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Arlington Doctor Sentenced to 12 Years in Pill Mill Case

March 25, 2022
… for controlled substances – including hydrocodone, alprazolam, acetaminophen with codeine, tramadol, and …
March 25, 2022
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West Hartford Pharmacy to pay $150K to settle Controlled Substance Act allegations

June 30, 2020
… a reported loss of more than 6,000 dosage units of alprazolam 2mg, a Schedule IV controlled substance.  An …
June 30, 2020
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Cocaine Distribution Charges

February 17, 2022
… pistol under the driver’s seat, 13 bags of cocaine, 5 Alprazolam pills, and marijuana. Boston admitted that all …
February 17, 2022
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Richland Naturopath Agrees to Pay $70,096 for Improper Prescription of Controlled Substances

February 16, 2022
… sold under the brand name Ambien); the anti-anxiety drug alprazolam (sometimes sold under the brand name Xanax); the …
February 16, 2022
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines …
September 27, 2021
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Former Jacksonville healthcare worker sentenced to five years in federal prison for opioid distribution conspiracy

June 23, 2020
… for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, hydrocodone, and alprazolam (Xanax). Rader had pleaded guilty on October 29, …
June 23, 2020
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Miami doctor arrested for overprescribing oxycodone resulting in death

May 08, 2019
… listed the cause of death to be mixed drug toxicity of alprazolam and oxycodone.   On May 5, 2018, Dr. Farinas …
May 08, 2019
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Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances

September 03, 2021
… mixture) and other controlled substances (carisoprodol and alprazolam), without a legitimate medical purpose and …
September 03, 2021
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Two defendants arrested for distribution of controlled substances through sham internet pharmacy

July 09, 2018
… what they believed to be prescription drugs such as alprazolam or oxycodone from the Pharmacy Website, but …
July 09, 2018
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Chicago Medical Clinic Owner Gets Six Years Prison for Selling Opioids to Patients Illegally

May 30, 2019
… more than 595,000 hydrocodone pills, and more than 190,000 alprazolam pills (commonly known as Xanax), to individuals …
May 30, 2019
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Former owner of Chicago medical clinic guilty of selling opioid prescriptions to patients who lacked medical need for the drugs

December 11, 2018
… more than 595,000 hydrocodone pills, and more than 190,000 alprazolam pills (commonly known as Xanax), to individuals …
December 11, 2018
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Pharmacist gets 10 years in prison on DEA case

December 03, 2018
… codeine, a frequently abused cough syrup, and the sedative alprazolam were also diverted.   “The DEA is committed to …
December 03, 2018
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San Joaquin County doctor indicted for prescribing opioids to patients without a medical need

December 09, 2019
… commonly abused prescription drugs, including Hydrocodone, Alprazolam, and Oxycodone – outside the usual course of …
December 09, 2019
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Multiple Arrests Dismantle North Little Rock Drug Trafficking Organization

March 27, 2018
… Agents seized nine firearms, 189 oxycodone pills, 187 alprazolam pills, 61 ecstasy pills, and several pounds of …
March 27, 2018
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Five Defendants Sentenced For On-Line Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs

January 27, 2014
… Methylphenidate, Amphetamine, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, alprazolam, and Diazapam, to others by way of a large …
January 27, 2014
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West Hollywood Doctor Indicted On Federal Charges For Writing Prescriptions For Narcotics After Being Ordered To Stop

May 13, 2013
… refused to fill Eisenberg prescriptions for hydrocodone and alprazolam in June 2012, Eisenberg called the pharmacy and …
May 13, 2013
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SoCal Doctor Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Federal Prison

January 06, 2015
… that he illegally issued prescriptions for hydrocodone and alprazolam - the drug best known as Xanax - in exchange for …
January 06, 2015
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Kerrville Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Prescribing Controlled Substances Without A Legitimate Medical Purpose

February 26, 2015
… Texas for the pain cocktail that consisted of Hydrocodone, Alprazolam, and Soma.  Evidence presented before the jurors …
February 26, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Philadelphia Doctor Charged With Running Pill Mill

December 14, 2011
… containing oxycodone, more than 400,000 pills containing alprazolam, and more than 19,000 ounces of cough syrup …
December 14, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit

April 25, 2025
… prescription medications, such as oxycodone (Percocet), alprazolam (Xanax), and hydrocodone (Vicodin). The cartels …
April 25, 2025
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Dominican citizen extradited to U.S. for drug trafficking through sham internet pharmacy

September 02, 2020
… what they believed to be prescription drugs such as alprazolam or oxycodone from the Pharmacy Website, but …
September 02, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Pill Mill Operator Convicted for Oxycodone Diversion

September 08, 2022
… often prescribed oxycodone in combination with Xanax (alprazolam) and/or Adderall (amphetamine), controlled …
September 08, 2022
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Montgomery Nurse Practitioner convicted of unlawfully distributing controlled substances, health care fraud, and conspiracy

October 31, 2018
… as “Norco”), oxycodone (commonly known as “Percocet”), alprazolam (commonly known as “Xanax”), and methadone.  …
October 31, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Four Windsor Men Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

July 05, 2022
… oxycodone tablets containing fentanyl, more than 1,800 alprazolam tablets (commonly referred to as “Xanax”), …
July 05, 2022
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Bates City Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

August 12, 2021
… prescription pills that were identified to be either Xanax, Alprazolam, Clonazepam, or Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine …
August 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Yonkers Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of More Than 100,000 Oxycodone Pills

October 19, 2022
… often prescribed Oxycodone in combination with Xanax (alprazolam) and/or Adderall (amphetamine), controlled …
October 19, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Dentist Arrested

August 27, 2021
… for oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, and alprazolam (“Xanax”), a Schedule IV controlled substance, in …
August 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Federal Prison

February 05, 2025
… fentanyl, and cocaine, as well as counterfeit oxycodone and alprazolam (Xanax) pills. Fisher and three of his associates …
February 05, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Darknet Drug Vendor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Illicit Prescription Drugs

August 04, 2021
… residence empty boxes that had contained oxycodone and alprazolam (brand name Xanax). Roberts is scheduled to be …
August 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Charges and Civil Action Announced in Efforts to Combat Opioid Epidemic

October 01, 2019
… Act relating to the distribution of oxycodone, Adderall, alprazolam, and clonazepam. Savage was further charged with …
October 01, 2019

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