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Monterey County man accused of dealing fentanyl-laced pills that killed one, injured another

June 22, 2020
… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … Agent in Charge of the San Francisco Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Daniel C. Comeaux. According to … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
June 22, 2020
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Omnicare agrees to pay over $15 Million to resolve allegations it improperly dispensed opioids at long-term care facilities

May 13, 2020
… and other controlled substances from emergency kits days before doctors provided a valid prescription. The … and entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration that will require Omnicare to … proper controls of medications used to treat some of the most vulnerable among us,” said DEA Acting Administrator …
May 13, 2020
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Omnicare Inc. agrees to pay over $15M to resolve allegations it improperly dispensed narcotics at long-term care facilities

May 13, 2020
… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … proper controls of medications used to treat some of the most vulnerable among us,” said DEA Acting Administrator … safe by holding companies like Omnicare accountable for such failures, while ensuring continuity of care and …
May 13, 2020
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San Jose man sentenced to 102 months for conspiracy to distribute drugs and other crimes

February 10, 2020
… San Jose man sentenced to 102 months for conspiracy to distribute drugs and other crimes February … View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
February 10, 2020
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Houston gang members sentenced for trafficking drugs in the Heights

November 06, 2019
… Houston gang members sentenced for trafficking drugs in the Heights November 06, 2019 … resident to 19  years in prison following his convictions for methamphetamine distribution and possessing a firearm in … Atlas noted the event leading to Luna’s arrest was the most “significant and negative transactions” she had …
November 06, 2019
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Former Honduran drug trafficker sentenced to life in prison for distributing over 150 tons of controlled substances

August 02, 2019
… Former Honduran drug trafficker sentenced to life in prison for distributing over 150 tons of controlled substances … Mario Fernando Hernández Bonilla in 2008. Today, one of the most prolific and violent drug traffickers has been brought …
August 02, 2019
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South Bay doctor pleads guilty to unlawfully distributing hydrocodone and health care fraud

March 26, 2019
… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
March 26, 2019
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DEA announces arrest of former Honduran congressman and brother of current President of Honduras for drug trafficking and weapons charges

November 26, 2018
… DEA announces arrest of former Honduran congressman and brother of current President of Honduras for drug trafficking and weapons charges November 26, 2018 … associates allegedly conspired with some of the world’s most deadly and dangerous transnational criminal networks in …
November 26, 2018
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Over 17 tons of prescription drugs collected in the Pacific Northwest during the 16th National Take Back Day

November 06, 2018
… participation of Americans nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners have now surpassed its 10 million pound … at nearly 6,000 sites across the country. Together with almost 5,000 local, state and federal partners, DEA collected … pounds (17 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at a record 211 take-back …
November 06, 2018
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Violent Felon Sentenced To More Than 16 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

April 12, 2018
… Felon Sentenced To More Than 16 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine April 12, 2018 Atlanta Contact Info … felon, has been sentenced to 16 years, six months in prison for trafficking cocaine. Lawrence also faces charges in … PSN program focuses on prosecuting those individuals who most significantly drive violence in our communities, and …
April 12, 2018
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Another Doctor And Nurse Indicted For Participating In The Operation Of A Montgomery “pill Mill”

March 01, 2018
… Another Doctor And Nurse Indicted For Participating In The Operation Of A Montgomery “pill … Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … to drug distribution and health care fraud charges.  The most recent indictment in this case charges Chester with …
March 01, 2018
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… unused, and unwanted prescription drugs, making it the most successful event in DEA history. This brings the total … dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for disposal at 228 collection sites.   DEA Special Agent in … from drug overdoses and this event provided opportunities for every household to safely and anonymously remove threats …
May 07, 2018
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Doctor Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Scheme To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

March 01, 2018
… N.Y. - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division announced that Dr. … receive a prescription for a large quantity of oxycodone, most often 120 30-milligram tablets or more. Between January …
March 01, 2018
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … unused, and unwanted prescription drugs, making it the most successful event in DEA history.  Over the course of … by your family, friends or neighbors.  Thank you for taking action to stop drug abuse and prevent the disease …
May 07, 2018
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Record collection for the Pacific Northwest of 20 tons SEATTLE - Nationwide … unused, and unwanted prescription drugs, making it the most successful event in DEA history. This brings the total … on April 28, 2018.   This is the highest collection to date for the Pacific Northwest.  The following are the results …
May 07, 2018
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 04, 2018
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … unused, and unwanted prescription drugs, making it the most successful event in DEA history. This brings the total … the DEA Miami Field Division had the support of 121 law enforcement partners, numerous non-law enforcement partners, …
May 04, 2018
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McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical Drugs

January 17, 2017
… McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical … drugs, agreed to pay a record $150 million civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances (CSA), … for multiple years. The staged suspensions are among the most severe sanctions ever agreed to by a DEA registered …
January 17, 2017
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14 Charged In Detroit Federal Indictment On Cocaine And Marijuana Conspiracy

January 25, 2011
… Agent in Charge Robert L. Corso, United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), and Special Agent in Charge Erick Martinez, … drug trafficking organization is believed to be responsible for distributing more than 825 kilograms of cocaine and 380 … business, but we were able to hit them where it hurts the most, at their financial core." U.S. Attorney McQuade …
January 25, 2011
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Eighteen Indicted By Federal Grand Jury On Drug Charges In Detroit

September 30, 2011
… by Robert L. Corso, Special Agent In Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Andrew G. Arena, Special Agent In … gun, drug and violent crimes," McQuade said. "Our law enforcement agencies are working together to use our resources … by focusing on dismantling violent drug organizations." The most serious charge in the indictment, conspiracy to …
September 30, 2011
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Last Defendant Sentenced In Largest Drug Trafficking Organization Ever Dismantled In Louisville, Kentucky

August 21, 2013
… to Mexican Drug Cartel - Drug organization responsible for 100 kilos of cocaine per month distributed in Jefferson County August 21, 2013 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - … U.S. Attorney Hale. “This closes the book on one of the most significant drug trafficking organizations in the …
August 21, 2013
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Leader Of Cincinnati Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 34 Years In Federal Prison

July 29, 2014
… been sentenced. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, James V. Allen, Acting Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Detroit … trafficking conviction at the time he committed the most recent crime.  “The illegal trade in drugs has done …
July 29, 2014
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Michigan Pharmacist And Kentwood Pharmacy CEO Guilty On Charges Related To The Illegal Restocking And Re-dispensing Of Recycled Controlled Substances

February 20, 2015
… Pharmacy GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Kim Duron Mulder, 55, formerly of Grand Rapids, and Charles Wayne Brooks, 63, of Alma, entered guilty pleas today before United States District Judge Robert J. Jonker on … the felony convictions of six licensed pharmacists. Most recently, in December 2014, Judge Jonker sentenced …
February 20, 2015
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Acting U.S. Attorney And DEA Announces Results Of Ongoing Efforts To Reduce Heroin Trafficking And Abuse In Southwestern Ohio

September 23, 2016
… Acting U.S. Attorney And DEA Announces Results Of Ongoing Efforts To Reduce Heroin Trafficking And Abuse In Southwestern … Ohio - In the past year, federal, state and local law enforcement partnerships in southwestern Ohio have seized more … treatment and prevention.” Investigators received almost $250,000 from the National Heroin Initiative in October …
September 23, 2016
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360 Strategy Summit In Louisville Addresses Heroin And Opioid Epidemic

December 01, 2016
… prevention, treatment, health care, education, and law enforcement collaborate to discuss strategies to combat opioid … J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Detroit Field Division, and … heroin and opioid abuse; one of Metro-Louisville’s most urgent, destructive and widespread challenges. DEA’s …
December 01, 2016
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Chinese National Arrested, Charged: Distributed Opioids, Including Fentanyl Shipped From China To Ohio

July 24, 2017
… DEA, Homeland Security (HIS), and the Medway Drug Enforcement Agency-a drug task force serving Wayne County, Ohio-began investigating … the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and, in most cases, it will be less than the maximum. A charge is …
July 24, 2017
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DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Dayton, Ohio To Address Opioid Epidemic

August 17, 2017
… Marquette, and Traverse City - (571) 362-0443 A model for communities struggling to break cycle of drug … “360 Strategy” city to take part in a comprehensive law enforcement and prevention effort that’s designed to assist … resources and programs designed to educate youth and those most influential to youth including; parents, caregivers, …
August 17, 2017
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Owner Of Several North Texas Pill Mills Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Conspiracy

April 26, 2017
… Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 Tyler - … 2014 and October 2015 more than 700,000 hydrocodone (most of which were 10 mg pills) were distributed in relation …
April 26, 2017
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Seven Arrested On Federal Drug Conspiracy Charges

May 25, 2017
… Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 Tyler - … the Region V Metro Drug Task Force, based in New Mexico. Most of the defendants were arrested in the Northern …
May 25, 2017
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Head Of The Gulf Cartel Appears In Beaumont Federal Court On Drug Trafficking Charges

October 21, 2014
… Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. … from McAllen, Texas to Beaumont where he appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn for a detention … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
October 21, 2014
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Southern District Of Texas Investigation And Personnel Win National Award

December 03, 2014
… LAREDO, Texas - The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) investigation known as Operation El … been selected as the recipient of the National OCDETF Award for Outstanding Investigation in the Southwest Region, … Magidson. This award recognizes the investigation that most exemplifies the mission and spirit of the OCDETF …
December 03, 2014