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O.C. doctor arrested on federal narcotics charges that allege prescriptions to ‘patients’ who suffered fatal overdoses

… 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   Anthony Chrysanthis … deaths. One man who allegedly obtained prescriptions from the doctor was involved in a car accident last month …
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Leader of International Drug Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … of narcotics throughout the world.  The sentencing stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … cover of legitimate business to conceal proceeds derived from narcotics trafficking,” said DEA Assistant Special …
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16 People Linked To San Fernando Valley-based Narcotics Delivery Service Indicted By Federal Grand Jury

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … hidden compartments and the movement of bulk cash collected from narcotics transactions.             In relation to the … of drugs were packaged and dispatched to customers from a facility maintained by the ring in Van Nuys. …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

… Prison for Trafficking Cocaine March 31, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New England Quick Links Press Releases Local … controlled purchases of narcotics, primarily cocaine, from Ortiz and other members of the conspiracy. …
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Dominican Drug Trafficking Organization Member Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Narcotics on the Seacoast

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking …
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Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Conspiracy, Money Laundering

… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Steven L. Hofer Domestic Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … hydromorphone and hydrocodone-directly from a drug manufacturer. Ritchea then distributed the pills …
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Illegal Alien Sentenced for Leadership Role in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Organization Linked to Mexican Cartels

… drug trafficking organization responsible for moving drugs from Mexican cartels to Houston and Dallas. The narcotics … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF South Texas comprises agents and officers from ICE-HSI; FBI; DEA; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms …
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Texas Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Meth

… drug trafficking organization, transporting methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S., and was paid $1,500 per trip. … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Antelope Valley Man Faces New Charge Alleging He Knowingly Sold Fentanyl to Second Victim Who Died

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … of fentanyl poisoning, allegedly after receiving fentanyl from the defendant,” said Anthony Chrysanthis, Deputy … 2024 at his family’s home shortly after purchasing the drug from Morales. Morales was arrested in the first case on …
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Vermont Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids

… for Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids June 14, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … pharmaceutical drugs. The substances typically were shipped from outside the United States and received in Vermont. … the conspiracy, Zabriskie and others communicated using email and other electronic platforms to discuss shipping …
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Nebraska Man Sentenced to 17 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution

… Gillespie Domestic Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota Additional Division Info Community Outreach:  Amanda Frazier (502) 780-7860 OmahaCommunityOutreach@dea.gov … There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a five year term of supervised …
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DEA Los Angeles announces new opioid and overdose prevention efforts as part of DEA 360 Strategy

… DEA Los Angeles announces new opioid and overdose prevention efforts as part of DEA 360 Strategy … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … SAC Comeaux and community stakeholders taking questions from national and local media.jpg LOS ANGELES – As the …
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Former Baggage Handlers At LAX Arrested On Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Using Credentials To Bring Cocaine Past Security

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … airlines to smuggle kilogram “samples” of cocaine from Los Angeles to drug customers on the East Coast.  At … third-party couriers, such as J.C., who had booked flights from LAX to the East Coast, and were willing to take the …
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Six Charged In Global Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… Six Charged In Global Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Conspiracies September 23, 2016 Los … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … Atlanta and Philadelphia, in order to receive drug proceeds from criminal clients who wanted those proceeds funneled …
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DEA And Partners Disrupt LA Area Drug Trafficking Organizations

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … counties, as well as in Arizona and Utah, agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and officers from several state and local law enforcement agencies …
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Leader Of Avenues Gang Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison In Federal Racketeering Case For Murder And Ordering A Killing

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … gang member - also received a quarter-century prison term from Judge Wu earlier this month. According to court … for designating individuals to collect extortionate “taxes” from drug dealers and others living and working in the area …
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International Narcotics Trafficker And Money International Trafficker Convicted On Narcotics Conspiracy Charges In Manhattan Federal Court Defendant Was Top Lieutenant To Colombian Drug Kingpin Francisco Gonzalez Uribe

… the United States and to prosecute those who seek to profit from distributing their poison in this country. It is also … In addition, in numerous recorded telephone calls and emails, Mosquera-Prado negotiated and coordinated the …
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International Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 280 Months In Prison

… for moving massive quantities of cocaine and heroin from country to country, with the ultimate goal of shipping … In numerous additional recorded telephone calls and emails, Mosquera-Prado negotiated and coordinated the …
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Former Police Officer & Tech Worker Sentenced In Illegal Online Pharmacy Scheme

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … to promote the internet pharmacy scheme, sending spam emails promoting the online pharmacy and made sure long-time … pharmacy, and attempted to hide the conspiracy’s databases from investigators.  Kogan not only handled the technology …
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18th Street Gangsters, Associates Arrested on Indictments Alleging Murder, Extortion, Drug Trafficking in L.A.’s MacArthur Park Area

… 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   Anthony Chrysanthis … violent organized crime and open-air drug markets from Los Angeles.” “The distribution of illegal narcotics in …
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Jasper County Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms and Drug Trafficking Crimes

… one being an AR style pistol.  One of the firearms seized from McMahon’s residence was stolen.   McMahon was operating … such as scales and bags used for distribution, seized from McMahon indicated that he was dealing significant … McMahon is a convicted felon and prohibited by federal law from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. This case …
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking

… of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone “M-30” pills from Mexico and distributing them in northern California and … Jose Lopez-Zamora, which law enforcement later seized from one of the organization’s distributors. After supplying … and 10 have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 19 months to 27 years. Jose Aguilar Saucedo is …
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Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy to Pay $500,000 Penalty and Enters Injunction to Prevent Filling Illegal Controlled Substance Prescriptions

… penalty and enjoined the pharmacy and its pharmacists from dispensing controlled substances, including opioids, … one doctor who the North Carolina Medical Board had barred from prescribing controlled substances. “The pharmacists at … “Pharmacists have a duty to help protect consumers from the life-threatening dangers of controlled substance …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Brings Together Families Who Lost Loved Ones to Fentanyl

… in Johnston, Iowa, June 27, bringing together families from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South … efforts within our communities.” A recorded message from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram opened the full-day event, followed by presentations from the DEA, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of …
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DEA Reports Nearly 4.7 million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized in Five State Omaha Division

… Gillespie Domestic Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota Additional Division Info Community … seized across our Division has far surpassed our totals from last year,” DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge … and have conversations about the consequences that can come from taking this incredibly potent substance.” Fentanyl is a …
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Italian national implicated in international money laundering and narcotics conspiracy extradited to the United States

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … indictment (the “Indictment”). Magni was extradited from Italy to the United States on June 14, 2018, and … Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein. Manci’s extradition from Italy remains pending.  The Indictment, which was …
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Federal indictment targets South Bay street gang involved in drug trafficking, including smuggling meth into a California state prison

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … federal narcotics trafficking and firearms charges stemming from an investigation that led to a number of seizures, … the threat of violence to run a drug distribution network from the South Bay of Los Angeles to Colorado and even …
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Brothers Who Led Mexican Mafia-Backed Puente-13 Street Gang Sentenced To Life In Prison As Result Of Federal Racketeering Case

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … that included a brutal stabbing designed to deter victims from cooperating with law enforcement and plotting to murder …
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Indictment targeting massive international cocaine conspiracy unsealed with arrival in U.S. of extradited Colombian kingpin

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … is in custody in Southern California after being extradited from Colombia last night on charges that he conspired to transport cocaine worth hundreds of millions of dollars from South America to Mexico for eventual sale in the United …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Island 2.jpg More than 4,000 take back sites will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. across the nation. OMAHA, Neb. – The … Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …