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DEA announces results in massive statewide opioid sweep

… sweep demonstrates just how far reaching this problem is, from street level drug traffickers, to mid and high level … partners are committed to keeping our communities safe from these insidious drug dealers.”   During the three-day …
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Chicago Medical Clinic Owner Gets Six Years Prison for Selling Opioids to Patients Illegally

… organized groups of people to obtain opioid prescriptions from Dr. Galvani, often leading to long lines that stretched … visits with those individuals, the plea agreement states.  From February 2012 to March 2013, Shariff and Dr. Galvani …
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High-level member of Chicago gang arrested on federal drug charges

… of selling or directing sales of heroin on eight occasions from December 2018 to March 2019. Seven of the alleged sales … the task forces, which are comprised of agents and officers from numerous federal, state and local law enforcement …
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides impressive results with record-breaking participation

… of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinets. Providing individuals with …
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Former owner of Chicago medical clinic guilty of selling opioid prescriptions to patients who lacked medical need for the drugs

… people to see Dr. Galvani and obtain opioid prescriptions from him, the plea agreement states. Shariff, 68, of … visits with those individuals, the plea agreement states.  From February 2012 to March 2013, Shariff and Dr. Galvani …
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Officials unveil Chicago’s action plan for attacking Mexican drug cartels

… of the St. Louis Field Division; multiple Mexican Officials from the Mexican Attorney General’s Office;  the Mexican … drugs like heroin and fentanyl into Chicago or to keep them from harming the citizens of this great city. There is a 50 …
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DEA, AZHIDTA, Governor's Office, MATFORCE host inaugural Arizona Drug Summit: Uniting for Solutions

… together to focus on Arizona’s poly drug crisis from numerous angles,” said Dawn Mertz, Director of the … use disorder, drug trafficking, and prevent our children from using and abusing drugs.”  Sponsoring and supporting …
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22 individuals named in federal indictments charging money laundering and drug trafficking

… is a step toward disrupting the flow of methamphetamine from Mexican sources of supply into Tulsa.  Methamphetamine … Police Department will continue to protect its citizens from these violent drug cartel organizations operating in …
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Cincinnati man sentenced to 20 years for distributing deadly drugs

… Judge Michael R. Barrett. According to court documents, from January 2016 through March 2017, Dickey, also known as … in Charge Plancon. “As families and communities suffer from the tragic loss of drug overdoses, DEA will pursue …
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Detroit Police Officer indicted in drug conspiracy

… standing partner in our efforts to protect the community from drug traffickers and its related violence," said DEA … his oath and his fellow officers. It should not take away from the outstanding work conducted every day by the men and …
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 …
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Large Metro Denver cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking organization members indicted and arrested

… of Supply Eduardo Ramon Tarango-Tarango, with assistance from Colorado-based cell head Armando … an overlapping customer base. Both DTOs obtained cocaine from multiple sources in Chihuahua, Mexico. The cocaine …
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Operation Triple Beam Colorado results in 156 arrests

… agencies partnered with the U.S. Marshals Service from May 15 through August 10, led to the arrest of 156 … aimed at providing communities with immediate relief from gang-related violence by targeting fugitive gang …
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Lengthy federal sentences for Kokomo, Indiana drug traffickers

… in US Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institutions. From the fall of 2017 to May 1, 2018, the DEA Indianapolis … sentenced to 504 months, was coordinating drug shipments from his supplier, Pierre Riley, in Atlanta, Georgia, for …
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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 at  …
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Couple Caught With Over 23lbs of Meth Sentenced to Prison

… officers that he purchased 20-30 pounds of methamphetamine from a California source every week or so, and would then … the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with assistance from the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET). The case …
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DEA Reminds Families to Discuss the Dangers of Drugs Before Students Return to School

… increase in drug overdose deaths. 92,183 people died from drug overdose in 2020 and nearly 61 percent of these … 2 milligrams or more, of fentanyl. This marks an increase from 2017 when 10 percent of the pills examined contained a …
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Haines City Man Receives Twelve Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… approximately $1160 in cash, and two digital scales from his vehicle. Armstrong’s prior criminal history … drugs in our community.” This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement …
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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 at …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… CDC provisional data, more than 87,200 people died from overdoses last year, marking the largest number of … along the Southwest Border increased more than 89 percent from January 2019 to December 2020.   Project Wave Breaker …
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
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Anchorage doctor sentenced for prescribing medically unnecessary opioids in health care fraud scheme

… a legitimate medical purpose. According to court documents, from May 2015 to March 2018, Robertson issued 465 … for controlled substances. In a scheme to obtain money from Medicaid, Robertson caused claims to be submitted to …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… accounted for 33,460 pounds of medication collected from sites in Iowa (11,413 pounds), Minnesota (17,372 … removed nearly 17 tons of potentially dangerous medications from reaching the streets of our communities and out of the …
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Record collection in the Pacific Northwest of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
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DEA Announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Given the ongoing COVID-19 …
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Omnicare agrees to pay over $15 Million to resolve allegations it improperly dispensed opioids at long-term care facilities

… LTCFs to remove opioids and other controlled substances from emergency kits days before doctors provided a valid … United States Attorneys Clem Ashley and Alexis Lien from the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit. Diversion …
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DEA Agents Visit Red Lake Indian Reservation

… and 20th, 2020. Agents responded to questions and concerns from sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Red Lake and … continue our work to identify and remove drug traffickers from our tribal lands.”                  Outreach/Drug …
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DEA announces launch of methamphetamine initiative

… 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 …
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DEA Omaha Division sees significant increase in methamphetamine seizures

… during the first six months of the year. In 2018, agents from the Omaha Divisions’ five states – Iowa, Minnesota, … border. Seizures along the border increased 255 percent from 2012 to 2017, with the bulk of methamphetamine entering …
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Federal investigation of Portland drug trafficking organization reveals black market peso exchange scheme

… to obtain pesos in exchange for U.S. dollars acquired from narcotics sales in the U.S. This complex money laundering scheme involves money derived from the sale of drugs in the United States that is …