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Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results In Another Big Haul For DEA St. Louis

October 04, 2012
… from DEA’s previous four Take-Back events, more than 2 million (1,018 tons) of prescription medications were … National Survey on Drug Use and (NSDUH), more than six million Americans abuse prescription drugs. That same study …
October 04, 2012
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Record Heroin Seizure In Salem County, NJ

April 29, 2016
… individual bags which have a street value close to $2 million. Additionally, Miranda-Daza was found in possession of a substantial amount of currency which was seized along with the vehicle.  … stated “to make an arrest like this and remove such a large amount of heroin from the streets is amazing. A large dent …
April 29, 2016
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In North Carolina

May 09, 2017
… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount exceeded the last take back event by 5,423 pounds.  … across the United States.”  Both the local and the national amount collected was the largest amount in the previous 12 … to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The …
May 09, 2017
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In South Carolina

May 09, 2017
… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount exceeded the last take back event by 2,436 pounds.  … across the United States.”  Both the local and national amounts were the largest amounts collected in the previous … to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The …
May 09, 2017
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In Tennessee

May 09, 2017
… proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This amount exceeded the last take back event by 4,323 pounds.  … across the United States.”  Both the local and national amounts were the largest amounts in the previous 12 Take … to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The …
May 09, 2017
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Madison area gas station owner and retailer sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $1 million

March 20, 2019
… and retailer sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined $1 million March 20, 2019 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) …
March 20, 2019
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CVS To Pay $11 Million To Settle Civil Penalty Claims Involving Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

April 03, 2013
… CVS To Pay $11 Million To Settle Civil Penalty Claims Involving Violations …
April 03, 2013
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Connecticut Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison

August 04, 2022
… person resulted in the seizure of $1,106 and a hotel key card for Saez’s room.  Agents obtained a search warrant from … cocaine base, cutting agents, drug packaging materials, and over $11,000 in cash. At the sentencing hearing, the government requested a 70-month sentence, citing defendant …
August 04, 2022
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Raleigh Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Armed Drug Trafficking

July 29, 2021
… to cook cocaine into crack cocaine), false identification cards, and over $17,000 in U.S. currency was also seized. The …
July 29, 2021
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Couple Caught With Over 23lbs of Meth Sentenced to Prison

August 04, 2021
… Couple Caught With Over 23lbs of Meth Sentenced to Prison August 04, 2021 … in the Thurston County and Tacoma areas.  After some undercover purchases in August 2019, law enforcement obtained a …
August 04, 2021
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Over 4500 Marijuana Plants Eradicated Near Wenden, Arizona

October 03, 2012
… Over 4500 Marijuana Plants Eradicated Near Wenden, Arizona … Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas Four separate grows discovered phx100312_fig1.jpg phx100312_fig2.jpg … began an investigation in late spring that led to the discovery of the grow. "This eradication operation means that …
October 03, 2012
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Joint Drug Investigation Leads To Four Arrests Over The Weekend

August 27, 2013
… Joint Drug Investigation Leads To Four Arrests Over The Weekend August 27, 2013 New York Contact Info …
August 27, 2013
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Final Defendant Sentenced In Nayarit, Mexico Based Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

March 28, 2018
… from his residence in southwest Portland. Using controlled buys, surveillance and phone toll analysis, investigators … had been convicted and the court had ordered more than $1.4 million in forfeiture money judgments. Sentenced defendants …
March 28, 2018
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16 Defendants Indicted On Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering And Gun Charges

November 24, 2003
… superceding indictment also seeks forfeiture of up to $5 million from each named defendant; a number of cars; and … carry a maximum punishment of life imprisonment, a $4 million fine, and 5 years supervised release. The money …
November 24, 2003
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Groundbreaking Extradition Lands ELN Members in Texas for Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution

August 19, 2021
… Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Possible $5 Million Reward for Alleged Leader HOUSTON – Two alleged … asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov. The U.S. Department of State, …
August 19, 2021
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Baltimore Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

February 03, 2014
Baltimore Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison February 03, 2014 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 …
February 03, 2014
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Drug Trafficker in Western Washington, Caught Twice with Kilos of Drugs and Firearms, Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

May 28, 2025
… side paneling.  Duarte Garcia was trafficking large amounts of drugs even though he had been stopped on July 14, …
May 28, 2025
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DEA’s Strong Partnerships in South Dakota Result in Higher Drug Seizures for 2020

April 08, 2021
… the entire nation which is evident by the significant amount of pills coming into our Midwestern Division.  We … not legitimate, but instead, mixed with sometimes lethal amounts of fentanyl.” Cocaine trended upward in South Dakota …
April 08, 2021
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Guilty Plea To A Conspiracy To Bribe A U.S. Air Force Contract Administrator

June 05, 2014
… 80 and two of the counts are for using Internet-based email to communicate with officials at Travis Air Force … They discussed two upcoming contracts, the manner and amount of the bribe, and in addition to that amount, Lida Amin would pay him an extra $12,000 to cover …
June 05, 2014
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Three Sentenced In Alabama For Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl

April 25, 2017
… Birmingham residents for conspiring to traffic nearly $2 million worth of heroin and fentanyl, announced Drug … of Phoenix, Ariz. The indictment in the case sought a $1.7 million monetary judgment against the defendants as proceeds of illegal activity.  The amount of fentanyl trafficked in the conspiracy was about …
April 25, 2017
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Twenty Indicted For Conspiring To Traffic Meth In Southwest Idaho

May 31, 2013
… or more of a mixture and substance containing detectable amounts of methamphetamine. The indictment alleges that on … of 10 years up to life in prison, a maximum fine of $10 million, and up to five years of supervised release. The …
May 31, 2013
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East Butler public school awarded for student’s Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest entry

February 22, 2019
… largest and oldest drug prevention campaign and reaches over 80 million people each year throughout the United States. Be …
February 22, 2019
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Former Ford Dealership Manager Pleads Guilty To Prescription Drug Distribution Charges

February 03, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … to the Centers for Disease Control and (CDC), almost two million Americans abused or were dependent on prescription … emergency departments for misusing prescription opioids.  Overdoses involving opioids killed more than 33,000 people …
February 03, 2017
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Northern Nevada Man Convicted Of Distributing Synthetic Drugs

February 07, 2014
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … Analogue Enforcement Act.  The spice he distributed over the course of these four occasions was labeled … Singh-Sidhu faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine on each count, except for the maintaining a …
February 07, 2014
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International Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 280 Months In Prison

January 09, 2013
… U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who also presided over the sentencing. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara … had an estimated wholesale value of approximately $2 million. In numerous additional recorded telephone calls and emails, Mosquera-Prado negotiated and coordinated the …
January 09, 2013
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Texas Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Spice to Alaska

April 18, 2024
… Texas Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Spice to … between 2020 and 2022, law enforcement officers intercepted over 21 kilograms of Spice that Jacob Trujillo, 36, of San …
April 18, 2024
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Drug trafficker with ties to Sinaloa cartel sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison

November 18, 2019
… Drug trafficker with ties to Sinaloa cartel sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison November 18, 2019 Seattle … the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration seized over 40 pounds of methamphetamine, five pounds of heroin, … Fentanyl is largely responsible for the increase in drug overdoses and deaths in the community. Based upon targeted …
November 18, 2019
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Long Island Man Charged With Possession With Intent To Distribute Over Two Kilograms Of Heroin

March 15, 2018
… Man Charged With Possession With Intent To Distribute Over Two Kilograms Of Heroin March 15, 2018 New York Contact … known as “Jason,” with possession with intent to distribute over two kilograms of heroin in Brentwood. Jiminez was …
March 15, 2018
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California Career Offender And Co-Conspirator Sentenced To Over 18 Years For Drug Trafficking

October 14, 2014
… California Career Offender And Co-Conspirator Sentenced To Over 18 Years For Drug Trafficking October 14, 2014 New … Medina. Meeting at a business in Rogers, Medina handed over the methamphetamine in exchange for U.S. currency. The …
October 14, 2014
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6,257 Pounds of Unused Medication Collected in Arizona

May 09, 2025
… Back Day has helped Americans safely remove nearly 19.8 million pounds of expired, unwanted, or unused medications …
May 09, 2025