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Six charged for drug trafficking crimes in Anchorage, Alaska

September 28, 2020
… criminal enterprise. According to the indictment, from about January 2017 through October 2, 2019, Shanholtzer … over the course of the conspiracy, Shanholtzer relocated from Anchorage to Arizona and later Florida, while … of 3 and 10 kilograms of methamphetamine and or heroin from Los Angeles, California to Alaska. According to the …
September 28, 2020
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

September 10, 2020
… devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under … trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f …
September 10, 2020
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Omnicare Inc. agrees to pay over $15M to resolve allegations it improperly dispensed narcotics at long-term care facilities

May 13, 2020
… drug supplies.” “When controlled substances are diverted from their intended lawful purpose, whether from a large ‘closed door’ pharmacy chain like Omnicare or a … to remove opioids and other controlled substances from emergency kits days before doctors provided a valid …
May 13, 2020
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Repeat offender sentenced to 8+ years in prison for dealing drugs in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood

January 23, 2020
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … in February 2019 in Moreno Valley, California, on a warrant from the U.S. Marshals Service. Rushing fought with local … conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm from 2012. Rushing was arrested in this case only two months …
January 23, 2020
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Drug dealer with baby who had cocaine in system sent to prison

November 14, 2019
… CHRISTI , Texas – A 33-year-old Corpus Christi resident and member of the Sureno 13 gang has been ordered to federal … for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, … years of supervised release as to each count and refrain from association with gang members. The investigation …
November 14, 2019
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It’s game time - DEA National Prescription Take Back Day this Saturday

October 22, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … help save lives by removing potentially dangerous narcotics from falling into the wrong hands.”   Now in its tenth year, … 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 …
October 22, 2019
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South Bay doctor sentenced to two years in prison for unlawfully distributing hydrocodone and committing health care fraud

October 22, 2019
… to prescribe controlled substances.  Aachi admitted that from September 18, 2017, through July 2, 2018, he wrote … not for a legitimate medical purpose.    “Venkat Aachi went from doctor to drug dealer when he prescribed highly … the majority of which were for narcotics.  Further, from September 2017, to July 2018, four undercover law …
October 22, 2019
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Serial law enforcement impersonator sentenced to ten years for fraud and firearms offenses

July 30, 2019
… area, as well as a group of approximately 20 individuals from the Chicago, Ill., area. The illegal aliens paid … Gonzalez to forfeit three firearms that were recovered from his home during the execution of a search warrant in …   DEA agents investigated this case with assistance from Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives …
July 30, 2019
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DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor

May 24, 2019
… substances.                   This settlement arises from a DEA Office of Diversion Control investigation into … Prevention estimates that more than 630,000 Americans died from drug overdoses from 1999 to 2016. In 2016 alone, approximately 42,000 …
May 24, 2019
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Fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Collects Record 276 Tons

May 03, 2012
… removed over 1.5 million pounds (774 tons) of medication from circulation.  "We are pleased at the response of the … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Four days after the first …
May 03, 2012
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DEA Hosts Its Third Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

October 24, 2011
… Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, Arizonans will be able to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
October 24, 2011
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Mexican Money Launderer Sentenced In International Cocaine Conspiracy

March 19, 2018
… organization based in Montreal, Canada, collected cash from selling marijuana in the United States and cocaine in … by the money laundering and drug trafficking organization from the sale of marijuana in northern New York on at least … supervised release, to begin after he is released from prison and in the event he remains in the country.  …
March 19, 2018
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Ocala Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Traffic Over Two Kilograms Of Methamphetamine And One Kilogram Of Fentanyl

February 21, 2018
… to the same cooperating witness, and was arrested by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration. The agents … in the manufacture and packaging of crystal methamphetamine from the home. From another trailer across the street, where …
February 21, 2018
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Two California Jet-Setters Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Transport Marijuana Into Ohio Aboard Private Jet

February 04, 2011
… 14 separate shipments of large quantities of marijuana from Los Angeles to Columbus, Ohio on a private jet. Carter … Airport on a private jet chartered to fly them from Van Nuys, California. Agents found 23 bales of … of marijuana in 13 large suitcases that had been offloaded from the private plane carrying Lee. She has been in custody …
February 04, 2011
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Six Mexican Men Among Those To Plead Guilty To Large-Scale Marijuana Growing Conspiracy In Ohio

April 18, 2011
… City - (571) 362-0443 3,675 marijuana plants seized from two rural Ohio locations DAYTON, OH - Three men … the growing operation after a tip was received in June 2010 from two mushroom hunters who stumbled upon dozens of … officers recovered a total of 3,675 marijuana plants from both grow sites. Stewart commended the cooperative …
April 18, 2011
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Kentucky “Black Mafia Family” Member Convicted Of Distribution Of Up To 100 Kilos Of Cocaine

July 27, 2011
… including Sims, Johnson and three other individuals from the Louisville area. The October 19, 2005, grand jury indictment from Louisville charged Sims, Johnson, Demond Ealy, Henry … the national television program America’s Most Wanted. Tips from the program led to his arrest on March 14, 2006, in an …
July 27, 2011
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Prescription Drug Conspiracy Dismantled In Northern Kentucky

February 22, 2013
… Internal Revenue Service, along with Task Force Officers from 13 law enforcement agencies from Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky, have been … Office in conjunction with agents and police officers from the Northern Kentucky Strike Force, Norwood Police …
February 22, 2013
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Kentucky Pharmacy Owner Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

December 18, 2013
… and six cars that were proceeds or purchased with proceeds from a drug conspiracy.  In that conspiracy, the pharmacy … Those in the healing arts deserve special attention from law enforcement authorities when they choose to betray … professional duties in favor of the ill-gotten gains made from drug trafficking." Charles Tenhet admitted he filled …
December 18, 2013
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Former Kentucky Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of 25,000 Controlled Substance Prescription Pills

March 18, 2014
… Operation Engage Toledo Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … District Judge Amul Thapar. According to court documents, from January 2009, until December 2012, Bofill conspired … approximately $1.3 million, which represents proceeds from the conspiracy.  The investigation into this case …
March 18, 2014
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Michigan Pharmacist And Kentwood Pharmacy CEO Guilty On Charges Related To The Illegal Restocking And Re-dispensing Of Recycled Controlled Substances

February 20, 2015
… Total of 18 people convicted of criminal offenses stemming from the illegal practices at Kentwood Pharmacy GRAND … of 18 people were convicted of criminal offenses stemming from the practices at Kentwood Pharmacy, including the … rules and federal law by recycling drugs that were returned from nursing homes and adult foster care homes. These …
February 20, 2015
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Michigan Heroin Trafficker Receives 17 Year Federal Prison Sentence

August 24, 2015
… years of supervised release following his return to society from prison. Judge Quist noted that Jackson was “a major … between 50 and 65 grams of heroin per week in Benton Harbor from 2013 to the date of his arrest. Jackson, 44, of Benton … to seek appropriate penalties for those who would profit from it,” he said. U.S. Attorney Miles announced these …
August 24, 2015
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Detroit Police Lieutenant, Officer Convicted Of Drug, Robbery, Extortion, Firearm Offenses

July 11, 2016
… - A Detroit Police Lieutenant and a second police officer from the now-disbanded Narcotics Unit of the Detroit Police … arrests, and then stole drugs, money and personal property from their victims. Hansberry and Watson used their status … their power as police officers to steal money and drugs from criminals who have no recourse,” McQuade said. “In …
July 11, 2016
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Detroit-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Charged For Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

September 02, 2016
… Sadler, 28; Darreyl Coneal, 28; and Randy Stewart, 25, all from Detroit. All were charged with conspiracy to distribute … being a felon in possession of a firearm. "Overdose deaths from heroin and fentanyl are becoming a national epidemic, … victims. This initiative was started by the Warren Police from my request to Commissioner Jere Green to institute a …
September 02, 2016
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Final Defendant In Kalamazoo Heroin Conspiracy Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

April 19, 2017
… in which Howell pled guilty to, was in operation from 2013 through August of 2015. Heroin distribution has … that root out and hold accountable those who would profit from spreading this poison in our communities.  However, we … of opioids and to discuss what they can do to save others from the awful consequences of spiraling addiction.  Please …
April 19, 2017
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Three Major Amarillo Methamphetamine Traffickers Arrested

June 09, 2017
… have been charged by a federal criminal complaint stemming from their role in selling large quantities of … on them.  The residence was used as a conversion lab from liquid to crystal methamphetamine. The investigation … Administration investigated the case with assistance from the Randall County Sheriff’s Office, the Potter County …
June 09, 2017
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Local Residents Arrested In Drug Trafficking And Money Remitting Conspiracy

September 13, 2012
… aka Chaparro, 34, and Juan Gonzalez aka Popo, 38, all from Brownsville, Texas, as well as Emmanuel Leal Mancha, … also seeks a money judgment in the amount of $1 million from several defendants as well as the forfeiture of certain … with intent to distribute more 100 kilograms of marijuana from approximately January 2009 until May 2012. All but Leal …
September 13, 2012
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Two Indicted By Federal Grand Jury Following Additional Marijuana Raids In Western Colorado

November 25, 2015
… Investigations continue into criminal organizations from out-of-state conducting illegal grows and cultivation … defendants, and a second on September 30, 2015, four miles from the first location, where six people were arrested.  … have charged a total of 12 individuals, many here illegally from Mexico, for tending to these marijuana grows.” “The …
November 25, 2015
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Colombian Narcotics Kingpin Sentenced To 360 Months In Prison

August 07, 2014
… and distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine from 1993 until February 2011, knowing that the cocaine … airplanes and semi-submersibles to ship the cocaine north from South America to points in Central America and Mexico - … international drug kingpin who for years profited from the shipment and sale of illegal drugs,” said Ken Sena, …
August 07, 2014
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Four Tampa Residents Plead Guilty In Conspiracy To Import XLR-11, A Synthetic Cannabinoid, A/k/a "Spice"

August 21, 2015
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … a/k/a “Spice,” and paraphernalia to the United (U.S.) from China, before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Frank J. … Ahmed Yehia Khalifa, 28, and Ahmed Maher Elhelw, 25, both from Tampa, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a …
August 21, 2015
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New Jersey And New York Doctors, 20 Others Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

May 11, 2011
… wrote the prescriptions in exchange for cash payments from Erwin and others, knowing that the pills were to be … with a portion of the oxycodone tablets that were obtained from the pharmacies, then sold the remaining tablets at a … commitment to the citizens of New Jersey is to protect them from legal controlled substances which help people daily but …
May 11, 2011