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Prescription Drug Take-Back Day To Offer Residents The Ability To Safely Dispose Of Unwanted And Expired Medications Saturday, October 26th

… will be open 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - WHERE:       STATEWIDE-over 90 drop-off locations.  Visit - www.dea.gov and click …
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DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back A Success

… in San Diego County and five locations in Imperial County. Over the course of four hours, 5,890.5 pounds of drugs were …
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DEA Sponsors Third National Prescription Take-Back Day

… Imperial Counties combined. Nationally, citizens turned in over 309 tons of prescription drugs at 5,300 locations. …
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DEA Sponsors 8th National Prescription Take Back Day

… Imperial Counties combined.  Nationally, citizens turned in over 324 tons of prescription drugs at 4,100 locations. "The …
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17 Arrested In Tuba City Drug Sweep

… Director of Criminal Investigations, also said, “The undercover drug investigation was conducted over a period of months and involved hundreds of hours of …
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Leader Of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 11 Years Prison

… agencies seized approximately 48 pounds of heroin, over $150,000 in currency, numerous vehicles, and a firearm …
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Steroid Trafficker Arrested By DEA Sentenced To Prison

… - DEA announced today the sentencing of Robert South to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to drug and …
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DEA Sponsors Second National Prescription Take Back Day: Turn In Unused, Expired Or Unwanted Medications On April 30, 2011

… Imperial Counties combined. Nationally, citizens turned in over 242,000 pounds-121 tons-of prescription drugs. The …
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Texas Man Sentenced To 70 Months For Role In International Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… funds, which he knew were the proceeds of drug trafficking, over the border into Mexico. During the sentencing hearing, … (USPIS), U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE), which oversees Homeland Security (HSI), the Bureau of Alcohol, …
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Spokane Woman Sentenced To 15 Years For Role In Violent Drug Trafficking Group

… the Spokane Police Department. Subsequently, the ATF discovered a connection to Malcolm. While initially seeming … had contacted the Spokane Police Department after discovering over 340 grams of pure methamphetamine and approximately 50 …
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North Pole Habitual Offender Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Fairbanks Meth, Heroin, And Firearm Offenses

… that Groskreutz’s backpack, located in his hotel, contained over 200 grams of methamphetamine, 71.1 grams of heroin, … of ammunition, which he has agreed to forfeit to the government. Groskreutz admitted the firearms were purchased …
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Boise Doctor Convicted Of Controlled Substance Delivery Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison

… employees testified that Minas’s practice transitioned over time from a standard family practice to one catering to …
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Ten Arrested Following Two Year Investigation Of South Sound Drug Trafficking Ring

… - (509) 454-4407 Leader allegedly used landscaping firm as cover for drug trafficking activity SEATTLE - A Drug … yard, a motorsports/boat business and a pawn shop.  Over the course of the investigation, and with today’s …
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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty For His Role In A Drug Trafficking Ring Linked To A Mexican Drug Cartel

… The defendant and his co-conspirators accounted for over $1,000,000.00 in structured deposits in Buffalo. A ledger for structured deposits was recovered from a stash house in California. In that stash house, law enforcement officers also recovered shipping materials, 21 kilograms of cocaine, and …
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Leader Of International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 15 Years Imprisonment

… J. McCartney (215) 861-1974 Division Contacts Delaware Dover - (302) 672-6383 Wilmington - (302) 395-4600 … from Panama to Wilmington.  The investigation also uncovered a separate source of supply, Saleem A. Sharif, a … to the shipment of heroin from Afghanistan. To date, the government has charged 23 individuals in the United States …
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DEA To Sponsor Off-Script Play For Valley High School As Part Of The 360 Strategy To Address Prescription Opioid And Heroin Abuse

… J. McCartney (215) 861-1974 Division Contacts Delaware Dover - (302) 672-6383 Wilmington - (302) 395-4600 … the consequences of their actions; and their journey to recovery.  In November 2015, the DEA announced Pittsburgh as … On March 30, 2016, the DEA sponsored Off-Script for over 600 students at Mount Pleasant High School as part of …
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Nine Canyon County Residents Arrested In Operation Flamethrower

… marijuana, 28 firearms, and two bulletproof vests. Over $30,000 in cash and approximately 10 vehicles were also …
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If You’ve ‘Got Drugs’, Clean Out The Medicine Cabinet This Saturday!

… pill abuse and theft. Last September, Americans turned in over 242,000 pounds - 121 tons- of prescription drugs at … expired medication that can lead to accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse. DEA and its partners are committed to …
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Joint Drug Takedown Results In 61 Arrests

… DEA Special Agent in Charge Brian R. Crowell stated, “Over the past two days, law enforcement at all levels …
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Former Correction Officer Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Smuggling Marijuana Into Riker’s Island In Connection With Inmate Distribution Ring

… U.S. District Judge Richard J. Sullivan, who presided over the trial. As alleged in the Indictment against …
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Brothers Who Led Heroin And Meth Distribution Ring Sentenced To Long Prison Terms

… on September 7, 2012, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to over a decade in prison. One of the leaders, Orlando Olais …
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Two Moses Lake Drug Traffickers Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms

… of the conspiracy, Martin Murillo-Barriga, was sentenced to over 16 ½ years. Based on the totality of the circumstances …
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Drug Trafficker Who Hid Kilos Of Heroin And Meth In Lakewood Apartment Walls Convicted

… of the apartment revealed two bricks of heroin weighing over 3 kilos, wrapped in duct tape, as well as an AK-47 …
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Drug Trafficker Who Hid Pounds Of Heroin And Methamphetamine In Apartment Walls Sentenced To Long Prison Term

… of the apartment revealed two bricks of heroin weighing over three kilos, wrapped in duct tape, as well as an AK-47 …
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Fairbanks Brother And Sister Sentenced In Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized over $350,000 in cash proceeds from Jackson and his …
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Pierce County Man Who Killed Two While Protecting Marijuana Grow Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

… more than a dozen shots at the two men, killing both. For over a decade, Capodanno sold large quantities of marijuana, …
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East Bay Resident Pleads Guilty To Possession With Intent To Distribute Crystal Methamphetamine

… yesterday to possessing with the intent to distribute over four pounds of crystal methamphetamine announced United … admitted he engaged in three transactions with an undercover officer working with the DEA in an effort to distribute … for $3,000.  Conner sold the drugs to an undercover DEA Task Force officer in the parking lot of the Sun …
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East Bay Doctor Indicted For Health Care Fraud And Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… Medi-Cal, and other private health insurance plans to cover the cost of the medically unnecessary medications that … 15, 2010 and April 15, 2011, Medicare and Medi-Cal paid over $64,000 in false and fraudulent claims for drugs … of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553. …
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Historic Demolition Of Drug Houses Underway In Buffalo, NY

… the illegal narcotics.   As part of the prosecution, over $50,000 in U.S. currency was seized and eight drug …
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Williamsville Doctor Pleads Guilty To Prescription Drug Charge

… fine. DEA Special Agent in Charge James Hunt stated, “Over the years, DEA has arrested rogue doctors who sell …