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Orange County Doctor Arrested On Charges Of Illegally Prescribing Addictive Pain Medications, Often Meeting With 'Patients' At Starbucks

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Rancho Cucamonga Man Convicted For Operating Large-Scale Marijuana Grow Operation

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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Nine People Linked To Cocaine Distribution To Italy And Domestic Methamphetamine Sales Named In Federal Indictment

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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West Hollywood Doctor Indicted On Federal Charges For Writing Prescriptions For Narcotics After Being Ordered To Stop

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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West Hollywood Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distributing Painkillers After Being Ordered To Stop Writing Prescriptions By DEA

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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DEA and law enforcement members from the state of Alabama briefed in Mexico

… by the delegation was immeasurable, only countered by the amount of narcotics activity with but one primary …
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Four Poughkeepsie individuals charged in White Plains Federal Court with narcotics offenses

… said:  “As alleged, these defendants trafficked in large amounts of fentanyl and other narcotics in and around …
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Two Mexican drug traffickers charged with the murder of a Mexican soldier and conspiring to import cocaine into the United States

… 750 kilograms of cocaine, three assault rifles, and a large amount of ammunition. Gomez-Castruita , 37, of Mexico, and …
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Rockville Centre doctor indicted for allegedly selling opioid and amphetamine prescriptions

… indictment charging him with allegedly selling large amounts of opioid and amphetamine prescriptions to multiple …
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DEA Heroin Enforcement Team, Long Island Heroin Task Force, ATF, Nassau County Police Department and Suffolk County DA team up to arrest 19 members of drug ring

… “Law enforcement arrested gang members, removed large amounts of illegal drugs from our streets and confiscated …
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Son of Sinaloa Cartel Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… was responsible for an organization distributing a large amount of illegal narcotics. Thanks to the excellent work by …
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Leader of White Supremacist Gang Receives 25 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Drug Trafficking and Assaulting an Officer

… or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and 100 grams or more of heroin; …
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Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

… on a person’s body size, tolerance, and past usage—a tiny amount that can fit on the tip of a pencil. Seven out of ten …
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Prolific Whatcom and Skagit County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

… This quantity of drugs represents a significant amount of misery and suffering.” In all in this case, law …
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DEA Warns of Brightly-Colored Fentanyl Used to Target Young Americans

… someone. The DEA Seattle Field Division is seizing record amounts of fentanyl and we will continue this important work …
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Federal Law Enforcement Officials Warn of "Rainbow Fentanyl" Appearing in Oregon

… to kill someone. DEA’s Portland Office is seizing record amounts of fentanyl and we will continue this important work …
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Drug trafficking organizer sentenced to prison as part of a multi defendant drug investigation and prosecution

… for his crimes, but the government has seized a significant amount of illegal proceeds through asset forfeiture," said …
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Twelve San Antonio based Texas Mexican Mafia members and associates arrested -- indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

… methamphetamine, quantities of cocaine and an undetermined amount of U.S. currency. Prior to today, this operation has …
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Arizona Man Sentenced To More Than 20 Years For Drug, Firearm Offenses

… search the vehicle, Salazar admitted that there was a small amount of methamphetamine and a pipe on the driver’s side of …
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DEA Task Force Takes Down Fentanyl Distribution Ring

… has resulted in the taking off the streets a significant amount of fentanyl and those who traffic in this drug.  …
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Rockland County Drug Crew Arrested

… aka “Nicki,” conspired to distribute significant amounts of narcotics, including heroin, cocaine, crack …
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Member Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Sentenced To 46 Months’ Imprisonment For Racketeering

… mafia. Krugly also agreed to pay criminal forfeiture in the amount of $25,000. Krugly pleaded guilty to the charge in …
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OCDETF Operation Zombie Island Shuts Down Major Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Organization On Staten Island

… operation. For years, these individuals distributed large amounts of these toxic substances throughout the New York …
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Seventeen charged in Passaic County drug trafficking conspiracy

… penalty of 40 years in prison and a fine of at least $5 million. The counts of conspiracy to distribute heroin and … carry a maximum of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1 million. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents of …
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Colombian Kingpin and Paramilitary Leader Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

… Rendon Herrera, a.k.a. “Don Mario,” Ordered to Pay $45.7 Million in Forfeiture BROOKLYN, NY –  Earlier today, in … the Court ordered Rendon Herrera to pay $45,750,000 million in forfeiture. The defendant pleaded guilty to the …
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Seven Arrested For Heroin Ring That Reached From Pittsburgh To Nassau County

… Kilograms of Heroin Seized with Street Value of up to $1 Million MINEOLA, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge James J. … heroin has an approximate street value of $750,000 to $1 million.    “Heroin is devastating our families, communities …
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DEA Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Data

January 22, 2025
… laws and regulations. The DEA Office of Forensic Sciences oversees decentralized accredited laboratories, which … and increasing public engagement.   Geographic Coverage: United States, Limited to 50 States and the … the DEA laboratory; binned as up-to-10g, 10g-to-1000g, and over-1000g. Purity: Percentage of net weight; binned into 10 …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg Statement On Walgreens’ Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative

… secure collection bins for unused prescription drugs in over 500 of their stores in 40 states.   "Take back programs … prior to their diversion for abuse or trafficking is key.  Over 50 percent of persons 12 or older who abused pain …
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Massive takedown targets East County drug trafficking networks

… that began early this morning, investigators executed over a dozen search warrants and seized approximately four … tracking warrants on telephones and vehicles and undercover agents. Over the course of the investigation, agents …
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Operation "Money Don't Sleep" leads to multiple arrests in West Memphis

… to this morning’s arrests.   Law enforcement searched for over 25 suspects, all of whom were indicted for federal drug … to the 22 arrests, authorities seized one firearm.  Over a two-year period, investigators seized 1.2 kilograms …