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Southern District Of New York U.S. Attorney Announces Arrests Of Five Honduran National Police For Drug Trafficking And Related Firearms Offenses

… For allegedly conspiring to move tons of cocaine from the Honduran jungles to American cities, these Honduran … in Honduras and elsewhere worked together, and with support from the defendants and others, to receive multi hundred-kilogram loads of cocaine sent to Honduras from Venezuela and Colombia via air and maritime routes, and …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Local Doctor For Unlawfully Dispensing More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills

… an average resale value in New York City of $2,700 or more. From October 2012 until December 2014, Mirilashvili, a … was writing.  For example, among documents recovered from Mirilashvili’s home at the time of his arrest, were lab …
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Pearl River Man Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Oxymorphone Causing The Overdose Death Of 21-Year Old Man

… of prescription drugs will not get any easier treatment from this Office simply because what they are selling can be … Kevin Nulty stated: “It was sad for me to see a young man from my own neighborhood in Orangetown die as a result of … real to me. I greatly commend the work of the investigators from my department and the US Drug Enforcement …
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Queens Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… in the diversion of addictive prescription drugs from their intended use they fuel drug abuse and addiction. … problem here on Long Island. In Nassau County, overdoses from these types of medications almost double that of overdoses from heroin. Our partnership in the DEA Tactical Diversion …
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Former Hip-Hop Manager James Rosemond, Leader Of A Notorious Drug Trafficking Organization, Sentenced To Life In Prison

… same streets with cocaine, and shuttled drugs and money from coast to coast. Today’s life sentence is a fitting end … narcotics-trafficking organization that shipped cocaine from Los Angeles, California, to the New York City … metropolitan area and that, in turn, shipped cash proceeds from narcotics sales back to Los Angeles. The organization …
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21 Charged With Trafficking Of Prescription Opiates

… of the prescription opiates oxycodone and hydrocodone from the Fusion Wellness Clinic located at 2442 SE 101st … crisis as we are losing record numbers of Americans from prescription drugs, heroin, and fentanyl overdoses. DEA … Clinic was a business established by Idumwonyi and Demille, from which Demille began issuing controlled substance …
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Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Using U.S. Registered Aircraft To Transport Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine

… in Central and South America. “The plea agreement received from Chang-Monroy, a cocaine transporter in the … for the purpose of transporting large amounts of cocaine from clandestine airstrips in Venezuela to clandestine … drug trafficking organization in exchange for a percentage from the sale of the cocaine that was successfully …
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Leader Of A Baltimore Drug Organization Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Over 1,000 Kilograms Of Marijuana And To Launder Drug Proceeds

… in Canada in early August 2013, and D’Amico was extradited from Colombia, South America. The sentence was announced by … with other conspirators at a stash house in Baltimore. From 2007 through June 2009, Nicka, D’Amico, and Peterson …
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Two Employees Of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Including Logistics Warehouse And Mail Center Supervisor, Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

… similar in size and weight to the aforementioned package from the Medical Center mailroom. The packages had been sent from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to the Medical Center, to the … surveillance retrieving another similarly addressed package from the Medical Center mailroom. Tucker then brought the …
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Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of More Than 10,000 Oxycodone Pills, Resulting In One Known Death

… was brought home by a tragic death allegedly resulting from Dr. Ramirez’s prescriptions.” NYPD Commissioner William … obtained prescriptions for thousands of oxycodone tablets from Ramirez, including the name of third persons.  Cooney … Medical reports concluded that the death resulted from an overdose of oxycodone and alprazolam, another drug …
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New London man sentenced to 4 years in prison for distributing cocaine, violating supervised release

… conviction for trafficking cocaine. This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … The investigation revealed that Hernandez received cocaine from an identified leader of a drug trafficking organization …
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … more being added each day Collection sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The public can find a …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
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Virtua Health Inc. to Pay $150,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations

… tablets of oxycodone (30mg size) had been lost or stolen from the inpatient pharmacy at the hospital. An investigation conducted by diversion investigators from the DEA revealed that from Oct. 8, 2015, through Nov. 2, 2016, Virtua Health …
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Philadelphia Man Admits Role in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… thereafter, both Hernandez Pinales and Rivera Pagan fled from the parking lot, after seeing what they believed to be … officers recovered approximately 900 grams of fentanyl from Hernandez Pinales’ car, as well as cellphones from Rivera Pagan and Hernandez Pinales that contained …
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

… unused medications. This one action can prevent medications from getting into the hands of children and others who may … of abused and misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets. For more information on …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 45 Months Imprisonment for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… The defendant purchased wholesale quantities of fentanyl from another member of the conspiracy, who, in turn, imported the fentanyl from an international source of supply.  The defendant was … authorized wiretap investigation arranging drug purchasers from the conspirator who was importing the drugs. The …
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Canadian marijuana dealer sentenced to 135 months for role in international conspiracy

… thousands of pounds of marijuana into the United States from Canada through the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian … J. Hunt of the New York Division. Following his extradition from Canada, Stewart admitted that he and his … of pounds of marijuana across the St. Lawrence River from Canada into the United States. Chief U.S. District …
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Princeton, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

… methamphetamine on three occasions during a two-day period from August 26th to 27th, 2021. Additionally, on August 27, … Police Department investigated the case, with assistance from the Kentucky State Police and the Commonwealth … Paducah Branch Office, prosecuted the case with assistance from paralegal Cristy Crockett. ### Drug Trafficking On On …
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DEA Celebrates 50 Years

January 16, 2025
… Nixon declared “an all-out global war on the drug menace” and sent Reorganization Plan No. 2 to Congress. “Right now,” … the cold-blooded underworld networks that funnel narcotics from suppliers all over the world are no respecters of the … trafficking organizations. According to the final report from the Senate Committee on Government Operations issued on …
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Nineteen Indicted in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Enforcement Administration, working in teams with the FBI and the Seattle Police Department, arrested 21 people … 90 search warrants across the Puget Sound region - from as far north as Everett and as far south as Spanaway - … seizing 40 firearms. An additional 33 firearms were seized from others involved in this case.  In addition to 16 of the …
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Two men indicted for importing cocaine in Port of Savannah

… There is no parole in the federal system.   In June, agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in … and the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Augusta Fire Department, seized packages containing … holding a shipping container that had been transported from the Port of Savannah. Pujols and Ramos were taken into …
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DEA Encourages Communities to Make Every Day Take Back Day

… The Take Back program has received an overwhelming response from communities across the country.   In 2023, DEA … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.  Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving not …
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Houston County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Solicitation of Murder Plot

… claiming the intended victim had either stolen drugs from him or owed him money.  Campos discussed the intended … Campos and his girlfriend, Robin Pittman, traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder, to … April 13, 2022, Campos and Pittman again traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder and to …
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Oklahoma City Doctor Pays $325,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims

… City, paid $325,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from allegations that he violated the Comprehensive Drug … Clinic in Oklahoma City.  The United States alleges that from approximately November 2016 to May 2017, Dr. Nguyen … of Diversion Control in Oklahoma City, with assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of …
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Kentucky Drug Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Southern Indiana

… distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, from Jan. through Sept. 2018, Shultz and Garrett conspired … of methamphetamine and a large amount of U.S. currency from the vehicle. In his guilty plea, Shultz admitted that … Probation Office for five years, following their release from prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Wheatley who …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 137 Months for Meth Trafficking

… this charge on Jan. 26, 2022.  On June 8, 2020, an officer from the Merrill Police Department attempted a traffic stop … revealed that Myers had received the methamphetamine from his co-defendant, Levi Bagne, who lived in Arizona.  At … it was an aggravating factor that Myers had been released from prison for less than two months at the time of his …
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

… unused medications. This one action can prevent medications from getting into the hands of children and others who may … of abused and misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets. For more information on …
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Minnesota man sentenced to 66 months for distributing methamphetamine in Eau Claire, WI

… confidential informant bought 52 grams of methamphetamine from Cappard and his co-defendant, Alisha Heiman, at a hotel … with officers, Cappard admitted to traveling to Eau Claire from Minnesota for the purpose of selling methamphetamine.  … working with Heiman to sell one pound of methamphetamine from the hotel room. At the sentencing hearing, Judge Conley …
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Sanford Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting in Death

… in York County. Two people who received fentanyl from members of the conspiracy died and another person … officers seized approximately 150 grams of fentanyl from members of the conspiracy. A later search of Adams’ … Enforcement Agency investigated the case, with assistance from the Biddeford and Sanford Police Departments.       …