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Dr. William Hedrick And Nurse Practitioner Charged With Multiple Felony Counts

January 06, 2015
… ongoing social struggle that scars families and causes over 20,000 deaths a year,” he added.  Wichern vowed to … prescription drug abuse epidemic is fueled by dangerous overprescribing of addictive opioid drugs by a few medical …
January 06, 2015
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Charleston Drug Gang Busted

March 30, 2011
… of the weight of drugs alleged to have been distributed over the life of the conspiracy, eight of the defendants …
March 30, 2011
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International Cocaine Trafficking Network Impacting The Low Country And Midlands Charged In Charleston, SC

May 13, 2014
… Security Team, and SLED. In today’s enforcement operation, over 75 law enforcement officers executed arrest warrants … effort among law enforcement agencies from every branch of government shows clearly there’s no place to hide for those …
May 13, 2014
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Last Member Of A Large Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Sentenced

November 14, 2012
… than 2,500 pounds of methamphetamine in central Florida over a 3-year period. Shaw is the last of twenty individuals …
November 14, 2012
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18 Sentenced To Federal Prison For Roles In Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation

August 28, 2015
… Texas - In Austin, 18 individuals have been sentenced over the past two days to federal prison terms for their … and Matt Harding prosecuted this case on behalf of the Government. On …
August 28, 2015
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Texas “Mexikan” Mafia Members Get Long Prison Sentences TMM Describes Itself As A Criminal Organization Dealing In Drugs, Firearms, Assassination Contracts, Prostitution, Robbery

June 27, 2017
… CHRISTI, Texas -  During sentencing hearings that occurred over the course of the last two days, several members of the …
June 27, 2017
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Kerrville Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Prescribing Controlled Substances Without A Legitimate Medical Purpose

February 26, 2015
… Debenedetto wrote prescriptions for Hydrocodone to an undercover law enforcement officer for no legitimate medical … it was to stay sober, as well as how the addiction took over and consumed her life.  On October 24, 2014, jurors …
February 26, 2015
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Former Employee Of Exeter Hospital Indicted In Connection With Hepatitis C Outbreak

November 29, 2012
… analgesic effect of the drug, Kwiatkowski allegedly caused over 30 individuals in New Hampshire and elsewhere to become …
November 29, 2012
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Seven Sentenced In Federal Court For Conspiracy To Traffic In Marijuana, Hashish And Ecstasy, Using The U.S. Mail To Facilitate Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

July 23, 2013
… hashish and MDMA, were delivered to Mayer by an undercover law enforcement agent acting as a postal employee, … 80 kilograms of marijuana with an approximate street value over $500,000 from California to Vermont and New Hampshire. …
July 23, 2013
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Conway Men Enter Guilty Pleas In Federal Drug Conspiracy

July 16, 2015
… includes historical witness statements as well as undercover drug purchases and seizures of drugs as well as seizures of U.S. currency.  The investigation uncovered a conspiracy ultimately responsible for the … warrants on multiple residences in the Conway area, seizing over $50,000 in cash.  Agents also seized multiple firearms, …
July 16, 2015
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Chattanooga Pill Mill Operator Sentenced To 280 Years In Prison

August 28, 2015
… who disbursed these very addictive drugs to many people over a long period of time. Illegal opioid pain medication …
August 28, 2015
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Three Sentenced To A Total Of Almost 31 Years For Drug Trafficking Offenses In Operation Three Amigos

January 19, 2016
… in exchange for $1,050.  The rock-like substance was turned over to the officers and subsequently sent to the Arkansas …
January 19, 2016
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California Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin In Operation Goldy Locks

June 24, 2016
… that during the period of the conspiracy, he transported over 30,000 pills containing heroin from California to Baton … popularity across the country. As a result, the number of overdoses from this deadly drug is growing nationally, too. …
June 24, 2016
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Baton Rouge Man Convicted Of Possession With The Intent To Distribute Heroin

July 14, 2016
… 28, 2015, officers with the Baton Rouge Police (BRPD) discovered 554 pills during a traffic stop of a pickup truck … Kornbacher ran several red lights near Cortana Mall, pulled over in a residential neighborhood to allow a passenger to …
July 14, 2016
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Local Doctor Arrested For Illegally Dispensing Controlled Substances And Threatening To Kill Law Enforcement

July 25, 2016
… even sweeter…they are downtown.” “…New Orleans will be all over the national news again because of me.” “What I’ll do … addiction,” stated U.S. Attorney Polite.  “Then, when the governing medical board and law enforcement dared to …
July 25, 2016
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Long Island Convenience Store Owner And Clerks Arrested For Drug Trafficking

September 28, 2017
… convenience store.”  “As alleged, the defendants sold K2 over the counter of a convenience store, putting the … Department and Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office.    The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Long …
September 28, 2017
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Baldwin Pharmacist Charged With Knowingly Doling Out Painkillers Through Phony Prescriptions Chowdhury’s Arrest Stems From Investigation Into Where Kayla Gerdes Obtained Drugs

June 02, 2011
… in April 2010 after Gerdes, while high on painkillers, ran over and killed a Hempstead woman while the woman mowed her … least five customers besides Gerdes. The prescriptions recovered by investigators were for Oxycodone, fentanyl …
June 02, 2011
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Crack Distributor Convicted In Plattsburgh, New York

November 09, 2011
… United States District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe presided over the two day trial. Morales was initially indicted on … Morales be detained pending trial. During the trial, the government offered evidence that from approximately January … from the CS on September 7, 2010, the DEA used an undercover agent to purchase a quantity of crack cocaine from …
November 09, 2011
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DEA Hosts Its Sixth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 27 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

April 24, 2013
… or unwanted prescription drugs. “Arizonans responded overwhelmingly to DEA’s five previous Take-Back Day events, disposing of over 35,000 pounds of pharmaceutical drugs in the past two …
April 24, 2013
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Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison

August 14, 2013
… seized approximately 12 pounds of methamphetamine, over $200,000 in narcotics proceeds, 60 firearms including …
August 14, 2013
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Major Cross-Border Drug Tunnel Discovered South Of San Diego

November 16, 2011
… Major Cross-Border Drug Tunnel Discovered South Of San Diego November 16, 2011 San Diego … Brenda Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Authorities recover an estimated 14 tons of marijuana tied to passageway … Inside the nondescript white building, investigators discovered the entrance to the passageway. From the warehouse …
November 16, 2011
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DEA Sponsors 7th National Prescription Take Back Day

October 24, 2013
… Imperial Counties combined.  Nationally, citizens turned in over 371 tons of prescription drugs at 5,800 locations.  …
October 24, 2013
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Key Player In Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced

January 31, 2011
… Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for his Role in Trafficking Over 14 Tons of Marijuana - TUCSON, AZ. - Jose Paul …
January 31, 2011
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Arizona To Host Second Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

March 08, 2011
… Last September, Arizonans turned in more than 6,200 pounds-over 3 tons of prescription drugs at nearly 75 sites …
March 08, 2011
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
… rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that many abused … or 2,411 tons of drugs were collected.   In Arizona alone, over 79,800 pounds, or nearly 40 tons were collected. On …
July 28, 2015
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DEA Takes Down Drug Den Day Care

May 13, 2016
… To date, DEA has arrested four subjects, seized over 90 pounds of methamphetamine, 33 grams of cocaine, …
May 13, 2016
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Southampton Town Councilman Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

June 24, 2016
… DEA’s Long Island Tactical Diversion Squad, which led the government’s investigation in this case. According to court … Police, along with other key federal, state, and local government partners, launched the Initiative to mount a … opioid analgesics. To date, the Initiative has brought over 160 federal and local criminal prosecutions, including …
June 24, 2016
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Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distribution Of Oxycodone And Income Tax Evasion

November 13, 2012
… for oxycodone and other controlled substances to undercover officers working in conjunction with the DEA. Telang … for their invaluable assistance in the investigation. The government’s case is being prosecuted by Assistant United … Department, along with other key federal, state, and local government partners, launched the Prescription Drug …
November 13, 2012
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Two Members Of Manhattan Trinitarios Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Racketeering And Firearms Offenses

February 14, 2013
… Abreu, and shot another man, in connection with a dispute over $150,000 of drug proceeds that had been stolen from the …
February 14, 2013
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Two More Arrests In Heroin Trafficking Ring Based In Otsego County

April 04, 2013
… our goal of making Otsego County a safer place to live.” Over the past two and a half years, the Otsego County …
April 04, 2013