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Pharmacy owner charged with illegally distributing oxycodone and operating a health care fraud and kickback scheme

… in charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Geoffrey S. Berman, the United … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and …
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Spice/K2, Synthetic Marijuana

Spice/ K2, Synthetic Marijuana

January 22, 2025
K2 and Spice are just two of the many trade names or brands for synthetic designer drugs that are intended to mimic THC, the main psychoactive ingredient of marijuana. These designer synthetic drugs are from the synthetic cannabinoid class of drugs that are often marketed and sold under the guise...
January 22, 2025
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Five Indicted for Drug Trafficking in “The Jungle” and Seattle’s International District

… Five Indicted for Drug Trafficking in “The Jungle” and Seattle’s … Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … District and homeless encampments. They prey on the most vulnerable and with guns and threats increase the …
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Former Guinea-Bissau President’s Son Sent to U.S. prison for International Drug Trafficking

… Former Guinea-Bissau President’s Son Sent to U.S. prison for International Drug Trafficking March 27, 2024 Houston … operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs …
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Arkansas Felon Who Possessed Ammunition Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … DEA-led initiative to reduce violent crime in areas most deeply affected, like Pine Bluff. Chambers’ status as …
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Six Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession, Drugs

… Six Indicted for Illegal Firearms Possession, Drugs March 10, 2022 … in collaboration with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, … District of Georgia for illegal firearms offenses – most often for possessing a firearm after conviction for a …
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Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … and thousands of fentanyl pills. But what is most shocking is that she had her teen-age son engaging in …
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40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

… Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … North Texas Strike Force’s goal is simple: dismantle the most dangerous and violent criminal drug networks in North …
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Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances

… Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl … became the practice’s office manager and one of Arnold’s most trusted associates.  During the conspiracy, Nay and …
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2.5 Tons of Methamphetamine and 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Interdicted

… – Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division, Audrey Strauss, … operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, …
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Central Florida cocaine trafficking ring dismantled

… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … conspiracy. During the investigation of this case, law enforcement seized more than seven kilograms of cocaine; nine … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
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Multi-state international drug trafficking organization targeted in 18-month investigation

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … Seized counterfeit oxycodone.jpg TACOMA, Wash. - A law enforcement operation making arrests and serving search … illicit opioids such as fentanyl and heroin into our most vulnerable communities will be met with a significant …
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Eleven indicted in wide-ranging conspiracy trafficking heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in multi-state area

… Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … a grand jury sitting in the Western District of Washington for a multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy.  One of those … our efforts against these violent criminal organizations most responsible for injecting these dangerous drugs into …
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Gulf Coast health care fraud strike force expanded to include Eastern District of Texas

… Gulf Coast health care fraud strike force expanded to include Eastern District of Texas November … into the Tyler area will allow us to vigorously pursue the most egregious offenders through coordinated law enforcement …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… Just Think Twice Domestic Operation intensifies DEA’s efforts to combat drug-related violent crime Drugs and … guns_2.png Project Safeguard_1_0.jpg WASHINGTON – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Timothy J. … United States: Disrupting, dismantling, and destroying the most significant violent drug trafficking organizations …
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Sixteen indicted for trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine in Seattle area

… Sixteen indicted for trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine … Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - … enforcement against those transnational distribution cells most responsible for opening the floodgates. In the last …
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Indictment Charges 15 With Conspiring In International Drug Ring That Used U.S. Mail To Ship Cocaine From California To New Jersey Jamaican Recording Artist Charged As Leader Of Drug Trafficking Network In "Operation Next Day Air"

… Drug Ring That Used U.S. Mail To Ship Cocaine From California To New Jersey Jamaican Recording Artist Charged As … - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division, and Acting … in New Jersey, under the direction of the Davis brothers. Most of the purchasers bought kilogram quantities of cocaine …
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Four Pharmacy Technicians Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … of government, which allow law enforcement to get the most from the very limited resources available in these …
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27 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin And Crack Cocaine On City’s West Side

… 27 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin And Crack Cocaine On City’s … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … and New Breed street gangs. The non-Vice Lord members are mostly “pack workers” or street level drug dealers who have …
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Milwaukee Area Pharmaceutical Controlled Substance Distribution Ring Targeted

… Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 26 arrested during two-day enforcement operation MILWAUKEE - ―The U.S. Drug Enforcement … insurance programs to fill the fraudulent prescriptions.  Almost all of the fraudulent prescriptions were for Oxycodone, …
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Founder And Owner Of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested And Charged With Racketeering

… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … wrote large numbers of prescriptions for the patients, most of whom were not diagnosed with cancer. The indictment …
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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera Faces Charges In New York For Leading A Continuing Criminal Enterprise And Other Drug-Related Charges

… Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera Faces Charges In New York For Leading A Continuing Criminal Enterprise And Other … Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg of the Drug Enforcement (DEA); Executive Associate Director Peter T. Edge … in the criminal proceedings that will follow.” “One of the most dangerous and feared drug kingpins will now be held …
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Two Men Charged With Distributing Synthetic Drugs That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … from his dorm room between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. during most nights.  Lonergan also counseled students on how to …
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Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation

… Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation June … - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division, Bridget G. … is overwhelming our city and surrounding areas.  The single most important thing we can do to rein in this epidemic is …
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Colombian Narcotics Kingpin Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 35 Years In Prison For Massive Cocaine Conspiracy

… Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 35 Years In Prison For Massive Cocaine Conspiracy July 25, 2016 New York … NEW YORK - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,  Robert L. Capers, … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and …
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DEA And Attorney General Announce Arrests Connected To Multi-Million Dollar Haul Of Cocaine From Mexican Cartel

… have seized their drugs, money, properties, and cars, but most importantly, we have ruptured their drug pipeline. DEA … -- behind bars.” This criminal enterprise has been active for more than two years in smuggling large amounts of … enterprise,” Horne said. “This organization is responsible for smuggling into the United States anywhere from nearly 26 …
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Father, Girlfriend Of Rikers Island Inmate Charged With Conspiracy And Solicitation To Commit Murder

… James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), and New York City … home invasion cases. District Attorney Brown said, “Unfortunately, some criminals facing trial and possible … investigations usually uncover an array of crimes but the most heinous has always been cold-blooded murder. Through …
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Captain Of Genovese Crime Family And Associate Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Racketeering

… NEW YORK - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George Venizelos, the … in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, James T. Hayes, Jr., the Special … groups of individuals known as “crews” and “regimes,” most of which are based in New York City. Each “crew” has as …
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Sacramento Man Convicted Of Conspiracy Involving Sophisticated Indoor Residential Marijuana Grows

… View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Division Contacts California Bakersfield - (661) 396-3736 Fresno - (559) 487-5402 … task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout …
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British National Convicted on International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charges Linked to the 2017 Deaths of Two Navy Submariners

… jury trial conviction in the Southern District of Georgia for conspiring to distribute and import fentanyl analogues … and other novel controlled substances on a dark web platform called “Dream Market.” The importation and distribution …