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DEA Columbia Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 22, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on NEXT Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … save a life. Join us on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 10 am to 2 pm at DEA’s 22nd national prescription drug … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
April 22, 2022
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Baxley pharmacist sentenced to four years in federal prison for conspiracy involving healthcare fraud, opioids

June 29, 2020
… will discourage other negligent healthcare providers from engaging in unlawful criminal behavior.”   “Pharmacists … course of professional practice. Upon inspection by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Fulghum Pharmacy … enforcement arena, we expect to deal with these problems from the corrupt drug cartels and their networks. However, …
June 29, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Local Doctor and Former Pro Football Player Indicted

September 12, 2019
… Local Doctor and Former Pro Football Player Indicted September 12, 2019 … In addition, Hodge sold illegitimate oxycodone pills from Dr. Hanson on the streets for cash,” said Robert J. … stopping unscrupulous medical professionals like Dr. Hanson from harming patients.”   “Hanson allegedly issued numerous …
September 12, 2019
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Imprisoned for International Cocaine Distribution Scheme

February 20, 2024
… Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Francisco Rene Luna … His role was to oversee the receipt of cocaine smuggled in from in vehicles on a monthly basis during the course of the … law enforcement operation. He was subsequently removed from Mexico and transported to Houston for prosecution. …
February 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Over 110 Pounds of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine with a Street Value Worth Up to $10 Million Uncovered in the Bronx

November 16, 2023
… efforts to reverse overdoses and treat those suffering from substance use disorder. We will continue to work with … brick-shaped, kilogram-sized package of suspected fentanyl from inside the bag. After NUNEZ-CAPELLAN was taken into … attempt to flee law enforcement. Agents and investigators from DEA NJ Field Division and SNP obtained a search warrant …
November 16, 2023
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High Ranking Gang Member Receives 19.5 Years in Federal Prison for Leadership Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

October 16, 2023
… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United States Atlanta … the charges. “We are committed to keeping our streets safe from the destructive influence of gang activity and the … had not yet been destroyed. The investigation revealed that from 2014 until 2020, Wilson orchestrated drug trips from …
October 16, 2023
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Convicted Felon Gets 38 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Fentanyl Resulting in Death of Arkansas Man

September 16, 2023
… their money to purchase what they believed was heroin from Driskill. The drug transaction took place in the … male again injected himself with the fentanyl purchased from Driskill. Approximately nine minutes later, he fell to … conducted two controlled purchases of fentanyl directly from Driskill. On or about February 12, 2022, law …
September 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Baltimore Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm in a School Zone and for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Other Drugs

November 15, 2022
… County Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from October 2020 through March 1, 2021, Watkins was engaged … taking possession of approximately one kilogram of fentanyl from an associate who had brought the drugs from the Pikesville stash house.  Watkins took the fentanyl …
November 15, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

December 21, 2022
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … worked to seize over 379 million deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across the country,” said Administrator … secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a  Public Safety Alert …
December 21, 2022
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DEA Seattle Field Division Joins with Families to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

November 21, 2022
… poisoning. The DEA Seattle Field Division invited families from Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho to the Family … November 15th, 2022. “This past Tuesday, 23 family members from across the Pacific Northwest who lost a loved one to a … incredible work these families are doing to prevent others from experiencing the profound pain of losing a loved one to …
November 21, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Oakland Money Service Business Owner and Employees Charged with Laundering Drug Proceeds

September 02, 2022
… Oakland Money Service Business Owner and Employees Charged with Laundering Drug Proceeds … for assisting the traffickers with laundering drug proceeds from the United States to Mexico.  The complaints describe …
September 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … ever encountered,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram.  “From large cities to rural America, no community is safe …
August 19, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds Inaugural Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic

June 15, 2022
… DEA Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic for families from across the country who have experienced the profound … with the opportunity to inform those efforts directly from those who are using their own tragedies to save the … communities to reverse the overdose epidemic and save lives from tragic drug overdose deaths.  The families and …
June 15, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

April 27, 2021
… the Ports of Entry in San Diego and Imperial Counties. [1] From 2019 to 2020, both the number of fentanyl seizures and … CDC provisional data, more than 87,200 people died from an overdose last year, marking the largest number of …
April 27, 2021
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Operators of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills

December 21, 2021
… and oxycodone. The complaint further alleges that from about September 2018 to about September 2020, Obute … hydrocodone and oxycodone. According to court documents, from about Jan. 1, 2019, to about Dec. 31, 2019, Emeakoroha … undercover officers obtained illegitimate prescriptions from Ravi, once in 2020 at his clinic operating out of 12555 …
December 21, 2021
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

December 17, 2021
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … announced the results of a public safety surge that lasted from September 29, 2021 through December 14, 2021. The surge … fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China. These fake prescription pills are designed to …
December 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Groundbreaking Extradition Lands ELN Members in Texas for Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution

August 19, 2021
… Groundbreaking Extradition Lands ELN Members in Texas for Narco-Terrorism and … and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia.   This is the first time believed members of … in an ongoing 20-year conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Colombia to the United States knowing or intending to …
August 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

35 defendants charged in joint federal and state investigation into heroin and fentanyl delivery service in Chicago area

March 12, 2019
… 35 defendants charged in joint federal and state investigation into heroin and fentanyl delivery service in Chicago area March 12, 2019 … and Conn purchased distribution quantities of narcotics from Robinson, and alleges that they regularly purchased …
March 12, 2019
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Detroit News 2003

July 15, 2021
…  JUN 2, 2003 DEA is Vindicated in Civil Lawsuit Resulting from 1997 Shooting  MAY 29, 2003 DEA Detroit Task Force …  APR 29, 2003 Michigan Drug Czar Receives Briefing From DEA Detroit On Drug Situation  APR 15, 2003 DEA Detroit …
July 15, 2021
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Former U.S. Soldier And Two North Carolina Men Found Guilty For Conspiring To Kidnap And Murder As Part Of A Murder-For-Hire Scheme Overseas

April 18, 2018
… court, and the evidence admitted at trial: Hunter served from 1983 to 2004 in the U.S. Army, where he attained the … each victim. In early 2012, Samia and Stillwell traveled from North Carolina to the Philippines, where HUNTER … murder, and Samia and Stillwell sent thousands of dollars from the payments they received to the United States using, …
April 18, 2018
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Six Charged In Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering And Mortgage Fraud Investigation

July 07, 2011
… June 28, 2011, charges that Linda Abdullah aka Linda Holt, from August 18, 2006, through February 27, 2009, devised and … on March 14, 2007. The indictment also charges that from June of 2008, through August of 2009, five defendants … were part of a drug organization that shipped marijuana from Arizona to the Detroit area, typically using United …
July 07, 2011
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Six Charged In Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering And Mortgage Fraud Investigation

July 08, 2011
… June 28, 2011, charges that Linda Abdullah aka Linda Holt, from August 18, 2006, through February 27, 2009, devised and … on March 14, 2007. The indictment also charges that from June of 2008, through August of 2009, five defendants … were part of a drug organization that shipped marijuana from Arizona to the Detroit area, typically using United …
July 08, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Brownsville Drug Dealer Gets Four Life Sentences

December 11, 2013
… the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), Houston Division and Kenneth Magidson, United States Attorney, Southern … counts in two indictments and given other sentences ranging from five to 40 years to run concurrent with the life … in 1995 and is, therefore, prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm. The jury also heard that Cardenas …
December 11, 2013
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Six Sentenced To Combined Twenty-Six Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking Offenses

November 21, 2014
… must do all we can to keep children in our community safe from drugs and other illegal activity.  Our office remains … trafficking operation beginning in October 2012, agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) determined Hathorn, … that Hoepfner was obtaining large quantities of meth from Ruiz with the intention of distributing it.  Hoepfner …
November 21, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Eight Defendants Arrested For Drug Trafficking In Operation Three Amigos

February 03, 2015
… four vehicles and over $10,000 in United States currency from members of the organization. Agents with the Drug … “The arrests today are a result of concentrated efforts from the Camden Police Department, Ouachita County Sheriff’s … the joint drug investigation, thanks to the many officers from across the state who assisted local law enforcement …
February 03, 2015
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North Little Rock Drug Ring Dismantled

March 12, 2015
… Agent in Charge David Downing. “By removing these criminals from the streets of Arkansas and Arizona, they can no longer … we are making major progress in preventing meth trafficking from taking hold in our communities. This investigation is a … against the drug dealers to remove them and their weapons from our streets.” An investigation into large-scale …
March 12, 2015
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Investigation Into Drug Trafficking Organization In Carrol County Results In Six Defendants Being Sentenced To A Total Of Over 50 Years

March 18, 2015
… 50 years in prison for drug-trafficking offenses stemming from an investigation into a drug-trafficking organization … across our district deserve to grow up in communities free from trafficking in drugs and the violence and other crime … large quantities of methamphetamine to Bryan McClelland from a source in Kansas.  After corroborating this …
March 18, 2015
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Bergen County, N.J., Man Sentenced To 17 Months In Prison In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

October 08, 2014
… including Social Security numbers and dates of birth, from unwitting individuals, who often reside in the … task force in New Jersey composed of investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration, IRS, and the U.S. … Secret Service. The New Jersey Task Force, with assistance from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland …
October 08, 2014
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Federal Authorities Seize $5.7 Million In Cocaine, Detain Two Smugglers

March 18, 2014
… dollars, while the men detained claimed to be U.S. citizens from Puerto Rico. "The US Attorney's Office and our law … of the citizens of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands from the threats delivered by the sea." While on a routine … U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry Maritime Patrol (MPA) from Air Station Miami detected a 25-foot go-fast vessel, …
March 18, 2014
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Federal Search Warrant Executed At Golden Grove Correctional Facility In St. Croix

April 08, 2014
… used to commit further crimes, run criminal organizations from inside prisons, intimidate witnesses, plot escapes, and … Trafficking (HIDTA) Task Force, which includes officers from the Virgin Islands Police (VIPD), with assistance from the FBI. Assisting HIDTA in today’s search were agents …
April 08, 2014