PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
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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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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