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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 21, 2025
… pose a threat if misused – resulting in a staggering 20 million pounds of unused medications collected to …
October 21, 2025
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DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 08, 2025
… Back Day has helped Americans safely remove nearly 19.8 million pounds of expired, unwanted, or unused medications …
May 08, 2025
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Returns April 26 to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse

April 22, 2025
… Since the program’s inception in 2010, more than 19.2 million pounds of medications have been collected and safely …
April 22, 2025
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New Jersey Doctor Charged with 34 Counts of Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

February 09, 2022
… are punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. The counts charging illegal prescribing of …
February 09, 2022
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Woman Admits Role in Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Fentanyl

November 03, 2021
… a maximum of 40 years in prison, and a fine of at least $5 million. Sentencing is scheduled for March 16, 2022. Acting …
November 03, 2021
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Hudson County Man Admits Drug Distribution Charges

August 03, 2021
… a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment and a $1 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 6, 2021. …
August 03, 2021
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Morris County Man Admits Conspiring and Possessing with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

June 24, 2021
… years in prison, a maximum of 40 years in prison, and a $5 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 26, 2021. …
June 24, 2021
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Passaic County Man Admits Distributing Fentanyl

May 25, 2021
… a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1 million. Sentencing is scheduled for October 6, 2021. Acting …
May 25, 2021
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Monmouth County Man Admits Possessing with Intent to Distribute More than 40 Grams of Fentanyl

May 19, 2021
… a maximum of 40 years in prison, and a fine up to $5 million. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 23, 2021. Acting …
May 19, 2021
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Philadelphia Man Admits Role in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

February 04, 2021
… a maximum penalty of life in prison and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentencing is scheduled for June 9, 2021. Rivera …
February 04, 2021
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Passaic County man admits distributing fentanyl

November 23, 2020
… a maximum of 40 years in prison and maximum fine of $5 million. U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito credited special …
November 23, 2020
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Bronx man indicted for conspiracy to distribute 30 kilograms of cocaine

October 05, 2020
… carry maximum penalties of life imprisonment and a $10 million fine. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special …
October 05, 2020
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Passaic County man admits participating in heroin conspiracy

September 23, 2020
… a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1 million. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 4, 2021. U.S. …
September 23, 2020
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Passaic County man admits participating in fentanyl conspiracy

August 06, 2020
… a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1 million. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 7, 2020. U.S. …
August 06, 2020
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Union County man charged in drug trafficking conspiracy

April 03, 2020
… maximum penalty of life in prison, and a fine of up to $10 million.       U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito credited the …
April 03, 2020
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Newark man admits role in drug distribution ring after heroin seized at Newark Penn Station

October 11, 2019
… sentence of 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $5 million. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 22, 2020. U.S. …
October 11, 2019
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Massachusetts man charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin

July 08, 2019
… in prison, a maximum penalty of life in prison, and a $10 million fine. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited the DEA’s New …
July 08, 2019
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Paterson, New Jersey man charged with conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine

June 20, 2019
… years in prison, a maximum of 40 years in prison, and a $5 million fine. Count Three carries a mandatory minimum …
June 20, 2019
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DEA offers another opportunity to clean out your medicine cabinet

April 24, 2019
… previous Take Back initiatives have collected more than 11 million pounds of medications nationally. In New Jersey, …
April 24, 2019
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Camden County man pleads guilty to crystal methamphetamine charges

April 25, 2019
… a maximum of 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $5 million, or twice the gross gain or loss resulting from the …
April 25, 2019
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Asbury Park man arraigned on charges of cocaine base distribution

September 06, 2018
… potential penalty of life in prison, and a maximum $8 million fine. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special …
September 06, 2018
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Man arrested for smuggling cocaine in baggage at Newark Liberty International Airport

September 14, 2018
… in prison, a maximum potential penalty of life, and a $10 million fine. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited the special …
September 14, 2018
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Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution

December 01, 2022
… to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
December 01, 2022
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Possessing a Firearm During and in Furtherance of a Drug Crime

February 10, 2025
… less than five and up to 40 years’ imprisonment, up to a $5 million fine, and up to a life term of supervised release. …
February 10, 2025
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

May 24, 2024
… Prescription Take Back Day has removed more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities …
May 24, 2024
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Sacramento Man Indicted for Methamphetamine Trafficking

May 16, 2024
… penalty for each count of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
May 16, 2024
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Clovis Meth Distributor Pleads Guilty

February 12, 2024
… a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
February 12, 2024
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DEA Encourages Communities to Make Every Day Take Back Day

January 24, 2024
… across the country.   In 2023, DEA collected more than 1.2 million pounds of unneeded medications at more than 4,600 …
January 24, 2024
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Brownsville Man Admits to Attempting to Transport more than $200,000 of Cocaine

November 30, 2023
… faces up to 40 years in federal prison and a possible $5 million maximum fine. He has been and will remain in custody …
November 30, 2023
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DEA Holds Second Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl

September 28, 2023
… opening remarks where the Attorney General announced $345 million in grants to combat fentanyl. “Your advocacy is a …
September 28, 2023