefit Fund October 3, … Marijuana Charges September 19, 2008 Leader of Multimillion-Dollar Marijuana Ring Sentenced to 21 Years in … in Prison for Peekskill Drug Trafficker May 28, 2008 Undercover Investigation Yields Arrest of United States Customs …
July 15, 2021
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Long Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Narcotics Charges: Includes Distribution Of Pills Manufactured With Acetyl-fentanyl

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, authorities seized over 9 kilograms of acetyl-fentanyl as well as Xanax and …
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O.C. Doctor Who Illegally Prescribed Addictive Pain Medications, Often Meeting With Patients At Starbucks, Gets 11¼-Year Sentence

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … often held at Starbucks stores was sentenced late today to over 11 years in federal prison.             Alvin Mingczech … Yee met with numerous “patients,” including three undercover operatives, during evening meetings at Starbucks across …
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Doctor To Plead Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkillers

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … a dozen prescriptions to “patients” who were actually undercover law enforcement officers, as well as disguising over $550,000 in cash received for issuing such …
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Atlantic County Man Admits Role in Drug Distribution Scheme

… an information charging him with conspiring to distribute over one kilogram of heroin and possession with intent to distribute over one kilogram of heroin. On July 12, 2021, a search … a maximum term of life in prison, and a maximum fine of $10 million, or twice the gross gain or loss caused by the …
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Member of Paterson drug ring charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl

… Deaveareaux transported approximately 250 “bricks,” or over 12,000 individual doses of heroin, from Paterson and … Aug. 13, 2020, Abrams attempted to deliver 200 “bricks,” or over 9,000 individual doses of heroin and fentanyl, to an … penalty of 40 years in prison, and a fine of at least $5 million. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents and …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds

… Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths SAN DIEGO – On April 30, 2022, communities … with its law enforcement partners, has collected nearly 16 million pounds of unneeded prescription medications. Over …
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California man charged with conspiracy to distribute 114 kilograms of cocaine

… to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine. He appeared today before … to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine carries a maximum penalty of … a mandatory minimum term of 10 years in prison and a $10 million fine. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited the U.S. …
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Rutland Woman Indicted on Drug Charges

… in the front passenger seat. From those bags, police recovered a variety of items, including Alvarez’s non-driver’s ID, a key to a lockbox which contained over 600 grams of powder cocaine, over $5,000 in cash and … a maximum possible penalty of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. The actual sentence following any conviction …
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Three Indicted for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking in Sacramento and Stockton

… source of supply in Mexico. On Sept. 29, 2022, Mendoza sold over 1,000 counterfeit M30 pills containing fentanyl and … in Sacramento. On Dec. 21, 2022, Bustamante sold over 2,000 counterfeit M30 pills containing fentanyl in … a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison, and a $10 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
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Lubbock Man Sentenced to 35 years in Federal Prison for East Texas Drug Trafficking

… Fort Meyers, Florida; and other areas in the United States. Over the course of the conspiracy, the Calzadias DTO was … cocaine.  The investigation resulted in the seizure of $1.6 million in U.S. Currency. This effort is part of an …
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More than 700,000 Pounds Collected at DEA Drug Take Back Day

… Yuma - 571-324-7324 Arizona Residents Turned in Over 8,000 Pounds PHOENIX – On April 30th, 2022, the DEA … with its law enforcement partners, has collected nearly 16 million pounds of unneeded prescription medications. “Thank …
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DEA Houston Shuts Down Wholesale Rx Inc. Distribution Operations

… seized at Wholesale Rx have a total street value of over 800,000 dollars  HOUSTON, TX – Today, Drug Enforcement … health and safety.   During the investigation, DEA discovered that Wholesale Rx shipped over two-million dosage units of opioids to Houston in 2021. …
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DEA Aims For Record Removal Of Unused Pills Through Its 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative

… high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. DEA launched its prescription … and tribal law-enforcement and community partners removed over 402,928 (201.4 tons) of medication from circulation. … Since the program began eight years ago, over 9 million pounds - more than 4,500 tons of prescription …
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Iconic Chicago Buildings to Light Up Red for DEA’s Red Ribbon Week

… thousands wore red ribbons to honor his sacrifice. Today, millions of Americans all over the United States wear red ribbons to symbolize a … building lighting program, Illuminate Chicago, was created over a decade ago to coordinate building lighting …
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Houston Marijuana Ringleader Sentenced to 18 years in Federal Prison

… in federal prison for leading a conspiracy that distributed over 11,000 kilograms of marijuana throughout the country, … and 19 firearms. Judge Moses further ordered a $7.2 million money judgment against the defendant for proceeds …
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Fresno man charged with illegally possessing thousands of fentanyl pills and a firearm

… Chavez Jr., 19, of Fresno, charging him with possessing over 40 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute it and … on Snapchat, a social media platform. After a nonfatal overdose was reported, Federal law enforcement agents … maximum penalty of life in prison, and a fine of up to a $5 million. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the …
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Anchorage man indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

… Kennewick - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Over 16 pounds of heroin seized from Christmas-themed boxes … of up to life in prison, as well as a fine of up to $10 million, for the most serious charges alleged in the …
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DEA’S Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort A Big Success In Michigan And Across The United States

… Kalamazoo, Marquette, and Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 Over 20,000 pounds of unwanted, unused or expired drugs … to the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.5 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs.  …
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Two South Texas Men Convicted Of Trafficking Methamphetamine In Houston

… hit. The agent believed Chavez was attempting to run him over and had no choice but to fire his weapon toward the vehicle to avoid being run over and possibly killed.  The rounds appeared to strike … 10 years and up to life in prison as well as a possible $10 million fine. They have been and will remain in custody …
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DEA Holds Prescription Drug Take-Back Event October 26

… in the U.S. are alarmingly high; almost twice as many (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number … and had a record setting event this past April collecting over 13 tons of expired or unwanted medication at more than 229 sites operated by over 160 of DEA’s law enforcement partners.  DEA Special …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… 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 population-abuse prescription drugs, …
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Dallas DEA Gears Up For 7th Local Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… in the DEA’s six previous Take-Back Days turned in over 2.8 million pounds-approximately 1,409 tons-of prescription drugs, most recently at over 5,800 sites operated by more than 4,300 of the DEA’s …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 33 Years In Prison

… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Conspiracy involved over 700 kilograms of cocaine worth over $21 million CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Pedro Oscar Dieguez, a/k/a “The …
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Federal Judge Sentences Methamphetamine Trafficker To Life In Prison

… Atlanta Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), which oversees the Charlotte District Office; Wayne L. Dixie, … lab” with an estimated street-level value of more than $1 million. The evidence at trial also established that when …
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DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day On April 26 Take-Back Day To Help Residents Clean Out Their Medicine Cabinets Of Old, Unwanted, Potentially Harmful Drugs

… April 26th. Arizonans can take their pills to one of over 85 collection sites across the state between 10 a.m. to … and anonymous, no questions asked. "Arizonans responded overwhelmingly to DEA's seven previous Take-Back Day events, … abuse of prescription drugs. Almost twice as many (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number …
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Leader Of International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To Thirteen Years In Federal Prison

… was sentenced today to 156 months in prison and a $1 million money judgment, for his role as the leader of an … border as it drove south through Oregon, and located over 143 pounds of (ecstasy) and over 9,000 tablets of pseudoephedrine inside of several …
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Two Syracuse Men Arrested On Federal Drug Charges

… - (914) 682-6256 DEA Task Force Seizes Cocaine and Over $250,000 in Cash (SYRACUSE, N.Y. -   - Saladin Hadid, … sentence of up to (40) years in prison, a fine of up to $5 million dollars, and a term of supervised release of at …
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March 28, 2025
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Spark Conversation and Action Around Preventing Teen Substance Use This National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®

March 11, 2025
Spark Conversation and Action Around Preventing Teen Substance Use This National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® March 11, 2025 DEA offers many classroom and community resources that support substance use prevention efforts year-round. With the 15th annual …
March 11, 2025