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“Operation Dirty Dozen” Sends Five More To Federal Prison For Several Years

… Waco - (254) 297-0300 McALLEN, TX - Six more people have landed in federal prison for their roles in a large scale … Texas, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. … the drug trafficking organization. Following their release from prison, Francisco Trevino, Salinas and Vega will serve …
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Major Heroin Seizure Announced In Pueblo, Colorado

… responsible for the transport of large quantities of heroin from Southern California into Colorado for distribution and … when investigators seized 10.3 pounds of black tar heroin from a vehicle. The heroin was concealed in a hidden … Office for the Tenth Judicial District, with assistance from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, …
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Federal, State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies Announce Takedown Of Marijuana And Cocaine Distributors

… Federal, State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies Announce Takedown Of … Belton, and Morris conspired to distribute marijuana from as early as July 2014 and continuing to March 2015, in … Walker, Morgan, and Turner conspired to distribute cocaine from as early as January of 2015 and continuing to April 28, …
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Hollygrove Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Federal RICO, Drug, And Murder Charges

… Hollygrove Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Federal RICO, Drug, And Murder Charges July 11, 2013 New Orleans Contact Info … in federal court to various federal violations stemming from a 34 count second superseding indictment.   Ratcliffand … Gang Unit initiative which includes federal agents from DEA, FBI, ATF, and the U.S. Marshals Service, as well …
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Six Defendants Sentenced To A Total Of Over 79 Years For Drug-Trafficking In Northwest Arkansas

… we are making major progress in preventing meth trafficking from taking hold in our community. This investigation is a … We must do all that we can to protect our children from the crime and violence that are part and parcel to this … of methamphetamine, totaling approximately three ounces, from the defendants were conducted by a cooperating source …
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33 Defendants Charged In Oxycodone Conspiracy

… and arrest warrants. These defendants have been released from federal custody.  Four other defendants -- Charolda … charges 33 defendants in 78 separate counts stemming from a large-scale investigation into prescription pill … The investigation was conducted by the DEA, with assistance from the Little Rock Police Department, the Benton Police …
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Two Individuals Indicted For Importation Of Approximately 1,500 Kilograms Of Cocaine

… December 5, 2013, in the early morning hours, PRPD officers from the Fuerza Unida de Rápida Acción (FURA) detected a … weight of approximately 1,500 kilograms.  Food products from Venezuela were also located inside the vessel, … Elba Gorbea.  If convicted, the defendants could face from 10 years up to life in prison. Complaint >> Indictment …
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Minneapolis Area Man Sentenced To More Than Nine Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… under the law.” In his plea agreement, Saxton admitted that from June of 2008 through October of 2009, he conspired with … of it. He also admitted collecting the cash proceeds from the sales. This case is the result of an investigation … and the Lakes Area Drug Investigation Team, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, the Isanti Police …
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Indictment Charges 9 Individuals With Obtaining Oxycodone In Fraudulent Prescription Scheme

… also purchased legitimate prescriptions for oxycodone from individuals.  The organization then used individuals, … also seeks the forfeiture of $10,207.39 that was seized from Palmieri’s residence on September 10, 2015, and five … doubt. The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad includes members from the Greenwich, Shelton, Hamden, Vernon, West Hartford, …
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DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Manchester To Address Fentanyl, Heroin, Prescription Drugs And Violent Crime

… heroin and prescription drugs, and the violence that stems from the illicit drug trade,” Ferguson said.  “The 360 … form a “Community Alliance” that will comprise key leaders from law enforcement, prevention, treatment, the judicial … and many others. “There is no neighborhood that is safe from the opioid epidemic-this is a threat to our nation’s …
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Brothers Convicted In Synthetic Drug Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced To Lengthy Federal Prison Terms

… Dallas in October 2014 on multiple felony offenses stemming from their operation of a dangerous, designer synthetic drug … by a federal grand jury in July 2014.  The charges stemmed from the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Project … the U.S. The DEA led the investigation with assistance from the Fort Wayne Police Department, Indiana State Police, …
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Doctor And Wife Guilty Of Tax Evasion; Millions Of Amphetamine Based Pills Illegally Dispensed At Area Weight Loss Clinics

… fine totaling twice the gross gain or loss resulting from the crimes, whichever is greater. As part of their plea … income between 2005 and 2008. The restitution is to be paid from funds frozen in a brokerage account when the Anands … substance, and the Anands grossed more than $5 million from their operation of the three weight loss clinics. …
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United States Files Lawsuit Against PharMerica Corporation For Violations Of The False Claims Act And The Controlled Substances Act

… high potential for abuse. “Pharmacies are prohibited by law from dispensing Schedule II narcotics, which have the … of any prescription drug, without a valid prescription from a physician,” said Stuart Delery, Assistant Attorney … situations without first obtaining a written prescription from a treating physician.  According to the complaint, …
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Henry County Marijuana Grow House Operators Indicted; 10 Charged With Related Drug Trafficking And Firearms Crimes Four Marijuana Grow Houses Closed, Guns And Currency Seized

… Indicted; 10 Charged With Related Drug Trafficking And Firearms Crimes Four Marijuana Grow Houses Closed, Guns … drug trafficking and firearms-related crimes stemming from their operation of marijuana grow houses in Henry … community working together to remove violent criminals from our streets.” United States Attorney Sally Quillian …
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DEA Atlanta Hosts Second Pill Take Back Event Over 4,000 Sites Join DEA In Nationwide Effort To Take-Back Prescription Drugs

… prevent pill abuse and theft. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. Government, community, … that abuse prescription drugs often obtained them from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans …
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Five Waco Area Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Sentenced To Federal Prison For Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Operation To Date, 24 Individuals Have Been Sentenced To Federal Prison In Connection With This Investigation

… Five Waco Area Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Sentenced To Federal Prison For Role In … A federal district judge sentenced five Aryan (AB) members and associates to federal prison for their roles in a … defendant to pay a $1,000 fine. “These sentences resulted from unprecedented collaboration of federal, state, and …
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DEA And US Attorney Announce Charges Against Three Leaders Of Peruvian Terrorist Organization Shining Path

… DEA’s unwavering commitment to protecting our citizens from these violent and brutal narco-terror organizations. … its terrorist activities, at least in part, with proceeds from the cocaine trade. For approximately the past decade, … trafficking, and to arm itself by forcefully taking weapons from dead and wounded targets of its violent ambushes. * * * …
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Former Employee Of Exeter Hospital Sentenced In Connection With Widespread Hepatitis C Outbreak

… Widespread Hepatitis C Outbreak December 02, 2013 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … the stolen syringes with syringes that he had stolen from previous procedures and refilled with saline, after … strain of the virus. Additionally, Hepatitis C contracted from the defendant has been identified as a contributing …
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Auburn Date Rape Drug Distributor Sentenced To Eight And One-Half Years

… lab technician to order the butanediol, or date rape drug, from the manufacturer.  Howard then sold this date rape drug … keeping our most vulnerable members of our communities safe from drug traffickers and predators,” stated Clay Morris, …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Is This Saturday

… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Oxford - (662) 234-8542 Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 no042616_fig1.JPG … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The removal from …
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Workers Comp Manager Sentenced In High Profile Pill Mill Case

… the drugs for the dispensary upfront, deducted the cost from the amount collected in reimbursement, and then paid … in the doctor’s office. Furthermore, the reimbursement from workers compensation companies was typically … shows that no one in the medical community is immune from prosecutions and they will be held accountable for …
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Buffalo Man Indicted For Selling Deadly “Heroin” Mixture That Resulted In Two Deaths

… and death to two of his customers who overdosed and died from the drugs that McDuffie sold them.  The drug charges … night he overdosed. Further investigation by investigators from the Cheektowaga Police Department revealed that …
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Ten Charged In Broome County Methamphetamine And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… for profit.  We must stop both the flow of methamphetamine from the southwest to our Southern Tier and the movement of … continue to work together to keep these harmful narcotics from infiltrating our communities.” The Indictment alleges that the 10 coconspirators engaged in a conspiracy from January 2015 to September 5, 2017, to possess with …
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Ten Members Of Bronx Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Distributing Thousands Of Pounds Of Marijuana Worth Over $22 Million

… of boxes containing thousands of pounds of marijuana from California to various locations in New York. Between at … boxes of marijuana per week to several stash houses from which the DTO members further distributed the drugs to … in cash. DEA agents previously seized over $230,000 in cash from TABAR on October 14, 2017, at San Francisco …
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Astoria Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of 130 Painkiller Prescriptions: Three Patients Received 30,000 Pills In 6 Months

… 111 Centre St., 9th floor. Licensed to practice in New York from July 1972 to March 2015, Duffy surrendered his DEA … Police Department. Charges in the indictment stem from Duffy’s alleged gross overprescribing to three patients … writing new oxycodone prescriptions well before supplies from previous prescriptions should have been exhausted. When …
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Park Slope Heroin Rings Dismantled In Operation Sin City

… The officers seized approximately 1,400 glassines of heroin from a front compartment on the motorcycle, as well as a … heart of Park Slope. Typically, Perez conducted his sales from his motorcycle or one of his luxury cars. In carrying … sat in the front passenger seat as he conducted a sale from one of his cars. Edwin Perez, Francisco Perez and …
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Three FARC Guerillas Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court Of Taking A U.S. Citizen Hostage

… ruled that the defendants were precluded as a matter of law from presenting a defense of duress to the charges. … 28, 2009, other court documents, and testimony and exhibits from the hearing and trial: The FARC was formed in 1964 and … camp for approximately ten months. The ransom was demanded from the victim's relatives in the United States, who were …
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Pharmacy Tech Charged With Tampering With Opioids

… removed morphine sulfate and hydromorphone hydrochloride from vials intended for use in mixing IV bags. Click … Click diverted quantities of morphine and hydromorphone from CRX’s locked inventory by surreptitiously removing vials, withdrawing drugs from the vials and replacing the withdrawn amount with …
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Federal Criminal Charges Filed Against Seven People Involved In Hash Oil Explosions

… the illegal and dangerous practice of extracting hash oil from marijuana.  The explosions in Bellevue, Kirkland, … residents suffered shattered bones as they had to jump from their upper level apartments.  David Richard Schultz, … Premises and Manufacturing Hash Oil and Marijuana.  Photos from the scene show burned siding, a butane can that was …
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DEA And Tempe Police Announce Results Of Operation Nayarit Stampede

… the country. Based on the information obtained, Detectives from the Tempe Police Special Investigations (SIB), Special Agents from the DEA Phoenix Divisional Office and Special Agents from the DEA Nogales Resident Office, and the Attorney …