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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 24, 2017
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 29, from 10 am to 2 pm local time, at over 5,000 sites around … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 24, 2017
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Ten Indicted In Dismantling Of Plattsburgh Heroin Distribution Ring

July 13, 2017
… and criminal complaints previously filed in the case, from June 2016 through May 2017, the defendants transported heroin from Annapolis, Maryland, and Schenectady, New York, and … are felt in our communities, but the groups profiting from spreading this poison are often found elsewhere.  As …
July 13, 2017
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31 Dealers Arrested In Drug Sweep In Yonkers, NY

October 31, 2017
… the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Members from our Department and our law enforcement partners began … crack-cocaine, and prescription pills were purchased from these street level drug dealers and suppliers. … for their steadfast commitment in taking our streets back from the perils of drugs and drug addiction. We continue to …
October 31, 2017
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Supplier Of “Molly” That Resulted In A Death At Electric Zoo Concert Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Narcotics Conspiracy Charge

December 11, 2014
… pooled their money in order to buy additional Molly pills from Morgan. The Three Individuals intended to consume and … on Randall’s Island, New York, scheduled to be held from August 30, 2013, through September 1, 2013. Attendance … and consumed some of the Molly pills that were purchased from Morgan. Toward the end of the concert on August 30, …
December 11, 2014
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Multiple Defendants Indicted In Large Scale Drug Trafficking And International Money Laundering Conspiracies

November 03, 2014
… in Alaska and also working together to launder money from the United States into Mexico. The first indictment … of California, with conspiring to transport drug proceeds from the United States to conspirators in Mexico. The … Conspirators later mailed three more kilograms of heroin from Texas to Alaska using Canales’s address. Investigators …
November 03, 2014
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DEA’s Seventh Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results In Another Big Haul

October 29, 2013
… to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables and kitchen drawers. … (5.15 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 90 locations manned … with DEA on the event.  When added to the collections from DEA’s previous five Take-Back events, more than 58,000 …
October 29, 2013
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Treasury Continues Targeting Sinaloa Cartel Leadership

January 16, 2014
… these traffickers of their assets, draining the lifeblood from their criminal enterprises." Tapia Quintero oversees … purchase and transportation of cocaine and methamphetamine from Sinaloa into the U.S., specifically Arizona and … cell affiliated with Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera from Sinaloa to Tijuana, Baja California via tractor …
January 16, 2014
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DEA Announces 14th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

October 26, 2017
… opioids in the past 12 months obtained the drug from a friend or relative.  “Disposing of leftover … is one of the best ways to prevent a member of your family from becoming a victim of the opioid epidemic,” said Tuggle. … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
October 26, 2017
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13th Drug Take-Back Announced By DEA

April 28, 2017
… and Yuma areas Event Will Take Place Throughout Arizona from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, April 29th phx042817_fig1.jpg … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place April 29th from 10 am-2 pm local time.  As with the previous Take-Back … by eliminating the availability of these drugs, starting from within their own homes.”  The National Prescription …
April 28, 2017
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DEA Collected A Record Amount Of Unwanted Rx Medication In The State Of New York

May 03, 2013
… to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers. … prescription medications were collected in New York State from members of the public making a total of 742,497 pounds … York State the collection will be incinerated at an ‘energy-from-waste’ facility which is an environmentally safe method …
May 03, 2013
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Anchorage Couple Sentenced For Drug, Gun, And Money Laundering Charges

July 20, 2015
… Anchorage area. He regularly purchased both drugs on credit from his Anchorage-based supplier. After selling the drugs, … other items, which he later took affirmative steps to hide from law enforcement. Mr. Harris returned the remaining cash … he paid his supplier an additional $75,000 in cash earned from selling heroin and methamphetamine. In October 2013, …
July 20, 2015
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Organizer Of The Most Prolific Cocaine Network In Alaska Sentenced To 16 Years

March 29, 2016
… Infiltrated - Over 250 kilograms of Cocaine to Alaska from 2010 to 2014 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Clarence Anthony … in Las Vegas, would obtain large quantities of cocaine from California, where he was from. He then paid employees at Las Vegas McCarran …
March 29, 2016
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OCDETF Operation CAMO Results In Guilty Plea Involving The Distribution Of More Than 6.6 Million Dollars Of Synthetic Cannabinoids

June 08, 2017
… $6,656,843 in gross proceeds generated by the conspiracy from Dec. 18, 2012, to July 16, 2015. Houston is among 10 … Houston also must forfeit his residence, which was proceeds from the conspiracy, to the government. Houston, Sandfort, … Tobacco. These businesses purchased synthetic cannabinoids from co-conspirators in California and Nevada. At least 251 …
June 08, 2017
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Former Philadelphia Police Officer Sentenced To 16 Years For Drug Conspiracy

August 19, 2011
… a phony arrest was orchestrated in order to steal drugs from a drug dealer. At the time of the crime, Williams was a … launderer, but who was actually an undercover Special Agent from the Drug Enforcement Administration. Williams went to … by greed and who turn a blind eye to tragedies that stem from illicit drug use," said John J. Bryfonski, Special …
August 19, 2011
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DEA Pennsylvania And Delaware Holding Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In September

September 26, 2012
… unused, and unwanted medications on Saturday September 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The DEA will have more than 300 … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, and often come from the home medicine cabinet. The many convenient …
September 26, 2012
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Guilty Verdict In Cocaine Conspiracy And A Conspiracy To Launder Drug Money

June 30, 2014
… recipient and trafficker of multiple kilograms of cocaine from California. AUSA Lenhardt indicated in court filings … revealed that Spence was initially obtaining cocaine from California by use of common couriers such as DHL, … changed the mechanism of transportation multiple times from tractor trailers and other vehicles, to flights from …
June 30, 2014
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Allan Peters Guilty Of Conspiracy To Distribute More Than 1,000 Kilograms Of Marijuana

January 30, 2014
… trial. During trial, the government offered evidence that from at least 2005 until 2011, Peters, Alan Forget, Cheryl … Border Patrol seized approximately 250 pounds of marijuana from Cheryl Lobdell in North Hudson, New York. On September … State Police seized approximately 240 pounds of marijuana from a vehicle operated by Alan Forget, after Forget led law …
January 30, 2014
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Supplier Of “Molly” That Resulted In A Death At Electric Zoo Concert

July 29, 2014
… said: “As alleged, Patrick Morgan sold drugs that, far from enabling a good time, resulted in tragedy with the … pooled their money in order to buy additional Molly pills from Morgan. The Three Individuals intended to consume and … on Randall’s Island, New York, scheduled to be held from August 30, 2013 through September 1, 2013. Attendance …
July 29, 2014
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Leader Of Maritime International Drug Transportation Organization Arraigned In Brooklyn

August 19, 2014
… on October 14, 2013, on a provisional arrest warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York. The arraignment was … responsible for transporting shipments of cocaine from Colombia to locations in Central America and Mexico for … arranging boats and submarines that transported the cocaine from Colombia to other members of his organization in …
August 19, 2014
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Three-Time Felon Arrested While On Parole

September 04, 2014
… Division, the Albany DEA District Office with assistance from the Oneonta Police Department and New York State parole officers from the Utica office. In the fall of 2013, Sheriff’s Office … and December 2013, quantities of heroin were purchased from Collins by confidential sources during the narcotics …
September 04, 2014
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Former Bakersfield Detective Sentenced To Five Years

October 03, 2016
… criminal activity. During this time, Diaz received bribes from the informant in return for intelligence on law enforcement activities as well as protection from investigation and arrest. In addition to accepting … on duty, Diaz stopped a vehicle operated by two individuals from Yakima, Washington and used a BPD dog handler and …
October 03, 2016
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Fresno Man Pleads Guilty In Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Ring And Money Laundering

August 26, 2013
… in a drug and money laundering ring that extended from Fresno to Alabama and Georgia, Acting Special Agent in … the guilty plea, Kelley structured $65,298 in cash derived from an interstate marijuana-trafficking organization led by … Gable admitted to structuring $693,905 of drug proceeds from the distribution of marijuana in Birmingham. He is …
August 26, 2013
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Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison: $6.5 Million “Crystal Meth” And Heroin Haul

June 03, 2015
… “crystal meth,” and five (11 lbs.) of heroin from Mexican suppliers. At the time of the guilty plea, … a two-week wiretap investigation. With authorization from the court, agents were able to record Mota’s calls and … of methamphetamine and heroin as it was being transferred from a tractor trailer to a car. Evidence suggested that …
June 03, 2015
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Canadian Marijuana Trafficker Receives Life Imprisonment

January 15, 2016
… by Dinelle, ran a vast international marijuana operation from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, which operated from at least 2005 until 2008.  During the trial in federal … testified that Woods procured large quantities of marijuana from his sources in Canada, and with Dinelle, arranged for …
January 15, 2016
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Second Canadian Marijuana Trafficker Receives Life Sentence

January 21, 2016
… Woods in running a vast international marijuana operation from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, which operated from about 2005 until 2008. During the trial in federal … testified that Woods procured large quantities of marijuana from his sources in Canada, and with Dinelle, arranged for …
January 21, 2016
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

November 07, 2023
… removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving; not …
November 07, 2023
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … ever encountered,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram.  “From large cities to rural America, no community is safe …
August 19, 2022
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Anne Milgram Sworn In As DEA Administrator

June 29, 2021
… safer and healthier,” said Administrator Milgram. From 2007 to 2010, Ms. Milgram served as the Attorney … Award for her work. After graduating summa cum laude from Rutgers University, Ms. Milgram received a master’s …
June 29, 2021
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DEA Hero Joseph Piersante Honored By U.S. Secretary Of Defense

April 30, 2015
… to the Department of Defense. Piersante’s recovery from this life-threatening event has been nothing short of … Special Agent Piersante has received numerous awards from a variety of organizations, including the Federal Congressional Badge of Bravery - from the United States Congress, and from his alma mater, …
April 30, 2015
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Madera County Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation And Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

October 27, 2015
… were found inside. Officers seized two rifles and a shotgun from a gun safe along with high-capacity magazines and more … for that firearm. The serial numbers had been removed from two of the seized firearms, and one had been reported … had previously been convicted of crimes that prohibited him from possessing firearms. This case was the product of an …
October 27, 2015