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$200,000 In Civil Penalties Recovered From Upper East Side Pharmacy

April 30, 2013
… $200,000 In Civil Penalties Recovered From Upper East Side Pharmacy April 30, 2013 New York … to adhere to strict compliance procedures, especially the oversight of addictive pain medications. In New York City, … of painkiller-related emergency room visits increased over the past decade by 143%, and as the number of overdose …
April 30, 2013
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Correction Officer Convicted Of Drug Possession, Conspiracy, Bribery And Official Misconduct

May 30, 2013
… intermediary, Islime Duvivier, received three kilograms of (over 6.5 lbs.) from an undercover agent posing as the inmate’s cousin. The arrest was the … that Whitfield negotiated the bribe in a staff kitchen he oversaw at Rikers Island in early 2011. The inmates’ …
May 30, 2013
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Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Larchmont Psychiatrist

September 05, 2013
… Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Larchmont Psychiatrist … for a Controlled Substance, class “C” Felonies. Over a period of eighteen months, the defendant, a … defendant’s arrest was the result of a six month long undercover investigation by the District Attorneys office and the …
September 05, 2013
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Correction Officer Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Receiving A Bribe Of $100,000 In Cocaine

September 17, 2013
… an agreement with an inmate to receive three kilograms of (over 6.5 lbs.) in exchange for shortening the inmate's … the cocaine worth approximately $100,000 from an undercover agent posing as the inmate's cousin. Whitfield's car … that Whitfield negotiated the bribe in a staff kitchen he oversaw at Rikers Island in early 2011. The inmates' …
September 17, 2013
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The Pacific Northwest Responds To Prescription Drug “Take-Back” With Record Collection

September 30, 2015
… SEATTLE - -Residents of the Pacific (PNW) responded overwhelmingly to the most recent DEA National Prescription … tribal law-enforcement and community partners have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation.  … rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that many abused …
September 30, 2015
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Federal Jury Convicts Boise Doctor Charged With Controlled Substance Delivery

May 06, 2016
… five days before reaching a verdict. “As abuse and overdoses continue to rise in our communities, irresponsible … The charges involved 12 patients, three of whom were undercover law enforcement officers. Later, in April 2015, the … a controlled substance. During the jury trial, after the government’s case, the government dismissed seven of those …
May 06, 2016
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Palmer Couple Indicted For Maintaining Drug Residence Where Teenager Died From Drug Overdose

May 19, 2016
… Maintaining Drug Residence Where Teenager Died From Drug Overdose May 19, 2016 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us (206) … one count of maintaining a drug house where a teenager overdosed and died earlier this year. Tod James Rodolph, 40, … felon in possession of four firearms. It is alleged that, over the course of 2015 and early 2016, Rodolph traveled …
May 19, 2016
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Twelve Arrested For Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin, Meth And Cocaine

November 03, 2016
… two defendants are charged by criminal complaint.  Over the course of the six-month investigation leading up to …
November 03, 2016
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DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

March 21, 2011
… no questions asked. Last September, Americans turned in over 242,000 pounds-121 tons-of prescription drugs at nearly …
March 21, 2011
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Cocaine Trafficking Ring Dismantled In Rochester

January 31, 2018
… $600,000 in cash, six assault rifles, two loaded handguns, over three kilograms of cocaine, and a quantity of suspected …
January 31, 2018
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DEA And Otsego County Sheriff's Office Arrest Two Defendants On Drug Charges

January 03, 2014
… nyc010314-01.jpg nyc010314-02.jpg OTSEGO, N.Y. - Over the weekend, the Drug Enforcment Administration'(DEA) …
January 03, 2014
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Leader Of Maritime International Drug Transportation Organization Arraigned In Brooklyn

August 19, 2014
… to the United States. A detention memo filed today by the government details that, between 2010 and 2012, the United … by Estupinan-Montano. In total, those vessels contained over 7,200 kilograms of cocaine when they originally left … is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The government’s case is being prosecuted by Assistant United …
August 19, 2014
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Two Bloods Members Sentenced To Life In Prison For The Execution Of Rival Gang Leader

August 26, 2014
… Outreach & Red Ribbon: Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Over 30 Members of Violent Staten Island Drug Crews … before United States District Judge Sandra L. Townes. The government’s case was prosecuted by Assistant United States … homicide and was sentenced to 35 years in prison.  Overall, as a result of a series of investigations begun in …
August 26, 2014
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Fairbanks Man Sentenced To 18 Years Imprisonment For Role In Large Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

February 21, 2014
… duffel bag in the vehicle. The vehicle was then pulled over by Anchorage Police officers, and 12 kilograms of …
February 21, 2014
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Queens Doctor Sentenced To 54 Months’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

June 17, 2015
… Police, along with other key federal, state, and local government partners, launched the Prescription Drug … opioid analgesics. So far, the Initiative has brought over 160 federal and local criminal prosecutions, including … program to address the abuse of pharmaceuticals. The government’s case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Long …
June 17, 2015
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Continuing Criminal Enterprise No More, Jury Trial Convicts Pair Of Defendants

August 05, 2015
… authorities estimate the Woods organization distributed over 22,000 pounds of high-grade marijuana with estimated …
August 05, 2015
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Surgeon Receives 78 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

January 25, 2016
… admitted that, between May 2011 and April 2014, he wrote over 200 prescriptions authorizing the dispensation of at … On several occasions, Gundel prescribed oxycodone to undercover law enforcement agents he never met, treated, or … drug’ for heroin abuse, leading to tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the U.S last year.  This guilty plea …
January 25, 2016
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Niagara Falls Police Officer, Two Others Charged With Selling Cocaine

December 15, 2016
… During that time, defendant Hopson sold cocaine to an undercover police officer on multiple occasions.  On November 9, … a gram of marijuana, a second plastic bag containing over five grams of cocaine, a small black digital scale next …
December 15, 2016
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Operator Of Urgent Care Clinics On Long Island Sentenced

January 20, 2017
… the purpose of illegally re-selling the pills. During the government’s investigation, Troyan was captured on video in an undercover operation writing phony prescriptions at his Riverhead … DEA’s Long Island Tactical Diversion Squad, which led the government’s investigation in this case. The DEA’s Long …
January 20, 2017
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DEA To Hold Its Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Month

October 19, 2011
… than 309 tons of pills at more than 5,300 sites manned by over 3,800 federal, state and local law enforcement …
October 19, 2011
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Thirteen People Indicted in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl, Meth, and Cocaine

May 14, 2024
… guns are a dangerous combination and this group had large amounts of both, posing a grave threat to Western …
May 14, 2024
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July 15, 2021
… Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Large Amount of Crack Cocaine July 7, 2009 New Haven Man Sentenced …
July 15, 2021
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Drug Supplier From New Hampshire Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

April 06, 2025
… organization, making thousands of dollars per transaction. Over the course of the investigation, Colby distributed …
April 06, 2025
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Twelve people charged in long-running investigation of Newark G-Shine Bloods

July 31, 2019
… “Last year, the U.S. Attorney’s Office was responsible for over 100 violent cases. I’m glad to see this trend continue …
July 31, 2019
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Methamphetamine distribution organization disrupted in Cape May County

April 02, 2019
… placed under arrest.   As a result of this investigation, over one pound of suspected methamphetamine was seized along …
April 02, 2019
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El Cajon Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Fentanyl Overdose Death

October 23, 2020
… El Cajon Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Fentanyl Overdose Death October 23, 2020 San Diego Contact Info … Club for many years and continued to attend matches, overdosed on fentanyl and died at his home in San Diego. … responding to the death scene, law enforcement officials recovered Hotchkiss’ cellular telephone and located a text …
October 23, 2020
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El Cajon “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Causing the Illegal Distribution of Opioids

October 26, 2020
… will always be doctors like Egisto Salerno who seek profit over their patients’ best interests,” said DEA Special Agent … his plea agreement, Salerno also admitted that an undercover federal agent who visited Salerno’s office on six … In a separate instance, on a date when the undercover agent did not visit Salerno’s office and the doctor did …
October 26, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… including the Mexican cartels that are responsible for the overwhelming majority of methamphetamine trafficked into and … a 22 percent increase in methamphetamine-related overdose deaths, now is the time to act, and DEA is leading … States,” said Special Agent in Charge John W. Callery.  “Over 60 percent of the methamphetamine that enters our …
February 20, 2020
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Teen who recruited juveniles to smuggle drugs sentenced to 46 months in custody

August 19, 2019
… HSI and DEA and recognize the unified coordination across government agencies to bring this person to justice,” said … an ambitious juvenile smuggling prevention program. Over the past year, the multi-agency prevention team made …
August 19, 2019
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Three brothers charged in conspiracy to distribute more than 20,000 pills of fentanyl

September 18, 2018
… 14, 2018 on charges that they conspired to distribute over 20,000 pills of fentanyl, a Schedule II drug. These … to a purchaser who, unbeknownst to them, was an undercover special agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement … where the brothers, together and at times alone, sold undercover DEA agents additional fentanyl pills. “We are at a …
September 18, 2018