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Leaders of Baltimore Drug Conspiracy Plead Guilty

… provided to the court as part of their plea agreements, from about December 2003 until February 2006, Leonardo Wells obtained kilogram quantities of cocaine from various sources, and distributed these quantities to … Wells when he went to meet one of his wholesale customers from Hagerstown, MD. Leonardo became aware of law …
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Federal Grand Jury Returns Superceding Indictment Against Members of Major Drug Organization

… Bascom and Smith primarily arranged for the shipment of PCP from other areas for later distribution to the District of … Belmont Street, N.W., who is alleged to have obtained PCP from the local Maryland man, and who was the major … that has seized multi-gallon quantities of PCP from the members – PCP that has been valued at nearly $1 …
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Grand Jury Indictes 9 For Laundering Drug Money

… transmitter businesses that were used to launder proceeds from illegal drug sales. According to investigators, the … believe that while some of the money being transferred was from legal sources, millions of dollars came from the proceeds of illegal drug sales. According to J. …
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DEA Denver and partners in the Rocky Mountain Region hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 26th

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take Back Day is a unique …
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Leader of prescription fraud ring sentenced to over three years in federal prison

… obtain oxycodone, Adderall, and promethazine with codeine from pharmacies throughout the United States. In addition, … fraudulent prescriptions, to obtain controlled substances from pharmacies located in various states. In 2018 and 2019, … and searched laptops, phones, and electronic accounts from the Fuller, Trotter, and Hodge. The electronic devices …
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Man Sentenced Five Years for Trafficking Cocaine through U.S. Mail

… four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut through the U.S. Mail. … was sending USPS parcels containing kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut and Massachusetts.  Between … The investigation revealed that the cocaine was being sent from Puerto Rico by Roberto Muniz and others. On January 9, …
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Florencia 13 Gang Member Sentenced to 160 Months in Federal Prison

… by a 5-year term of court supervision after he is released from prison. According to information disclosed during court … indictments, all involving separate criminal conduct from January 2019 until April 2020.  Leon was identified as … and Chief Bastian found that, shortly after Leon's release from state custody on the drive-by shooting conviction in …
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Seattle man convicted of drug and gun crimes

… Seattle man convicted of drug and gun crimes May 25, 2021 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us … jury trial.  The conviction of Clyde McKnight resulted from a 6-month investigation in 2017 by the Seattle Police … 42 grams of methamphetamine and 180 grams of fentanyl from McKnight’s vehicle in Seattle.  At the time of his …
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… to dispose of unwanted, unused prescription drugs during pandemic HOUSTON  – DEA is holding its 19th National … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere …
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Fresno man sentenced to 30 years in prison for distributing fentanyl resulting in two overdose deaths in Fresno and Madera Counties

… that the cause of death for the individual was overdose from fentanyl. The other two individuals survived and were later released from the hospital. On Jan. 24, after a four-day trial, a jury found that the death resulted from the use of the fentanyl distributed by Pearson, and it …
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Monterey County man accused of dealing fentanyl-laced pills that killed one, injured another

… urge the young people of Monterey County to stay away from street drugs made to look like medicine.  Taking even … the investigation began on April 16, 2020, when officers from the Pacific Grove Police Department (PGPD) responded to … to be counterfeit M30 tablets containing fentanyl pills from this victim’s possessions. According to the complaint, …
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San Jose man sentenced to 102 months for conspiracy to distribute drugs and other crimes

… 2019. According to the plea agreement, Torres admitted that from January 2017 to April 2017, he conspired with others to … the methamphetamine into his car and started driving north from San Jose to San Francisco. Torres saw police lights … admitted that he is a citizen of Mexico, who was deported from the United States to Mexico in January 2011 and again …
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Anchorage man convicted of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Defendant was out on release from the State of Alaska in four pending criminal cases … on foot and took him into custody. Evidence retrieved from Pangilinan’s cellular telephone in the form of text … heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine) in quantities ranging from one gram to several ounces. Specifically, individuals …
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Third Portland-area man sentenced in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

… Third Portland-area man sentenced in methamphetamine trafficking … for obtaining hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine from a supplier for distribution in and around Portland. He … runner. He was responsible for obtaining methamphetamine from Alvarez, storing it, giving it to other runners to …
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Cottage Grove man sentenced to federal prison for hash oil explosion

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … the explosion, Scully was on federal supervision stemming from a money laundering conviction from 2016. In that case, Scully owned and operated a large, …
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Twelve arrested in connection with San Antonio-based heroin and cocaine

… alleges that the organization sourced its narcotics from Joe Anthony Ramirez and others.   The second indictment … and cocaine to street-level dealers and collect proceeds from narcotics sales all across San Antonio. Authorities are … beginning next week. The defendants face sentences ranging from up to 20 years imprisonment to up to life imprisonment …
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Transnational drug trafficker sentenced to 25 years for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine and for money laundering

… by a 5-year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison. Upon completion of his sentence, … disclosed during court proceedings, this case arose from a joint investigation into the Ivan Calvillo …
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Washington state based research laboratory and owner indicted for falsifying opioid addiction drug research trials

… alternative treatment for daily opioid users who suffered from chronic pain. The indictment charges that the … the study and obtain over a quarter of a million dollars from the drug company that was sponsoring the study. The … false and fraudulent documentation to hide the fraud from the sponsor, monitors, and federal regulators. The …
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DEA’s Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results in Another Big Haul

… 488,395 pounds (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 were removed from circulation. According to the 2011 Substance Abuse and …
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Southern District Of Georgia Announces Largest Hospital Drug Diversion Civil Penalty In U.S. History

… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States … Office can take to discourage other healthcare providers from engaging in such reckless behavior.” “At a time when … that controlled substances are tracked and safeguarded from theft or loss and are not diverted for illegal uses,” …
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Four Defendants Plead Guilty For Their Roles In A Major Drug Trafficking Operation In Lockport, NY

… network. Westbrook obtained cocaine and crack cocaine from several sources of supply in Atlanta, Georgia, North Carolina and New York City and from a local source of supply in Niagara Falls. Westbrook … the defendant jumped off a second story balcony and fled from law enforcement but was captured immediately. A search …
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Sinaloa Cartel Trafficker Sentenced

… 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 …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… - 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 …
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McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical Drugs

… 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. …
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Cleveland Area Residents Indicted In Poly-Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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 …
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West Michigan Pharmacy Owner And Eight Additional Employees Indicted For Conspiracy To Misbrand Controlled Substance Pharmaceutical Drugs

… 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 …
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Northern Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Opiate Painkillers And Other Pills

… 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 …
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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

… 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. …
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Six Indicted In Large Ohio Drug Conspiracy

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …