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Lawrence, Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl

March 22, 2017
… on supervised release for five years following his release from prison.  He also was ordered to forfeit the $113,100 in drug proceeds that had been seized from his residence. “Fentanyl has been the cause of the … to prevent a large quantity of this potentially deadly drug from being sold on the street.  I particularly want to …
March 22, 2017
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Pilot And Passenger Of Plane That Crashed At Yoakum County Airport After Refueling Plead Guilty To Drug Charge

August 06, 2013
… day before the crash, Cangelosi flew a commercial airline from Houston, Texas, to Sacramento, California, where she … pilot, who was paid approximately $5,000 cash to fly her from Sacramento back to Houston.  They left Sacramento … to take off and crashed. The YCSD received a 911 call from an individual who reported seeing a female with bags by …
August 06, 2013
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Bethel Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin And Cocaine That Contributed To Two Overdose Deaths

June 21, 2017
… deceased.  Investigators seized three empty heroin folds from the victim’s purse, and six empty heroin folds from the victim’s jacket.  Mignani provided heroin and … also seized $1,531 in cash and multiple cellphones from the residence.  Mignani was arrested on state charges …
June 21, 2017
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DEA Atlanta Division Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

April 23, 2014
… Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle …
April 23, 2014
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DEA Charlotte District Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

April 23, 2014
… Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle …
April 23, 2014
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DEA South Carolina District Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

April 23, 2014
… Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle …
April 23, 2014
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DEA Nashville District Office Heads Up Eighth Prescription Drug Take-Back Event April 26, 2014

April 23, 2014
… Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle …
April 23, 2014
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Texas Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison

September 18, 2012
… in the conspiracy. According to court documents, from 2008 through early 2010, Jaimes and his co-conspirators … delivered in excess of 600 kilograms of cocaine from Mission, (a border city between the United States and …
September 18, 2012
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Former Piedras Negras “Plaza” Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Distribution Charge

April 09, 2015
… pleaded guilty to his leadership role in the importation and distribution of thousands of kilograms of narcotics into the United States from Mexico announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph …
April 09, 2015
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DEA Atlanta Division Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

April 25, 2016
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 30, 2016 ATLANTA - The … Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … users show that the majority of them get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 25, 2016
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DEA Charlotte District Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saurday

April 25, 2016
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 30 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The … Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … users show that the majority of them get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 25, 2016
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DEA South Carolina District Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

April 25, 2016
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 30 COLUMBIA, S.C. - The … Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … users show that the majority of them get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 25, 2016
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DEA Nashville District Office To Hold 11th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

April 25, 2016
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 30 NASHVILLE - The Drug … Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.  This one-day event will … users show that the majority of them get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 25, 2016
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Hartford Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison

January 15, 2015
… To 5 Years In Federal Prison January 15, 2015 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … to possess and distribute heroin, some of which he stole from his drug supplier. According to court documents and … area.  Fernandez, who also was supplied with narcotics from individuals in New York, sold the drugs locally to …
January 15, 2015
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To Over 22 Years For Oxycodone Conspiracy

January 16, 2015
… pills outside of Maine.  Some of these pills were obtained from people in Connecticut who diverted lawfully issued … oxycodone prescriptions.  Others were obtained in bulk from California and elsewhere. The pills were transported to … officers seized more than 600 30-mg oxycodone pills from members of the conspiracy.             According to the …
January 16, 2015
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Role In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

March 13, 2014
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from “Operation Blue Coast,” an investigation headed by the … Force into the large-scale trafficking of oxycodone pills from Florida to Connecticut.  The investigation revealed that an individual regularly purchased oxycodone from suppliers in Florida, transported the oxycodone to …
March 13, 2014
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Hartford Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

May 30, 2014
… for attempting to purchase three kilograms of heroin from an undercover officer. According to court documents and … Raouf arranged to purchase three kilograms of heroin from the undercover officer for $55,000 per kilogram.  Raouf … Raouf’s girlfriend, Lillian Compres, withdrew $120,000 from a safety deposit box at a bank in East Hartford and …
May 30, 2014
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DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day On April 26 Take-Back Day To Help Residents Clean Out Their Medicine Cabinets Of Old, Unwanted, Potentially Harmful Drugs

April 22, 2014
… Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Flagstaff, Lake Havasu, Nogales, Sierra Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas PHOENIX - With public participation at an … be more wrong. By removing unwanted prescription drugs from their homes, the public helps prevent experimentation, …
April 22, 2014
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DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

September 22, 2015
… Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th SAN DIEGO - This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its law … unwanted prescription drugs.  On Saturday, September 26th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. DEA and its partners will hold their …
September 22, 2015
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Results Are In And Thousands Of Pounds Of Unused, Unwanted And Expired Medication Was Cleaned Out Of New Yorkers Medicine Cabinets

November 03, 2016
… Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 38,575 pounds collected from 249 collection sites throughout New York state (NEW … than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by … DEA Administrator.  “By removing unnecessary medication from your home, you are removing the risk of unnecessary …
November 03, 2016
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DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

September 24, 2015
… Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th SEATTLE - -This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, come to one of the almost … resulted in  108,399 (54.2 tons) of drugs removed from circulation. The service is free and anonymous, no …
September 24, 2015
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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 Idaho 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 39,263 (19.6 tons) of drugs removed from circulation. America is presently experiencing an …
April 27, 2016
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th WASHINGTON - DEA … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine …
July 28, 2015
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Medford Man Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Prison On Federal Marijuana Charges

November 05, 2012
… 100 or more kilograms of marijuana. The charge stemmed from an April 2011 traffic stop in Texas where police seized … the marijuana for $5,500 per pound, and that 23 pounds came from Galvan. The driver also admitted he had previously sold 72 pounds of marijuana from Galvan and still owed Galvan $125,000. DEA agents …
November 05, 2012
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California To Connecticut Marijuana Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy

October 18, 2016
… 571-387-5018 Sentence includes extra time for escape from jail SAN FRANCISCO - Thanousone Volarat, 36, of Fresno, … and distribute marijuana, money laundering, and escaping from the Fresno County Jail, Acting United States Attorney … Volarat and his co-conspirators began purchasing marijuana from sources in California and Oregon. In 2010, Volarat …
October 18, 2016
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Guilty: Major Synthetic Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 14, 2017
… that shipped misbranded synthetic drugs interstate from a processing lab in Millbrae, California, U.S. Attorney … more lethal. In pleading guilty, Ortiz acknowledged that from 2011 to 2013 he was involved in the importation of raw synthetic cannabinoids from China that was processed and distributed from …
August 14, 2017
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Two Women Plead Guilty To Structuring Cash Transactions

February 24, 2014
… obtained prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone from pharmacies in Modesto, and then transported and mailed … of $10,000 or less. After receiving the cash deposits from co-conspirators, Chou and Chim withdrew the cash from those accounts in amounts of $10,000 or less to attempt …
February 24, 2014
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 29, 2015
… Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Event will take place from 10am – 2pm on Saturday, September 26th NEW YORK - DEA … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
July 29, 2015
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Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

May 02, 2013
… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers. … on the event. Nearly 68 (135,860 pounds) has been collected from the Central Valley and Northern California during the …
May 02, 2013
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San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovers sophisticated cross-border drug tunnel under the U.S./Mexico border

March 31, 2020
… Federal agents seize 4,400 pounds of illicit drugs from the tunnel’s exit in the U.S. Tunnel Entrance.JPG Drugs … area of San Diego.  The discovery of the tunnel resulted from an ongoing investigation by members on the San Diego … pounds of marijuana and more than two pounds of fentanyl from the tunnel.   The large seizure of mixed drugs …
March 31, 2020