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Former Physician Indicted For Selling Amphetamine Diet Pills To Patients After Losing Medical License

… Former Physician Indicted For Selling Amphetamine Diet Pills To Patients After Losing … and used it to order controlled substances from a wholesale pharmaceutical distributor, including phentermine and …
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Thirty-Six People Indicted For Their Roles In Nassau And Suffolk Heroin Ring That Operated Along Rte. 110

… Thirty-Six People Indicted For Their Roles In Nassau And Suffolk Heroin Ring That … ranging from Operating as a Major Trafficker, Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, Criminal Possession of a … or their suppliers. The Papis allegedly made hundreds of sales a week, sometimes earning as much as $8,000 during a …
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Fentanyl Supply Chain

February 07, 2025
… 26, 2024 - DEA Issues Letter to E-Commerce Companies on the Sale of Pill Presses Used to Make Fentanyl Pills “Drug … cannot turn a blind eye to the fentanyl crisis and to the sale of pill presses on their platforms. They must do their …
February 07, 2025
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Independence, LA Man Sentenced to 235 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Conviction

… Independence, LA Man Sentenced to 235 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Conviction February 04, 2026 New Orleans Contact … amounts were converted by James into crack cocaine for sale to others. In many instances, the amounts transported …
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Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops

… Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops September 25, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info … recent data suggests a significant portion of e-cigarette sales involve illegal substances, highlighting a growing …
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Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

… Tarantino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Division, and New … Charges include Conspiracy in the Second Degree, Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree, Criminal …
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Two heroin and cocaine trafficking rings in Western New York dismantled

… Two heroin and cocaine trafficking rings in Western New York … – Ray Donovan, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, Attorney … as a Major Trafficker and various counts of Criminal Sale and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance …
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176 pounds of cocaine seized in New York City – one of the largest cocaine seizures in NYC in recent years

… 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 19 people indicted for trafficking cocaine sold in the Bronx, and club drugs … were recovered.   “This criminal network profited off the sale of cocaine and MDMA to mid-level drug traffickers, …
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ATF/DEA/LAPD Take Down San Fernando Valley Drug Trafficking Ring

… About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … distribution of fentanyl. On April 28, 2021, a controlled sale occurred with Buraye selling approximately 100 fentanyl …
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DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic

… DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During … scene of a domestic warrant service and arrest.jpg A DEA Forensic Chemist measuring a lethal dose of Fentanyl_.jpg … initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and components, and the associated …
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Fentanyl distributor who used the dark web and crypto currency sentenced to 30 years in federal prison

… used the dark web and crypto currency sentenced to 30 years in federal prison October 03, 2019 Houston Contact Info … and crypto currency in the Southwest Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Region, a federal judge in San Antonio …
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East Bay drug traffickers sentenced to 15 years and 10 years in prison

… East Bay drug traffickers sentenced to 15 years and 10 years in prison April 09, 2019 San Francisco Contact Info Contact … View Bob P. Beris Bio Bob P. Beris, Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San … for giving to Escalante part of the proceeds of the sales after the drugs were sold. Vicochea also admitted that …
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Ringleader And 14 Others Arrested In Takedown Of Paterson Narcotics Supply Ring Allegedly Distributed Millions Of Dollars In Heroin

… Ringleader And 14 Others Arrested In Takedown Of Paterson … in Paterson yesterday.  Arrest warrants are outstanding for two other defendants who remain fugitives. Attorney … packaged in thousands of glassine envelopes for individual sale, and about $255,000 in cash.  The bulk heroin has a …
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Attorney General Chiesa Announces New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program

… methadone by presenting prescriptions, now believed to be forged, to three New Jersey pharmacies on a total of 14 … Pharmacies provide data every 15 days on all prescription sales of drugs classified as Controlled Dangerous (CDS) and …
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Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted In Federal Racketeering Indictment

… Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted In Federal Racketeering Indictment January 19, 2011 Los … About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … with the Mexican Mafia. The indictment alleges that drug sales comprised the bulk of the gang’s profits. In the …
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Thirty-Two Indicted In Broward And Palm Beach Counties In Second Coordinated Pill Mill Takedown

… Thirty-Two Indicted In Broward And Palm Beach Counties In Second … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Miles D. Aley Special Agent In Charge View … pills and made more than $40 million from the illegal sales of controlled substances. Mark R. Trouville, DEA …
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DEA News: Designer Synthetic Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… Designer Synthetic Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison December 19, 2013 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us … 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Part of nationwide effort under Operation Log Jam PHOENIX - DEA Special Agent … Doug Coleman.  "For criminals seeking to profit through the sale and manufacturing of these dangerous drugs, our message …
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Investigation Of Fentanyl-Heroin Distribution Network Results In 24 Arrests

… and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division announced today. DA … like the Headley drug crew, are reaping blood money off the sale of heroin and fentanyl.  DEA, along with our state and …
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Manhattan Doctor Illegally Sold Painkiller Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

… Manhattan Doctor Illegally Sold Painkiller Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization … -   - Brian R. Crowell, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division; Bridget G. Brennan, New … Judge Michael R. Sonberg. Gibbs faces 42 counts of Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance for …
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Heroin Pipeline From The Bronx To Otsego County Shut Down

… Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) Brian R. Crowell, Otsego County Sheriff … announce the arrest of a major trafficking ring responsible for operating a heroin drug trafficking organization based … vehicle and for conspiring to possess the narcotic drug for sale in Otsego County.  Doherty was additionally charged …
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Drug Distribution Takedowns in Seattle Area Result in 18 Arrests and More Than 3.4 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized

… Drug Distribution Takedowns in Seattle Area Result in 18 Arrests and More Than 3.4 … Oregon Bend - (541) 385-8798 Eugene - (541) 465-6861 Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - (503) 399-5902 Washington Bellingham - (360) …
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Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border

January 23, 2025
… Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border Protecting the U.S. … to pocket the billions of dollars in revenue from those sales. DEA has been hard at work to undertake a …
January 23, 2025
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Denver News 2005

July 15, 2021
… Owner Charged Under New Methamphetamine Law Restricting Sale of Chemicals MAY 31, 2005 Year Long Investigation Nets …
July 15, 2021
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Little Rock Man Who Led Police on High-Speed Chase with Kilograms of Fentanyl in Car Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison

… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … Clifford conducting what they believed to be narcotics sales. On August 26, 2024, officers saw Clifford at the residence known for drug sales place what was believed to be narcotics in his …
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Foreign National Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Traffic Nuclear Materials, Narcotics, and Firearms

… Foreign National Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Traffic Nuclear Materials, … with UC-1. First, Ebisawa attempted to broker the sale of nuclear materials in exchange for military-grade …
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Five Members of Hobbs Based Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

… throughout Lea County. Raul Muñoz Navarrette made multiple sales of methamphetamine to undercover agents beginning in … when he sold approximately 26 grams of methamphetamine for $500. The quantities escalated over subsequent months, … Raul Hernandez Navarrette continued coordinating cocaine sales, frequently directing customers to Raul Muñoz …
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Federal health care fraud takedown in Northeastern U.S. results in 54 defendants charged and convicted

… Federal health care fraud takedown in Northeastern U.S. results in 54 defendants charged and … today announced a coordinated health care fraud enforcement action across seven federal districts in the … U.S. Attorney Brian Urbano of the Criminal Division. Ex-Sales Rep. Committing Compounding Fraud: • Kent Courtheyn, …
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Black market pill manufacturing operation dismantled in Bronx apartment building; superintendent among three charged

… Black market pill manufacturing operation dismantled in Bronx apartment building; … Agent in Charge James Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Bridget G. Brennan, New York … charges of Conspiracy in the Second Degree and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First and Second …
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DEA Washington Division Holds Second Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl

… Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … and Sister Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl Sales | USAO-DC | Department of Justice # # #   Fake Pills …
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Joint Local, State And Federal Synthetic Drug Round-Up Leads To The Arrest Of 30 Defendants Charged With Selling “Spice” And “Bath Salts”

… District Court, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. The indictments … sealed until the named defendants were arrested by law enforcement over a two-day period. Harry S. Sommers, the … among young people,” said U.S. Attorney Tompkins. “The sale of synthetic drugs has become a growing epidemic …