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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

October 24, 2017
… (571) 387-6555 LOS ANGELES - This Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time the federal Drug … as part of the effort. Locally, law enforcement agencies from Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
October 24, 2017
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DEA Reduces Amount Of Opioid Controlled Substances To Be Manufactured In 2017

October 04, 2016
… has decreased according to sales data obtained by DEA from IMS Health, a company that provides insurance companies … quota system was intended to reduce or eliminate diversion from “legitimate channels of trade” by controlling “the … substances annually. In setting the APQ, DEA considers data from many sources, including estimates of the legitimate …
October 04, 2016
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Methamphetamine Distributor Convicted At Trial

September 12, 2012
… 12, 2012. According to the evidence presented at trial, from early 2011 until his arrest on October 18, 2011, Coronado sold large quantities of methamphetamine from his home, in Riverview, to lower-lever dealers, who … multiple-ounce quantities of high purity methamphetamine from Corona for purposes of distribution. Corona had …
September 12, 2012
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3 Laredo Men Convicted Of Drug Trafficking

May 15, 2017
… pleas for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from Laredo to the Dallas area via the use of tractor … and distribution of kilogram quantities of marijuana from Laredo to the Dallas area. Gutierrez was in charge of … in Laredo that the organization used at different periods from on or about September 2013 to on or about July 31, …
May 15, 2017
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Final Defendant In San Antonio-based Synthetic Marijuana Distribution Ring Sentenced To Federal Prison

February 08, 2018
… substance analogues. By pleading guilty, Wesa admitted that from March 2013 to June 2013, he and others comprised the … synthetic cannabinoids. In June 2017, Wesa was extradited from Germany to the Western District of Texas. He since has … 16 years in federal prison. Other sentences imposed ranged from five months incarceration to 150 months incarceration. …
February 08, 2018
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President Obama Announces Intent To Nominate DEA Special Agent Thomas Harrigan As DEA Deputy Administrator

February 17, 2011
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Pending Approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee,Career DEA Special Agent … we continue our work of keeping the American people safe from dangerous drugs and those who traffic in them.” The DEA … dozens of U.S. citizens as couriers who smuggled heroin from Southeast Asia to Chicago. He left Bangkok in 1996 and …
February 17, 2011
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Drug Investigations Lead To Treasury Designation Of New Ansari Money Exchange

February 18, 2011
… As a result of today’s action, U.S. persons are prohibited from conducting financial or commercial transactions with … actions to safeguard the U.S. and Afghan financial sectors from abuse.” The individuals designated today include … 2010, Rahmatullah Mohammad Afzal transferred $94 million from Afghanistan to Dubai for the New Ansari Money Exchange. …
February 18, 2011
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DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

March 08, 2011
… and unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 30th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its partners will … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. “The overwhelming public …
March 08, 2011
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Over 5,300 Sites Join DEA Nationwide Effort To Take-Back Prescription Drugs On April 30th

April 19, 2011
… for the event last fall. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. Government, community, … that abuse prescription drugs often obtained them from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans …
April 19, 2011
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Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

November 06, 2013
… have removed over 3.4 million (1,733 tons) of medication from circulation. (A breakdown of the last Take-Back Day’s … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take-Back Days are presently …
November 06, 2013
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Heroin And Methamphetamine Traffickers Ordered To Prison

February 24, 2015
… serve a 30-month-term. During trial, jurors heard testimony from several co-conspirators who detailed several instances of heroin and methamphetamine trafficking from Mexico to Laredo, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas as … government also presented numerous vehicle title histories from California and Texas as well as vehicle and passenger …
February 24, 2015
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Norwalk Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Selling Drugs, Violating Supervised Release

March 28, 2013
… and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior narcotics conviction. According to court … release, for distributing crack cocaine.  He was released from federal prison in October 2007 and began serving his … pull over Underhill’s vehicle.  Underhill accelerated away from police, subsequently crashed his vehicle into the rear …
March 28, 2013
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California Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 18 Years For Distributing Meth In New England

May 29, 2015
… to launder money, and three counts of money laundering.  From January 2010 through January 2012, Castilleja, who was … Mass.  Specifically, Castilleja obtained methamphetamine from a California-based supplier and worked with his son to …
May 29, 2015
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New Hampshire Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

June 05, 2015
… regularly ordered significant quantities of oxycodone pills from two members of the conspiracy, Samuel Garcia and … individual. The intercepted telephone calls show that from June 18, 2014 through August 27, 2014, on multiple … other individual ordered in excess of 2,000 oxycodone pills from the Samuel Garcia and Jennifer Nunez. Mailhot admitted …
June 05, 2015
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Second Marijuana Grow Robber Sentenced To Long Prison Term

June 06, 2014
… SEATTLE - Ferdinand Clay, who was shot while fleeing from the robbery of a marijuana distributor was sentenced on … dealer Jason Loken.  The two men stole guns, and marijuana from Loken who had been restrained but was able to free … Clay was shot in the face, neck and hip but recovered from his wounds.  U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik also …
June 06, 2014
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Twin Falls Woman Pleads Guilty To Controlled Substance Delivery

January 14, 2015
… substances were prescription medications diverted from the pharmacy where Federer worked.  Sentencing is set … and sold bottles of controlled substance prescriptions from the pharmacy stock to another individual without a … committed a similar diversion of controlled substances from her employer pharmacy by placing in her glove box three …
January 14, 2015
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Former Mexican Mayor Gets 21 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

March 10, 2016
… selling cocaine and laundering the illegal proceeds gained from these crimes,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Doug … never relent in our mission to protect the American people from the scourge of drug trafficking and abuse, and bring … States court rooms.”  According to the details of the case, from 2003-2007, the (who was then living in Tucson) was the …
March 10, 2016
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Owner Of Several Clean And Sober Residential Facilities Arrested For Drug Trafficking

February 11, 2016
… drugs, including methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana, from Rehberg.  Rehberg is prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior felony convictions as well as an active protection order from a domestic partner. The federal charges will be filed …
February 11, 2016
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Anchorage Woman Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Participation In Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

November 07, 2016
… five years of supervised release following her release from custody.  On June 29, 2016, Rangel pleaded guilty to … southern California. Rangel then enlisted a number of women from Alaska and Florida to retrieve heroin from her source of supply and carry it to Anchorage via …
November 07, 2016
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Delaware County Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine And Firearms Charges

August 04, 2015
… announced today that a man who imported pseudoephedrine from Canada to Iowa in order to manufacture methamphetamine … than 12 years in federal prison. Roger Hettinger, age 42, from Manchester, Iowa, received the prison term after … admitted he, along with others, obtained pseudoephedrine from local sources and from Canada to use in manufacturing …
August 04, 2015
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Former Police Officer Sentenced For Role In Steroid Distribution Case

January 29, 2013
… and throughout the United States, acquiring steroids from foreign suppliers and then selling the steroids to his … to their own customers.  McIntyre bought the steroids from Gidelson for his own use and to distribute to others.  … discussed with Gidelson the acquisition of steroids from Gidelson’s suppliers; the acquisition from Gidelson of …
January 29, 2013
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DEA To Conduct Pharmacy Diversion Awareness Conference In Wilmington To Address The Diversion Of Prescription Opioids And Link To Heroin Abuse

March 15, 2016
… opioids, is a growing problem.  This diversion stems from various sources.  In addition to pharmacy robberies and … doctor shoppers, or illegitimate prescriptions from rogue practitioners.  The PDAC is designed to assist … a key component of the DEA’s mission to protect the public from the scourge of illegal drugs.”  The PDAC is a free …
March 15, 2016
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Fourth Man Sentenced In Twin Falls Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

March 28, 2011
… three years of supervised release following their release from prison. Judge Lodge also ordered the men to forfeit … oxycodone and distributing oxycodone in the Twin Falls area from March 2009 to March 2010. According to court documents, … eight months involved undercover purchases of oxycodone from the defendants. The defendants traveled to the Salt …
March 28, 2011
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Mt. Vernon Man Pleads Guilty In Methamphetamine Case

February 11, 2011
… a controlled (methamphetamine), The violation took place from on or about September, 2007, through October, 2010, in … 12, 2011. At his plea, Shafer admitted to the court that from September 2007 through October 2010, he would purchase or obtain pseudoephedrine pills from others for use in manufacturing methamphetamine. …
February 11, 2011
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Thurston County Man Who Shipped Meth And Heroin To Alaska Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

December 03, 2012
… on October 14, 2011, when he returned to Washington State from Alaska.  Grimes had attempted to retrieve packages of drugs from the post office in Soldotna, Alaska and then eluded law … his arrest, they found a large quantity of stolen goods -- from tools to watches to jewelry, most likely payment for …
December 03, 2012
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 25, 2016
… Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 SAN FRANCISCO - After … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The removal from homes of unwanted prescription pills that can be …
April 25, 2016
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10 Tons Of Medication Collected On Take Back Day

November 02, 2016
… than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by … prescription painkillers, say they obtained those drugs from friends and family, including from a home medicine cabinet, according to the National …
November 02, 2016
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San Francisco-Based Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Over 13 Years In Prison

March 31, 2017
… March 1, 2012, Keese distributed methamphetamine and PCP from San Francisco to Sacramento and to the East Coast. … agents regarding a means to move his drug proceeds from the East Coast to California. He indicated that he needed a method by which he could move $150,000 per week from Philadelphia to California. On May 11, 2011, Keese …
March 31, 2017
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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 at more than 150 sites around Northern … 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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Case Update: Central Valley Marijuana Traffickers

March 25, 2014
… 571-387-5018 FRESNO, Calif.) - Marijuana cultivators from Fresno and Stanislaus Counties entered guilty pleas … grow site, agents also found a firearm and saw that water from the San Joaquin River had been diverted to irrigate the … 2, 2014.    The case was investigated by federal agents from the DEA and Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency, a …
March 25, 2014