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Kansas Pharmacy Agrees to Pay $3 Million for Improperly Dispensing Meds

… prescription and when no verbal authorization was received from a physician. The government also resolved claims that …
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Springfield Felon Indicted for Illegal Firearm, Meth Trafficking

… community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Man Admits Participating in Drug-Linked St. Louis Murder

… 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis admitted participating in a 2017 murder on …
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Two Plead Guilty to Heroin Sales in St. Joseph

… Hughes admitted they participated in the heroin conspiracy from Sept. 1, 2019, to March 26, 2021. Hicks was arrested …
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Republic Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking after High-Speed Chase

… Avenue and Primrose Street in Springfield, Mo. Yarger ran from the vehicle and was arrested after a short pursuit on …
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Final Two Defendants Convicted in Prison-Based Drug Trafficking Ring

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … A. Davis Bio Michael A. Davis Domestic Illinois, Kansas and Missouri Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … to an inmate-run drug trafficking ring headquartered from a prison cell in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. …
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Creve Coeur Pharmacy and Owner to Pay $1.4 Million for Ignoring Signs of Illegal Drug Prescriptions

… Under the settlement agreement, Shlafshteyn is excluded from participating in the federal healthcare programs for a …
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Grocery Store Pharmacists Help Put St. Louis Man in Prison

… Care Associates, was able to intercept telephone calls from pharmacists at Schnucks, a local grocery store chain, …
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Murder, Witness Tampering and Drug Charges

… 2016. Woodson and others bought large quantities of cocaine from convicted drug trafficker Adrian Lemons and Lemons’ …
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DEA Announces Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
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Operation Frontier Justice - Topeka Results in 258 Arrests

… Justice was conducted by utilizing strategies derived from the U.S. Marshals counter-gang model. These strategies …
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire, witness tampering and drug charges

… 2016. Woodson and others bought large quantities of cocaine from convicted drug trafficker Adrian Lemons and Lemons’ …
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Operation LeGend Results in 355 Arrests, Including 33 Murder Suspects

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … A. Davis Bio Michael A. Davis Domestic Illinois, Kansas and Missouri Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … Additional federal agents were assigned to the operation from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of …
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Cocaine kingpin with Mexican cartel connections sentenced to 20 years

… Engage St. Louis Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … A. Davis Bio Michael A. Davis Domestic Illinois, Kansas and Missouri Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … cartel coordinated routine bulk shipments of cocaine from Reynosa, Mexico, through the Rio Grande Valley, and …
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Missouri man charged with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl

… child was left unsupervised by Rowland mere feet away from the capsules of fentanyl strewn on the kitchen floor, …
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Chicago man sentenced to 15 years for meth trafficking

… The next day, a vehicle was reported as stolen from Jesse’s Last Stop Gas Station in Andrew County. A state …
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Southwest Honkys gang member pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

… Christian County, Greene County, and Polk County, Missouri, from December 21, 2016, to October 15, 2017. The case was …
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Arizona man pleads guilty to Taney County meth conspiracy

… was arrested, he admitted that he brought methamphetamine from Tucson to sell in Branson for $500 per ounce. Mills …
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Metro East fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 19 years in federal prison 

… partners remain vigilant in our efforts to stop this poison from taking the lives of those we love.” According to court …
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El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Fentanyl, Causing Death

… Examiner’s Office determined that the individual died from acute fentanyl toxicity. In addition to imprisonment, …
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El Paso Man to Spend 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Deadly Fentanyl

… on Dec. 11, 2022. The purchaser consumed the pills and died from fentanyl poisoning. A federal grand jury in El Paso …
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San Antonio Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison After Mailing Fentanyl-Laced Pills, Causing Death of El Pasoan

… March 21, 2023. Short mailed a package containing the pills from a United States Postal Service location. On March 27, …
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DEA New York to Host Family Summit on Fentanyl

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019 from 4:00pm - 7:00pm.  While there is no charge for this … is also available!  For more information or to RSVP, please email our Diversion Outreach Coordinator Jason Daus at …
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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… Initiative. FORT is comprised of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearms Offenses

… of his intent to distribute the cocaine. Upon his release from prison, Garcia will be subject to 5 years of supervised …
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DEA Albuquerque Office Partners with Bernalillo County to Host Free Training for Employers

… Workplace Training When:              Tuesday, July 11 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. MST Who:               Employers …
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Federal Jury Convicts Albuquerque Man of Drug Trafficking Offenses and Federal Firearm Violation

… with emergency equipment engaged, but Romero drove away from the area, disregarding their lights and sirens. APD …
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Midland Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Meth Distribution and Firearm Charge

… Department that resulted in the removal of another dealer from the streets.” The DEA’s Midland Resident Office and the …
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Federal Jury Convicts Albuquerque Man of Drug Trafficking Offenses

… Administration investigated this case with assistance from the New Mexico State Police. Assistant United States …
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Cuban national sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, firearms offenses

… States in 1995 under a two-year “public interest” parole from Cuba. The DEA and APD investigated this case. Assistant …