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Sinaloa Cartel Trafficker Sentenced

April 06, 2018
… Kelly McKay Recruiter Name Kieran Garcia (858) 616-4040 sandiegospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter … for shipping methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico for importation into San Diego. According to … members making arrangements for tractor-trailers to travel from Sinaloa, Mexico to Baja California, Mexico, carrying …
April 06, 2018
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 04, 2018
… - 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 … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
May 04, 2018
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McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical Drugs

January 17, 2017
… requires McKesson to suspend sales of controlled substances from distribution centers in Colorado, Ohio, Michigan and … are unusual in their frequency, size, or other patterns. From 2008 until 2013, McKesson supplied various U.S. …
January 17, 2017
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Cleveland Area Residents Indicted In Poly-Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

January 24, 2013
… led group that trafficked heroin, cocaine and marijuana from Chicago to Cleveland; also faces money laundering and … that is accused of bringing cocaine, heroin and marijuana from Chicago and selling it in Cleveland, said Steven M. … 2012, according to the indictment. The defendants are from Cleveland unless otherwise noted.  The indictment …
January 24, 2013
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West Michigan Pharmacy Owner And Eight Additional Employees Indicted For Conspiracy To Misbrand Controlled Substance Pharmaceutical Drugs

November 21, 2013
… named employees arranged for unused drugs to be picked up from adult foster care and nursing homes and that these … of the defendants took actions to conceal this conduct from employees and the homes by undertaking the sorting of … sentenced three semi-retired pharmacists to fines ranging from $15,000 to $30,000 on charges of felony misbranding of …
November 21, 2013
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Northern Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Opiate Painkillers And Other Pills

October 20, 2014
… purpose, even after he learned some customers had died from overdose-related deaths, law enforcement officials … Oxycontin, Percocet, Roxicet, Opana, and others-from Adolph Harper’s medical offices in Akron between 2009 … a drug dealer who happened to wear a white coat and worked from a medical office instead of a street corner,” said …
October 20, 2014
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Leader Of Large Poly-Drug Trafficking Organization With Direct Ties To Mexican Cartel Receives Sentence Of 29 Years In Federal Prison

August 06, 2015
… jury trial.  The evidence at trial established that, from October 2012, through May 16, 2014, Lara-Chavez led a … at trial also established that the group shipped marijuana, from Texas and California, to locations in Ohio and … marijuana field in Sardinia, Ohio; and brought heroin, from Columbus, Ohio, to northern Kentucky for distribution. …
August 06, 2015
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Six Indicted In Large Ohio Drug Conspiracy

March 01, 2017
… of 17 kilograms of cocaine and over half a million dollars from this group indicates that they were part of a large, … they were serious drug traffickers, but law enforcement from across Northeast Ohio was able to work together to stop … the combined efforts, hard work and dedication of agents from the Medina County Drug Task Force, Ohio Bureau of …
March 01, 2017
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Mallinckrodt Agrees To Pay $35 Million Record Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical Drugs And For Recordkeeping Violations

July 11, 2017
… are unusual in their frequency, size, or other patterns. From 2008 until 2011, the U.S. alleged, Mallinckrodt … at the next level in the supply chain, typically sales from distributors to independent and small chain pharmacy …
July 11, 2017
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Federal Grand Jury Charges Owner Of Several North Texas Pill Mills With Drug Distribution Conspiracy And Firearm Charges

September 22, 2016
… Awareness Week, in which it seeks to prevent new victims from succumbing to addiction and highlight its ongoing … drug distribution conspiracy and firearm charges stemming from his operation of several “pill mills” in north Texas, …
September 22, 2016
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Three Sentenced In Opioid "Pill Mill" Case, Including Dallas Doctor

May 26, 2017
… pain pills first. Those who divert legitimate drugs from their lawful, therapeutic purposes to illicit, deadly … accordingly.”    According to documents filed in the case, from approximately January 2013 through July 2014, Andrews, … by a superseding indictment.  The indictment alleged that from at least May 2013 through July 2014, the defendants …
May 26, 2017
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DEA-Led Investigation Results In Convictions For 2 In “Pill Mill”

July 21, 2017
… drug distribution conspiracy. That indictment alleged that from at least January 2013 through July 2014, the defendants … been sentenced.  The defendants received sentences ranging from time served to 140 months imprisonment.   According to … or as otherwise authorized by law but instead received them from co-conspirators. This Organized Crime Drug Enforcement …
July 21, 2017
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La Familia Michoacan Drug Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Charges

September 18, 2017
… Michoacán.”  “The cartel leadership in Mexico is not immune from our reach,” said U.S. Attorney Parker.  “It may take … The act also prohibits U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with Rueda-Medina, … States on January 27, 2017. According to plea documents, from September 2007 through October 21, 2009, Rueda-Medina …
September 18, 2017
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16 Charged In Alleged Large Scale Marijuana Trafficking Organization

June 19, 2014
… for distribution of marijuana and other illicit drugs from McAllen to Houston and the transportation of bulk cash from Houston to south Texas.” The joint DEA/HSI - led … bet the ranch on being able to traffic tons of marijuana from the border up through our cities are now feeling the …
June 19, 2014
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Last Of Los Zetas Money Launderers Ordered To Prison

March 27, 2013
… LAREDO, Texas -  Laredoans Laurencio Montes, 43, and Jose Luis Gonzales, 28, have been sent to federal prison … revealed the organization shipped multiple loads of cocaine from Mexico to major distribution centers in the United … a total of approximately $21 million was seized from various tractor trailer drivers, other couriers and …
March 27, 2013
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Wheat Ridge Doctor, Previous Staff Member, And Two Others Indicted For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

May 24, 2011
… recovered in total $287,675 in cash and $7,226.38 from miscellaneous bank accounts. The indictment alleges … Lincoln Continental, with such property having been derived from proceeds of a specified unlawful activity, that is the … to the investigation of those who profit substantially from this criminal enterprise.” “This is a great example of …
May 24, 2011
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A Martin County Resident Was Arrested For Running A Butane Hash Oil Laboratory And Weapons Charges

March 06, 2015
… received a call, regarding an explosion originating from an apartment in Stuart, Florida.  In the apartment, … resins containing (THC), the active psychoactive compound, from marijuana buds and plant matter by passing liquid … amounts are required in the process of extracting the resin from the raw marijuana, explosions and fires from accidents …
March 06, 2015
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Martin County Resident Pleads Guilty To Manufacturing Hash Oil In His Apartment Laboratory And To Weapons Charges

April 17, 2015
… received a call, regarding an explosion originating from an apartment in Stuart, Florida.  In the apartment, the … resins containing (THC), the active psychoactive compound, from marijuana buds and plant matter through a chemical … amounts are required in the process of extracting the resin from the raw marijuana, explosions and fires from accidents …
April 17, 2015
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Martin County Resident Sentenced For Manufacturing Hash Oil In His Apartment Laboratory And Possessing A Firearm

July 17, 2015
… furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.  Upon his release from incarceration, Vranich will be placed on supervised … resins containing (THC), the active psychoactive compound, from marijuana buds and plant matter through a chemical … amounts are required in the process of extracting the resin from the raw marijuana, explosions and fires from accidents …
July 17, 2015
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Palm Beach County Resident Convicted Of Narcotics Trafficking And Unlawful Gun Possession

February 11, 2016
… of Florida, made the announcement.  This case stemmed from an investigation into the importation of Alpha-(“α-PVP”), aka “Flakka,” from China into the United States.  In March of 2015, as a … County.  DEA agents in London, England received information from the British authorities regarding multiple packages …
February 11, 2016
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Two Charged And Two Sentenced In Scheme To Sell Narcotics On Dark Web

May 11, 2017
… made undercover online purchases of controlled substances from “OwlCity” and received the purchased narcotics, to … DEA agents made undercover online purchases of MDMA from “Polira” and received the MDMA via U.S. mail. Since … online purchases of heroin, alpha-("Flakka") and MDMA from “Ustous” and made undercover online purchases of …
May 11, 2017
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Miami-Dade, Fla. Police Officer Charged In Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

April 08, 2014
… a narcotics trafficking organization - distributing cocaine from the Dominican Republic in New Jersey and elsewhere - by … and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity - specifically, drug … Republic, which he transported on two separate trips from Miami to the Dominican Republic between Oct.5, 2012 and …
April 08, 2014
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Former Immigration Officer, Postal Worker Charged In Takedown Of 14-Member Interstate Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

June 18, 2014
… court.   Among the 14 people charged today are defendants from Las Vegas, Nev., Los Angeles, Calif., and Phoenix, … City, NJ. The DTO coordinated shipments of methamphetamine from suppliers in Arizona, California, and Nevada through … of the methamphetamine, ordering several pounds per month from various interstate suppliers. Freehauf negotiated the …
June 18, 2014
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Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

November 06, 2013
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale 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 … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
November 06, 2013
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Members Of Puerto Rico-based Cocaine Trafficking Operation Charged

September 26, 2017
… used the U.S. Mail to ship kilogram quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico to the Atlanta metropolitan area and then … U.S. Attorney John Horn.  “However, instead of learning from their mistakes, they again chose to poison our … other information presented in court:  The charges arose from an investigation into money laundering activities in …
September 26, 2017
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15 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking

June 26, 2013
… the conspiracy was to obtain kilogram quantities of cocaine from sources in Puerto Rico for further distribution in the … States Postal Service; the defendants would also travel from Puerto Rico to the continental United States using … If convicted, the defendants could face sentencings from 10 years up to life in prison.  “Drug trafficking …
June 26, 2013
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Michigan Man Sentenced To 12.5 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

December 09, 2015
… defendant trafficked cocaine and cocaine base into Vermont from New York, Michigan, and Arizona, and distributed … his bank account, and trafficked his drugs into Vermont from New York and Michigan. One of the government’s … urged the Court to consider that the defendant absconded from Michigan and remained a fugitive for a period of months …
December 09, 2015
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Two Charged With Distributing Heroin Involved In Overdose Deaths

February 26, 2016
… DEA Special Agent in Charge Ferguson.  “Those suffering from the disease of heroin addiction need access to … Miles, on November 19, 2015, a 22-year-old male died from an apparent heroin overdose at a residence in … the victim and two other individuals purchased heroin from Miles in Waterbury.  According to the State of …
February 26, 2016
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Three Brockton Men Charged With Distributing Fentanyl

April 05, 2016
… Charged With Distributing Fentanyl April 05, 2016 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … April 15, 2016.             As alleged in the complaint, from December 2015 to March 2016, the defendants sold … and several times the drug was seized by law enforcement from the defendants’ associates.  In addition, on Feb. 11, …
April 05, 2016
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Nine Men Charged With Distributing Drugs In Bristol County

June 30, 2016
… Distributing Drugs In Bristol County June 30, 2016 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … heroin and cocaine in the Bristol County area.   Six men from southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island were … later this afternoon.  Three defendants remain fugitives from justice. According to court documents, Luis Lopez was …
June 30, 2016