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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

… Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities April 26, 2024 Headquarters Contact Info … Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event aims to remove unneeded prescriptions from homes to help prevent medication misuse by offering …
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Multi-Agency Compliance Operation Results in Seizure of Illegal Products

… in coordination with agents and task force officers from the DEA Carlsbad Resident Office, agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), and detectives from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Marijuana …
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38th International Drug Enforcement Conference Focuses on Expanding Partnerships to Defeat Global Criminal Drug Networks

… Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Photos from IDEC XXXVIII Download Original Image Download Original … in Greece. Hundreds of top drug enforcement officials from more than 130 countries discussed innovative ways to …
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Multiple Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Fentanyl Pill Press Operation in Eastern Washington

… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … by 5 years of court supervision upon his release stemming from his role in running a commercial pill press operation … Nicholas Adams obtained a commercial pill press via mail from China and set up a ‘pill mill’ the basement of Adams’ …
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Mexican Citizen Pleads Guilty To Role In Organization Responsible For Flying Hundreds Of Kilograms Of Cocaine To The U.S. And Laundering Money From Its Sales

… Of Kilograms Of Cocaine To The U.S. And Laundering Money From Its Sales December 08, 2014 Houston Contact Info … and money laundering organization operating out of Mexico from 2002-2008 has been convicted, announced Drug …
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Repeat Offender Sentenced for Continuing to Traffic Fentanyl at Northern Quest Casino in Spokane

… larger scale. “Today’s sentencing removes a fentanyl dealer from our communities, which once again reinforces DEA’s … in investigating this Defendant. The hard work and response from our office and our BIA and DEA partners, has removed a dangerous offender from our community.” “The Bureau of Indian Affairs Division …
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Pharmacist Indicted for Tampering with a Controlled Substance

… by deception and subterfuge. According to court documents, from July 2020 to October 2020, Benjamin Dandurand, 34, of … at a pharmacy in Lenexa to remove oxycodone hydrochloride from a safe. He allegedly removed the controlled substance from the bottle and replaced it with an alternate liquid …
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DEA Seeking Art Submissions For 2nd Heroin/Opioid Art Exhibit

… on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse are seeking art submissions from the public for their 2nd Heroin/Opioid Art exhibit and … in 2015 which was a huge success with 31 submissions from New Jersey residents ranging in age from 12-62.  The … Reduction Specialist Joanna Mlicka-Anderko, either by email: janderko@nynjhidta.org or phone: 973-776-5168. On …
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Delaware County Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine And Firearms Charges

… announced today that a man who imported pseudoephedrine from Canada to Iowa in order to manufacture methamphetamine … than 12 years in federal prison. Roger Hettinger, age 42, from Manchester, Iowa, received the prison term after … admitted he, along with others, obtained pseudoephedrine from local sources and from Canada to use in manufacturing …
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Mt. Vernon Man Pleads Guilty In Methamphetamine Case

… a controlled (methamphetamine), The violation took place from on or about September, 2007, through October, 2010, in … 12, 2011. At his plea, Shafer admitted to the court that from September 2007 through October 2010, he would purchase or obtain pseudoephedrine pills from others for use in manufacturing methamphetamine. …
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Armed Leader of a Drug Trafficking Organization Shipping Kilogram Quantities of Cocaine from Puerto Rico Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

… Organization Shipping Kilogram Quantities of Cocaine from Puerto Rico Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison February … bringing kilogram quantities of cocaine into Raleigh from Puerto Rico.   On March 4, 2024, Arias, age 32, pled … Service to send shipments of kilogram-quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico to various addresses in Raleigh.  The …
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Major Cocaine Supplier For The East Coast Extradited From Puerto Rico To New York City: Six Charged In Long-term Investigation

… Major Cocaine Supplier For The East Coast Extradited From Puerto Rico To New York City: Six Charged In Long-term … offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County …
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DEA RMFD Hosts 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.  “Every year, residents in our … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
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Broomfield Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Ibogaine Distribution

… of ibogaine.  Ibogaine is a psychedelic compound derived from the root of a Tabernanthe iboga plant.  In the United … while also serving as a reminder that those who profit from poisoning our communities will be held accountable for …
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DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

… register for the event or to get more information, please email Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov or call/text 915-479-2540. WHEN: Thursday, November 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST. WHERE: Hope City Community … DEA El Paso Division and the above agencies want to hear from families in West Texas and New Mexico as they share …
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Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Tampa-Area Clinic from Distributing Opioids and Other Prescription Drugs

… Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Tampa-Area Clinic from Distributing Opioids and Other Prescription Drugs … prohibiting a Tampa-area clinic, its operators and a doctor from administering, dispensing or distributing any … professionals who abandon their oath to protect patients from harm and violate the law compromise the health and …
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Treasury Sanctions Regional Commander of Mexico’s CJNG in Coordination with Justice and State Actions

… Treasury Sanctions Regional Commander of Mexico’s CJNG in Coordination with Justice and … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … in Soyatlan, Jalisco.  Flores Silva was later released from Mexican prison after fighting his charges in Mexican …
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Attorney General Sessions And Acting DEA Administrator Patterson Announce New Tools To Address Opioid Crisis

… Attorney General Sessions And Acting DEA Administrator Patterson Announce New Tools To … Attorney General Sessions today announced new resources and stepped up efforts to address the drug and opioid … by Special Agent in Charge D. Christopher Evans, who comes from the Detroit Field Division where he served as Associate …
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

… removed 571,054 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent drug misuse before it …
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Georgia Man Sentenced To 135 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine

… the Caribbean region continues to be cocaine flowing north from South America. The smuggling and abuse of heroin and …
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North Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking 10 Kilos of Cocaine

… to ship a package containing 10 kilograms of cocaine from San Diego, California, to Portsmouth, Virginia. … criminal organizations and to protect our communities from their crimes. My office will persist in prosecuting … Inspectors work aggressively to eliminate illegal narcotics from the U.S. Mail,” said Damon E. Wood, Inspector in …
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Guilty Pleas In Major Missouri Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

… large quantities of methamphetamine that was shipped from California to Springfield, Missouri. Romulo Frank … participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from June 1 through September 11, 2015. Delatorre shipped methamphetamine from California to Springfield in 2 1/2 pound increments to …
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St. Louis Man Pleas Guilty of Meth Distribution

… Court Judge John A. Ross accepted a plea of guilty today from Adam Jones of St. Louis. Sentencing is scheduled for … a total of five undercover purchases of methamphetamine from Jones beginning in May 2020. Investigators successfully … to Jones, who made the purchases of methamphetamine from Jones over an approximately two-month period between …
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Missouri Woman Indicted for Tampering with Hospitals’ Fentanyl

… City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging a nurse from Kansas City, Missouri, with two counts of tampering … allegedly used her fingerprint to remove vials of fentanyl from an automated dispensing cabinet at Menorah Medical … and April 2020, Naccarato allegedly took vials of fentanyl from an automated dispensing cabinet at AdventHealth Shawnee …
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St. Louis Man Sentenced for Attempting to Purchase Cocaine

… to court documents, Equere arranged to purchase cocaine from a confidential source working at the direction of law … was ordered to forfeit his interest in the $27,800 seized from his car and pay a $200 fine. Upon his release from prison, Equere will serve a 4-year term of supervised …
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Nebraska Man To Federal Prison For Meth Conspiracy

… to six years in federal prison. Jose William Orellana, 42, from South Sioux City, Nebraska, received the prison term … Orellana participated in a methamphetamine conspiracy from September 2013 through May 13, 2014 in Sioux City, Iowa … City, Iowa, that consists of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration; Sioux City, Iowa, …
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Pontoon Beach Woman Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… plea revealed that on March 5, 2010, Bodie transported from Dallas, Texas, via a train, approximately 501 grams of … attempted to discreetly remove the packages of cocaine from her clothing and hide them behind boxes in the room. The cocaine was later retrieved by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration. The investigation …
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DEA Hosts the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday to Remove Unneeded Medications from Homes

… Take Back Day on Saturday to Remove Unneeded Medications from Homes October 25, 2024 Headquarters Contact Info … Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. National Prescription Drug Take Back …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

… Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities April 26, 2024 Miami Contact Info Contact … Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event aims to remove unneeded prescriptions from homes to help prevent medication misuse by offering …
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South Carolina Man Who Orchestrated Drug Deals by Phone from State Prison Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison

… South Carolina Man Who Orchestrated Drug Deals by Phone from State Prison Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal … selling illegal drugs on the street. Receiving direction from Luke, Davenport delivered drugs three times to a … speeding car, and the pilot observed an object being thrown from the car and directed another deputy to that specific …