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Former Health Care Center Nursing Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl And Other Pain Killers

… fine. “As this case demonstrates, drug dealers come from all walks of life, and don’t always just stand on … all who hold such positions be aware they are not immune from prosecution if they also violate the law.”       … Center in Buffalo. Vitello sold un-used prescription drugs from her office. These drugs were prescribed for patients …
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Arizona Doctor Sued For Prescribing Controlled Substances Without DEA Registration In Washington State

… purportedly obtain patient medical records and forms from EClinicMD before seeing the patients for an initial … one day a month he was in town, Butterbaugh rented space from local businesses and met with dozens of (many of whom traveled considerable distances from other parts of the state for the appointment).  Through …
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Nevada Pair Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine And Launder Drug Proceeds

… The two worked together to send methamphetamine from Las Vegas to Anchorage. Cooks enlisted Frank to send … through the mail to contacts Johnson had in Alaska. From December 2, 2013, through January 21, 2014, the …
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Twin Falls Former Pharmacy Technician Sentenced For Diverting Controlled Substances

… and sold bottles of controlled substance prescriptions from the pharmacy stock to another individual without a … committed a similar diversion of controlled substances from her employer pharmacy by placing in her glove box three … Squad which is comprised of law enforcement personnel from the DEA, Ada County Sheriff’s Office, Boise Police …
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Bellingham Man Sentenced In Drug And Money Laundering

… to support his drug habit. By 2011, Thornton, operating from his residence in Bellingham, WA, orchestrated the transportation of heroin from Washington State to Fairbanks for distribution. …
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San Diego Neighborhood Pharmacist Pays $150,000 Penalty For Mishandling Drugs

… Sixth Avenue Pharmacy in Hillcrest.  The settlement arises from a U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) investigation into … ensure that no controlled prescription drugs are diverted from their lawful and legal use.” The alleged violations … that had been returned to her by police after being stolen from the pharmacy two months earlier. Other allegations …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 17.5 Years In Prison

… into the Villegas-Lugo Drug Trafficking (DTO) took place from July 2006 through September 2006 in Phoenix.  On Feb. … The evidence showed that the DTO imported methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States and transported it to a … two handguns, two rifles, and drug packaging materials from the stash house.       The investigation in this case …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

… methamphetamine.  The organization imported methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States, where it was ultimately … Narcotics Task Force, an organization made up of officers from the Flagstaff Police Department and the Coconino County … which METRO is a part, working closely also with partners from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Drug Enforcement …
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DEA Executes Warrants On Arizona Reservation

… today the execution of over 15 arrest warrants stemming from a federal grand jury indictment of a predominantly … DEA is committed to protecting Arizona tribal communities from the dangers of methamphetamine, which undoubtedly scars … exploit the tribal community in which they live, to hide from law enforcement, will find no such refuge.  DEA agents, …
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Meridian Man Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine And Possession Of A Firearm In Furtherance Of A Drug Crime

… of a drug crime. U.S. District Judge Stanley A. Bastian from the District of Eastern Washington, sitting by special … to make several controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Cluff. During a search of Cluff’s business on February … of heroin, and 13 firearms. One of the firearms recovered from Cluff’s shop was a sawed-off shotgun. The case was …
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Fifth Fowler Meth Dealer Pleads Guilty

… by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. … the assault weapon and a firearm without serial numbers, from Penaloza’s Orange Cove residence. Following the … indicated the drug had been smuggled into the United States from Mexico. Sentencing is scheduled for June 3, 2011 before …
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Nebraska Man To Federal Prison For Meth Conspiracy

… to six years in federal prison. Jose William Orellana, 42, from South Sioux City, Nebraska, received the prison term … Orellana participated in a methamphetamine conspiracy from September 2013 through May 13, 2014 in Sioux City, Iowa … City, Iowa, that consists of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration; Sioux City, Iowa, …
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Illinois Man Charged In Pennsylvania With Illegally Distributing Peptides

… only . . . not for human consumption." During the period from January 2010 until January 2011, Higdon allegedly paid $131,472.50 to acquire the substances from suppliers in the People’s Republic of China; and he … case on behalf of the government. The prosecution arose from the combined efforts of agents with the FDA Office of …
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DEA To Train Delaware Law Enforcement On Heroin Overdose Investigations To Combat Epidemic Of Prescription Opioid And Heroin Ab

… be cognizant of the evidence at the scene that may tell us from whom and where these drugs came from.”  Tuggle added that approximately 120 people die each day in the United States from drug overdoses.  The DEA will offer this one-day free …
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DEA To Train Philadelphia Area Law Enforcement On Heroin Overdose Investigations To Combat Epidemic Of Prescription Opioid And Heroin Abuse

… be cognizant of the evidence at the scene that may tell us from whom and where these drugs came from.”  Tuggle added that approximately 120 people die each day in the United States from drug overdoses.  The DEA will offer this one-day free …
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Eugene Woman Sentenced For Drug Distribution And Money Laundering

… $605,000 was deposited. All of the deposits were derived from the distribution of marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, … were seized. Additionally, over $26,000 was seized from various bank accounts. In pleading guilty, Dione … Revenue Service, and that this currency was also derived from the distribution of the marijuana, psilocybin …
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Two Sentenced For Selling Oxycodone In The Twin Falls Area

… to distribute oxycodone and distributing oxycodone from March 2009 to March 2010. According to court documents, … eight months involved undercover purchases of oxycodone from the defendants. The defendants traveled to the Salt … large quantities of oxycodone. The oxycodone was sold from the men’s residences in Twin Falls. The remaining two …
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Oxycodone Trafficker Gets 24 Months In Prison

… to distribute oxycodone and distributing oxycodone from March 2009 to March 2010. According to court documents, … eight months involved undercover purchases of oxycodone from the defendants. On numerous occasions, the defendants … large quantities of oxycodone. The oxycodone was then sold from the men’s residences in Twin Falls. Latham and Simmons …
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Sureno 13 Street Gang Member Convicted Of Drug And Gun Crimes

… found additional oxycodone, approximately six inches away from a loaded handgun. The serial number on the handgun had … Rodriguez is a convicted felon, and thus was prohibited from possessing a firearm. The search of the apartment also … the Drug Enforcement (DEA), with the assistance of officers from the Seattle Police Department, Shoreline Police …
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Sacramento Men Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone in Alaska from November 2008 to September 29, 2010. Dantzler … arranged the travel of conspirators to carry oxycodone from Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland and Reno, Nevada to … to distribute at least 7,500 pills of oxycodone transported from the Sacramento area to Juneau for distribution. The law …
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Former Lewiston Pharmacist Sentenced For Stealing Hydrocodone

… by deception. The probation terms prohibit Jungert from being employed as a pharmacist and require him to … a substantial number of hydrocodone pills were missing from the store's inventory during the time Jungert was … Jungert filled hydrocodone prescriptions without requests from patients. As part of his plea agreement, Jungert paid …
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… in distributing heroin. On November 29, 2009, officers from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office stopped … bundles. Officers also seized approximately $2,000 in cash from Medina and Banuelos-Escobar. Banuelos-Escobar and … Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with assistance from the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team and the Douglas …
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Florida Man Faces Life Sentence For Substance Linked To Overdose Death

… was created by mixing the fentanyl, which Brown purchased from China, together with other substances including a plant … fentanyl were shipped, or attempted to be shipped, by Brown from Florida to Alaska. On February 19, 2009, during the … a friend and drug customer of both Moores and Adams, died from an overdose of fentanyl. Analysis of M.C.’s blood …
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Wasilla Man Sentenced To 64 Months In Federal Prison For Attempting To Traffic Methamphetamine Into Alaska

… to re-establish the flow of methamphetamine to Alaska from Reese’s Mexican source of supply. Over a period of … months, Locklear negotiated to receive methamphetamine from a man he believed to be a conduit to Reese’s Mexican … had apparently not been deterred by his uncle’s conviction from attempting to continue and further his drug trafficking …
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Federal Grand Jury Hands Down Indictment Against Alleged Oxycodone Ring Operating In Fairbanks

… was imported, sold and distributed in Fairbanks, Alaska, from September 2008 to September 2010, and that the proceeds from the sales were laundered from September 2008 to about July 2010. Since May 2011, the …
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Pontoon Beach Woman Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… plea revealed that on March 5, 2010, Bodie transported from Dallas, Texas, via a train, approximately 501 grams of … attempted to discreetly remove the packages of cocaine from her clothing and hide them behind boxes in the room. The cocaine was later retrieved by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration. The investigation …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Life Without Parole

… was the intended recipient of 8.9 kilograms of cocaine from co-conspirators in Oregon. The cocaine was intercepted … the package and discovering the sham, Coverson jumped from a second story window to elude law enforcement, … prior packages of cocaine that Coverson had received from this same source. Coverson has three prior felony drug …
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Former Pharmacy Technician Sentenced For Stealing Narcotics

… Oregon, was sentenced to prison for stealing narcotics from the Roseburg Veteran’s Affairs Hospital. Richardson is … and/or family. Based on review of the pharmacy records, from approximately January 2010 until June 2011, defendant … 6000 pills of Oxycodone, Clonazepam, Zolpidem and Oxycontin from the VA pharmacy that cost the VA $23,475. The narcotics …
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Sacramento Woman Sentenced To 38 Months In Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… scale drug trafficking conspiracy transporting oxycodone from California for later sale in Juneau, Alaska. As part of the conspiracy, McGrath made multiple airline trips from California to Juneau carrying the oxycodone pills on … Seattle-(SEA-TAC) Airport where she was scheduled to fly from Juneau to California while in possession of …
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Former Deputy U.S. Marshal Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Yuba City Armed Robbery Of Marijuana Dealers

… for planning and participating in the robbery of marijuana from drug dealers in Yuba City, United States Attorney … revealed that Griffin was a deputy U.S. Marshal from south Florida. Court documents further indicate that before fleeing from the CHP, Griffin, Rackley and Jamison, wearing police …