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Members of drug ring connecting North Dakota Indian Reservations and Michigan residents face federal charges

January 07, 2021
… 20 years in federal prison. Eight of the 26 defendants are from Detroit, one is from Kentucky and 17 are from North Dakota. “This investigation is another perfect …
January 07, 2021
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

December 17, 2020
… unused medications. This one action can prevent medications from getting into the hands of children and others who may … overdose symptoms, and is available without a prescription from a doctor at most major pharmacy chains throughout the … of abused and misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine …
December 17, 2020
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DEA Reminds Americans to Keep Medications Secure

April 30, 2020
… of the Coronavirus pandemic. In 2018, 67,367 people died from a drug overdose with nearly 70 percent of these deaths … abuse and diversion, where medication is diverted away from its intended use or user. In addition, the campaign is … group, more than half of the people obtained the medication from a friend or relative. “Simply put, overdose deaths from …
April 30, 2020
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Seven charged with crimes related to the manufacture and distribution of pills laced with fentanyl and other controlled substances

October 28, 2019
… Calif., with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise from at least Sept. 27, 2015, through May 16, 2019. Jamaine … Ecstasy/MDMA pills containing methamphetamine. Seized emails showed purchases from China of pill press parts and dies (molds for stamping …
October 28, 2019
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DEA Collects Eight Tons Of Medicine In Los Angeles Area During Third Drug Take-Back Event

November 04, 2011
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … partners have removed 40,971 (20.5 tons) of medication from circulation in the Los Angeles area in the past 13 … area, local law enforcement agencies and community groups from Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, …
November 04, 2011
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription medications from their medicine cabinets,” said DEA Acting Administrator … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and …
May 07, 2018
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DEA Hosts 122 Collection Sites On Saturday, April 30 Th For Drug Take-Back

April 25, 2011
… Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … dangerous prescription drugs. O n Saturday, April 30 th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and local law …
April 25, 2011
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Nine People Linked To Cocaine Distribution To Italy And Domestic Methamphetamine Sales Named In Federal Indictment

May 02, 2013
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … 40 kilograms of cocaine being smuggled into Italy from the Dominican Republic and Mexico. That cocaine was … the narcotics-trafficking operation laundered drug proceeds from the Dominican Republic through the use of Western Union …
May 02, 2013
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Multi-Agency Investigation Dismantles Marijuana Distribution Ring Operating In Southeastern New Mexico And West Texas

April 27, 2015
… organization allegedly distributed quantities of marijuana from El Paso, Texas to Roswell, New Mexico and Lubbock, … 31, of El Paso, Texas, that allegedly transported marijuana from El Paso to Chaves County, N.M., and Lubbock, Texas.  … offenses.  Count 1 of the indictment alleges that from Nov. 2014 through April 2015, all ten defendants …
April 27, 2015
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Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Cocaine Conspiracies

June 16, 2025
Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Cocaine Conspiracies June 16, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to …
June 16, 2025
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Guatemalan National and Malden Man Indicted for Distributing Cocaine

June 01, 2025
Guatemalan National and Malden Man Indicted for Distributing Cocaine June 01, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a …
June 01, 2025
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Naugatuck Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

May 29, 2025
Naugatuck Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics May 29, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov …
May 29, 2025
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Worcester Man Charged For Drug Offense

May 29, 2025
Worcester Man Charged For Drug Offense May 29, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Brian Tomasetta 617-557-2309 bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 15 New …
May 29, 2025
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Supplying the Fentanyl that Killed 19-Year-Old

April 02, 2024
St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Supplying the Fentanyl that Killed 19-Year-Old April 02, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 …
April 02, 2024
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More than Two Dozen Arrested in Roundup of Members and Associates of the Black Mafia Family

October 19, 2023
More than Two Dozen Arrested in Roundup of Members and Associates of the Black Mafia Family October 19, 2023 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
October 19, 2023
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Owner of Rockstar Burgers Pleads Guilty to Making Restaurant Available to Drug Traffickers in $1.7 Million Conspiracy

December 22, 2022
Owner of Rockstar Burgers Pleads Guilty to Making Restaurant Available to Drug Traffickers in $1.7 Million Conspiracy December 22, 2022 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 …
December 22, 2022
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Gateway Strike Force Combats Drugs, Violence in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area

April 28, 2020
Gateway Strike Force Combats Drugs, Violence in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area April 28, 2020 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a …
April 28, 2020
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DEA St. Louis Division celebrates African-American Heritage

February 26, 2020
DEA St. Louis Division celebrates African-American Heritage February 26, 2020 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find …
February 26, 2020
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Three doctors indicted for conspiring to distribute oxycodone

February 13, 2020
… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … A. Davis Bio Michael A. Davis Domestic Illinois, Kansas and Missouri Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Helped by patients and staff ST. LOUIS – Eleven individuals were indicted today …
February 13, 2020
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Federal authorities arrest El Paso Police Officer for providing assistance to drug dealer

December 04, 2020
Federal authorities arrest El Paso Police Officer for providing assistance to drug dealer December 04, 2020 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us (915) 832-6000 571-324-7093 carlos.a.briano@dea.gov Carlos A. Briano Recruiter Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) …
December 04, 2020
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DEA to host summit on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in Charleston, WV

April 04, 2023
… in Charleston, West Virginia on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  The event will take place at … Among the topics being discussed by representatives from DEA, the United States Attorney’s Office, and other … the event and those interested in attending should send an e-mail to LouisvilleDiversionOutreach@dea.gov .  Attendees …
April 04, 2023
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O.C. Psychiatrist arrested on federal charges alleging illegal prescriptions for opioids without medical need

July 02, 2018
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … as well as to brokers who sold the drugs obtained from filling the prescriptions and split the profits with … both prescriptions written by Perez and the drugs filled from his prescriptions. Plumley already is in federal …
July 02, 2018
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 22, 2018
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet,” said Acting Administrator …
October 22, 2018
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Fentanyl Related Overdose Deaths Spike in Lincoln and Omaha

August 17, 2021
… to an increase in overdose deaths that began August 10, from fentanyl-laced drugs. No less than eight overdose … pharmaceuticals. Nebraska state statute provides exceptions from criminal liability for a person who requests emergency …
August 17, 2021
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Justin King Named DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge

February 04, 2021
… Division, King replaces Richard Salter Jr., who retired from the DEA in January. “I understand and appreciate the … the special agent in charge of the DEA Office of Training from April 2017 to January 2018. King comes to Omaha after …
February 04, 2021
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Texas man gets nearly 17 years after kilogram of meth found on bus passenger's lap

February 26, 2020
… announced Drug Enforcement Administration Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. U.S. District Judge Nelva … judge heard Espree hired a drug courier to transport drugs from the Rio Grande Valley to San Antonio. On Feb. 21, 2017, … purchased the courier’s bus ticket using his girlfriend’s email account and his mother’s credit card. Judge Ramos also …
February 26, 2020
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Raids On Multiple Marijuana Grow Houses In Investigation Of International Money Laundering And Interstate Marijuana Trafficking

May 18, 2018
… Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Money from China Financing Criminal Drug Distribution Organization … homes had been purchased with large wire transfers of funds from the People’s Republic of (PRC). The source of the money is still under investigation.  An analysis of the email accounts and bank accounts utilized by the criminal …
May 18, 2018
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Man Who Was Caught With Almost 100 Pounds Of Meth And Marijuana In Vehicle Sentenced To Over 30 Years In Prison

May 06, 2015
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … trooper immediately observed the odor of marijuana coming from the inside of the vehicle, and a law enforcement canine … After serving 11 years, he was re-sentenced and released from prison due to the amendments that were made to the …
May 06, 2015
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Five Persons Charged With Heroin Trafficking

October 07, 2015
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … officers made multiple controlled purchases of heroin from the defendants, and also seized approximately ½ … task force consisting of agents, officers and detectives from the DEA, FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, Las Vegas …
October 07, 2015
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Henderson Doctor Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

October 26, 2015
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … practice known as Desert Pain Management in Las Vegas.  From July 6 to November 15, 2012, Kuthuru wrote …
October 26, 2015