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Doctor Who Illegally Distributed Prescription Painkillers And Laundered Proceeds Sentenced To 160 Months In Federal Prison

March 14, 2018
… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
March 14, 2018
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Reno Doctor And Eight Others Charged In Illegal Prescription Drug Distribution Case

April 29, 2016
… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
April 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Operation “Chronic Problem" Results In Federal Charges Against Nevada Marijuana Dispensary Operators

January 06, 2011
… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark …
January 06, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Multiple Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Fentanyl Pill Press Operation in Eastern Washington

September 11, 2025
… Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Fentanyl Pill Press Operation in Eastern … of Spokane.  According to court documents and information discussed during the sentencing hearing, Maddox … pills could kill the entire population of Spokane County almost four times over. “Mr. Maddox is a career criminal who …
September 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day scheduled for October 26

October 24, 2019
… National Prescription Drug Take Back Day scheduled for October 26 October 24, 2019 Omaha Contact Info Contact … Agent in Charge Richard Salter Jr.   According to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 53 …
October 24, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

More Than Three Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized in Minnesota Last Year

March 18, 2021
… OMAHA, Neb. –The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is reporting a 30 percent increase in fentanyl seizures in Minnesota for 2020, after investigators pulled 6.2 kilograms, or the … were trending upward in 2020, methamphetamine remained the most commonly seized drug in Minnesota.  Approximately 1,150 …
March 18, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Sigourney Elementary School awarded for student’s Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest entry

March 18, 2019
… Sigourney Elementary School awarded for student’s Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest entry March 18, … Deanna Hutchings was presented a $1,000 check by Drug Enforcement Administration Des Moines Resident Office staff, … the nation, which includes 10 winners who received the most votes in their region and 10 winners who were selected …
March 18, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Orange County Doctor And Two Employees Indicted On Federal Drug Charges For Writing Prescriptions Without Medical Need

June 13, 2016
… Doctor And Two Employees Indicted On Federal Drug Charges For Writing Prescriptions Without Medical Need June 13, 2016 … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … cash for office visits that typically involved only the most cursory examination, if any at all. The most common …
June 13, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Physician Assistant At Orange County Clinic Convicted Of Federal Drug Charges For Issuing Prescriptions Without Medical Need

September 20, 2017
… At Orange County Clinic Convicted Of Federal Drug Charges For Issuing Prescriptions Without Medical Need September 20, … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … the clinic in 2012, performed only cursory examinations on most “patients” prior to prescribing them narcotics. …
September 20, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Pinellas Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

February 02, 2024
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … County to manufacture and sell narcotics. In videos posted online, Harris and his fellow BTE members featured images of …
February 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 30, 2022
… DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the … the fentanyl crisis has been the top priority for DEA. The most urgent threat to our communities, our kids, and our … of fentanyl. Fake pills containing fentanyl can be readily sourced across the Division – from the streets of Denver and …
September 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Pain management doctor pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and health care fraud

January 07, 2020
… 720-431-8836 Gosy Center issued more prescriptions for controlled substances annually than any other prescriber … instead requiring members of his office staff to take the online courses purporting to be the defendant; and   Dr. … identifying, investigating and prosecuting illegal opioid sources of supply in order to save lives.”  “Recognizing …
January 07, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Two MS-13 Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders

November 24, 2021
… Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … who escaped the scene from law enforcement. Among the most important rules of MS-13 is the prohibition against …
November 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Pleads Guilty

June 28, 2021
… Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Pleads … Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … which were often very brief, the pair would meet.  Most meetings took place at a gas station located at the …
June 28, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Pain Clinic Owners And Medical Directors Indicted For Alleged “Pill Mill” Relocated From Florida To Maryland

September 15, 2014
… Pain Clinic Owners And Medical Directors Indicted For Alleged “Pill Mill” Relocated From Florida To Maryland … Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Healthy Life, at least $2 million for office visits.  Most of these proceeds were collected as cash.  According to …
September 15, 2014
DOCUMENT

Fentanyl Flow to the United States

March 06, 2020
Publication
… to the start of the fentanyl crisis in 2014, with new source countries and new transit countries emerging as … multi-faceted fentanyl crisis by introducing additional source countries into the global supply chain of fentanyl, … the United States. While Mexico and China are the primary source countries for fentanyl and fentanyl-related …
March 06, 2020
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Community Outreach

March 28, 2025
… Section is a critical complement to our primary law enforcement mission; drug use prevention is one of the seven … signs of drug use, and the harmful side effects of the most commonly abused drugs. The site features several … the Community Outreach Section at 202-307-7936 or by e-mail at Community.Outreach@usdoj.gov . …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

March 13, 2019
… Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration urges its DEA-registered … telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement personnel threatening arrest and prosecution for … should refuse the demand and report the threat using the online form or by calling 877-792-2873. Reporting scam calls …
March 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Fatal Overdoses

July 03, 2025
… Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Fatal Overdoses … @DEASanDiegoDiv James M. Nunnallee Domestic Southern California in the Carlsbad, Imperial County, and San Ysidro … Janis L. Sammartino told the defendant: “This is one of the most tragic cases I’ve had in my courtroom in a long time.”  …
July 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

April 28, 2025
… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … NFAD_featured.png ST. LOUIS –The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proudly joins community …
April 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Nurse Pleads Guilty to Illegally Obtaining Fentanyl from Hospital

December 16, 2024
… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … court today to illegally obtaining fentanyl from a hospital for his own use. Charles Welch Jr., 65, waived his right to …
December 16, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Mexican National of $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy

October 23, 2024
… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … at least eight firearms, two of which were stolen. Law enforcement officers also seized $277,863 during a vehicle …
October 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Ohio Men Sentenced for Burglarizing Illinois and Missouri Pharmacies of Controlled Substances

August 29, 2024
… Ohio Men Sentenced for Burglarizing Illinois and Missouri Pharmacies of … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … judge sentenced two Columbus, Ohio, men to federal prison for burglarizing several pharmacies of oxycodone, …
August 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for 8 Felony Counts

July 02, 2024
… Drug Trafficking Organization Member Sentenced for 8 Felony Counts July 02, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
July 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Missouri Residents Indicted in Cocaine Conspiracy

May 14, 2024
… 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 …
May 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy After Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine in I-70 Traffic Stop

May 01, 2024
… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine after law enforcement officers seized more than $1 million worth of …
May 01, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Supplying the Fentanyl that Killed 19-Year-Old

April 02, 2024
… St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Supplying the Fentanyl that Killed 19-Year-Old April 02, … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
April 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis Area Pediatrician Indicted, Accused of Exchanging Prescriptions for Sex Acts

March 14, 2024
… Pediatrician Indicted, Accused of Exchanging Prescriptions for Sex Acts March 14, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info Contact … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
March 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Four Men Indicted for Meth Trafficking

February 07, 2024
… Four Men Indicted for Meth Trafficking February 07, 2024 St. Louis Contact … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
February 07, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Man Found Guilty of St. Louis Murder, Drug Conspiracy Charges

October 24, 2023
… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … and testimony at trial showed that Whitfield was “an enforcer for a large drug conspiracy,” Assistant U.S. Attorney …
October 24, 2023