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North Dakota State College of Science Wins Top Prize in Red Ribbon Week Video Contest

January 31, 2019
… Week Campus Video PSA Contest! You can view the winning PSA online at https://youtu.be/7DFbh_0Npog . DEA and the … nation’s schools, workplaces, and communities. Each year from October 23–31, people in cities and towns across the …
January 31, 2019
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking

January 19, 2022
… a pound of methamphetamine during a series of controlled buys. In August 2020, investigators arrested Fowler and …
January 19, 2022
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South Bend, Indiana man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine

June 11, 2020
… a pound of methamphetamine. Kinds admitted that he had been buying and selling methamphetamine by the pound, and that he …
June 11, 2020
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Convicted Drug Trafficker Found Guilty

September 25, 2012
… a confidential informant in Bradenton, for the purpose of buying a half-kilogram of cocaine. During the transaction, …
September 25, 2012
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Former Nurse Indicted for Drug Diversion from Boston Hospital

February 27, 2023
… Former Nurse Indicted for Drug Diversion from Boston Hospital February 27, 2023 New England Contact … grand jury in Boston for allegedly diverting opioids from a Boston-area hospital. Andrea Falzano, 38, of …
February 27, 2023
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Missouri Nurse Sentenced for Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital

August 01, 2023
… Missouri Nurse Sentenced for Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital August 01, 2023 St. Louis Contact Info Contact … on Tuesday sentenced a registered nurse who stole fentanyl from the hospital where she worked to three years of …
August 01, 2023
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Missouri Nurse Admits Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital

May 05, 2023
… Missouri Nurse Admits Taking Leftover Fentanyl from Hospital May 05, 2023 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us … on Thursday admitted illegally obtaining and using fentanyl from the hospital where she worked. Lindsey M. Francis, now …
May 05, 2023
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Man from Zuni, New Mexico sentenced to federal prison

April 15, 2020
… Man from Zuni, New Mexico sentenced to federal prison April 15, … going to retrieve it after collecting payment of $28,000 from the customer.  However, the customer was actually an …
April 15, 2020
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Three men from Idaho arrested for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

July 17, 2020
… Three men from Idaho arrested for conspiracy to distribute … Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. The charge stem from a June 16, 2020 indictment filed in U.S. District Court …
July 17, 2020
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Sarasota Meth Trafficker Pleads Guilty

January 25, 2024
… to the plea agreement, on September 22, 2022, a deputy from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office retrieved a package … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 25, 2024
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Heroin Pipeline Stretching From Mexico To NYC And Long Island Dismantled

December 19, 2014
… Heroin Pipeline Stretching From Mexico To NYC And Long Island Dismantled December 19, … dollar illegal drug pipeline which ran directly from Mexico to New York City and Long Island as part of an …
December 19, 2014
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug and Gun Crimes in Burlington

March 12, 2024
… that on March 7, 2024, Quenton Dodson, 36, originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan, was sentenced by Chief United … conducted a series of controlled purchases of drugs from Dodson and, in January 2022, obtained warrants to … (including some of the bills used in one of the controlled buys), about 20 grams of fentanyl, about 65 grams of …
March 12, 2024
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Operation Shaw-Crank Redemption Results In 11 Defendants Being Sentenced To A Combined Total Of Over 93 Years For Drug-Trafficking

May 29, 2014
… 93 years in prison for drug-trafficking offenses stemming from an investigation known as “Operation Shaw-Crank … must do all we can to keep children in our community safe from drugs and other illegal activity. I thank the dedicated … and Arkansas River Valley area. Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring have …
May 29, 2014
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Australian Man Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Helping Run The “Silk Road” Website

March 13, 2015
… Road,” a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and … made at today’s plea and other court proceedings: From January 2011, up to and including October 2, 2013, the …
March 13, 2015
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Last Of The Arellano-Felix Brothers Sentenced

August 19, 2013
… (AFO) moved hundreds of tons of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico and Colombia into the U.S. and made hundreds of … the dedicated team of prosecutors and federal agents from the DEA, FBI and IRS for overcoming the extreme … some of the income to pay AFO members to commit crimes; to buy firearms, ammunition and vehicles; to travel on …
August 19, 2013
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 13 Members And Associates Of Lower East Side Narcotics Organization With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

December 21, 2012
… two undercover NYPD officers made approximately 25 buys of cocaine and crack cocaine from various members of the Organization. In September 2012, the undercover officers bought a gun from a member of the Organization that, based on ballistics …
December 21, 2012
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New York Man Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Xanax on Dark Web

November 18, 2025
… an anti-anxiety drug, on the darknet and then reselling it from at least October 2019 through May 2021. He also … of counterfeit/misbranded pills.  “Any medication purchased online should be considered suspicious,” DEA St. Louis … should only be filled by a licensed pharmacist, not bought online from unknown and unreliable sources.” Assistant U.S. …
November 18, 2025
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Sweeping DEA Operation Targets Pharmacy Burglaries and the Illegal Sale of Addictive Prescription Medications

August 29, 2024
… today in the Eastern District of Arkansas, representatives from DEA joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office to announce the …   were arrested on charges of allegedly operating an online telehealth website that distributed Adderall and …
August 29, 2024
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Man Indicted In International Drug Conspiracy Extradited To Boston From Colombia

March 05, 2013
… In International Drug Conspiracy Extradited To Boston From Colombia March 05, 2013 New England Contact Info … States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced today that a man from Colombia, charged in an international cocaine …
March 05, 2013
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March 28, 2025
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March 28, 2025
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2nd Major Narcotics Trafficker Extradited To US From Columbia

January 27, 2017
… 2nd Major Narcotics Trafficker Extradited To US From Columbia January 27, 2017 New York Contact Info Contact … Jorge Alberto Siado-(“Siado”), who arrived in New York from Colombia yesterday afternoon, is the second narcotics …
January 27, 2017
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California Man Sentenced to Prison for Transporting Narcotics Through the Orlando Airport

January 31, 2024
… investigation revealed that Scarlett had brought narcotics from California to Florida on multiple occasions. He was … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 31, 2024
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Orlando Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison on Cocaine and Ecstasy Charges

January 25, 2024
… and 2021. Brenes-Colon coordinated shipments of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Florida and delivered cocaine to Georgi … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 25, 2024
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Taxi Driver From Lawrence Convicted of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

December 02, 2025
… Taxi Driver From Lawrence Convicted of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy … drugs, drive drug traffickers and collect drug money from various customers of the DTO on a daily basis.  …
December 02, 2025
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International Fugitive Extradited from Italy Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge

August 11, 2020
… International Fugitive Extradited from Italy Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge August 11, 2020 … is set for October 22, 2020.  According to court documents, from the late 1980s through early 1997, Yester-Garrido was … indicted in the Middle District of Florida for conspiracy, from February 2012 through February 2015, to distribute …
August 11, 2020
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South Texas Dealer Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl to Teenager Resulting in Death

January 15, 2025
… revealed text messages which showed the victim wanting to buy “pase” from Carlos. “Pase” was code for cocaine. Carlos indicated … how young the victim was, it still didn't stop Jose Carlos from selling deadly fentanyl to the victim" said DEA Special …
January 15, 2025
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Green Bay Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Dealing Fentanyl Resulting in Death and Possessing a Firearm

April 10, 2024
… on extended supervision at the time, having been released from state prison for felony cocaine delivery. As part of an … the Brown County Drug Task Force (BCDTF) made controlled buys during which Denruyter sold fentanyl pills to an … case.” “Far too many lives have been lost across Wisconsin from fentanyl poisonings, and the DEA will continue working …
April 10, 2024
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Five Defendants Charged in San Jose Drug Distribution Schemes

February 11, 2021
… federal investigations into the movement of drugs from Mexico to the streets of the San Jose area.   “We … source purchased an additional kilogram of methamphetamine from the defendants for $2,700.  Rangel, Lozano, and Alvarez … price of the methamphetamine if the source were willing to buy larger quantities.  Like De La Cruz, Torres Cruz is …
February 11, 2021
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Grand Jury Indicts New Defendants And Brings Additional Charges Against L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring That Allegedly Bilked Medicare

October 16, 2012
… need the powerful painkiller. The OxyContin was obtained from Southland pharmacies, some of which submitted … To deal with the large amounts of cash generated from the illegal OxyContin sales, some of the defendants … at casinos, to purchase automobiles and jewelry, and to buy more OxyContin. The scheme allegedly was orchestrated by …
October 16, 2012
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Physician Admits To Illegally Distributing 39,000 Pills

March 02, 2017
… bring names and dates of birth to Johns with the intent of buying a prescription for oxycodone.  Johns would issue the … acknowledged purchasing such fraudulent prescriptions from Johns since 2011.  Johns pleaded guilty to illegally distributing 39,000 30 mg oxycodone pills from January 1, 2014 to May 2015, with the pills having a …
March 02, 2017