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Niagara Falls Doctor Among Fourteen Charged In Major Prescription Drug Investigation

… Niagara Falls Doctor Among Fourteen Charged In Major Prescription Drug Investigation January … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … This order is effective immediately and prohibits Mehta from possessing, dispensing or prescribing any controlled …
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21 Members Of South Bronx Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Narcotics Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

… Charged With Narcotics Trafficking And Firearms Offenses May 11, 2016 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) … All New Yorkers are entitled to live in neighborhoods free from constant drug-dealing and senseless violence.  That is …
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Surveillance Leads To Seizure Of $8 Million Worth Of Heroin

… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA Romona Sy 571-776-1634 … heroin worth $8 million last night. On June 12, 2013 a team from the DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task …
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Fourteen Plead Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Participating In Massive Oxycodone And Heroin Conspiracy In And Around Rockland County

… Fourteen Plead Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … defendants to purchase significant quantities of heroin from AGRAMONTE, which they then distributed in locations …
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Sands Point Cardiologist Sentenced For Vicious Assault-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

… Sands Point Cardiologist Sentenced For Vicious Assault-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor … like to recognize and congratulate all the investigators from numerous agencies and the District Attorney’s Office, …
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Nine Defendants Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And Oxycodone In Staten Island, New York

… Nine Defendants Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And Oxycodone In Staten Island, New York February 22, 2017 New York Contact Info … by many as the ‘opioid epidemic,’ with users transitioning from abusing diverted prescription medication, to heroin, to …
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The Controlled Substances Act

March 28, 2025
… or transferred between schedules) or decontrolled (removed from control). The procedure for these actions is found in  … of Health and Human Services (HHS), or by petition from any interested party, including: The manufacturer of a …
March 28, 2025
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Forensic Sciences

March 28, 2025
… DEA’s Computer Forensics Program processes digital evidence from laptop and desktop computers, storage media and other … on-site duplication support when evidence cannot be removed from a business, and also provides expert witness …
March 28, 2025
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Morphine

January 22, 2025
Morphine is a non-synthetic narcotic with a high potential for abuse and is derived from opium. It is used for the treatment of pain.
January 22, 2025
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. Our April event included 4,425 community … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available on Flickr. Off …
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San Francisco News 2004

July 15, 2021
… District Office again was a sponsor for the "Gifts from the Heart" program  SEP 10, 2004 Today the Drug …  JUL 19, 2004 Humboldt County Task Force Receives Funds From The DEA And IRS In Drug Case  JUL 14, 2004 Seizure of …
July 15, 2021
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Alabama doctor charged with additional counts of prescribing controlled substances

… 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 1800, Three … controlled substances, and solicited explicit photographs from the individual. The indictment also charges Roberts …
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Midland man pleads guilty to federal drug and firearm charges in connection with the murder of two Midlanders in July 2015

… Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 660 … a drug trafficking crime and one count of murder resulting from the discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a …
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Sentencing of two men for their roles in one of the largest fentanyl seizures in U.S. history

… Sentencing of two men for their roles in one of the largest … and Traverse City - (571) 362-0443   DETROIT – Two men from California were sentenced this month for their role in …
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Detroit News 2009

July 15, 2021
… 1, 2009 Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Drugs from Patients November 20, 2009 Suburban Detroit Man … Meth Leads to 11 Years in Federal Prison June 24, 2009 Man from Blue Grass State Pleads Guilty to 5 Kilo Cocaine … Scheme  June 5, 2009 Murdering Major Drug Trafficker from Detroit Convicted on Conspiracy and Escape Charges June …
July 15, 2021
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Williamsville man convicted by a federal jury of cocaine conspiracy going to prison for 25 years

… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … trial established that the defendant was obtaining cocaine from Houston and distributing it to customers in the Buffalo …
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Richland County Man Sentenced for Drug Smuggling Conspiracy

… Richland County Man Sentenced for Drug Smuggling Conspiracy March 25, 2025 … pills made with fentanyl through the U.S. Postal Service from Arizona into South Carolina. During this investigation …
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16 individuals charged or arrested as part of joint law enforcement effort

… 16 individuals charged or arrested as part of joint law enforcement effort November 14, 2019 New England Contact … and $4,000 in drug proceeds.  This operation stemmed from careful planning and collaboration by Vermont law …
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Teen who recruited juveniles to smuggle drugs sentenced to 46 months in custody

… Teen who recruited juveniles to smuggle drugs sentenced to 46 months in custody … our partners to stop transnational criminal organizations from exploiting and corrupting our youth.”   The DEA, HSI, …
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Eight drug traffickers indicted for distributing heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl throughout the Puget Sound region

… indicted for distributing heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl throughout the Puget Sound region December 02, 2020 … 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Group trafficked drugs from California to Oregon and north to Snohomish County …
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El Paso News 2010

July 15, 2021
… December 11, 2010 Three DEA El Paso Fugitives Extradited from Mexico November 19, 2010 DEA Operations Dismantle Two … Midland August 17, 2010 Cuidad Juarez Trafficker Extradited from Mexico July 9, 2010 Federal Prison Sentences Handed …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 K Street, N.W Suite 500 Washington , DC … Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at nearly 4,200 locations nationwide. …
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18th Street Gangsters, Associates Arrested on Indictments Alleging Murder, Extortion, Drug Trafficking in L.A.’s MacArthur Park Area

… 18th Street Gangsters, Associates Arrested on Indictments Alleging Murder, Extortion, Drug Trafficking in L.A.’s … violent organized crime and open-air drug markets from Los Angeles.” “The distribution of illegal narcotics in …
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Two Indicted as Law Enforcement Captures Largest Fentanyl Seizure in South Carolina History

… Two Indicted as Law Enforcement Captures Largest Fentanyl Seizure in South Carolina … working hard day in and day out to protect our communities from the dangers associated with fentanyl.  DEA's priorities …
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Sinaloa drug cartel distributor sentenced to 180 months in prison

… Sinaloa drug cartel distributor sentenced to 180 months in prison December 12, 2019 Los … and money pick-ups with his Mexico-based Sources of Supply from the Sinaloa Drug Cartel.  “The coordination and …
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Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses October … to 22 and a half years in prison. Upon their release from prison, both men will be subject to deportation. Acting …
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DEA announces the establishment of a new Division Office in Omaha

… DEA announces the establishment of a new Division Office in Omaha March 07, 2018 … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … led by Special Agent in Charge Matthew R. Barden, who comes from the St. Louis Division where he served as Associate …
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DEA Bolsters Fight Against Opioid Crisis With 250 Additional Task Force Officers

… DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. Approximately 64,000 …
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DEA Launches CampusDrugPrevention.gov: Targets College Drug Use

… DEA Launches CampusDrugPrevention.gov: Targets College Drug Use July 11, 2017 … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … and local prevention contacts, and resources available from DEA’s federal partners. The website also includes a …
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China Announces Scheduling Controls On Two Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

… China Announces Scheduling Controls On Two Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals January 05, 2018 Headquarters … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … contact to collaborate and share data on the threat from fentanyl-class substances and their impact on the …