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Nassau Doctor Charged with Five Counts of Murder for Depraved Prescription Abuse

March 04, 2021
… serious symptoms, Blatti prescribed more clonazepam and oxycodone and tragically, Ms. Sabatasso died seven days … 11, 2018 of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, alprazolam, mirtazapine and valproic acid. These …
March 04, 2021
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Doctor indicted on Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment Charges in Three Overdose Deaths

June 07, 2018
… doctor, both victims received high-dosage prescriptions for oxycodone (an addictive opioid painkiller) and the … work up and immediately began prescribing a combination of oxycodone, the anti-anxiety drug clonazepam and … Ries received and filled four prescriptions from Choy for oxycodone, oxycodone-acetaminophen, alprazolam and …
June 07, 2018
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Hagerstown Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud For Improperly Billing Medicare And Medicaid

June 14, 2013
… 2009 through December 2010, he filled prescriptions for oxycodone, methadone and benzodiazepines that he knew were … were receiving the same “cocktail” prescription of oxycodone, Roxicodone and Xanax, which are well known in …
June 14, 2013
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Hagerstown Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud For Improperly Billing Medicare And Medicaid

June 17, 2013
… 2009 through December 2010, he filled prescriptions for oxycodone, methadone and benzodiazepines that he knew were … were receiving the same “cocktail” prescription of oxycodone, Roxicodone and Xanax, which are well known in …
June 17, 2013
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Baltimore Prescription Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison

April 10, 2014
… years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute oxycodone.  The sentence was announced by Assistant Special … a result of the illegal abuse of opiate-based drugs like oxycodone, a wider epidemic of opiate addiction has …
April 10, 2014
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Lee’s Summit Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,000 Kilos of Cocaine

April 21, 2021
… City, Kansas, received 50 to 60 kilograms of cocaine per delivery. Walters said he purchased 10 to 20 kilograms of cocaine from Campoy-Estrada after each delivery. On Nov. 19, 2018, federal agents executed a search …
April 21, 2021
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Australian National Pleads Guilty to Participating in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

August 08, 2024
… included a co-conspirator in Colombia, to coordinate the delivery of the pesos in Bogota, Colombia. Between July 10 … Curry was to receive 50 kilograms of cocaine for the first delivery. In order to obtain the cocaine, Curry was going to …
August 08, 2024
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Ohio man pleads guilty in methamphetamine conspiracy

March 01, 2019
… As part of his plea, Ramirez admitted to arranging bulk deliveries of methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin and then …   Upon returning to West Chester, Ramirez began accepting delivery of kilogram quantities of methamphetamine from …
March 01, 2019
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DEA And USPIS Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 28 Individuals For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Marijuana

September 27, 2011
… Rico. The suppliers based in Puerto Rico would coordinate delivery of the boxes containing the marijuana, oversee the delivery to various distributors, pay the couriers, and …
September 27, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

2nd Major Narcotics Trafficker Extradited To US From Columbia

January 27, 2017
… before returning to Spain in July 2014.  Shortly after the delivery of the heroin and cocaine, members of DEA’s New … City-based trafficking group were indicted following the delivery involving the Juan Sebastian de Elcano, including …
January 27, 2017
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$2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Seized In NYC’s Diamond District

March 31, 2017
… conducted surveillance at 43 West 47th Street and observed deliverymen carry packages inside orange bags into suite 503 … as he attempted to exit the location after the package delivery.  Lopez-Pena was in possession of keys to suite … Brennan said, “This brazen trafficking scheme involved the delivery of 55 kilograms of cocaine to a bustling commercial …
March 31, 2017
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Staten Island brothers plead guilty to opioid distribution conspiracies

October 02, 2019
… Defendants conspired with others to distribute heroin and oxycodone from their Staten Island homes BROOKLYN, N.Y. – … to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, and to being a felon in possession of a firearm. …
October 02, 2019
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New Hampshire Man Sentenced On Drug Charges

September 22, 2015
… pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and one count of distribution of oxycodone announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in … Nunez, and their involvement in a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone. The investigation ultimately led to a court order …
September 22, 2015
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Mallinckrodt Agrees To Pay $35 Million Settlement

July 11, 2017
… and one of the largest manufacturers of generic oxycodone, agreed to pay $35 million to settle allegations … DEA of suspicious orders of controlled substances such as oxycodone, the abuse of which is part of the current opioid …
July 11, 2017
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Two Men Charged With Trafficking Prescription Narcotics

January 30, 2014
… which included multiple controlled purchases of oxycodone and the use of electronic surveillance, revealed … that Earl supplied Costanzo with large quantities of oxycodone and other prescription narcotics, and also sold … complaints charging each with conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and possession with intent to distribute …
January 30, 2014
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Two defendants sentenced for major drug conspiracy, trafficking drugs from Georgia to Southwest Virginia

January 17, 2020
… organization that trafficked methamphetamine, heroin, oxycodone, cocaine, and other drugs from Georgia into …
January 17, 2020
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Owner and Employees of Alleged Pill Mill Facing Federal Indictment

March 05, 2021
… federal charges for conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone and for distribution and dispensing of oxycodone.  … there was a legitimate medical need for the prescription of oxycodone, the indictment alleges that the conspirators …
March 05, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Avalanche

April 07, 2017
… with illegally providing  patients with prescriptions for oxycodone, an addictive opioid painkiller, for no legitimate …
April 07, 2017
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Husband and wife sentenced to prison for operating Upper West Side pill mill

September 06, 2018
… to sell prescriptions for the addictive opioid painkiller oxycodone for no legitimate medical purpose from an Upper … criminal activity, approximately 3.2 million pills of oxycodone with a street value of nearly $80 million flooded … churned out thousands of illegitimate prescriptions for oxycodone in exchange for illegal cash payments. The …
September 06, 2018
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Sinaloa-based narcotics distributor designated under the Kingpin Act for trafficking fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine in Oregon

May 12, 2021
… Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Counterfeit Oxycodone Seized in Portland Metro Area.jpg Counterfeit Oxycodone Seized in Portland Metro Area.jpg Counterfeit … was in the form of counterfeit prescription pills, such as Oxycodone, commonly referred to as M-30s. If you or someone …
May 12, 2021
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Seven Indicted In Broward Pharmacy Takedown

July 08, 2011
… charges various defendants with possessing and distributing oxycodone on the specific days listed. According to the … May 5, 2010, the pharmacy ordered 1,038,560 tablets of oxycodone, more than 28 times the national average for …
July 08, 2011
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Dark Web Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison

November 03, 2021
… fentanyl, heroin, MDMA, cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone and methadone—over the dark web in exchange for … and heroin—as well as other potent illegal drugs including oxycodone, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy and other …
November 03, 2021
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Reno Doctor And Eight Others Charged In Illegal Prescription Drug Distribution Case

April 29, 2016
… distribute highly addictive prescription drugs, including oxycodone , to persons who did not have a medical necessity … with intent to distribute controlled substances, such as oxycodone and illegal use of a communication facility.  Rand … complaint, Rand allegedly prescribes narcotics, such as oxycodone, without a legitimate medical purpose and outside …
April 29, 2016
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Two Members Of Manchester-Based Drug Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms

April 12, 2017
… lengthy prison sentences for their roles in a large-scale oxycodone trafficking ring that had operated in Manchester, … included the use of cooperating individuals to purchase oxycodone pills, as well as the use of wiretaps and search … and bringing to justice those who illicitly distribute oxycodone,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Michael J. …
April 12, 2017
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Twenty-Three indicted in large-scale heroin ring

October 07, 2020
… orders, dispatched multiple runners to meet with, make deliveries to, and collect money from customers, and …
October 07, 2020
STORY

DEA Acting Administrator Tim Shea visits Tallahassee, Florida

October 06, 2020
Methamphetamine
… - October 6, 2020 October 06, 2020 Remarks as prepared for delivery DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea visited …
October 06, 2020
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Nassau Doctor Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison for Overprescription of Opioids that Led to Five Deaths

January 22, 2024
… the defendant prescribed thousands of pills for drugs like oxycodone, morphine, clonazepam, alprazolam, and oxycontin … period for thousands of pills of the drugs alprazolam, oxycodone, and Percocet. At one point, Blatti prescribed …
January 22, 2024
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Multiple cases lead to arrests of five doctors, one pharmacist, one nurse practitioner and three others

October 11, 2018
… a total of 10 defendants with illegally distributing oxycodone. “From drug cartels to street distributors, law … for their role in distributing millions of unnecessary oxycodone pills, allegedly.” SAC Hunt commends the men and …
October 11, 2018
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Former TSA Officer Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Accepting Bribes From Drug Trafficker

January 11, 2013
… drug trafficker pass safely through airport security with oxycodone pills destined for illegal trafficking in … Area Task Force into the large-scale trafficking of oxycodone pills from Florida to Connecticut.  The … revealed that an individual regularly purchased oxycodone from suppliers in Florida, transported the …
January 11, 2013
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Doctor Convicted Of Running Pill Mill And Contributing To A Death

June 12, 2013
… Werther guilty of 184 counts of illegally distributing oxycodone, 116 counts of money laundering, six counts of … approximately 150 pills containing 30 milligrams each of oxycodone, and 30 pills containing 15 milligrams each of …
June 12, 2013