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Former Alexandria Doctor Receives 70 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone

Former Alexandria Doctor Receives 70 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone April 25, 2013 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Leader Of Ghanaian Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 216 Months

Leader Of Ghanaian Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 216 Months May 24, 2013 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Lenny Cain Convicted In Oxycodone Conspiracy

Lenny Cain Convicted In Oxycodone Conspiracy June 12, 2013 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us …
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Saint Margret Middle School Presentation

Saint Margret Middle School Presentation December 05, 2013 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us …
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Seven Defendants Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Offenses Related to 2019 Burlington Murder

… bail after Hampton was arrested and then attempted to take over the business of selling to Hampton’s Burlington-area … thank and acknowledge our detectives who put a tremendous amount of time and resources into this investigation. We are …
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28 Arrested in Killeen and Waco on federal drug trafficking charges

… defendants were responsible for the distribution of large amounts of methamphetamine throughout the Waco and Central … in the seizure of approximately $16,000 in U.S. currency, over five pounds of methamphetamine and 22 firearms. All of … Smith-Burris are prosecuting these cases on behalf of the government. The principal mission of the Organized Crime Drug …
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Operation Sour/Kush Yields Multiple Arrests, Weapons, Narcotics, And Currency

… potent strains. The marijuana network arranged for large amounts of the strains to be supplied on a weekly basis to … steroids, hashish, painkillers, and 11 firearms were recovered. In excess of $67,000 in cash was confiscated this … in the Cities of Clifton and Passaic have raised concerns over rampant drug distribution and violence in the streets …
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Three Current And Former Rikers Island Correction Officers Indicted For Trafficking In Narcotics, Bribery And Smuggling Contraband In Jail

… the three charged correction officers met with DOI undercover investigators posing as friends and family members of … Rahming conducted at least three meetings with the undercover investigators in which they received what they believed … discussed their impending contraband deals and the amount of money paid or owed to them for such deals. Suarez …
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Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. Admits to Leading Vast Drug-Smuggling, Money Laundering Empire

… to more than 30 seizures totaling five tons of cocaine and over $9 million of drug-related proceeds. According to the government filing, Dominguez, a former United States Marine …
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Wholesale Quantities Of Cocaine

… through their drug trafficking activities, assumed control over multiple apartments, where they stored, cooked, … and up to life of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court … upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case. …
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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 … partners throughout the State of New York, DEA collected over 23,000 pounds of expired, unused, unneeded medications …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… 2020 which has resulted in more than 700 investigations, over 1,500 arrests – including nearly 40 DEA fugitives, more than 2,130 seized firearms, nearly $24 million in seized assets, and more than 6,100 kilograms of …
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Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine Conspiracy

… co-conspirator Anthony Moreno, sold drugs during an undercover operation conducted by ATF, DEA, and the Syracuse … search warrant at Isidro De Los Santos’s residence and recovered over a pound (743 grams) of heroin mixed with … a minimum of ten years imprisonment, a fine of up to $10 million, and a term of post-imprisonment supervised release …
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Oak Park Gang Members and Drug Suppliers Charged with Drug and Firearm Offenses

… two high-ranking Oak Park Bloods gang members. Over the course of the investigation, Kevin Parker and his … maximum penalty of life in prison, and a fine of up to $10 million. Collins faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in …
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New Orleans Division Collects 37,000 Pounds of Medication for 27th Take Back Day

… “Communities across the New Orleans Division disposed of over 18.5 tons of unwanted prescription drugs at 287 … National Prescription Take Back Day has removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities …
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Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 SEATTLE  – On Oct. 26, DEA and over 4,400 law enforcement partners collected nearly 630,000 … National Prescription Take Back Day has removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities …
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Former Nurse Pleads Guilty in Connection with Diverting Fentanyl from ICU Patient

… upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case. … a nurse anesthetist to steal hundreds of doses of fentanyl over the course of a year. In June 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office settled a $2 million civil action with Cheshire Medical Center for their …
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Texarkana Physician Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Prescribing Controlled Substances Without a Legitimate Medical Purpose

… The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District … law enforcement about a suspected pill mill and possible overdose death of a patient.  Investigators analyzed … period analyzed, Dr. Parker prescribed approximately 1.2 million dosage units of opiates, including oxycodone and …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… 27, 2024.  Locally, the Louisville Field Division, which covers Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, collected over 45,000 pounds between 273 sites.  Tennessee collected … Prescription Take Back Day has removed more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities …
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Laredo Felon Admits to Possessing Cocaine and Handguns in Home

… Texas – A 47-year-old man has pleaded guilty to possessing over 800 grams of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement … of cocaine. A search of his home resulted in the discovery of a plastic bag containing what was determined to be … faces up to 40 years in federal prison and a possible $5 million maximum fine. Flores will remain in custody pending …
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Malden Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… defendants’ residence on May 25, 2021 resulted in the recovery of a firearm, over 200 rounds of ammunition, black tar heroin, MDMA … years and up to life of supervised release and a fine of $5 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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Fentanyl Trafficker Tied to Juvenile Overdoses Pleads Guilty

… Fentanyl Trafficker Tied to Juvenile Overdoses Pleads Guilty May 16, 2023 Dallas Contact Info … TX - A fentanyl trafficker tied to the rash of juvenile overdoses in Carrollton and Flower Mound pleaded guilty … Cano now faces up to 40 years in federal prison and a $2 million fine. Her co-defendants are presumed innocent until …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 27 Years for Meth Trafficking

… hearing before U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid, the government presented evidence that Montano-Rodriguez, who was … that Montano-Rodriguez was accountable for trafficking over 23 pounds of ice methamphetamine and approximately 6 … by up to five years of supervised release, and up to a $10 million fine. One prior conviction increases the sentence …
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More than 700,000 Pounds Collected at DEA Drug Take Back Day

… Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths SEATTLE– On April 30, 2022, communities … with its law enforcement partners, has collected nearly 16 million pounds of unneeded prescription medications. The DEA … Back Day is an important part of DEA’s efforts to fight the overdose epidemic and save lives,” said DEA Administrator …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths April 25, 2022 Dallas Contact Info Contact … from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “Overdose deaths continue to hit tragic record highs. I … law enforcement, Take Back Day has removed more than 15 million pounds of medication from circulation since its …
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Federal jury finds leader of Cartel Del Noreste guilty on all charges

… evidence further described the laundering of hundreds of millions of dollars in drug proceeds. Finally, trial … Los Zetas splintered into two groups and Kiko Trevino took over leadership of one of those two groups, the Cartel Del …
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DEA And Governor Wolf Announce 15th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… DEA And Governor Wolf Announce 15th National Prescription Drug … J. McCartney (215) 861-1974 Division Contacts Delaware Dover - (302) 672-6383 Wilmington - (302) 395-4600 … alone. Overall, in its 14 previous Take Back events, over 9 million (4,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been …
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Takedown of Lane County Drug Trafficking Cell

… seizure in Oregon State history and valued at over a million dollars. The operation, led by the U.S. Drug …
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Two Afghan heroin traffickers sentenced in Manhattan federal court for conspiring to import heroin into the United States

… York-based narcotics trafficker, who was in fact an undercover agent of the DEA.  Lajaward, in sum and substance, told … into the United States, where it would be sold for millions of dollars.  In the course of the calls between … Kabul on or about January 15, 2015.  On that day, an undercover Afghan law enforcement officer, acting at the direction …
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Nearly 170,000 deadly fentanyl pills seized by DEA Task Force, Phoenix PD and Arizona DPS

… stop of a vehicle. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of approximately 165,000 of the blue “M-30” fentanyl … enforcement agencies statewide are estimated to have seized over 1.4 million of the fentanyl pills.  The DEA in Arizona is …