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District of Idaho Participated in National Health Care Fraud takedown

June 29, 2018
… in today’s arrests. In addition, HHS announced today that from July 2017 to the present, it has excluded 2,700 individuals from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and all other …
June 29, 2018
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Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

June 28, 2018
… highlights Joseph Abraham, an 18-year-old teenager from Gwinnett County, Georgia, who struggled with drug addiction from an early age.  Joe began using drugs in middle school. …
June 28, 2018
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Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

June 28, 2018
… highlights Joseph Abraham, an 18-year-old teenager from Gwinnett County, Georgia, who struggled with drug addiction from an early age.  Joe began using drugs in middle school. …
June 28, 2018
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O.C. Psychiatrist arrested on federal charges alleging illegal prescriptions for opioids without medical need

July 02, 2018
… as well as to brokers who sold the drugs obtained from filling the prescriptions and split the profits with … both prescriptions written by Perez and the drugs filled from his prescriptions. Plumley already is in federal …
July 02, 2018
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Daly City drug trafficker sentenced to 10 years prison

June 13, 2018
… City, pleaded guilty on January 31, 2018. He admitted that from June 6, 2016, through August 15, 2016, he participated … drug transaction.  The authorities saw Maturana walk from his house to his car while carrying a brown shopping …
June 13, 2018
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North Tonawanda pharmacist arrested, charged with prescription fraud

June 03, 2018
… McQuade was previously employed by the Rite Aid Corporation from January 2015 until his firing in December 2017. The … conditions. One of those conditions prevents the defendant from continuing to dispense controlled substances.      The …
June 03, 2018
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Man given five-year sentence for selling crack cocaine

June 11, 2018
… at the residence.  On November 9, 2016, Special Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), along with … 2016, and November 8, 2016, Hopson obtained crack cocaine from Carrier and then sold it to an undercover officer. A …
June 11, 2018
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Cocaine dealer pleads guilty

June 13, 2018
… Falls and Lockport.  Bradberry regularly purchased drugs from co-defendant Ramone Westbrook for the purpose of … obtaining approximately an ounce of cocaine per week from Westbrook with the intention of distributing it to …
June 13, 2018
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Manchester man sentenced to 20 years in prison for heroin trafficking

June 14, 2018
… a Manchester-based heroin trafficker who purchased heroin from a Massachusetts-based drug trafficking organization run … On July 10, 2016, surveillance agents followed Gonzalez from Manchester to a restaurant in Lawrence, where Gonzalez …
June 14, 2018
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California man pleads guilty to heroin conspiracy in Mississippi

June 07, 2018
… to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute heroin from August 2017 through December 13, 2017. He will be … Newell’s arrest, agents learned that he received the heroin from Zamora Gomez and Vincente Manuel Ruiz. Agents had …
June 07, 2018
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Madera and Fresno Men Sentenced for Interstate Drug Shipments

August 23, 2021
… 34, of Kingsville, Missouri. The first shipment was seized from Frazier during a traffic stop after Tien Van Phan, 56, … Drug Trafficking Area Task Force consisting of agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security …
August 23, 2021
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 22, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … more being added each day Collection sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The public can find a …
October 22, 2019
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Angola man sentenced to 121 months in prison

May 29, 2019
… of pulling over, Fitch accelerated rapidly away from the officer, and a chase ensued with Fitch operating … warrant, was taken into custody and $1,655.29 was recovered from his person. A search of the motorcycle revealed scales, …
May 29, 2019
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Munster doctor sentenced

April 29, 2019
… of controlled substances. Investigators obtained data from INSPECT, which showed that from April 2017 to Nov. 21, 2017, Joshi issued over 6,000 …
April 29, 2019
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Final participant sentenced for role in La Crosse methamphetamine conspiracy

May 02, 2019
… in La Crosse, to purchase two ounces of methamphetamine from her new source in California after her previous source … joined with Draheim only five days after getting released from state custody on a separate matter. Judge Conley …
May 02, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 22, 2018
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet,” said Acting Administrator …
October 22, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Detroit Field Division will host National Prescription Pill Take Back

October 23, 2018
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet," said Acting Administrator …
October 23, 2018
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 21, 2020
… trafficked into and within the United States. From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures of methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds. During the same time …
February 21, 2020
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Black market marijuana growers sent to federal prison

February 26, 2020
… joint investigation targeted individuals seeking to profit from the illicit production and distribution of marijuana,” … as a message to all individuals who are seeking to profit from the illicit sale of marijuana; they can and will be …
February 26, 2020
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 25, 2018
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet,” said Acting Administrator …
October 25, 2018
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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy settles claims

November 20, 2018
… is the result of an inspection by the DEA for activity from March 2017 to March 2018. The DEA has the … oxycodone pills had been stolen or were unaccounted for from the Tribes’ pharmacy in St. Ignatius, on the Flathead …
November 20, 2018
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Once the Centers for Disease …
April 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds . During the same time …
February 20, 2020
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Chicago area drug trafficker convicted of drug and firearms offenses

January 27, 2020
… over three days of trial to establish that Evans traveled from his residence in Markham to Iroquois County on July 29, … and $100 in exchange for the gun, which had been stolen from Indiana. Evans’ DNA was later found on the bottom of …
January 27, 2020
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Fentanyl Related Overdose Deaths Spike in Lincoln and Omaha

August 17, 2021
… to an increase in overdose deaths that began August 10, from fentanyl-laced drugs. No less than eight overdose … pharmaceuticals. Nebraska state statute provides exceptions from criminal liability for a person who requests emergency …
August 17, 2021
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New Orleans News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Remaining Two Drug Traffickers Convicted in Federal Court from an Investigation Code Named "Operation Fowl Play" and … 12, 2009 Suspect's Electronic Tracking Device Recovered From Bulk Currency Seizure January 29, 2009 DEA Lafayette …
July 15, 2021
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Former Mexican governor sent to US prison for money laundering

June 23, 2021
… At a previous hearing, the court heard additional evidence from two witnesses who described their relationship with … payments. Torres-Lopez worked for the Mexican government from 1994 to 2011. His roles included general director of …
June 23, 2021
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Fentanyl Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics Resulting in Death

May 06, 2021
… and Pinellas County determined that the individual died from fentanyl toxicity. The following day, December 17, … Office and the Pasco Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Pasco and Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s …
May 06, 2021
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Buffalo Man Sentenced for Conspiring with Local Doctor Unlawfully to Obtain Drugs

April 30, 2021
… Rivera’s relatives and associates to exchange for cocaine from the defendant and to share the prescriptions with the … name, for his and Ricotta’s personal use. Rivera received from Dr. Keefe five prescriptions in Rivera’s own name and …
April 30, 2021
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Former Honduran National Police Officer Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into the United States

March 29, 2021
… as an attorney to attempt to rise above the law, profiting from the reprehensible criminal activities he helped … and law enforcement to transport cocaine to, within, and from Honduras.  During that time, and while Avila Meza was …
March 29, 2021