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International Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Over a Thousand Kilograms of Cocaine

… International Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for Trafficking Over a Thousand Kilograms of Cocaine … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Jury Convicts Marijuana Trafficker of Drug-Related Murder

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … another man in retaliation for robbing him of an ounce of marijuana, and trying to …
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Calvert County Felon Convicted After Four Day Trial for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

… Calvert County Felon Convicted After Four Day Trial for Illegal Possession of a Firearm December 20, 2021 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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California Methamphetamine and Firearm Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison

… California Methamphetamine and Firearm Dealer Sentenced to Seven … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Charles County Pharmacist and Assistant Arrested

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … standing in community and prayed on vulnerable individuals for his own gain Charles County, Md., -   On September 3, …
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Charlottesville Dermatologist Sentenced for Diverting Pain Medication

… Charlottesville Dermatologist Sentenced for Diverting Pain Medication July 30, 2021 Washington, DC … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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International DTO Leader Sentenced in Operation Go Explorer

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … was sentenced today to 17 and a half years in prison for his role as a transportation manager in a large-scale …
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Three Indicted on Federal Drug Distribution Charges

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … their cousin from Spotsylvania were indicted last month for conspiring to distribute controlled substances in …
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Bluefield Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison on Misbranding Charge

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … each time they picked up prescriptions and did not pay for office visits. Evidence showed that each of the …
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Pair Plead Guilty to Drug Testing Kickback Scheme

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … and pay kickbacks to encourage urine drug screen testing performed by a lab in Florida. Some of the testings referred to …
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Richmond Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

… Richmond Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking May 25, 2021 Washington, DC Contact … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Jury Convicts Richmond Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine Trafficker

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Va. – A federal jury convicted a Richmond man today for possessing with the intent to distribute a mixture of … records and evidence presented at trial in May 2019, law enforcement initiated an investigation into certain heroin and …
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl—Enough to Kill 20,000 People

… Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl—Enough to Kill 20,000 People … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … 400 grams and 1.2 kilograms of fentanyl were reasonably foreseeable to him and in furtherance of the conspiracy to …
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Virginia Man Trafficking Kilos of Fentanyl and Counterfeit Oxycodone, Sentenced

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Arlington man was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute over seven … to resemble prescription pills such as Oxycodone, for illegal distribution and financial gain. A June 1, 2020 …
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Four Ecuadorian Nationals Trafficking Over 700 Kilos of Cocaine, Intercepted

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … and a maximum sentence of life in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum … Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington …
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DEA Washington Division Commemorates African American History Month

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … of African Americans throughout history, and to look forward to what diversity will mean to us all in the future … we must build upon our foundation of diversity,” said Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington …
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Three Men Plead Guilty to Smuggling Nearly 1,500 Kilos of Cocaine

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … and Cuero face up to life in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum … Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement …
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New Hampshire businessman pleads guilty to spice distribution & fatal overdose

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … ordered the spice that he sold in his stores from a California-based wholesale spice manufacturing and distribution … ordered thousands of dollars of spice per week from his California-based co-conspirators, whose illicit business held …
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Former Roanoke pharmacist sentenced for tampering with powerful narcotics

… Former Roanoke pharmacist sentenced for tampering with powerful narcotics January 29, 2021 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … - (540) 662-5879 ROANOKE, Va . – Bryan Wade Lewis, a former pharmacist at Home Choice Partners in Roanoke, was …
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Beltsville cocaine dealer sentenced to 11 years in federal prison

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial …
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Silent No More Overdose Symposium brings opioid crisis experts to Virginia Commonwealth University to discuss real solutions

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Winchester - (540) 662-5879 RICHMOND, Va. – Over 160 law enforcement, medical, education, and community services … gathered today at Virginia Commonwealth University for the Silent No More Overdose Symposium. “The coming …
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Iowa woman distributes fentanyl and heroin across Virginia, pleads guilty

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … IA, served as the out-of-state heroin and fentanyl supplier for convicted Hampton Roads regional supplier Michelle Best. … of a substance containing a mixture of heroin and fentanyl for $125,000 to Best from Prather’s home-based day care …
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Charlotte couple indicted on conspiracy to distribute prescription opioids in Virginia

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … and 2019, Dr. David Lelio wrote more than 60 prescriptions for oxycodone to patients, some of who resided in Wythe … Dr. Lelio and his wife then reimbursed the patients for the cost of filling the prescriptions.  When asked by …
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Virginia doctor running scheme to prescribe opioids with no medical purpose, pleads guilty

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … his plea, Stjepanovic admitted that he wrote prescriptions for numerous patients without assessing the individual needs … on at least two occasions, Stjepanovic prescribed Tramadol for Patient 1, but put the prescription in the name of …
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DEA teams with Washington Redskins to tackle opioid addiction

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … that nights like this and the awareness it brings will make for safer and healthier communities across the DMV.” DEA … in this event by both taking part in and hosting promotions for DEA’s Red Ribbon campaign, National Take Back day on …
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Virginia woman causes fatal, fentanyl-related overdose, admits guilt

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … overdose death. “This sentence is a great example of our efforts to keep our local communities safe from the spread of … poison across our cities, acting with blatant disregard for the lives of the people who live here, will not be …
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Career criminal, selling deadly heroin and fentanyl around Norfolk, off the streets

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … dealer peddling heroin and fentanyl to Virginia communities for years, causing numerous overdoses, sentenced to 13 years … 33, of Norfolk, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin. Over the last five …
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Prince William Drug Dealer Sentenced for Causing Multiple Overdoses

… Prince William Drug Dealer Sentenced for Causing Multiple Overdoses January 30, 2023 Washington, … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Bristol Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Meth and Firearms Convictions

… Bristol Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Meth and Firearms Convictions January 12, 2023 … Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Pair Sentenced on Meth Charges

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … According to court documents, on September 23, 2021, law enforcement officers from the Virginia State Police and …