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Fourteen Charged With Heroin And Cocaine Trafficking In The Bronx And Across The Hudson Valley

… and federal law enforcement to keep our neighborhoods safe from drug traffickers. I commend our law enforcement … exemplify our unrelenting efforts to remove drug dealers from our streets and make them safe for law-abiding … law enforcement that we will continue to target, and remove from our streets those who choose to engage in this type of …
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Sixth Defendant In New York-Based Armed Robbery Crew Convicted Of Gruesome North Carolina Murder

… to protecting communities, in New York and elsewhere, from the violence posed by violent robbers and drug … In 2006, members of the crew traveled to North Carolina from New York to engage in a series of robberies. On October … Attorney Jeremy Shockett, an Assistant District Attorney from the Bronx County District Attorney's Office. The …
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Las Vegas Airport Employee Sentenced To Prison For Role In Large Scale Cocaine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… worked to import multiple kilograms of cocaine into Alaska from Las Vegas for distribution. After the drugs were sold, … agents recovered the approximate 10 kilograms of cocaine from inside. During his sentencing hearing, U.S. District … She also noted the need to deter others in the future from using their security clearances at airports to help …
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Justice Department Announces Settlement Agreement With Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Over Pharmacy Control Failures

… falsified and altered prescriptions to divert oxycodone from SCCA’s on-site pharmacy.  The nurse conducted the … The nurse would then pick up the controlled substances from the pharmacy under the guise that she was doing so as a … patient was already receiving high strength pain medication from SCCA.  When the patient disputed receipt of such …
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Two Springfield, Missouri, Men Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… this time. Kenna Harmon also obtained methamphetamine from other sources and provided distributive amounts to Van … Police officers followed Van Pelt when he drove away from Kenna Harmon’s residence and conducted a traffic stop, but Van Pelt fled from the vehicle. Officers found $23,663 inside the vehicle. …
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Philadelphia Doctor Charged With Running Pill Mill

… located at 3801-3805 Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia. From June 2008 through February 18, 2010, Gosnell allegedly … give it to WMS staff who would then collect cash and “tips” from customers. According to the indictment, Gosnell did not …
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Chula Vista Airplane Broker Who Managed Money Laundering Crew Using Drug Proceeds Sentenced To 60 Months

… Judge Michael M. Anello found that the money was derived from drug proceeds. "This sentence is a reminder that people … cash, which Contreras-Amezquita knew was criminally derived from unlawful proceeds. Contreras-Amezquita also admitted … and approximately $249,820 in cash on December 19, 2011, from Contreras-Amezquita, and forfeited the bulk cash, which …
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Violent Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted For Meth And Heroin Distribution

… of the organization smuggled drugs across the border from Mexico, to a stash house in Arizona. The drugs were transported from Arizona to the Seattle area, and elsewhere, for … including an AK-47 assault rifle, which were seized from a duplex in Puyallup and an apartment in Lynnwood. The …
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Carbondale Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Drug Dealing

… and his associates belonged to a group called “JACKMOB.” From at least January 2005, through October 2009, the group … decisions to waste his life. Perhaps others can learn from his example. No one takes pleasure in seeing such a …
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Recognition For DEA Agent James Terry Watson During The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

… A letter addressed to DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart from the FOP, Lodge 2, announced the FOP’s plan to honor SA … on December 9, 1970 in Monroe, Louisiana. After graduating from Northeast Louisiana University with a degree in … he began a law enforcement career that would take him from Richland Parish, Louisiana to the mountains of …
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Marijuana And Mushrooms Seized In Search, One Arrest Made

… Office Criminal Investigation Division with assistance from the DEA Northeast Aviation Resident Office.  This past … Office deputies as well as New York State parole officers from Utica and the DEA Northeast Aviation Resident Office … as an important notice to those who attempt to profit from illegal activity.  Through the excellent work of our …
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$5 Million In Street-Ready Heroin Seized In The Bronx: Nearly Half A Million Packages And Raw Heroin Recovered

… of heroin weighing approximately 20 (44 lbs.) were seized from inside a vehicle. Agents and officers with the New York … T-42 is comprised of agents, officers and investigators from the DEA, the New York City Police (NYPD) and the New … retail distribution. More than $5,000 in cash was seized from the home the women share at 1055 Boston Road, Apt. 2A. …
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Doctor Convicted Of Manslaughter And Reckless Endangerment: Illegally Sold Prescriptions To 20 Patients

… case because we believed that the public needed protection from criminally reckless conduct that purported to be … 2012. The People’s direct case at trial included testimony from 72 witnesses and hundreds of exhibits. Bridget G. … Drug Enforcement Task (comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, NYCPD and New York State Police), the U.S. …
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East Islip Doctor Pleads Guilty To The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… narcotics, had obtained multiple narcotics prescriptions from other medical professionals, and was abusing … and a pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded … Diversion Squad which comprises agents and officers from the DEA, Nassau County Police Department, Rockville …
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U.S. Based Leader Of International Drug Smuggling Ring Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… every month.  The marijuana was smuggled into the U.S. from Canada and distributed across the country to … Georgia and New Jersey among other locations. Proceeds from the marijuana distribution were used to purchase … investigators seized more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana from locations across the country. This was an Organized …
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DEA And LAPD Conduct Massive West Coast OxyContin Sweep

… action targeting a criminal organization spanning from Los Angeles to Eastern Washington.  Hundreds of law … but related investigation. This enforcement action stems from a thirty-two count Federal Indictment that was handed … long, their web of destruction has fed upon, and profited from the misery of many Washingtonians, only to leave a …
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Fairbanks Man Sentenced To 18 Years Imprisonment For Role In Large Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Alaska) -   - Donnel Johnson, a/k/a, "Creep," age 31, from Fairbanks, Alaska, was sentenced on Friday, February … was also ordered to forfeit vehicles and jewelry derived from drug trafficking. Johnson was a key member of a drug … the course of the conspiracy. Johnson would obtain cocaine from other members of the conspiracy in Anchorage, then he …
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McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical Drugs

… requires McKesson to suspend sales of controlled substances from distribution centers in Colorado, Ohio, Michigan and … are unusual in their frequency, size, or other patterns. From 2008 until 2013, McKesson supplied various U.S. …
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Visalia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… his professional practice. Brown deposited the cash earned from these prescriptions into different personal bank … for oxycodone, hydrocodone, and medical marijuana cards from Dr. Brown in Modesto. They recruited other individuals to obtain prescriptions and marijuana cards from the doctor by offering them payments in return for the …
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Our Community, Our Epidemic: Turning Drug Awareness Into Action

… New York and the country, takes place today, November 14 from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Lancaster High School, 1 Forton Drive, Lancaster, NY, 14086.   Experts from the medical profession, education, treatment and … epidemic, save lives, and bring relief to those suffering from the effects of these highly addictive and dangerous …
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Surgeon Receives 78 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

… N.Y. - Jeffrey Gundel, age 51, an orthopedic surgeon from Gansevoort, New York, was sentenced today to 78 months … of supervised release, to be served following his release from prison.  In sentencing Gundel, Judge D ’Agostino told … of a single tablet of the type prescribed by Gundel ranges from $30 to $45. Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt …
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years For Heroin Overdose Deaths

… brand of heroin,” Bharara stated.  “Even as overdoses from Williams’s heroin grew, he continued to sell.  For his … quantities of Empire heroin virtually every day. From at least in or about November 2015 through December …
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. The DEA’s Take Back Day … “That's why it was great to see thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets …
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DEA To Hold Its Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Month

… dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, Americans will be able to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. “This program provides a …
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National Forensic Science Week

September 12, 2025
… goes far beyond those headlines. DEA labs unlock evidence from cell phones to identify traffickers in overdose deaths. … is changing—what's new, what's lethal, where it's coming from, and how it's made. This work strengthens our cases in …
September 12, 2025
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Alleged narcotics trafficker extradited to the United States to face international cocaine distribution charges

… American lives by sending multi-ton quantities of cocaine from the jungles of Colombia to the United States, with assistance from a designated foreign terrorist organization, the FARC. …
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Pink Cocaine

December 27, 2024
… Why is it pink? Pink cocaine is dyed pink to distinguish it from other substances such as cocaine and methamphetamine. The distinct pink color comes from food dye or colored baking powder. Pink Cocaine in …
December 27, 2024
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President Obama Nominates DEA Special Agent Thomas Harrigan As DEA Deputy Administrator

… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Pending Approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee, Career DEA Special … we continue our work of keeping the American people safe from dangerous drugs and those who traffic in them.” On …
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Warning: Thousands of Counterfeit M30 Pills Containing Carfentanil Seized in Western Washington

… Federal Way Police and Centralia Police seized 50,208 pills from a defendant at a Centralia gas station. A K-9 alerted … and located the pills inside the vehicle.  The driver, from Pacific, Washington, was arrested and and is facing … this incredibly dangerous substance in order to profit from our misery.” Because of its strength, a nearly …
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‘Avengers’ actor Jeremy Renner joins forces with 750 students for purposeful Northern Nevada Opioid Youth Summit

… stands with DEA Los Angeles Field Division leadership. From Left to Right: Deputy Special Agent in Charge Anthony … stands with DEA Los Angeles Field Division leadership. From Left to Right: Deputy Special Agent in Charge Anthony …