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McFarland man sentenced for money laundering conspiracy related to sale of synthetic cannabinoids

August 01, 2019
… Shakeel was formerly the general manager for the company. From July 2015 through April 2016, Shahzad conspired with … conspirators continued to distribute synthetic cannabinoids from a Mobil gas station located at 3505 East Washington …
August 01, 2019
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2019

April 23, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take Back Day is a unique …
April 23, 2019
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DEA Denver and partners in the Rocky Mountain Region hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27th.

April 24, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take Back Day is a unique …
April 24, 2019
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Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years in prison for stealing opioids and selling them for profit

November 21, 2019
… located in the 2700 block of West North Avenue in Chicago. From October 2015 to December 2017, Cruz and a co-defendant, … and Green received at least $10,800 in proceeds from the sale of the stolen pills.  Cruz concealed the theft …
November 21, 2019
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 20, 2020
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere … DEA will also accept vape pens or other e-cigarette devices from individual consumers, only after the batteries are …
October 20, 2020
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DEA and partners raid five illicit marijuana grow sites in eradication operation

August 27, 2020
… of August, 25, 2020, more than 70 law enforcement officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration Grand Junction Resident Office and law enforcement partners from 12 federal, state and local agencies conducted a … of Land Management. Alongside law enforcement partners from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, HSI, FBI, ATF, …
August 27, 2020
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United States reaches $200,000 settlement with Siskiyou County pharmacy for controlled substances act violations

July 28, 2020
… archived DEA-E-222 form for orders of controlled substances from a distributor, to properly document the quantity and/or date of controlled substances received from a distributor, and to conduct a complete and accurate … and other dangerous drugs and avoid harm to the public from abuse of these powerful substances, it is critical that …
July 28, 2020
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Judge in Del Rio sentences latin king gang member to federal prison for methamphetamine conspiracy

February 05, 2020
… with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Barajas is from Houston, Mendoza is from Austin, and the remaining co-defendants are from San Antonio. Sentencings for the codefendants ranged up …
February 05, 2020
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription medications from their medicine cabinets,” said DEA Acting Administrator … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
May 07, 2018
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Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

April 26, 2018
… imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court. From June 2014 through December 2014, Zamora engaged in a … officers recovered an additional two kilograms of heroin from his home. Two other members of the conspiracy, Harry …
April 26, 2018
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America Responds To National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… pounds, or 4,982 tons. “Removing unwanted medication from the home is an important step in preventing misuse.  We … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
May 07, 2018
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Ohio Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted In Fatal Overdose

April 26, 2017
… City - (571) 362-0443 Leroy Steele Obtained Fentanyl From China Before Distributing the Drug in Northern OH … years in prison for selling Fentanyl that had been obtained from China, and resulted in a fatal overdose.  Acting U.S. …
April 26, 2017
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Dallas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

April 10, 2017
… of Prisons on May 23, 2017.  Lewis’ guilty plea stemmed from her role in a pill mill operating during parts of … superseding indictments. The 2015 indictment alleged that from at least May 2013 through July 2014, the defendants … to drive a co-conspirator carrying 30mg oxycodone pills from Dallas to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in …
April 10, 2017
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Zeta Leader "Talivan" Pleads Guilty

April 07, 2014
… was extradited to Laredo on Nov. 21, 2013. The charges stem from a Feb. 17, 2010, indictment charging … Gulf Cartel and one of the leaders of the Zetas drug cartel from 2005 until his arrest by Mexican authorities in August … or more of cocaine and 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana from Mexico into the United States.  Millions of dollars in …
April 07, 2014
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Spring, TX Man Handed Significant Sentence In Large Scale Meth Conspiracy

November 06, 2014
… a very pure form known as “ICE,” which had been imported from Mexico. The Judge noted that Reyes possessed firearms, … lead a large-scale drug operation and benefited financially from the sale of narcotics. Judge Lake commented that his … with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine from February 2009 through June 2013. Gerardo Garcia, 34, …
November 06, 2014
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Montana Doctor Arrested After Two Year Investigation

August 27, 2015
… patients, Christensen had patients who came to see him from eight other states. "These 400 felony charges relate to … patients of the more than 4,700 medical files seized from his office," said Ravalli County Attorney Bill … said Kara Philbrick-Lenker, 43, of Missoula, died in 2013 from a prescription drug overdose, including methadone. In …
August 27, 2015
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Texas Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 18 Years In Prison And Forfeits More Than $1.2 Million

February 20, 2015
… had used various modes of transportation to move the drugs from Texas to Ocala, and had employed a series of drivers, … a traffic stop of a truck Tovar was driving on his way from Texas. During the stop and ensuing search of the … Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team, which is …
February 20, 2015
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Ocala Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years For Distributing Cocaine And Money Laundering

April 02, 2015
… Mexico. For more than seven years, he obtained cocaine from Rolando Pinon and then redistributed the multi-kilogram … drivers, including Jose Manuel Tovar, to drive the cocaine from south Texas to Ocala. Swoll received profits of … Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team, which is …
April 02, 2015
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Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Resulted In Death

March 20, 2017
… purchase heroin, bragging about the potency of the heroin. From January 2015 through October 7, 2015, Margenat-Castro … contacted Margenat-Castro and arranged to purchase heroin from him. The buyer drove to Orlando from Georgia and …
March 20, 2017
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British National Admits Role In Cocaine Smuggling Conspiracy

June 18, 2013
… that smuggled cocaine aboard commercial airlines from the West Indies to England via the United States. Prine … Britain, for allegedly transporting narcotics directly from St. Lucia to Great Britain. Jones was extradited from Great Britain and had his initial appearance on …
June 18, 2013
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New Jersey Residents Turn In Nearly 15,000 Pounds Of Expired And Unwanted Prescriptions

October 01, 2015
… drugs.  The nine previous Take-Back events nationwide from 2010-2014 resulted in 4.8 million pounds or 2,400 tons … the expired, unused, or unwanted prescription medications from their homes.  The first step in the prevention of abuse … did just that.”  Every day approximately 120 people die from a drug overdose, about half from prescription opioids …
October 01, 2015
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Trenton Man Admits Intent To Distribute Over 100 Grams Of Heroin

February 10, 2016
… had been the target of an investigation led by detectives from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, Special Investigations Unit, and officers from the Trenton Police Department, in cooperation with the … Law enforcement seized approximately 130 grams of heroin from Brown’s home, where detectives also discovered a loaded …
February 10, 2016
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DEA Seeking Art Submissions For 2nd Heroin/Opioid Art Exhibit

June 23, 2017
… on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse are seeking art submissions from the public for their 2nd Heroin/Opioid Art exhibit and … in 2015 which was a huge success with 31 submissions from New Jersey residents ranging in age from 12-62.  The art submissions from the first exhibit …
June 23, 2017
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California Man Sentenced To 46 Months For Laundering Drug Proceeds

December 13, 2017
… imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court. From June 2014 through November 2014, Madrid conspired with … to distribute four kilograms of heroin that were recovered from a hidden compartment in his vehicle. Dany …
December 13, 2017
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Two Individuals Arrested For Illicit Prescription Drug Trafficking In Seminole County

September 05, 2013
… (571) 362-2942 Miami.Training@dea.gov A Sergeant from the Sanford Police Department has been put on administrative leave stemming from this investigation ORLANDO, FL - Mark R. Trouville, … to traffic hydromorphone. Based on the charging documents, from June to August 2013, Tillman sold approximately 240 …
September 05, 2013
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Colombian Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges

September 26, 2013
… count.  Torres-Martinez was extradited on April 25, 2013, from Colombia to the Middle District of Florida to face … these charges.            According to court documents, from 2001 until June 2012, Torres-Martinez and his drug … or fishing vessels to transport the cocaine shipments from Colombia to Honduras, for distribution into the U.S.  …
September 26, 2013
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Two Sentenced In Connection With Sunshine Pharmacy Health Care Fraud

March 31, 2014
… in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud that operated from Sunshine Pharmacy in Naples, Florida.  Delmer Holmes … to the State of Florida.     According to court documents, from in or around February 2009, through in or about July … and caused claims to be submitted for reimbursement from the Medicaid, Medicare, and TRICARE programs for …
March 31, 2014
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Chicago Man Sentenced To 90 Months On Heroin And Firearms Charges

January 27, 2017
… approximately 40 grams of heroin and a loaded firearm from a hotel room Hill was using in Chattanooga.  Hill … and firearm were his and that he was sent to Chattanooga from Chicago to sell heroin for the Vice Lords, a violent … to impose a sentence that would deter future drug dealers from Chicago and elsewhere from traveling to the Eastern …
January 27, 2017
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Joseph Zapatero Sentenced To Fourteen Years In Prison For Selling Drugs In Windsor And Burlington, Vermont

September 28, 2011
… years of supervised release to be served after his release from prison. According to Court records, between November of … in both Windsor and Burlington. On many occasions, couriers from Vermont traveled to New York City to pick up drugs from Zapatero and to transport money to him there. Money …
September 28, 2011
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Second Nationwide Drug Take Back Surpasses Last Year’s Totals

May 06, 2011
… accepted unused, expired, and unwanted prescription drugs from community members in every state, Puerto Rico, and the … of teens believe that prescription drugs are easy to get from the medicine cabinet of friends and family. … massive amount of unused, unwanted, and expired medications from homes. Collectively working together, community members …
May 06, 2011