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Army Doctor Indicted For Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

… Allegedly Distributed at Least 3,000 30mg Oxycodone Tablets from Illegal Prescriptions BALTIMORE, MD. - A federal grand … Reed Army Medical Center. According to the affidavit, from March 9, 2011 to May 25, 2011, Robalino allegedly wrote … tablets for $10 - $12 per tablet with pills obtained from prescriptions through these individuals. If convicted, …
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Southern Maryland Cocaine Conspirator Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… County Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from 2006 to September 2009, Ball conspired with Rodney … crack. During the conspiracy, Estep would receive cocaine from his sources of supply. The cocaine was smuggled back to … previously convicted of a felony and thus, was prohibited from possessing ammunition. During the conspiracy, Ball was …
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Philadelphia Doctor Charged With Running Pill Mill

… located at 3801-3805 Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia. From June 2008 through February 18, 2010, Gosnell allegedly … give it to WMS staff who would then collect cash and “tips” from customers. According to the indictment, Gosnell did not …
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Chula Vista Airplane Broker Who Managed Money Laundering Crew Using Drug Proceeds Sentenced To 60 Months

… Judge Michael M. Anello found that the money was derived from drug proceeds. "This sentence is a reminder that people … cash, which Contreras-Amezquita knew was criminally derived from unlawful proceeds. Contreras-Amezquita also admitted … and approximately $249,820 in cash on December 19, 2011, from Contreras-Amezquita, and forfeited the bulk cash, which …
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Violent Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted For Meth And Heroin Distribution

… Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted For Meth And Heroin Distribution August 19, 2011 Seattle Contact Info … Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … of the organization smuggled drugs across the border from Mexico, to a stash house in Arizona. The drugs were …
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Cambridge Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Eleven Years In Prison In Connection With A Baltimore And Eastern Shore Drug Conspiracy

… Was Dealing Drugs Less Than a Month After His Release from Prison for a Previous Federal Drug Conviction … a previous federal drug conviction. Johnson was released from federal prison in December 2010, after his sentence for … added Cooper-Davis. According to Johnson’s plea agreement, from January to June 30, 2011, he participated in a drug …
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Exiled To 10 Years In Prison On Drug Charges

… “traps” inside vehicles, and that the cocaine was removed from the cars at co-defendant Tommy Heard’s home in … calls, the DEA learned that a car was being driven from California to Baltimore containing drugs. On May 14, … car and approximately 13 kilograms of cocaine were seized from inside a concealed compartment. Heard, 34, and …
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$5 Million In Street-Ready Heroin Seized In The Bronx: Nearly Half A Million Packages And Raw Heroin Recovered

… of heroin weighing approximately 20 (44 lbs.) were seized from inside a vehicle. Agents and officers with the New York … T-42 is comprised of agents, officers and investigators from the DEA, the New York City Police (NYPD) and the New … retail distribution. More than $5,000 in cash was seized from the home the women share at 1055 Boston Road, Apt. 2A. …
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Doctor Convicted Of Manslaughter And Reckless Endangerment: Illegally Sold Prescriptions To 20 Patients

… case because we believed that the public needed protection from criminally reckless conduct that purported to be … 2012. The People’s direct case at trial included testimony from 72 witnesses and hundreds of exhibits. Bridget G. … Drug Enforcement Task (comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, NYCPD and New York State Police), the U.S. …
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East Islip Doctor Pleads Guilty To The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… narcotics, had obtained multiple narcotics prescriptions from other medical professionals, and was abusing … and a pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded … Diversion Squad which comprises agents and officers from the DEA, Nassau County Police Department, Rockville …
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U.S. Based Leader Of International Drug Smuggling Ring Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… every month.  The marijuana was smuggled into the U.S. from Canada and distributed across the country to … Georgia and New Jersey among other locations. Proceeds from the marijuana distribution were used to purchase … investigators seized more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana from locations across the country. This was an Organized …
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DEA And LAPD Conduct Massive West Coast OxyContin Sweep

… action targeting a criminal organization spanning from Los Angeles to Eastern Washington.  Hundreds of law … but related investigation. This enforcement action stems from a thirty-two count Federal Indictment that was handed … long, their web of destruction has fed upon, and profited from the misery of many Washingtonians, only to leave a …
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Fairbanks Man Sentenced To 18 Years Imprisonment For Role In Large Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Alaska) -   - Donnel Johnson, a/k/a, "Creep," age 31, from Fairbanks, Alaska, was sentenced on Friday, February … was also ordered to forfeit vehicles and jewelry derived from drug trafficking. Johnson was a key member of a drug … the course of the conspiracy. Johnson would obtain cocaine from other members of the conspiracy in Anchorage, then he …
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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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Visalia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… his professional practice. Brown deposited the cash earned from these prescriptions into different personal bank … for oxycodone, hydrocodone, and medical marijuana cards from Dr. Brown in Modesto. They recruited other individuals to obtain prescriptions and marijuana cards from the doctor by offering them payments in return for the …
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Our Community, Our Epidemic: Turning Drug Awareness Into Action

… New York and the country, takes place today, November 14 from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Lancaster High School, 1 Forton Drive, Lancaster, NY, 14086.   Experts from the medical profession, education, treatment and … epidemic, save lives, and bring relief to those suffering from the effects of these highly addictive and dangerous …
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Surgeon Receives 78 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

… N.Y. - Jeffrey Gundel, age 51, an orthopedic surgeon from Gansevoort, New York, was sentenced today to 78 months … of supervised release, to be served following his release from prison.  In sentencing Gundel, Judge D ’Agostino told … of a single tablet of the type prescribed by Gundel ranges from $30 to $45. Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt …
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years For Heroin Overdose Deaths

… brand of heroin,” Bharara stated.  “Even as overdoses from Williams’s heroin grew, he continued to sell.  For his … quantities of Empire heroin virtually every day. From at least in or about November 2015 through December …
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. The DEA’s Take Back Day … “That's why it was great to see thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets …
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DEA To Hold Its Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Month

… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas … dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, Americans will be able to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
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National Forensic Science Week

September 12, 2025
… cases against cartel kingpins like El Chapo, Frank Lucas, and Pablo Escobar - DEA's forensic scientists have been at … goes far beyond those headlines. DEA labs unlock evidence from cell phones to identify traffickers in overdose deaths. … is changing—what's new, what's lethal, where it's coming from, and how it's made. This work strengthens our cases in …
September 12, 2025
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Alleged narcotics trafficker extradited to the United States to face international cocaine distribution charges

… American lives by sending multi-ton quantities of cocaine from the jungles of Colombia to the United States, with assistance from a designated foreign terrorist organization, the FARC. …
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Pink Cocaine

December 27, 2024
… Why is it pink? Pink cocaine is dyed pink to distinguish it from other substances such as cocaine and methamphetamine. The distinct pink color comes from food dye or colored baking powder. Pink Cocaine in …
December 27, 2024
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President Obama Nominates DEA Special Agent Thomas Harrigan As DEA Deputy Administrator

… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Pending Approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee, Career DEA Special … we continue our work of keeping the American people safe from dangerous drugs and those who traffic in them.” On …
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Wasilla, Alaska Man Indicted for Distributing Carfentanil Resulting in Two Overdoses, One Fatal and One Non-Fatal

… the urgent need to protect our Alaskan communities from the deadly impact that the illicit sale of controlled … are prosecuting the case, with assistance and collaboration from the State of Alaska Department of Law. Learn more:  … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime and drug trafficking. …
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Eleven Members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club Charged

… quantities of narcotics and firearms, have been removed from our streets.” “Long-term operations of this magnitude … and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, arising from his commission of a gang-related gunpoint assault in … officers recovered seven .40 caliber shell casings from the shooting scene. On Nov. 5, 2020, law enforcement …
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Doctor and Eight Others Charged with Distributing Opioids and Other Pills

… in a scheme to obtain and fill the prescriptions from Smith and distribute the pills through illegal … for participating in a scheme to obtain oxycodone pills from a different Midtown Manhattan doctor and illegally sell … Russo obtained prescriptions in their names for oxycodone from the midtown doctor in their names and would get them …
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Meth Conversion Lab Found in Vacant Bronx Apartment

… 682-6256 Law enforcement safely dismantled lab, across from school playground, that was converting 22 pounds of … six-story residential building, directly across the street from a public elementary school. On Feb. 3, 2021, the NYPD … approximately 45 grams of heroin, and thousands of pills from a cabinet above the sink.  Also recovered were two …
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Physician sentenced to seven years in prison for patients’ deaths

… two years post release supervision on 34 counts stemming from illegal sales of prescriptions for controlled … Strike Force, Group Z-23, and HRA, with assistance from the Nassau County Police Department and the Suffolk … overdosed within three days of receiving prescriptions from the physician. Reckless Endangerment charges relate to …
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Pharmacy Burglary Conspirators Arraigned Today in Federal Court

… follow the initial indictment and arrest of eighteen people from the Houston, Texas, area in November 2023. Defendants … and 41 others were named in this superseding indictment. From February 2022 to November 2023, the Drug Enforcement …