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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… Initiative. FORT is comprised of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Returns on Saturday

… Back Day has removed more than 8,650 tons of medication from circulation since its inception 2010. Take Back Day On …
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Dominican Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Reentering The United States And Distributing Fentanyl

… sentenced to 37 months in prison. He was removed from the United States upon completion of his sentence in …
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Gang Member Admits to Racketeering Charge

… Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy. From 2015 through Sept. 22, 2022, Byrd was a member of the …
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Physician Charged with Distributing a Controlled Substance Appears in Federal Court

… According to allegations contained in the indictment, from no later than September 2018 through in or about 2022, …
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Armed Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Ten years in Federal Prison

… community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearms Offenses

… of his intent to distribute the cocaine. Upon his release from prison, Garcia will be subject to 5 years of supervised …
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Henderson County Methamphetamine Distributor is Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… to arrange multiple controlled buys of methamphetamine from Nalley. On December 22, 2021, deputies with the Haywood …
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Chickasha Man Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison for Distributing a Fentanyl Pill that Resulted in an Overdose

… the DEA will never cease its efforts to rid these drugs from the streets of Oklahoma.” “It only takes one deadly …
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DEA New Orleans Accepting Applications for Citizens Academy

… Citizens Academy begins Sept. 26 and occurs every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. through Oct. 17. Applicants must be at least …
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Central Oregon Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

… seized several pieces of luggage being removed from a hotel room rented by Vela in Sunriver, Oregon. The …
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Mexican Man Sentenced to More than Six Years in Prison for Illegally Re-Entering the United States and Trafficking Fentanyl

… that Garcia-Vega had been deported on several occasions from the United States, including most recently on March 23, …
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Health Care Company and Cheshire Pharmacy Pay $500K to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Allegations

… in which every facet of the handling of the substances – from their manufacture to their consumption by the ultimate …
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Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges

… to arrange the sale of a firearm he was prohibited from possessing PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man has …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for East Texas Drug Trafficking

… ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and that the drugs were shipped from Mexico to California and eventually to the greater …
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 27 Months’ Imprisonment for Crack Cocaine Distribution and Unlawful Firearm Possession

… community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Heroin That Killed Cullman Man, Injured Another

… injury to a then 18-year-old Cullman man who overdosed from using the drug. Johnson pled guilty to one count of …
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DEA Albuquerque Office Partners with Bernalillo County to Host Free Training for Employers

… Workplace Training When:              Tuesday, July 11 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. MST Who:               Employers …
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Pocatello Nurse Practitioner is Fined and Surrenders License for Unlawful Prescriptions and Fraud

… and protect American patients, communities, and taxpayers from such dangerous conduct.” This matter was investigated …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 70 Months for Attempted Drug Sale at Arizona Mills Mall

… conducted the investigation in this case with assistance from the Gila River Police Department. The United States …
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Ten-Time Felon Sentenced to 20 Years for Selling Heroin and Fentanyl and Possessing Guns

… that Fisher, 46, was distributing fentanyl and heroin from his home. Officers executed a search warrant at the …
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Nurse Who Stole Painkillers, Replacing Them with Saline and Putting Surgical Patients at Risk, Sentenced to Four Years

… In early 2019, she began extracting the medication from vials of fentanyl, morphine, and meperidine and …
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Denton Physician Sentenced for Over-Prescribing Opioids

… able to obtain the strongest prescription for Hydrocodone from Evans and one of the nurses without ever being fully …
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Nearly 1,000 Pounds of Meth Seized in Tulare and Kings County

… by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Sacramento Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine …
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Portland Area Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Deadly Kidnapping of Washington State Man

… quantities of the illegal drugs in and around Portland. From on or about April 9, 2019, until on or about April 13, …
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Clay Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Charges

… Syracuse, Dewitt, and on Interstate 81 after he fled from a United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force. …
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Phoenix Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl

… (DEA). On September 15, 2022, Morales-Reyes drove from Phoenix to Tucson with the fentanyl and met with the …
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Federal Jury Convicts Albuquerque Man of Drug Trafficking Offenses and Federal Firearm Violation

… with emergency equipment engaged, but Romero drove away from the area, disregarding their lights and sirens. APD …
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Colorado Pharmacy and Pharmacist Agree to Resolve Allegations that They Unlawfully Filled Dangerous Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

… Administration (DEA) registration, which will prevent it from dispensing any controlled substances in the future. …
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Importance of Reading Stressed to Students Within DEA Omaha Division

… Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota enjoyed hearing from books like “Green Eggs and Ham,” “The Cat and the Hat,” …