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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Doctor And 10 Other Individuals Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than One Million Oxycodone Pills

… level drug dealers, who can fill the prescriptions at most pharmacies and resell the resulting pills at vastly … typically involved little, if any, actual examination and almost always resulted in the issuance of a prescription for a … ailment for which oxycodone would be prescribed. Instead, most of these individuals were members of “crews” - that is, …
STORY

360 Strategy: DEA Philadelphia Hosts Youth Drug Summit at Temple University

December 07, 2018
… that combines academic and social content with the world’s most dynamic dance form.  Additional sessions were also held …
December 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

APRN Admits Receiving Kickbacks From Drug Company For Prescribing Pain Medication

… and who were prescribed the drug, revealed that most of them did not have cancer, but were taking the drug to treat their chronic pain.  Medicare and most private insurers will not pay for the drug unless the …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Community Outreach

March 28, 2025
… Section is a critical complement to our primary law enforcement mission; drug use prevention is one of the seven … signs of drug use, and the harmful side effects of the most commonly abused drugs. The site features several … the Community Outreach Section at 202-307-7936 or by e-mail at Community.Outreach@usdoj.gov . …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

A Federal Jury Finds Criminal Defense Attorney Guilty Of Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering Charges

… in the synthetic cannabinoid industry.              Emails introduced at trial showed that Stanford wanted … approximately $40,000 - $50,000 per week from all of these sources.                          In order to maintain the …
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Heading into Summer, DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division on Record-Setting Fentanyl Pace

… Parents Urged to Discuss the Deadly Threat DENVER – As most schools are out and Summer 2024 is unofficially … pill seizure records set just last year. “It is an unfortunate reality that seizures of fake fentanyl pills … in the fiscal year. Last year’s record of 2.61 million almost certainly will be broken. In Utah , more than 600,000 …
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Dubuque Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

… of at least 18 adult offenses, including convictions for delivery of ecstasy, assault on a peace officer, and … a federal prison. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Dubuque Drug Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States …
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Walgreens Agrees To Pay A Record Settlement Of $80 Million For Civil Penalties Under The Controlled Substances Act

… abuse and illegal black market sales.   According to the most recent report from the U.S. Center for Disease Control … is a powerful addictive narcotic that is one of the most abused prescription medications in Florida and …
PRESS RELEASE

Last Defendant in Missouri/Oklahoma Drug Ring Sentenced to 22 Years

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … a Million Dollars SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Bakersfield, California, man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a significant drug trafficking organization …
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Final Defendant Arrested in 41-Person Drug Trafficking Scheme Enters Guilty Plea

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … than Four Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills into Washington State for Distribution SEATTLE, Wash . – The final defendant of 41 … Department resulted in charges against 41 individuals, most of whom were arrested in a takedown in April 2021 or …
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Man Who Claimed Bounty for St. Louis Murder Sentenced to 9 years in Prison

… Man Who Claimed Bounty for St. Louis Murder Sentenced to 9 years in Prison August … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … on Tuesday sentenced a man who claimed the $10,000 bounty for a 2017 murder to nine years in prison. Delvin Bost, 28, …
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DEA’s Traveling Exhibit “Drugs: Costs And Consequences” Opening In Cedar Park, Texas Gala And Ceremony To Be Held Thursday Evening Sept. 21, 2017 At 7:30 PM Ribbon Cutting Ceremony To Be Held September 22, 2017 At 10:00 AM

… exhibit comes to Cedar Park, Texas, with  newly expanded information specific to Central Texas. The Central Texas … drug investigations impacting Central and South Texas.  Most Americans are unaware of the science behind the …
PRESS RELEASE

Illinois Man Accused of Dealing Fatal Fentanyl Pills

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both. Charges set forth in a criminal complaint are merely accusations and do … to be innocent unless and until proven guilty. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated this case with the St. …
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San Diego Man Is Sentenced To 100 Months For Running Marijuana Dispensary And Money Laundering

… of dollars in the retail sale of marijuana. This is the most significant prosecution of a large-scale dispensary … pounds of high-grade Canadian marijuana from Kaushal for almost $9 million, and distributed it throughout San Diego … Green Kross Collective had approximately 1,732 members - most of the members were between the ages of 18-22, court …
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National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges Involving over $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

… National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges Involving over $1.4 … Anne Milgram. “These fraudulent activities prey on our most vulnerable – those in pain, the substance-addicted, and even the homeless – those who are most susceptible to promises of relief, recovery, or a new …
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Sixteen Miami-Dade Residents Indicted On Drug Conspiracy And Distribution Charges

… and local law enforcement allies seek to dismantle the most violent criminal networks in the Overtown and Liberty … A. Ferrer stated, “Today, we announce the results of the most recent partnership between federal and local law …
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Missouri Nurse Admits Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … sentenced August 1. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.     ***** Guilty Plea Fentanyl On …
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Sentencing Of Last Two Defendants From A Total Of Seven Park Avenue, Rutland Drug Dealers Who Pleaded Guilty To Federal Heroin And Crack Cocaine Drug Conspiracy

… residences on Park Avenue in Rutland, Vermont. In the most recent sentencing, Judge Reiss sentenced Eric Dixon to … young woman, such as Muzzy and MacJarrett, to take most of the risk by distributing and transporting the drugs, …
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$5 million worth of heroin intercepted en route to New York City and Northeast: El Chapo brand recovered

… of heroin were piled on tables, in bags and on the floor.   Most of the glassines were already bundled into rectangular … the supply of lethal addictive narcotics remains our most effective prevention tool."   “Today’s charges …
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Guns and Heroin Result in 10+ Years in Prison

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and for illegally possessing firearms. Franklin T. Hicks Jr., …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… - (270) 821-6899 Louisville, Ky.  – DEA and its local law enforcement partners collected 670,136 pounds of unused … 45,000 pounds between 273 sites.  Tennessee collected the most in the division, with 27,746 pounds; followed by … Davodowich, acting special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Louisville Division. “National …
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DEA Investigation Leads to 12 Years in Prison for Meth Dealer

… DEA Investigation Leads to 12 Years in Prison for Meth Dealer April 27, 2023 St. Louis Contact Info … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Missouri, was sentenced to serve 12 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. According to court …
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Missouri Woman Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Pain Pills Meant for Animals

… Woman Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Pain Pills Meant for Animals August 04, 2023 St. Louis Contact Info Contact … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Springfield - (417) 888-9800 ST. LOUIS – A woman who worked for a pet food company in Montgomery City, Missouri, …
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Returns Tomorrow

… 27 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.  OMAHA, NE – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its partners will host … as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine, are the most misused prescription pain medications.  Beyond …
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St. Louis County Man Admits Supplying Fatal Fentanyl to Jefferson County 19-Year-Old

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Martin now faces at least 20 years and up to life in prison for the fatal distribution charge alone when he is sentenced … the next morning by her father, who had been searching for her after she failed to come home. Martin would later …
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Drug Trafficking Ringleader Craig Petties Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

… vast quantities of cocaine and marijuana and was one of the most violent and notorious drug dealers in Memphis history,” … “Craig Petties was the ringleader of one of the largest and most violent criminal organizations to ever operate in the …
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Leader of St. Louis Fentanyl Ring Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … 800 grams of fentanyl on March 6, 2020 after fleeing law enforcement. He also admitted possessing firearms while involved in fentanyl dealing. "The fentanyl Drug Enforcement Administration investigators seized the day Jamore …
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United States Files Lawsuit Against PharMerica Corporation For Violations Of The False Claims Act And The Controlled Substances Act

… of the Department of Health and Human Services.  “When the most restrictive class of pharmaceutical controlled … financial fraud through enhanced cooperation.  One of the most powerful tools in this effort is the False Claims Act.  …
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Heroin Charge Results in Sentence of 12 Years

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute more than two … prison without parole. The court also ordered Johnson to forfeit to the government $43,200, which represents the …
Montas, Luis
FUGITIVE

Luis Montas

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to Distribute Cociane