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New Castle, Virginia Pharmacist Indicted

… Virginia became concerned when her husband, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, became increasingly violent. She … Police after noting the medication her husband had received from Lineberry did not look right. These pills were sent to … for patients---that he did not have authorization from a qualified health care provider to do. These refills …
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Virginia Motorcycle Dealership Seized In Methamphetamine Bust

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … the Bristol Virginia Area. The methamphetamine was sourced from Mexico, transported through Los Angeles, to the … to the LILLY DEALERSHIP in Abingdon, Virginia. Proceeds from the sales were laundered through the dealership and …
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Leader Of Mahdi Organization Convicted Of Federal RICO, Narcotics Conspiracy And Murder Charges; 20 Other Members Await Sentencing After Pleading Guilty

… in the same general area and who sold drugs to customers from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. From 1997 to the present, the organization was responsible …
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Loveland Meth Connection Broken

… DEA and the Larimer County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Loveland Police Department and Fort Collins Police … of the streets of Loveland, we also prevent other crimes from being committed.” The investigation has identified … County Drug Task Force i s comprised of representatives from the Colorado State University Police Department, Fort …
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Leader of Cartel Del Noreste and newphew of Los Zetas leaders receives two consecutive life sentences plus 20 years in federal prison

… money laundering. Evidence presented at trial revealed that from 2004 until September 2016, the defendant was a member … enforcement partners, a very significant drug trafficker from Mexico has been brought to justice," said DEA Special … Texas, on Sept. 28, 2016. This federal prosecution resulted from multiple Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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DEA Alerts: Over one million deadly fentanyl pills seized by DEA Phoenix and Arizona law enforcement this year

… as the street fentanyl pills are nearly indiscernible from the legitimate pharmaceutical-manufactured oxycodone tablet. Overall, preliminary data from the Arizona Department of Health Services website shows approximately 344 Arizonans have died from the consumption of fentanyl since January of this year, …
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Owasso doctor guilty of pill-sharing conspiracies

… in five separate federal cases. Today’s guilty pleas stem from Thomas’ issuance of fraudulent prescriptions for the … personal use. “The number of Americans dying each day from opioid overdoses is alarming,” said Assistant Special … Office, and the DEA Tulsa Resident Office.”  Investigators from the Rogers County District Attorney’s Office played a …
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Western Slope man sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for marijuana conspiracy

… in Luong’s plea agreement, on September 18, 2016, agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration were informed of a … observed many of these individuals attempting to flee from the grow operation.  Agents detained a number of the … was investigated by the DEA, with substantial assistance from ATF, Two Rivers Drug Enforcement Team, Western Colorado …
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Eleven people charged In federal court with heroin and fentanyl trafficking in the Milwaukee area

… Two of the arrested defendants were undocumented aliens from Mexico and subject to immediate removal. The officers … investigate and arrest those individuals who profit from the pain and suffering of others,” said DEA Milwaukee … investigation led by law enforcement agents and officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially following the DEA’s … period ending in July of 2020, a significant increase from 2019, when more than 70,000 people died of … the first part of 2020. The assessment gathers information from many data sources such as drug investigations and …
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San Mateo doctor charged with unlawful distribution of opioids and health care fraud

… For example, according to a state government database, from about August 2014 through June 2018, Mulligan issued … who obtained medically unnecessary prescriptions from Mulligan used private insurance or Medi-Cal to cover … the result of an investigation by the DEA with assistance from the San Mateo District Attorney’s Office and the …
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Federal Judge in Waco issues several lengthy prison sentences

… Tx. - In Waco today, U.S. District Judge Alan Albright handed down lengthy federal prison sentences to multiple … During subsequent recorded telephone conversations from inside the detention facility, Dembinsky bragged to two … to distribute methamphetamine throughout the Waco area from September 2018 to April 2019. Judge Albright ordered …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… Waco - (254) 297-0300 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug … impact on the fabric of our local communities. The proceeds from the local distribution of these narcotics are …
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DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

… even greater decreases – over 13 percent – in overdoses from controlled prescription opioids.  Many challenges … and homicide. Approximately 192 people died every day from drug poisoning in 2017. The National Drug Threat … traditional markets.”     The assessment factors in data from many sources, including drug seizures, drug purity, …
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Anchorage nurse practitioner and Soldotna doctor arrested on separate federal narcotics charges

… in Alaska, many of whom traveled hundreds of miles from Fairbanks, Utqiagvik, King Salmon and other remote … that people could obtain pain medication prescriptions from him even though they did not have a legitimate medical … of the Alaska Health Care Fraud Task Force, with assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services-Office of …
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Thirteen defendants charged in cross-bay drug trafficking conspiracy

… with Arteaga, took drug orders on a nearly daily basis from the individuals living in houses across the East … seizures of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine from houses where the redistributors lived as well as numerous seizures of drugs from the redistributors in the Tenderloin, including near …
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Dozens arrested in major law enforcement operation

… of countless hours of hard work by officers and agents from many different agencies,” said U.S. Attorney Patrick. … our communities in the greater Houston/Galveston area from those who prey on them.”   The indictment, which was … indictment, the drugs were smuggled into the United States from Colombia and Mexico.   Heroin and cocaine were then …
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Arizona Residents Dispose Of Over Three Tons Of Prescription Drugs In Third Statewide Take-Back Event

… have removed over 18,355 (9.178 tons) of medications from circulation in the past 13 months. “For the third time, … majority of teens who abuse prescription drugs obtain them from family and friends for free, including from the home medicine cabinet. Many Americans simply do not …
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Former Georgia Medical Examiner And Seven Others Federally Indicted For Opioid Distribution

… committed to extricating such criminals like Dr. Burton from perpetuating the vicious cycle of opioid addiction.” … and sell the pills, and then obtain more prescriptions from Burton for other people, who paid them for getting the … practice and without a legitimate medical purpose-from July 2015 to February 2018.  Burton is also charged …
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La Familia Michoacan Drug Cartel Leader Sentenced To 43 Years In Federal Prison

… The Act also prohibits U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with Rueda-Medina, … assets in the United States. According to plea documents, from September 2007 through October 21, 2009, Rueda-Medina … in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and to collect proceeds from the methamphetamine sales. The drug proceeds that were …
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NYPD School Safety Agent Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin

… in law enforcement work hard to keep our community safe from all perils, drugs included. And through this … will continue to aggressively pursue criminals who profit from illegal drugs at the expense of the safety and security … with the NYPD, drove her boyfriend Mallet and De Los Santos from the Bronx to the vicinity of 115th Street and Fifth …
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28 People Indicted In Ashtabula, Ohio Multi-Kilo Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… handguns belonging to coconspirators were also confiscated. From January 2008 to September 8, 2010, defendants Francisco … co-conspirators in the Ashtabula area. The co-conspirators from time to time also “cooked,” or converted quantities of …
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Prescription Pill Pipeline Leader Receives 15 Year Prison Term

… a conspiracy involving 15 other people who travelled from Ohio to Florida, obtained and filled prescriptions for … worth of oxycodone to Ohio in 15 months. The pills ranged from 15 to 80 milligrams however the majority of the pills … in a successful investigation that started with a tip from a concerned citizen and led to the dismantling of a …
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Detroit Area Doctors Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Drugs And Health Care Fraud

… Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Drugs And Health Care Fraud June 21, 2013 Detroit Contact Info … Operation Engage Toledo Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … The 68-count superseding indictment charges that from December 2010 through 2012, Dr. Awada and …
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Final Defendant In Las Vegas To Ohio Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy Pleads Guilty

… money laundering by concealing the source of the proceeds from the narcotics trafficking. Todd obtained bulk amounts of oxycodone from middle men. The oxycodone was then transported and sold … in these bank accounts and other illicit drug proceeds from Sukita Williams to purchase airline tickets for members …
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Costco Wholesale Corp. To Pay $11.75 Million To Settle Allegations Of Weak Pharmacy Controls

… Operation Engage Toledo Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … that help prevent opioids and other dangerous drugs from being misused or otherwise added to the illegal … systems are put in place to prevent controlled substances from ending up in the wrong hands.”  “Last year, over 50,000 …
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22 People Charged Federally On Heroin Trafficking And Related Charges

… 38, and Cornell L. Kennedy, 33. All the defendants are from Youngstown, except for Clinkscale, who is from Cleveland. Those defendants conspired to possess with … “ATF remains committed to removing violent offenders from our community,” said Trevor Velinor, Special Agent in …
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Three Heroin Dealers Arrested On Federal Drug Charges In Connection To The Overdose Death Of A Farmers Branch Woman

… man has been charged by federal criminal complaint stemming from his role in selling the heroin that caused a young … men were charged by federal criminal complaints stemming from their trafficking of illegal narcotics. The … of Public Safety Laboratory Analysis of the drugs seized from the safe revealed 11.20 gross grams of heroin and 1.77 …
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16 Arrested In Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Operation

… launder drug proceeds. The alleged illegal conduct occurred from approximately 2009 through 2011.      Those arrested … of marijuana, heroin, methamphetamines and cocaine from the Laredo area to distribution venues such as Dallas … conspiracy wherein large sums of money were transported from points of drug distributions to Laredo and Mexico. The …
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Smoke Shop Owner And Realtor Head To Federal Prison For Structuring Financial Transactions

… guilty as did Mitchan's wife, Kimberly Davis, 27. All are from Corpus Christi. Today, U.S. District Judge John D. … well as a used car dealership located at 5757 Everhart Rd. From February 2012 through January 2013, officers with the …