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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Is This Saturday

… Americans abuse prescription drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more … fastest growing drug problem and destroys countless lives, most often leading to heroin abuse and/or overdose,” said …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… - This weekend DEA will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs:  National Prescription Drug … The service is free of charge, no questions asked and most of these collection sites can be found in the lobby of …
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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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Meth in Cans Behind Sentences for Two Missouri Residents

… Meth in Cans Behind Sentences for Two Missouri Residents February 02, 2024 St. Louis … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Florence, Mo., woman were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute …
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Woman Indicted for Providing Fatal Fentanyl

… Woman Indicted for Providing Fatal Fentanyl November 15, 2023 St. Louis … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … jury returned an indictment charging a Collinsville woman for dealing a lethal dose of fentanyl, leading a man to …
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Fugitive Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … – Apprehended after a four-year man hunt by federal law enforcement officials, a U.S. District judge sentenced a … 42, originally from Puerto Rico, appeared in court for his sentencing hearing on Nov. 9 after previously …
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Father And Son Charged With Running Prescription Drug Trafficking And Forgery Ring

… neighborhood as the Quezadas. The runners were paid at most a few hundred dollars per prescription filled in … the doctors were not involved in the fraudulent activity. Most of the prescriptions bore a phone number that …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 601 Individuals Responsible for over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses

… fraud enforcement action in American history.  This is the most fraud, the most defendants, and the most doctors ever charged in a single operation—and we have …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is This Saturday!

… Throughout Arizona PHOENIX, Ariz. – Together with its law enforcement partners, the Drug Enforcement Administration will … as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine, are the most misused prescription pain medications.  DEA and its …
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Twenty-Three indicted in large-scale heroin ring

… OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and …
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Man Admits Fentanyl Dealing, Fatal Shooting of Teen

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … plea agreement, Whitney admitted that after someone working for the Drug Enforcement Administration bought fentanyl twice from him in …
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Doctor And Owner Of Bronx Clinics Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills Is Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

… MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the … to street-level drug dealers, who can fill prescriptions at most pharmacies and resell the resulting pills at vastly … ailment for which oxycodone would be prescribed.  Instead, most of these individuals were members of “crews” - that is, …
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Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Trafficking November 09, 2023 St. Louis Contact … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … – A Braymer, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute substantial …
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Two Wichita Men Charged with Meth, Fentanyl Distribution

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 8+ Years in Prison on Meth Charges

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Missouri, to eight years and four months in prison for selling methamphetamine four times. Jonathan L. … he met the sergeant, his plea agreement says. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case with the …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications … unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its law enforcement partners …
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Mailed Drug Package Results in 15 Years in Prison for Meth Distributor

… Mailed Drug Package Results in 15 Years in Prison for Meth Distributor January 24, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … - (417) 888-9800 Investigators Also Found 8 Guns at Former Felon's Residence KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, …
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Semi Driver Caught With 88 Pounds of Illegal Drugs Sentenced to 12 Years

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … cocaine through southern Illinois. Ledaniel Russell, 50, of Fort Worth, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of possession … concealing two pounds of heroin, 10 pounds of fentanyl, almost 70 pounds of meth and four pounds of cocaine. In an …
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Dominican Man Arrested for Fentanyl and Meth Conspiracy

… Dominican Man Arrested for Fentanyl and Meth Conspiracy March 11, 2025 New England … to a Recruiter /events Find Us 40 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford , MA 01730 United States New England Contacts New … operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, …
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Eleven Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

… Eleven Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering January 22, 2024 St. … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … known as “Panzon” (Potbellied), 34, of Bakersfield, California; Gustavo Torres-Yerena, also known as “Ojos verdes” …
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Ten charged in Brockton fentanyl and cocaine conspiracy

… Burlington - (802) 951-2900 BOSTON  – Ten individuals, most of whom are from Brockton, were charged today in … state and local law enforcement partners to take the most violent repeat offenders off the streets and make …
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Missouri Nurse Sentenced for Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital

… Missouri Nurse Sentenced for Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital August 01, 2023 … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … She will be subject to random drug screenings. Francis was formerly a nurse at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape …
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Kentucky “Black Mafia Family” Member Convicted Of Distribution Of Up To 100 Kilos Of Cocaine

… Toree Sims, Former Fugitive, Was Once Featured on America’s Most Wanted LOUISVILLE, KY - David J. Hale, United States … twice featured on the national television program America’s Most Wanted. Tips from the program led to his arrest on …
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DEA’s Family Summits on Fentanyl

January 19, 2025
… These local summits will provide opportunities to share information, build connections, and foster collaboration … invited representatives from over 80 organizations formed mostly by parents who have experienced the profound loss of … advocates for change. Please use the following template and email us at familyoutreach@dea.gov Family Summit Photo …
January 19, 2025
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Man Stopped in St. Louis County Accused of Fentanyl Trafficking

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … filed July 18 says Chacon-Martinez was stopped the day before at a gas station in Fenton, Missouri, as he was … 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine or both. Charges set forth in an indictment or a criminal complaint are merely …
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No Stone Left Un-Turned: “Operation Black Stone” Targets Gang That Operated In Castle Hill & Co-Op City

… the El Dorado Task Force) made simultaneous arrests of most of those who are charged.  The most serious charges involve Attempted Murder, Conspiracy to …
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Dealing Fatal Dose of Fentanyl and Heroin

… St. Louis County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Dealing Fatal Dose of Fentanyl and Heroin October 24, … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … E. Autrey on Tuesday sentenced a man to life in prison for selling the fentanyl and heroin that killed a …
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California Man Indicted for Smuggling Fentanyl Aboard Train

… California Man Indicted for Smuggling Fentanyl Aboard Train October 18, 2023 St. … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … - (417) 888-9800 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Bakersfield, California, man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for …
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Missouri Residents Indicted in Cocaine Conspiracy

… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Missouri residents are among five defendants indicted for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy after … Hernandez on April 11, 2024. At the time of their arrest for the original indictment, agents seized approximately 16 …
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14 Arrested In DEA-led Investigations Of Los Angeles Area Synthetic Drug Rings

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   David S. Olesky … more than 400 new designer drugs in the United States - most of which are manufactured in rogue labs in China and …