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12-Person Cocaine Trafficking Ring Dismantled

September 09, 2021
… 720-431-8836 Defendants Charged with Trafficking Cocaine from Puerto Rico to Western New York NEW YORK – Special … in a drug trafficking operation that transported cocaine from Puerto Rico to Buffalo and other areas of Western New … discovered that kilograms of cocaine were being mailed from Puerto Rico to members of this drug ring in various …
September 09, 2021
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35 defendants to include the ring leader charged in major take down of international drug trafficking organization based in Lane County

October 29, 2020
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … David F. Reames Domestic Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Additional Division Info Community Outreach … including one of its ringleaders and sources of supply from Mexico, have been charged with distributing …
October 29, 2020
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Owner Of Columbus Southern Medical Center Pleads Guilty To Drug, Tax, Fraud Charges: $29 Million Forfeited

January 30, 2017
… fraud charges, and agreed to the forfeiture of what remains from the $29 million in seized funds earned from the clinic’s illegal activities, after restitution is paid from the funds. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney …
January 30, 2017
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DEA Investigation Results In Federal Marijuana And Money Laundering Charges

April 28, 2014
… DEA Investigation Results In Federal Marijuana And Money Laundering Charges April 28, 2014 Rocky Mountain … (571) 387-2558 utahrecruiter@dea.gov Money was being wired from bank accounts in Colombia to bank accounts in Colorado … is not in custody.  He is currently considered a fugitive from justice.  Furtado, Luis Uribe, and Hector Diaz are …
April 28, 2014
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Two Pharmacists Convicted For Illegally Dispensing To Patients Of A Pill Mill

March 29, 2017
… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States Atlanta … communities.” “These convictions have removed a huge tumor from the cancer that illicit drug distribution has become …
March 29, 2017
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Two doctors, two licensed physical therapists, a licensed clinical social worker, a pharmacist, and four pharmacy owners and operators among those charged in Brooklyn as part of national health care fraud initiative

September 30, 2020
… to protect our community and our taxpayer-funded programs from the potential harm posed by corrupt healthcare … of conspiring to participate in this broad scheme to steal from the United States taxpayers through both Medicare and …
September 30, 2020
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Fentanyl and heroin darknet vendors indicted

April 05, 2019
… Fentanyl and heroin darknet vendors indicted April 05, 2019 San … on the darknet, you will have federal law enforcement from every district and state across the nation pursuing … like fentanyl. Tens of thousands of people die every year from overdosing on opioids. We all need to do our part to …
April 05, 2019
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Ocean Bank Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits More Than $10 Million

August 22, 2011
… Ocean Bank Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement And Forfeits More Than $10 Million August 22, 2011 Miami … failing to establish an anti-money laundering program from 2001 through June 2008, in violation of the Bank … by investigators. The $10,988,136 is due within five days from the date of the Agreement. In addition, FinCEN, FDIC …
August 22, 2011
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Multi-Agency Operation Nabs Three-Seizes Three Kilos Of Heroin And $4.1 Million

March 21, 2017
… over $4.1 million and three kilograms of (over six pounds) from a storage unit in the Bronx and a U-Haul truck. The … searches of a U-Haul and a Dodge Caravan that were seized from the location at the time of the defendants’ arrests. At … operation that transported large quantities of heroin from Texas for sale in New York City and Lawrence, …
March 21, 2017
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Sophisticated Traffickers Smuggled Narcotics To New York City Via U.S. Postal Service

April 15, 2014
… of cocaine and oxycodone. The group smuggled cocaine from Puerto Rico to New York City via the U.S. Postal … called Sweet Home.  Approximately $7,500 cash was seized from a bedroom in the residence where Valdez was staying. An … Agents and detectives seized narcotics and cash from the location. Hanley and Vasquez were arrested and …
April 15, 2014
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
… and dedication in fighting the prescription pill epidemic from the Fall 2010 through September 2014 by disposing of … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time.  As with the previous nine … alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings from these drugs.  We also know that most heroin users start …
July 28, 2015
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
… and dedication in fighting the prescription pill epidemic from Fall 2010 through September 2014 by disposing of over … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time.  As with the previous nine … alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings from these drugs.  We also know that most heroin users start …
July 28, 2015
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DEA Announces Colorado, Montana, Utah, And Wyoming Prescription Drug Take-Back Results

October 04, 2012
… collected 488,395 (244 tons) of prescription medications from members of the public. When added to the collections from DEA’s previous four Take-Back events, more than 2 … (1,018 tons) of prescription medications have been removed from circulation. Within the Denver Field Division, the …
October 04, 2012
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Moss Bluff Man Warehoused And Sold Large Quantities Of Marijuana

March 12, 2015
… a marijuana sales and transport conspiracy that stretched from Texas to Louisiana. Daniel Cantu-Lopez, 42, of Moss … Bluff. He directed the transport and sales of marijuana from June 2013 to September of 2013 from locations in Texas and Louisiana. During the course of …
March 12, 2015
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DEA To Publish Final Rule Rescheduling Hydrocodone Combination Products

August 21, 2014
… the Final Rule moving hydrocodone combination (HCPs) from Schedule III to the more-restrictive Schedule II, as … painkillers, resulting in 22,134 Americans dying in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers,” said DEA Administrator Michele …
August 21, 2014
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 27, 2016
… 1-888-219-4261 Twice-annual event takes place in Alaska from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 SEATTLE - After collecting … have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation. Combined results for the previous ten … (2010-2015) resulted in 23,181 (11.5 tons) of drugs removed from circulation. America is presently experiencing an …
April 27, 2016
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 27, 2016
… 1-888-219-4261 Twice-annual event takes place in Oregon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 SEATTLE - After collecting … have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation. Combined results for the previous ten … (2010-2015) resulted in 78,293 (39.1 tons) of drugs removed from circulation. America is presently experiencing an …
April 27, 2016
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 27, 2016
… 1-888-219-4261 Twice-annual event takes place in Washington from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 SEATTLE - After collecting … have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation. Combined results for the previous ten … resulted in 127,719 (63.8 tons) of drugs removed from circulation. America is presently experiencing an …
April 27, 2016
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Residents In The Pacific Northwest Turned In Over 13.8 Tons In DEA’s National Drug Take-Back Day

November 07, 2013
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … have removed over 3.4 million (1,733 tons) of medication from circulation.  (A breakdown of the last Take-Back Day’s … sites which resulted in 14,508 (7.3 tons) removed from circulation. Idaho - 24 collection sites which resulted …
November 07, 2013
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Clovis Woman Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering

June 27, 2016
… Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Laundered proceeds from the sale of synthetic drugs FRESNO, Calif. - Natalie … 30, of Clovis, pleaded guilty today to laundering proceeds from the sale of synthetic drugs, commonly known on the … a Lake Tahoe time share with proceeds she obtained from the sales of smokable synthetic cannabinoids. According …
June 27, 2016
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Former Kern County Sheriff’s Deputies Sentenced For Marijuana Trafficking

August 07, 2017
… informant for August, and others, to steal marijuana from a KCSO storage unit and sell it for unlawful personal … lands.  Once August and Penney obtained the marijuana from the storage unit, they had it (trimmed) into … who sold it and provided August with part of the proceeds from those sales.  August then shared the proceeds with …
August 07, 2017
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United States Attorneys Announce Final Statistics On Operation Mountain Sweep, Targeting Illegal Marijuana Cultivation On Public Lands

September 05, 2012
… States; Marijuana worth more than $1.45 Billion Eradicated from Public Lands SACRAMENTO, CA - U.S. Attorneys in several … The operation, previously announced on August 21, lasted from July 1 through August 31, and involved law enforcement … seven states eradicated more than 726,000 marijuana plants from public lands. The Drug Enforcement Administration …
September 05, 2012
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Two Georgia Men Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl

October 05, 2023
… years.  SAVANNAH, GA --  Two Georgia men, including one from Bryan County, have been sentenced to federal prison for … Fentanyl, and his plea acknowledged that the death resulted from the fentanyl the victim purchased from Cothern. “Fentanyl is extremely dangerous to the …
October 05, 2023
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Leaders of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle over 43,000 Kilos of Cocaine into the United States

January 17, 2025
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … According to the plea agreements and other court documents, from 2016 until 2023, Gonzalez-Ortiz established and led a …
January 17, 2025
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 05, 2021
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with …
November 05, 2021
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 01, 2021
… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with close to 5,000 collection sites nationwide, DEA and its more than 4,200 state and local law enforcement …
November 01, 2021
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Five Argentine men charged with illegally operating online pharmacies and importing and distributing oxycodone

March 13, 2019
… and Lucas Daniel Paura, aka “Carl Carlson” (age: 31), all from Buenos Aires, Argentina, were charged with conspiracy … and attempted importation of controlled substances from Romania and another country to the Eastern District of … 12, 2019, pursuant to requests for their provisional arrest from the United States.  Authorities are pursuing the …
March 13, 2019
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Top Hizballah Terror Financier Arrested

March 24, 2017
… sanctions on Kassim Tajideen in 2009 that barred him from doing business with U.S. individuals and companies,” … went to great lengths to evade them by hiding his identity from the U.S. entities he did business with, and from the government agencies responsible for enforcing the …
March 24, 2017
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DEA Releases New Rules That Create Convenient But Safe And Secure Prescription Drug Disposal Options

September 08, 2014
… and banned pharmacies, doctors’ offices, and hospitals from accepting them.  Most people flushed their unused drugs … Drug Use and Health.   Nearly 110 Americans die every day from drug-related overdoses, and about half of those … painkillers for the first time report obtaining the drugs from friends or relatives, including from the home medicine …
September 08, 2014
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Drug Trafficker Indicted: Two Firearms And $3 Million In Cocaine And Cash, Seized At Apartment Near Horace Mann School

October 23, 2013
… a narcotics trafficker on drug and weapons charges stemming from the seizure of 31 kilograms of cocaine, $1.6 million in cash and two loaded semi-automatic pistols from an apartment in the Fieldston section of the Bronx. … bail since his arrest on September 26, when DEA agents from Group D-34, investigators from the Office of the …
October 23, 2013