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Third member of cocaine conspiracy sentenced

… that Gregory Smith mailed packages containing cocaine from Houston, Texas, to Joseph Harper in Madison. Postal records from November 2017 to November 2018 showed 32 packages mailed from Smith to addresses in Wisconsin or Iowa associated with …
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McFarland man sentenced for money laundering conspiracy related to sale of synthetic cannabinoids

… 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 …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 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 …
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DEA Denver and partners in the Rocky Mountain Region hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27th.

… 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 …
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Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years in prison for stealing opioids and selling them for profit

… 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 …
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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. Collection sites will adhere … DEA will also accept vape pens or other e-cigarette devices from individual consumers, only after the batteries are …
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DEA and partners raid five illicit marijuana grow sites in eradication operation

… 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, …
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United States reaches $200,000 settlement with Siskiyou County pharmacy for controlled substances act violations

… 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 …
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Judge in Del Rio sentences latin king gang member to federal prison for methamphetamine conspiracy

… 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 …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… - 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 …
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Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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 …
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America Responds To National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 …
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Ohio Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted In Fatal Overdose

… 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. …
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Dallas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Zeta Leader "Talivan" Pleads Guilty

… 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 …
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Spring, TX Man Handed Significant Sentence In Large Scale Meth Conspiracy

… 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, …
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Montana Doctor Arrested After Two Year Investigation

… 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 …
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Texas Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 18 Years In Prison And Forfeits More Than $1.2 Million

… 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 …
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Ocala Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years For Distributing Cocaine And Money Laundering

… 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 …
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Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Resulted In Death

… 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 …
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British National Admits Role In Cocaine Smuggling Conspiracy

… 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 …
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New Jersey Residents Turn In Nearly 15,000 Pounds Of Expired And Unwanted Prescriptions

… 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 …
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Trenton Man Admits Intent To Distribute Over 100 Grams Of Heroin

… 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 …
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DEA Seeking Art Submissions For 2nd Heroin/Opioid Art Exhibit

… 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 …
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California Man Sentenced To 46 Months For Laundering Drug Proceeds

… 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 …
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Two Individuals Arrested For Illicit Prescription Drug Trafficking In Seminole County

… - 813-287-5160 West Palm Beach - 561-684-8000 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 …
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Colombian Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges

… 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.  …
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Two Sentenced In Connection With Sunshine Pharmacy Health Care Fraud

… 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 …
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Chicago Man Sentenced To 90 Months On Heroin And Firearms Charges

… 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 …
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Joseph Zapatero Sentenced To Fourteen Years In Prison For Selling Drugs In Windsor And Burlington, Vermont

… 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 …