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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription … Springfield - (417) 888-9800 DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications WASHINGTON – … and unwanted medications across the country, the largest amount ever collected in the program’s ten years. Americans …
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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

… Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison October 29, 2014 Washington, DC … associated with Nelson and Brown.  Law enforcement overheard and observed Nelson engage in drug transactions … overheard conversations in which Nelson agreed to buy one kilogram of cocaine from Brown.  Brown delivered the …
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Nevada Woman Sentenced For Taking ‘Food Stamps’ For Meth, Cash

… percentage of the benefits in cash. Drake then used the EBT cards and PINs belonging to others to buy her own food. Vernon County Sheriff’s Department …
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Operators of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills

… Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills December 21, 2021 Houston Contact Info … the proceeds to promote the enterprise, depositing cash in amounts below $10,000 to avoid bank reporting requirements, …
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60 Year-Old Former Shelter Counselor Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

… 60 Year-Old Former Shelter Counselor Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison April 27, 2011 Washington, DC … October 2009 to February 2010, officers used sources to buy heroin from Barnes, twice at the shelter’s parking lot …
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Record-Breaking Seizure: Over 70 Kilograms Of Heroin, $2 Million Cash And Firearm Recovered In The Fieldston Section Of The Bronx

… Record-Breaking Seizure: Over 70 Kilograms Of Heroin, $2 Million Cash And Firearm …
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Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Pleads Guilty

… counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Over the course of the past four years, the defendant is … numerous pill presses and parts for pill presses from online vendors were seized. Multiple packages shipped from …
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Two San Gabriel Valley Men Who Participated In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ That Moved Money Out Of U.S. Sentenced To Federal Prison

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … the South El Monte import-export company they used to move millions of dollars linked to illegal activity from the …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety … Monmouth/Ocean - (732) 431-7160 x2242 DEA seizes 1.8 million fake pills and arrests 810 nationwide in two-month … is the primary driver of the recent increase in U.S. overdose deaths. “Opioids were responsible for nearly three …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription … 837-6000 Midland - (432) 686-4085 DEA brings in nearly a million pounds of prescription medications WASHINGTON – … and unwanted medications across the country, the largest amount ever collected in the program’s ten years. Americans …
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Five Argentine men charged with illegally operating online pharmacies and importing and distributing oxycodone

… Five Argentine men charged with illegally operating online pharmacies and importing and distributing oxycodone … each carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.  The superseding indictment also includes a … determined to keep the American public safe from illegal on-line ‘pharmacies,’” said Inspector in Charge Craig …
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Brooklyn man charged with distributing synthetic drugs, fentanyl, and Oxycodone over the internet

… with distributing synthetic drugs, fentanyl, and Oxycodone over the internet August 24, 2018 New Jersey Contact Info … with customers over three Internet websites, two email accounts, and text messages. His customers included … He received payments for his drug shipments via credit card payments, Western Union, direct bank deposit, and …
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Two Rochester Brothers Charged In Federal Drug ConspiracyAuthorities Seize Over Half A Million Dollars In Cash

… Charged In Federal Drug ConspiracyAuthorities Seize Over Half A Million Dollars In Cash January 27, 2011 New York Contact … district. The seizures by law enforcement of an astounding amount of currency eliminate any profit that may have arisen …
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Two Extradited, Charged With Weapons Support To Hizballah One Defendant Allegedly Agreed To Acquire $9.5 Million Worth Of Surface-to-Air Missiles And Other Weapons For Hizballah

… To Hizballah One Defendant Allegedly Agreed To Acquire $9.5 Million Worth Of Surface-to-Air Missiles And Other Weapons … Siavosh Henareh and Cetin Aksu agreed to provide massive amounts of heroin to individuals they believed to be … organization. Aksu is also charged with agreeing to buy a deadly laundry list of weapons on behalf of an …
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Fall River Man Convicted of Drug Distribution Resulting in Death of a Minor and the Sale of Drugs and Machineguns on Telegram App

… From at least 2022 through 2024, Benjamin Hunt operated an online marketplace on the Telegram application through which … said United States Attorney Leah B. Foley. “By exploiting online platforms to sell lethal drugs and guns, the … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charges of distribution of and possession with …
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Annapolis Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison in Drug Conspiracy

… Annapolis Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison in Drug Conspiracy August 10, 2006 … others. On May 21, 2003 Warren Young contacted  Thorpe to buy crack cocaine. Thorpe advised that he only had powder …
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Milton woman arrested for running multimillion-dollar black market marijuana enterprise

… Milton woman arrested for running multimillion-dollar black market marijuana enterprise April 02, … require a customer to provide proof of a medical marijuana card. Furthermore, it is alleged that Northern Herb would … accounts in another person’s name to conceal her control over this money and to hide it from the U.S. Bankruptcy …
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19 Defendants Charged for Conspiring to Distribute Millions of Doses of Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine in Washington Square Park

… 19 Defendants Charged for Conspiring to Distribute Millions of Doses of Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine in … deaths within one six-month span in 2024, as well as other overdoses that created a substantial risk of death and …
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German Citizen Charged with Laundering Funds Linked to Prominent Darknet Marketplace “Dream Market”

… week in Germany on parallel charges brought by the German government.  “Andresen allegedly channeled commissions earned … and his co-conspirators will no longer profit from the online sales of narcotics and fraud services, and Andresen … largely untouched, including Dream Market wallets that held millions of dollars in commission payments to the …
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Two Men Indicted In $7 Million Dollar California To Missouri Marijuana Conspiracy

… Two Men Indicted In $7 Million Dollar California To Missouri Marijuana Conspiracy … City - (573) 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - -Troy Derby, Assistant Special …
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Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops

… America. During the operation, DEA seized more than 2.3 million vape devices and cartridges and more than 100 … 5 firearms, 730 pounds of marijuana, and a significant amount of dangerous THC related products. "Our community …
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Pill Press Machines, Over 16lbs of Alleged Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine and Oxycodone Recovered in Queens: Three Arrested

… Pill Press Machines, Over 16lbs of Alleged Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine and Oxycodone … pill presses can produce thousands of pills in a short amount of time, while manual pill presses create individual …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety … - (601) 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 DEA seizes 1.8 million fake pills and arrests 810 nationwide in two-month … is the primary driver of the recent increase in U.S. overdose deaths. “Opioids were responsible for nearly three …
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Pensacola Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Possession with Intent to Distribute Large Amounts of Narcotics

… Guilty to Armed Possession with Intent to Distribute Large Amounts of Narcotics July 22, 2025 Miami Contact Info …
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Baltimore Area Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Over 28 Years In Prison

… Baltimore Area Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Over 28 Years In Prison August 08, 2014 Washington, DC … a drug trafficking organization that distributed very large amounts of cocaine throughout the Maryland metropolitan … by a co-conspirator.  In addition, approximately $1.6 million dollars was seized from a residence in Reisterstown, …
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Medical Doctor Surrenders License As DEA Executes Search And Seizure Warrants On Pain Clinic

… 863-2992 Jackson - (601) 965-4400 Oxford - (662) 234-8542 Over 1.5 million dollars in assets seized NEW ORLEANS - The DEA and …
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Anderson Couple Indicted In Shasta County Marijuana Cultivation And Distribution

… 2,700 mature marijuana plants and 1,300 marijuana clones.  Agents also seized approximately 40 kilograms of … 2,329 mature marijuana plants and an additional 1,724 clones which had not developed a root structure.  John Lane, …
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San Antonio businessman pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy

… TX – Karen Mgerian age 41 admitted to conspiring to launder millions of dollars of purported drug proceeds through a … the laundering services for a 10-20% fee of the total amount of proceeds to be laundered. Moreover, Mgerian sought … dealership, MGM Auto, to agents, proposing that he would buy it back from the agents at a reduced price, i.e., less …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Drug, Gun Crimes

… Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Drug, Gun Crimes February 10, 2026 Chicago … holstered on his hip. A search of his car revealed large amounts of heroin and fentanyl, a digital scale and other …
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Virginia Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… Virginia Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking and … of the residence.  During the search, investigators recovered the counterfeit cocaine, an additional kilogram of …