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The Pacific Northwest Collects 16 Tons At The Latest DEA National Drug Take-Back Day

May 06, 2016
… removing significant amounts of unused pharmaceutical drugs from unintended circulation,” said DEA Special Agent in … have removed over 300,328 (150.2 tons) of medication from circulation.  The following are the results broken down by state: Washington - 13,800 (6.9 tons) removed from circulation. Idaho - 3,068 (1.5 tons) removed from …
May 06, 2016
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24 In Arkansas Charged In Nationwide Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

July 13, 2017
… Special Agent in Charge Azzam said. “Today, more people die from opioid-related causes than from gun homicides. This unprecedented collaboration between … stopping the criminal doctors and medical professionals from writing medically unnecessary prescriptions, and by …
July 13, 2017
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of A Leader Of A Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization And Three Other International Narcotics Traffickers

October 21, 2013
… with cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking extradited from Mexico; two defendants charged with cocaine trafficking extradited from Colombia MANHATTAN, N.Y. -   Brian R. Crowell, Special …
October 21, 2013
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Floridian Fuzz Guilty Of Hauling Cocaine Through East Texas

May 09, 2011
Floridian Fuzz Guilty Of Hauling Cocaine Through East Texas May 09, 2011 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a …
May 09, 2011
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Nicolás Maduro Moros and 14 current and former Venezuelan officials charged with narco-terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking and other criminal charges

March 26, 2020
… use the U.S. banking system to move their illicit proceeds from South America nor further their criminal schemes.”  “ … Administration will continue to protect the American people from ruthless drug traffickers – no matter who they are or …
March 26, 2020
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August 19, 2019 - August 20, 2019
August 19, 2019 - August 20, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

12:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EDT)
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Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference August 19 & 20, 2019 DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown Manchester, NH 03101 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, August 19, and Tuesday, August 20, 2019. The same conference will be held both days...
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Over 100 Pounds of Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Oxycodone and Heroin Seized in Bronx Pizzeria

October 23, 2023
… Sophisticated Drug Trafficking Operation Across from Public School Over 100 pounds of cocaine and other drugs seized from Pizzeria.jpg Over 100 pounds of cocaine and other drugs seized from Pizzeria NEW YORK CITY –    As part of an ongoing …
October 23, 2023
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DEA – LAPD HIDTA Investigation Targets South L.A. Gangs Controlled By Incarcerated Mexican Mafia Member And His Daughter

December 06, 2012
… named in three federal grand jury indictments stemming from Operation Roman Empire, a 2½-year investigation into … to engage in criminal conduct, including collecting “taxes” from businesses and gangs that are funneled back to Danny … Danny Roman’s daughter and her husband receive orders from the imprisoned Mexican Mafia member during trips to …
December 06, 2012
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Weymouth Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

February 16, 2023
… Defendant distributed over 44 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico BOSTON – A Weymouth man has been sentenced … conspiracy that distributed prodigious amounts of cocaine from Puerto Rico, which he and a co-conspirator obtained via … that funneled more than $1 million worth of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts,” said United States …
February 16, 2023
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Lee’s Summit Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,000 Kilos of Cocaine

April 21, 2021
… to the government, which represents the profit he made from the sale of illegal drugs. On Aug. 6, 2020, Walters … conspiracy and a money-laundering conspiracy from October 2013 to Nov. 15, 2018. His wife, Nina Walters, … of marijuana. In total, he profited at least $976,862 from the sale of illegal drugs. “This defendant profited off …
April 21, 2021
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Washington Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Shooting in Tri-Cities and Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl-Laced Pills

March 09, 2023
… serve 5 years of federal supervision after he is released from custody. During the sentencing hearing, Judge Shea … enforcement partnerships, we were able to remove Mr. Ard from the community where he has repeatedly distributed … person in the leg. Ard then retrieved drug-related items from the car and went into his house; he neither alerted …
March 09, 2023
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Indictment targeting massive international cocaine conspiracy unsealed with arrival in U.S. of extradited Colombian kingpin

September 14, 2018
… is in custody in Southern California after being extradited from Colombia last night on charges that he conspired to transport cocaine worth hundreds of millions of dollars from South America to Mexico for eventual sale in the United States. The extradition resulted from a coordinated, international law enforcement operation …
September 14, 2018
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Pharmaceutical distributor and executives, pharmacists charged with unlawfully distributing painkillers

July 18, 2019
… prescription pills to be illegally sold and dispensed from their facilities,” said DEA Assistant Administrator … pharmacies in Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and Tennessee. From 2008 until 2015, the company generated more than $173 …
July 18, 2019
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Major Mexican Heroin Trafficking Organization Targeted

May 24, 2017
… are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. “The joint efforts … organizations, or those acting on behalf of them, from doing business via the United States,” said Barbara … Ruelas Torres Drug Trafficking Organization smuggles heroin from Mexico into the United States for distribution in …
May 24, 2017
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Sheriff’s Deputies Plead Guilty In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 15, 2017
… informant for August, and others, to steal marijuana from a KCSO storage unit and sell it for unlawful personal … lands. Once August and Penney obtained the marijuana from the storage unit, they had it (trimmed) into … who sold it and provided August with part of the proceeds from those sales. August then shared the proceeds with …
May 15, 2017
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Two Dutchess County Men Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Distribution Of ‘Breaking Bad’ Heroin Causing The Deaths Of Three Individuals

June 19, 2014
… U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara stated: “Three young people from our community are dead, the tragic victims of heroin … tragic deaths of three victims who allegedly bought heroin from two local drug dealers, Dennis Sica and John Rohlman.  …
June 19, 2014
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United States Seizes Luxury Condo Allegedly Owned By Former Mexican Governor

December 11, 2012
… transaction, that the property constitutes or was derived from proceeds traceable to drug trafficking, and that the … the property. Rodriguez is currently in custody in Mexico. From 1998 to at least 2005, the complaint states that …
December 11, 2012
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Mexican Man Sentenced For Roles In Drug Trafficking/Money Laundering Conspiracies Dating Back To 2002

December 20, 2016
… and money laundering organization operating out of Mexico from 2002-2008 has been ordered to federal prison, announced … to face deportation proceedings following his release from prison. At the time of guilty plea, Garcia-Sanchez … that smuggled multi-hundred kilogram loads of cocaine from Venezuela through Mexico for eventual distribution in …
December 20, 2016
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The Pacific Northwest Responds To Prescription Drug “Take-Back” With Record Collection

September 30, 2015
… deep concerns in keeping the unused pharmaceutical drugs from being abused by unintended users and disposed of in the … have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation.  The following are the results broken down by state: Washington - 19,320 (9.6 tons) removed from circulation. Idaho - 2,899 (1.4 tons) removed from …
September 30, 2015
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Residents In The Pacific Northwest Turned In Over 16 Tons In DEA’s National Drug Take-Back Day

May 02, 2013
… to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen … (371 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 5,829 locations … with DEA on the event.  When added to the collections from DEA’s previous five Take-Back events, more than 2.8 …
May 02, 2013
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Rockland County Man Indicted For Narcotics Trafficking

April 12, 2017
… Gregovich 720-431-8836 Trafficked Cocaine Hidden in Luggage from the Dominican Republic to New York MANHATTAN, N.Y. -   … responsible for transporting wholesale amounts of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to the New York area on …
April 12, 2017
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December 15, 2019 - December 17, 2019
December 15, 2019 - December 17, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC)

10:00 PM - 7:00 AM (EST)
Birmingham, AL
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, December 16, and Tuesday, December 17, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham, 1000 Riverchase...
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Court Sentences Mobile Man to 292 Months Imprisonment in Multi-Defendant Interstate Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

December 14, 2023
… filed with the Court established that Christopher Perales, from the state of Texas, would regularly supply Crumpton in … Crumpton to be able to pay Perales for the methamphetamine. From July 27, 2020, through December 7, 2020, Crumpton made …
December 14, 2023
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Loudon man sentenced to 50 months for methamphetamine trafficking

May 01, 2019
… Inspection Service investigated numerous parcels mailed from Las Vegas to New Hampshire suspected of containing … agents also investigated parcels of money mailed from New Hampshire to Las Vegas, and money transfers from New Hampshire to Las Vegas. Eventually, investigators …
May 01, 2019
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Leader And A Member Of An International Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate Sentenced To 120 Months And 110 Months Respectively For Drug Trafficking

February 14, 2014
… organization that imported thousands of pounds of marijuana from Canada and Mexico, distributed large quantities of … to trafficking more than a thousand pounds of marijuana from Canada and Mexico, and large quantities of diverted … of tens of thousands of kilograms of hydroponic marijuana from Canada and Mexico, substantial quantities of MDMA from …
February 14, 2014
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Wasilla Man Pleads Guilty In Synthetic Drug Case Which Resulted In Overdose Death

August 09, 2013
… previously pled guilty to federal drug charges stemming from a conspiracy to possess and distribute Methylone. … to (a/k/a “ecstasy”).  Methylone is commonly imported from China via the Internet for use in the U.S. particularly … of the conspiracy, that he directly imported the drugs from China, and that he repeatedly wired money to China or …
August 09, 2013
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Over One Ton of Cocaine Destined for the Northeast Seized

November 02, 2021
… Narcotics Conspiracy close up of cocaine kilograms removed from lawn roller container.jpg Close up of cocaine kilograms removed from lawn roller container cocaine kilograms removed from lawn roller containers NEW YORK CITY – Ray Donovan, …
November 02, 2021
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12-Person Cocaine Trafficking Ring Dismantled

September 09, 2021
… 720-431-8836 Defendants Charged with Trafficking Cocaine from Puerto Rico to Western New York NEW YORK – Special … in a drug trafficking operation that transported cocaine from Puerto Rico to Buffalo and other areas of Western New … discovered that kilograms of cocaine were being mailed from Puerto Rico to members of this drug ring in various …
September 09, 2021
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35 defendants to include the ring leader charged in major take down of international drug trafficking organization based in Lane County

October 29, 2020
… including one of its ringleaders and sources of supply from Mexico, have been charged with distributing … into the large-scale distribution of drugs into Oregon from Mexico by the drug trafficking organization led by … 2018.  The Diaz DTO imported drugs into the United States from Mexico, transported them from California to Oregon …
October 29, 2020
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Owner Of Columbus Southern Medical Center Pleads Guilty To Drug, Tax, Fraud Charges: $29 Million Forfeited

January 30, 2017
… fraud charges, and agreed to the forfeiture of what remains from the $29 million in seized funds earned from the clinic’s illegal activities, after restitution is paid from the funds. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney …
January 30, 2017