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Head Of The Gulf Cartel Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

January 15, 2015
… Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, … Saenz-Tamez entered his guilty plea on Jan. 13, 2015, before U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone. According to … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
January 15, 2015
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Wheat Ridge Doctor, Previous Staff Member, And Two Others Indicted For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

May 24, 2011
… Doctor, Previous Staff Member, And Two Others Indicted For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone May 24, 2011 Rocky … arrested without incident by Special Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration and with Internal Revenue Service - … these illegal activities hits criminals where it hurts the most - it deprives them of their illegal profits.” This case …
May 24, 2011
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International Narcotics Trafficker Extradited From Honduras To United States Sentenced

December 10, 2014
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … The first Honduran national extradited to the United States for drug trafficking was sentenced yesterday to serve 20 … with our Honduran law enforcement partners, one of the most significant drug traffickers in Central America has …
December 10, 2014
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New Orleans Man Sentenced For Role In Heroin And Cocaine Conspiracy

July 24, 2013
… New Orleans Man Sentenced For Role In Heroin And Cocaine Conspiracy July 24, 2013 New … Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … (OCDETF).  OCDETF is an important program which targets the most significant drug trafficking organizations within the …
July 24, 2013
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Los Zetas Cartel Member Sentenced To Over 33 Years In Prison On Federal Drug Charges

September 02, 2014
… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … (571) 362-4737 nofdoutreach@dea.gov NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. … Polite. “As a member of the Los Zetas cartel, one of the most notorious criminal enterprises in Mexico or the United …
September 02, 2014
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Northwest Arkansas Man Found Guilty On Four Counts Related To Distribution Of Methamphetamine

February 04, 2015
… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … Community Outreach: (571) 362-4737 nofdoutreach@dea.gov FORT SMITH, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA)  Assistant Special … the statutory maximum for each count in this case, and in most cases will be less than the maximum.    This case was …
February 04, 2015
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Pair Of Brothers Among Five Charged In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns To New Jersey From South Carolina

August 05, 2014
… in investigation that intercepted at least 22 weapons bound for South Jersey CAMDEN, N.J. - Five Camden County, N.J. men … this morning, and the confiscation of numerous guns bound for the streets of Camden, Clementon and Lawnside, New …   Gilmore sold handguns, shotguns and a bullet proof vest, mostly from a house on LaPierre Avenue in Lawnside, with …
August 05, 2014
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McKesson Pays Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Pharmaceutical Drug Orders Including Opioids

January 17, 2017
… McKesson Pays Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Pharmaceutical Drug Orders … 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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Five Plead Guilty To Federal Drug Charges

February 02, 2011
… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … of Houston, Texas pled guilty today in federal court before U. S. District Judge Stanwood Duval to participating in … Firearms. OCDETF is an important program which targets the most significant drug trafficking organizations within the …
February 02, 2011
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

September 27, 2012
… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … high after four prior events in two years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) New Orleans Field Division, which … Take-Back Days turned in nearly 1.6 million pounds-almost 774 tons-of prescription drugs, most recently at almost …
September 27, 2012
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Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

November 06, 2013
… Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … - The American people have again responded in droves to the most recent DEA-led National Prescription Drug Take-Back …
November 06, 2013
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MGH To Pay $2.3 Million To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations

September 28, 2015
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … Altogether, the two nurses stole nearly 16,000 pills, mostly oxycodone, an addictive painkiller.  Both nurses …
September 28, 2015
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Drug Dealer From Brooklyn, New York Sentenced In Federal Court To Over Nine Years Imprisonment For Distributing Heroin And Crack Cocaine In Rutland County, Vermont

March 31, 2016
… Sentenced In Federal Court To Over Nine Years Imprisonment For Distributing Heroin And Crack Cocaine In Rutland County, … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … Vermont. All but two individuals have pleaded guilty and most all have been sentenced. U.S. Attorney Eric Miller …
March 31, 2016
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New England Residents Turn In 68,958 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs During Take-Back Event

October 26, 2016
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … The service was free of charge, no questions asked and most of the collection sites could be found in the lobby of …
October 26, 2016
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Seventeen Colombians Indicted In Eastern District Of Texas Drug Conspiracy

August 26, 2013
… 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 - … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
August 26, 2013
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DEA Task Force Investigation Dismantles Hartford-Based Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Ring

June 29, 2017
… DEA Task Force Investigation Dismantles Hartford-Based Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Ring June 29, … and seized approximately 20 kilograms of suspected heroin, most of which was packaged for resale in hundreds of …
June 29, 2017
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Vermont Man Charged With Five Counts Of Sex Trafficking

April 28, 2017
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … partners to prosecute individuals who prey upon the most vulnerable among us to exploit addiction for financial …
April 28, 2017
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Two Men Charged With Cocaine Trafficking

June 17, 2011
… offenses, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. Attorney … in (SAC) of the Atlanta Field (Atlanta FD) of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), of which the DEA Charlotte District is a … hurt the illegal drug traffickers right where it hurts the most: in their pocketbooks,” Tompkins added. “But we won’t …
June 17, 2011
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Anderson, S.C. Attorney Pleads Guilty To Obstruction

January 13, 2014
… guilty to obstruction charges in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs in Greenville, S.C., announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Harry S. … of ethics. Anderson's actions were illegal, unethical but most importantly compromised the integrity of our legal …
January 13, 2014
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DEA Investigations Lead To Largest Treasury Kingpin Designation Against Mexican Cartel

August 09, 2017
… the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets (OFAC) today identified Mexican national Raul … and the Flores Drug Trafficking (Flores DTO) as Significant Foreign Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign … music production company, Noryban Productions, S.A. de C.V. Most of the entities designated today are registered in the …
August 09, 2017
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DEA Serves A Suspension Order On Walgreens Distribution Center In Jupiter, Florida

September 14, 2012
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Division, Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced today the issuance of an … Examiner’s Commission Drug Report, the drug that caused the most deaths in the state of Florida for 2010 was (1,516 …
September 14, 2012
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Last Member Of A Large Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Sentenced

November 14, 2012
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
November 14, 2012
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Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization Leaders Arrested National President, Vice President And Sergeant At Arms Indicted On Federal RICO And VICAR Charges

January 06, 2016
… Xavier Portillo and National Sergeant at Arms Justin Cole Forster--based on federal racketeering and drug distribution … age 60 of Conroe, TX; Portillo, age 56 of San Antonio; and, Forster, age 31 of San Antonio, are accused of directing, … between the FBI, DEA and DPS to neutralize one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in Texas,” said FBI …
January 06, 2016
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Harris County Residents Arrested On East Texas Drug Trafficking Charges

February 25, 2016
… Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, Texas - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, … Districts of Texas. On Feb. 24, 2016, a combined task force of federal, state and local law enforcement executed … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
February 25, 2016
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Richard Ammar Chichakli Arrested On Money Laundering, Wire Fraud, And Conspiracy Charges

January 10, 2013
… Arms Dealer Viktor Bout WASHINGTON - U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Administrator Michele Leonhart and Manhattan … alleged, Richard Ammar Chichakli consorted with the world’s most notorious arms trafficker in the purchase of aircraft …
January 10, 2013
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DEA’s Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take Back Day Being Held Saturday September 27

September 23, 2014
… Domestic New disposal rules in effect next month provide for convenient, ongoing disposal opportunities for patients’ unwanted pharmaceuticals WASHINGTON - This … Saturday, September 27, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and almost 4,000 of its national, tribal, and community law …
September 23, 2014
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DEA And Partners Collect 309 Tons Of Pills On Ninth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

November 05, 2014
… in four years New disposal rules now in effect provide for convenient, ongoing disposal opportunities for patients’ unwanted pharmaceuticals; law enforcement … it banned pharmacies and hospitals from accepting them.  Most people flushed their unused prescription drugs down the …
November 05, 2014
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Multi-Defendant Indictment Returned For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

September 02, 2015
… Multi-Defendant Indictment Returned For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine September 02, … Clint L. Epps, 35, of Knoxville, Tenn.; Randall Logan Crawford, 25, of Jacksboro, Tenn.; Lawrence H. Bond, Jr., 53, of … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering …
September 02, 2015
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Mexican Cartel Leader Edgar Valdez-Villareal, A/k/a "La Barbie," Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

January 06, 2016
… “Since 2004, Edgar Valdez-Villarreal was responsible for the distribution of thousands of kilograms of cocaine … Agent in Charge, Daniel R. Salter.  “This is a great day for the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Government of … not binding but provide appropriate sentencing ranges for most offenders. Sentencing for Edgar Valdez-Villareal, has …
January 06, 2016
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Two Florida Brothers Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison For Bath Salts And Money Laundering Conspiracies In Eastern Tennessee

January 28, 2016
… Two Florida Brothers Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison For Bath Salts And Money Laundering Conspiracies In Eastern … “I want to thank our federal, state and local law enforcement counterparts who aided in making this … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering …
January 28, 2016