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Fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Collects Record 276 Tons

May 03, 2012
… Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … pounds (276 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,659 take-back sites … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to …
May 03, 2012
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DEA Hosts Its Third Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

October 24, 2011
… potentially harmful drugs PHOENIX, AZ. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) is partnering with state, local, and tribal … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, and inhalants combined, …
October 24, 2011
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DEA Collects Eight Tons Of Medicine In Los Angeles Area During Third Drug Take-Back Event

November 04, 2011
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Southern California Do you know someone who has been affected by the loss … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, and inhalants combined, …
November 04, 2011
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Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

May 18, 2018
… at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Terrance Belford pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance. Belford was arrested in June 2017 for his participation in an … unlawfully, including oxycodone, Percocet and powder cocaine. Belford stated on Facebook that, if had he not been …
May 18, 2018
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"18 Park" Gang Leader Gets 35-year Sentence

April 25, 2018
… NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, announced that one of … Mott Haven area of the Bronx. Members of 18 Park sold crack cocaine and marijuana on a near-daily basis, turning the …
April 25, 2018
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Leader Of “BMB” Street Gang Sentenced To 150 Months In Prison On Racketeering Charges

April 10, 2018
… NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division, announced that Nico … attempted murders, and armed robberies-and sold crack cocaine, marijuana, and oxycodone.   Burrell was a leader of …
April 10, 2018
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Tony Torrez Charged With Violating Federal Narcotics Trafficking And Firearms Laws

November 02, 2015
… and a substance believed to be “wax,” a concentrated form of THC oil processed from the marijuana plant.  Thereafter, the DEA obtained a federal search for the residence and seized items and paraphernalia … a bullet proof vest, a small amount of suspected cocaine, and drug paraphernalia.  The criminal complaint …
November 02, 2015
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Michigan Heroin Trafficker Receives 17 Year Federal Prison Sentence

August 24, 2015
… convicted and sentenced in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The Honorable Gordon … the result of a joint investigation led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation, and … medical-grade fentanyl patches, a small amount of crack cocaine, and approximately $27,000 in alleged drug proceeds. …
August 24, 2015
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Leader Of “Texas Syndicate” Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To More Than 25 Years In Prison

May 12, 2017
… Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 Tyler - … months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana distribution conspiracy, announced …
May 12, 2017
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Southern District Of Texas Investigation And Personnel Win National Award

December 03, 2014
… LAREDO, Texas - The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) investigation known as Operation El … been selected as the recipient of the National OCDETF Award for Outstanding Investigation in the Southwest Region, … in bulk cash, $50,000 in non-cash assets, 489 kilograms of cocaine, 892 kilograms of marijuana, 1.2 kilograms of …
December 03, 2014
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Collect Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 08, 2017
… DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Collect Record Number Of Unused Pills As … the DEA and its more than 4,200 local and tribal law enforcement partners a record-setting … from prescription painkiller overdoses than from heroin, cocaine or any other illegal drug”, said Karen I. Flowers, …
November 08, 2017
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Operation Fallen Hero – Operation Bombardier

February 24, 2011
… 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Houston Area Law Enforcement Join Forces to Attack Mexican Cartels and Associates HOUSTON, TX … in U.S. Currency, 322 pounds of marijuana, 13 kilograms of cocaine, 37 weapons, 10 vehicles, and the arrest of 33 …
February 24, 2011
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Head Of The Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Sentenced To Federal Prison

December 08, 2011
… to 222 months in prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine for conspiracy to commit (RICO), Kenneth Magidson and Robert L. Pittman, United States Attorneys for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, … tanker trucks, via El Paso, Texas. Multi-ton quantities of cocaine were acquired from Columbia and Peru for smuggling …
December 08, 2011
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Conviction & Guilty Plea To Internet Drug Trafficking

January 05, 2017
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … jury found Julian Villa-Gomez Lemus, 31, of Visalia, California, guilty of conspiracy to distribute controlled … included methamphetamine, hydrocodone, marijuana, steroids, cocaine, and other controlled substances. The drugs were …
January 05, 2017
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Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

November 06, 2013
… Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day … leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens like LSD, and (sniffed …
November 06, 2013
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Drug Trafficking Organization Operating In The San Juan Seaport Indicted For Conspiracy To Import Controlled Substances

October 25, 2013
… Organization Operating In The San Juan Seaport Indicted For Conspiracy To Import Controlled Substances October 25, … and coordinated the purchase of kilogram quantities of cocaine and heroin from sources in Colombia and Dominican … in Puerto Rico, longshoremen and other individuals working for private companies, providing services at the San Juan …
October 25, 2013
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Successful 2013 National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands

November 06, 2013
… over 810.95 pounds of expired and unwanted medications for safe and proper disposal at 20 take-back sites in Puerto … Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event, and we thank them for participating in this effort to battle prescription drug … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens like LSD, and (sniffed …
November 06, 2013
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18 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking At El Trebol Public Housing Project

November 18, 2014
… 18 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking At El Trebol Public Housing Project … Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.  The Drug Enforcement … that beginning in 2005, the organization distributed cocaine, heroin, crack, marihuana and prescription drugs …
November 18, 2014
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DEA, USCG Interdicts 1,729 Pounds Of Marijuana, Nabs Russian Smuggler, Seizes Sailing Vessel In Caribbean Sea

February 19, 2015
… Key Largo and a U.S. naval vessel with a Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment onboard apprehended a Russian smuggler … interdiction was the result of a multi-agency DEA led law enforcement effort in support of Operation Unified Resolve and … 2014, the Coast Guard has seized 15,104 kilograms of cocaine and 5,320 pounds of marijuana during 14 counter-drug …
February 19, 2015
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Two Men Charged With Sex Trafficking

November 17, 2015
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … 2015, on charges related to the distribution of heroin and cocaine base in Vermont. Today, a federal grand jury in …
November 17, 2015
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Danbury Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison For Armed Home Invasions

March 10, 2016
… Danbury Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison For Armed Home Invasions March 10, 2016 New England Contact … to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod … out of which members of the organization sold crack cocaine and heroin.  The organization also rented hotel …
March 10, 2016
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New Jersey Firefighter Charged With Drug Distribution

May 12, 2016
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … 2012, the cooperating witness began purchasing cocaine and heroin from Cruz-Rivera.  On Oct. 4, 2013, …
May 12, 2016
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Sixty-Six Gang Members Facing Federal RICO, Firearm And Drug Trafficking Charges

June 09, 2016
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … gang members.  The investigation also revealed significant cocaine, crack, and heroin dealing committed by gang …
June 09, 2016
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Vermont Man Charged With Five Counts Of Sex Trafficking

April 28, 2017
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … on charges of conspiracy to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base and 100 grams or more of heroin and related …
April 28, 2017
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Charleston Drug Gang Busted

March 30, 2011
… conspired to distribute more than 280 grams of “crack” cocaine, more than 100 grams of heroin, and marijuana, and … in tandem with federal agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, … Federal Bureau of Investigation.  An Assistant Solicitor for the Ninth Judicial Circuit has been designated by the …
March 30, 2011
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21 Defendants Charged In Brunswick-Based Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

March 31, 2011
… defendants with conspiracy to distribute large amounts of cocaine and marijuana in Georgia and Florida. Several of the … The charge results from a joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement (DEA), the Glynn Brunswick Narcotics Enforcement Team, the Georgia Bureau of (GBI), the Federal …
March 31, 2011
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DEA Office In Atlanta Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

April 24, 2013
… previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community … unused, or unwanted prescription drugs.  Local law enforcement agencies in thousands of American communities … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to …
April 24, 2013
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DEA Office In Charlotte Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

April 24, 2013
… previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community … unused, or unwanted prescription drugs.  Local law enforcement agencies in thousands of American communities … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to …
April 24, 2013
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DEA Office In Columbia Holding Its Sixth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

April 24, 2013
… previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community … unused, or unwanted prescription drugs.  Local law enforcement agencies in thousands of American communities … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to …
April 24, 2013
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DEA Office In Nashville Holding Its Fourth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, April 27, 2013

April 24, 2013
… previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community … unused, or unwanted prescription drugs.  Local law enforcement agencies in thousands of American communities … abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to …
April 24, 2013