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Arlington Career Criminal Sentenced For Heroin Distribution

… suspected that he sold the heroin involved in two suspected overdose deaths in Arlington.  Federal agents identified … England,” said Ferguson.  “Fentanyl and heroin are causing overdose deaths across the Commonwealth in record numbers, … .45 caliber firearm with an obliterated serial number, over 26 grams of heroin mixed with fentanyl and thousands of …
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Violent Indianapolis Heroin Trafficking Organization Dismantled

… Officers did not return fire and no one was injured. Over the nine-month investigation, 19 firearms, $160,000 in … of heroin, and methamphetamine were confiscated. Also recovered were two ballistic vests. Law enforcement documented … Jeffrey D. Preston who is prosecuting this case for the government, all defendants face decades of time in federal …
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11 Defendants Arraigned In The Eastern District Of Oklahoma For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearings.  All defendants were remanded into the …
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Home Of The Brave

… for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearings.  All defendants were remanded into the …
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Dr. William Hedrick And Nurse Practitioner Charged With Multiple Felony Counts

… 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 …
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Charleston Drug Gang Busted

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

… 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 …
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Last Member Of A Large Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Sentenced

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

… 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 …
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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

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

… 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 …
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Former Employee Of Exeter Hospital Indicted In Connection With Hepatitis C Outbreak

… analgesic effect of the drug, Kwiatkowski allegedly caused over 30 individuals in New Hampshire and elsewhere to become …
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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

… 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. …
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Conway Men Enter Guilty Pleas In Federal Drug Conspiracy

… 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, …
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Chattanooga Pill Mill Operator Sentenced To 280 Years In Prison

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

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

… 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. …
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Baton Rouge Man Convicted Of Possession With The Intent To Distribute Heroin

… 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 …
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Local Doctor Arrested For Illegally Dispensing Controlled Substances And Threatening To Kill Law Enforcement

… 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 …
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Long Island Convenience Store Owner And Clerks Arrested For Drug Trafficking

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …
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Crack Distributor Convicted In Plattsburgh, New York

… 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 …
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DEA Hosts Its Sixth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 27 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… 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 …
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Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison

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

… Major Cross-Border Drug Tunnel Discovered South Of San Diego November 16, 2011 San Diego … - (760) 355-0857 San Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 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 …
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DEA Sponsors 7th National Prescription Take Back Day

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

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

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

… 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 …
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DEA Takes Down Drug Den Day Care

… To date, DEA has arrested four subjects, seized over 90 pounds of methamphetamine, 33 grams of cocaine, …