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New Jersey/Pennsylvania doctor indicted for accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for prescribing powerful fentanyl drug

… based in Arizona, in exchange for prescribing more than 28 million micrograms of Subsys, a powerful opioid narcotic … about Subsys whatsoever, the same individuals attended over and over again and Sun did not attend some of the presentations …
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Colombian Man Sentenced For His Participation In Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Defendant laundered over $250,000 in drug money through business bank account in … based primarily in Barranquilla, Colombia. An undercover investigator infiltrated the organization by portraying … of the conspiracy, Abril-Sequera received over $250,000 million in wire transfers to his account. After receipt, …
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Clinic Office Manager Sentenced for Operating $1.2M Pill Mill Scheme

… operating a pill mill clinic that unlawfully distributed over 600,000 opioid pills, announced Special Agent in Charge … other controlled substances. Jomori received more than $1.2 million in cash over 14 months through the scheme that resulted in the …
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DEA Announces Expansion of Operation Crystal Shield

… increased meth on our streets and deaths from meth use and overdose. This action is an important step to stymie this … Shield generated more than 800 investigations resulting in over 2,100 arrests, the seizure of nearly $54.5 million in drug proceeds, more than 300 firearms, and more …
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DEA New England Announces 20th Take Back Day

… Back Day the New England Field Division and its partners, over the course of four hours, collected a record 115,944.24 pounds or over 57 tons of expired, unused, unwanted prescription … with its recent Take back events, as evidenced by the millions of pounds of pills collected during our previous 19 …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications at over 600 collection sites throughout New England, operated … high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. DEA launched its prescription … with its recent Take Back events, as evidenced by the millions of pounds of pills collected during our previous 16 …
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Launch of outreach and education campaign to combat cartels using youth to smuggle drugs

… pedestrian lanes at the San Ysidro Port of Entry with over two kilograms each of fentanyl strapped to their … two kilograms of fentanyl is enough to supply up to one million lethal doses of fentanyl. “We live in a beautiful … on public transportation, via social media outlets, and over electronic communications like gaming consoles, text …
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Federal investigation of Portland drug trafficking organization reveals black market peso exchange scheme

… peso exchange money laundering scheme. The scheme was uncovered in 2015 following a lengthy investigation by the … long-term heroin trafficking investigation. Agents arrested over 20 drug trafficking defendants, seized multiple kilos … was required to a serve prison term and more than $2 million has been seized, forfeited or applied to …
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Ten Members Of Methamphetamine Trafficking Operation Federally Indicted

… operation that sought to distribute more than $1 million worth of drugs have been indicted in a 13-count … allegedly smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico. Over the course of the investigation, federal and local law …
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Colombian Narcotics Kingpin Sentenced To 360 Months In Prison

… the U.S. Department of State offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his capture. Perez Henao … who engage in drug trafficking into our borders.”   “For over a decade, Perez Henao - one of the most powerful and … workers in his drug trafficking organization and oversaw the manufacture and distribution of over 80 tons of …
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California Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

… Express to Arabi.  In total, the four packages contained over one kilogram of methamphetamine.  According to DEA … methamphetamine in all four packages had a purity level of over 99%, with one shipment testing as 100% pure … term of 10 years and a maximum of life imprisonment, a $10 million fine, and at least five years of supervised …
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Seven Indicted In Broward Pharmacy Takedown

… average for dispensing pharmacies. It took in nearly $2 million in cash for these pills. A review of the … of the prescriptions the defendants kept at the pharmacy over 60 percent were counterfeit. Prescriptions for the distribution of over 66,000 pills could not be located. Drug Enforcement …
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Nine Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced To Federal Prison

… N.C. - Nine methamphetamine traffickers have been sentenced over a two-day period to prison terms ranging from one to … involved have trafficked methamphetamine worth millions of dollars. Over the course of the investigation, …
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20 Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Drug “Molly”

… face a term of imprisonment of up to 20 years, up to a $1 million fine, and at least three years of supervised release … organization was responsible for the distribution of over 100 kilograms of “Molly” during the course of the … John P. Gilbride. To date, the following items have been recovered during this investigation: approximately 25 kilograms …
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21 Charged In Operation Flamethrower

… marijuana, 28 firearms, and two bullet resistant vests. Over $30,000 in currency, and approximately ten vehicles, … minimum penalty of ten years to life in prison, a $4 million fine, and a term of supervised release for five …
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Whatcom County Resident Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Smuggle Massive Cocaine Shipment To Canada

… ring who were traveling to Washington to confront Stewart over the seized cocaine. Law enforcement warned Stewart and … of the investigation investigators seized more than $2 million and 136 kilograms of cocaine. On April 28, 2011, the …
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Miami News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Bust MAR 30, 2006 Son of Cali Cartel Leader Sentenced to over 21 Years Imprisonment MAR 16, 2006 Major Round-up of … Drug Traffickers Arrested, Charged With Laundering $3 Million In Drug Money FEB 27, 2006 High-Ranking Colombian …
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New Jersey News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Better Equipped to Face Emergencies November 21, 2008 $2.8 Million in Cash and Six Kilograms of Heroin Seized from … Month in New Jersey August 5, 2008 DEA, CBP, and ICE Seize Over 2,000 Lbs of Pseudoephedrine August 4, 2008 DEA "Brand" …
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DEA Meets With Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders Today To Discuss Collaboratively Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse And Abuse

… prescription medications and reducing the addictions, overdoses, and crimes that too often result from these … medications is an epidemic in America today.  6.5 million people aged 12 and over abused these drugs in 2014, according to the Substance …
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Two Men Indicted in Kidnapping and Assault Allegedly Linked to a Drug-Related Dispute

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Two Guns and More than a Million Dollars in Narcotics Seized gun, drugs, drug … incident were captured in audio and video recordings recovered on the defendants’ cellphones, and from a …
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15 Defendants Indicted for Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking

… the interception of wire and electronic communications over three cellular phones being utilized by Mark Logan’s …
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Law Enforcement Operation Results in 25 Arrests for Drug-trafficking Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

… one step closer toward reversing the devastating trends of overdoses and drug-related violence threatening Kansas … seeking his detention in federal custody without bond, the government alleges that Cokes is the main supplier for the … to flee from officers. Among the incidents cited in the government’s detention motion are shootings that occurred at …
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DEA and Texas DPS conduct joint operation

… Division conducted multiple independent investigations over the last year focused on identifying and targeting …
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Texas health care fraud and opioid takedown results in charges against 58

… and networks of “pill mill” clinics resulting in $66 million in loss and 6.2 million pills. Of those charged, 16 were doctors or medical … 115 Americans die every day of an opioid-related overdose.   Today’s arrests come three weeks after DOJ …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… of violence in Mexico. With methamphetamine abuse and overdose deaths on the rise, Project Python aims to disrupt … has issued one of the largest narcotics rewards ever – $10 million – for information leading to the arrest of El Mencho.     In 2018, there were over 5,500 opioid-related deaths in Florida, according to …
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… in gang-related drug trafficking, shootings and violence. Over 500 grams of cocaine, cocaine base (crack cocaine) and … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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Two Members of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Rings Linked to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms

… It creates people who can no longer function and leads to overdose and death.”  “Mr. Smith and Ms. Thompson helped a hate group distribute over a million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl into our …
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High-Ranking Member of Los Zetas Cartel Sentenced in Eastern District of Texas to a Term of Life Imprisonment

… Participation in the 2011 Allende Massacre, Where Over 100 Men, Women, and Children Were Slaughtered by the … close to 700 kilograms of cocaine as well as more than nine million dollars in cash and other assets. This case was …
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23 Arrested For Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl

… and heroin substance use disorder need treatment and recovery but those that distribute and profit from spreading … one of the regions hardest hit by opioid trafficking and overdose deaths,” said Colonel Richard D. McKeon, … and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of $1 million.  Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically …
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Drug Ring Peddling Fentanyl Pills Disguised As Oxycodone, Cocaine And Heroin Dismantled

… Death,” authorities seized 502 pills laced with fentanyl, over 100 grams of black tar heroin, over 130 grams of cocaine, 15 pounds of marijuana, and a 9mm … made more than 1,200 felony narcotics arrests, and seized millions in cash, more than a ton of illegal drugs, and …