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Seventeen Defendants Sentenced In Large Kentucky Crack Cocaine Distribution Ring

April 29, 2011
… Judge Russell also sentenced six other defendants this week from Kentucky, who were indicted by a federal grand jury for … months in prison. According to evidence presented at trial, from June 2007, through June of 2009, the total amount of … two year-long investigation was the DEA with assistance from the Western Kentucky Gun Crime Task Force. The task …
April 29, 2011
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Mid-Michigan Drug Trafficker Gets Over 21 Years In Prison For Distributing More Than A Ton Of Marijuana

May 27, 2011
… - (571) 362-0443 Also forfeits home and property acquired from illegal drug profits GRAND RAPIDS, MI - U.S. Attorney … loads of marijuana of varying quantities were driven from Tucson, Arizona, to West Michigan, in delivery vans … fake businesses. Parker and others purchased the marijuana from the Arizona supplier and then re-sold it for …
May 27, 2011
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Two Mexican Nationals Plead Guilty To Cocaine Conspiracy Charges In Kentucky

August 26, 2011
… cocaine, totaling 70 pounds were hidden in suitcases seized from airplane in Bowling Green, Kentucky BOWLING GREEN, KY - … pilot and told law enforcement officers that he was coming from Phoenix, Arizona, that he had no particular destination and was flying from airport to airport to get flight time on his pilot’s …
August 26, 2011
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Pharmacists At West Michigan Pharmacy Sentenced To Stiff Fines After Pleading Guilty To Felony Misbranding Of Controlled Substance Prescription Drugs

November 15, 2013
… of Health and Human (HHS) will exclude the defendants from participation in any Federal Health Care (Medicaid and … Medicare) and the U.S. Food and Drug (FDA) will debar them from working for anyone with an approved or pending drug … that Kentwood Pharmacy restocked drugs that were returned from nursing homes and adult foster care homes. The …
November 15, 2013
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Ninety-Year Old Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Transporting 1,200 Pounds Of Cocaine Into Michigan

May 07, 2014
… cartel for his role in transporting cocaine and marijuana from Arizona to Michigan on multiple occasions May 7, 2014 … Number: (313) 234-4310 DETROIT - A ninety-year old man from Indiana was sentenced today to three years in federal … of kilograms of cocaine and marijuana to southeast Michigan from Arizona.  Through the lead efforts of the DEA, law …
May 07, 2014
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DEA’S Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort A Big Success In Michigan And Across The United States

October 02, 2015
… are shocking-approximately 46,000 Americans die each year from drug-related deaths.  More than half of those are from heroin and prescription opioids,” said Acting DEA … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
October 02, 2015
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DEA’s 10th Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative Successful In Ohio And Across The United States

October 02, 2015
… are shocking-approximately 46,000 Americans die each year from drug-related deaths.  More than half of those are from heroin and prescription opioids,” said Acting DEA … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
October 02, 2015
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DEA’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative Successful In Kentucky And Across The United States

October 02, 2015
… are shocking-approximately 46,000 Americans die each year from drug-related deaths.  More than half of those are from heroin and prescription opioids,” said Acting DEA … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
October 02, 2015
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Three Co-Conspirators Sentenced For Distributing Heroin And Crack Cocaine In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

July 01, 2016
… distribution in the Escanaba and Houghton, Michigan areas from the beginning of 2015 through November 2015. The investigation revealed that couriers and dealers from the Detroit and Flint areas brought heroin and crack … local residents as the drugs were distributed. Detectives from the UPSET drug team and special agents from the DEA …
July 01, 2016
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DEA And Partners Across Michigan Continue Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

April 27, 2017
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 29, from 10 A.M.  to 2 P.M.  local time, at over 5,000 sites … 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 27, 2017
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DEA And Partners Across Kentucky Work To Prevent Drug Abuse Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is This Saturday

April 27, 2017
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 29, from 10 A.M.  to 2 P.M.  local time, at over 5,000 sites … 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 27, 2017
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Four In Major Columbus Marijuana Trafficking Ring Plead Guilty

June 14, 2017
… ring that involved receiving UPS shipments of the drug from Las Vegas and mailing cash back to the supplier. Justin … 2016, investigators documented 264 packages sent via UPS from Las Vegas to Columbus. Those packages contained a total … in Las Vegas. Investigators documented 41 packages shipped from Columbus to Las Vegas during the same timeframe. On …
June 14, 2017
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Suburban Detroit Doctor Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Distribution Of Prescription Pills

August 18, 2017
… acknowledged that she earned approximately $200,000 from the scheme to distribute oxycodone.  She also … and distribution of prescription drugs.” "More people die from overdoses of prescription drugs in America than from overdoses of all other drugs combined,” Lemisch said. …
August 18, 2017
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DEA In Kentucky With Law Enforcement And Community Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

October 24, 2017
… Throughout Kentucky DETROIT - This Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time DEA and its local law … is one of the best ways to prevent a member of your family from becoming a victim of the opioid epidemic,” said DEA … 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 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 over 5,000 sites around the country. … 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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78 Months In Prison For Participation In Pill Mill Ring

July 10, 2017
… drug distribution conspiracy. That indictment alleged that from at least January 2013 through July 2014, the defendants … negotiated to purchase a quantity of oxycodone 30mg pills from co-conspirator Cornelius Robinson, her supplier. … purchasing additional quantities of oxycodone 30 mg pills from Robinson in both March and May of 2014 that she …
July 10, 2017
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Amarillo Man Sentenced To 189 Months In Federal Prison For Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

December 07, 2017
… was conducted to purchase 20 pounds of methamphetamine from Bravo-Farias, an illegal immigrant, and Terrazas. When … on them. The residence was used as a conversion lab from liquid to crystal methamphetamine. During an interview, … operation. Amparan stated that he received all the money from the sale of methamphetamine and transported the money …
December 07, 2017
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Two Men Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Sentences For Their Roles In A Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

February 13, 2018
… was conducted to purchase 20 pounds of methamphetamine from Bravo-Farias and Terrazas. When law enforcement agents … on them. The residence was used as a conversion lab from liquid to crystal methamphetamine. During an interview, … operation. Amparan stated that he received all the money from the sale of methamphetamine and transported the money …
February 13, 2018
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Brownsville Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charges

February 05, 2014
… a 1,000 pound marijuana load, which was forcibly hijacked from them by unknown individuals on Dec. 11, 2012. One month … to deposit drug profits. Juarez then made deposits stemming from narcotics proceeds from a successful marijuana load delivered to Taylor in …
February 05, 2014
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest Eight In Connection With Gonzales Cocaine, Heroin And Methamphetamine Distribution Operation

June 25, 2014
… with this investigation. These charges and arrests resulted from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement … and the Gonzales Police Department with assistance from the following agencies:  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, … United States Marshals Service; Sheriff’s Departments from Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzalez and Kendall counties; Police …
June 25, 2014
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Four Laredoans Arrested In Money Laundering Conspiracy

October 21, 2014
… 22, 2014. The indictment accuses all of conspiring together from about December 2010 through about March 2013 to operate … Cerda are also charged with conspiring to launder proceeds from illegal activity from November 2010 to September 2014. The indictment alleges …
October 21, 2014
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U.S. Seizes Investment Account Of Former Mexican Governor’s Political Appointee

December 12, 2014
… transaction, that the property constitutes or was derived from proceeds traceable to offenses including bribery of a … The complaint alleges Tamez transferred bribe monies from Mexico into the account in the United States.  ITAVU is … as the director of ITAVU, Tamez would receive bribe money from the government contractors who received contracts from …
December 12, 2014
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Federal Jury Convicts San Juan Man Of Drug Trafficking

May 27, 2011
… of firearm by a felon. The jury heard testimony yesterday from the DEA case agent that on March 3, 2011, the agent … received information that marijuana was about to be moved from a stash house along the Rio Grande River near San Juan … the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge approximately a quarter mile from the Rio Grande River. According to testimony, the …
May 27, 2011
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Former Sheriff’s Deputies, Convicted Felons, Indicted For Drug Conspiracy, Firearms Possession

June 19, 2012
… in Police Car— McALLEN, TX - Two former deputy sheriffs from Duval County, Texas, have been indicted on charges of … Carrillo, for Silva to transport 10 kilograms of cocaine from Mission and smuggle the cocaine north through the … Both Tovar brothers are convicted felons and are prohibited from possessing firearms. Additionally, the indictment …
June 19, 2012
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

September 25, 2012
… Day which will take place on Saturday, September 29, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for … have removed over 1.5 million (774 tons) of medication from circulation. "While a uniform system for prescription … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
September 25, 2012
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Couple Handed Lengthy Sentences In International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

January 29, 2013
… Gallegos and husband, to transport the cocaine she received from Mexico to various points in the United States including … On June 6, 2011, approximately 25 kilograms of cocaine from the Gallegos Drug Trafficking Organization was intercepted en route from Harlingen to St. Louis by agents with the Drug …
January 29, 2013
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Wheat Ridge Doctor Pleads Guilty For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

May 23, 2013
… in a monetary transaction in property criminally derived from proceeds of a specified unlawful activity, U.S. … not to contest the seizure of a building, currency, funds from bank accounts, two vehicles, and gold and silver coins, totaling more than $300,000 in ill-gotten proceeds from his criminal scheme. “The diversion of pharmaceutical …
May 23, 2013
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Federal Jury Finds Orlando Men Guilty Of Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine And Possession Of Firearms

January 21, 2015
… Robinson and Woodard had a long standing relationship from at least 2008 through mid-September 2014, during which … Task Force seized $69,880 in cash and three loaded firearms from Woodard as he traveled to a cocaine deal. During the … by the DEA Orlando District Office, with assistance from the North Florida HIDTA, which is comprised of …
January 21, 2015
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Collier County Man Sentenced To Six Years In Connection With Sunshine Pharmacy Health Care Fraud

June 09, 2015
… on February 18, 2015.   According to his plea agreement, from February 2009 through July 2012, Adam Parrish conspired … and caused claims to be submitted for reimbursement from the Medicaid, Medicare, and TRICARE programs for … three occasions, to acquire or obtain controlled substances from pharmacies in Collier County.    Delmer Parrish and …
June 09, 2015
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Pharmacist Admits Multiple Sales Of Oxycodone Without A Prescription, Agrees To Forfeit $1.5 Million

January 24, 2014
… $1.5 million, consisting of illegal profits obtained from his illegal sales of oxycodone and his submission of … substance when presented with a written prescription from a doctor. From February 1, 2012, to August 6, 2012, on …
January 24, 2014