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DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back A Success

… SAN DIEGO & IMPERIAL COUNTIES, CA - The final tally is in from the 3rd National Prescription Take-Back Day this past … in both counties. This represents an increase of 1,133 lbs. from the Take-back event held earlier this year in April. …
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures Numbers For 2011 Are Released

… enforcement partners seized over 199,599 marijuana plants from 150 separate grow locations - 83 outdoor sites and 67 … fact that almost (over 91,995 of these plants) were removed from our public lands, including both U.S. Forest Service …
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures

… enforcement partners seized over 97,399 marijuana plants from 100 separate grow locations - 40 outdoor sites and 60 … significance is the fact that 24,016 were removed from our public lands.  That includes both U.S. Forest …
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Murderer Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 34 Years In Prison

… the Lora murder on November 22, 2013, via a federal writ from FCI Fairton, where he was serving a sentence on an … a botched attempt to steal kilogram-quantities of cocaine from Lora. On July 27, 2016, Smith appeared before Judge …
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Schenectady Heroin Distributor Sentenced To 16 Years

… of supervised release, to begin after Baker is released from prison.  In December 2015, a jury convicted Baker … a 4-day trial. The evidence at trial demonstrated that from January 2015 to June 2015, Baker worked with another …
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West Charlton Woman Sentenced On Narcotics Conviction

… to sell hundreds of Oxycodone pills that she stole from the Ballston Spa pharmacy that employed her. The … In her plea, Burgess admitted that she stole the pills from a Ballston Spa pharmacy where she worked.  This case …
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Albany Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

… other factors. As part of his plea, Commisso admitted that from at least December 2015 through February 2016, he obtained approximately 745 oxycodone tablets from a co-conspirator for resale in the Northern District of …
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Rensselaer Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

… other factors. As part of his plea, Brooks admitted that from about November 2015 through January 2016, he obtained approximately 150 oxycodone tablets from a co-conspirator, for resale in the Northern District …
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DEA To Train Law Enforcement On Heroin Overdose Investigations To Combat Epidemic Of Prescription Opioid And Heroin Abuse

… of the evidence at the scene that may tell us where and from whom these drugs came.”  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 Law Enforcement On Heroin Overdose Investigations To Combat Epidemic Of Prescription Opioid And Heroin Abuse

… of the evidence at the scene that may tell us where and from whom these drugs came.”  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 Announces 4,642 Drug Related Deaths In Pennsylvania In 2016

… number represents a 37 percent increase in overdose deaths from 2015 and establishes a death rate for 36.5 per 100,000 … analysis and visualizations.   A summary of key findings from the 2016 report indicate the presence of a prescription …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

… into the Nunez-Lopez Drug Trafficking (DTO) took place from Jan. 2012 through May 2012 in Phoenix.  On May 4, 2012, … The evidence showed that the DTO imported methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States and transported it to the …
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Arizonans Turn In 5 Tons Of Prescription Drugs To DEA

… over 10,601 pounds of controlled substances were removed from homes throughout the state in a cooperative effort to …
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Career Offender Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison

… to serve 10 years of supervised release when released from custody. In October 2014, Drug Enforcement (DEA) agents … offenses and has two prior drug delivery convictions from 2003 and 2006. At the time of his arrest for the …
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Spokane DEA & ATF Lead Large Scale Enforcement Action 20 Arrested & 75 Firearms & Methamphetamine Seized

… pounds of methamphetamine. This enforcement action stems from a Federal Indictment that was handed down in the … individuals with a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from on or about September, 2016 through December, 2017. An …
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13.5 Million Lethal Doses Of Fentanyl: California Man Indicted In DEA-Kansas Highway Patrol Investigation

… local partners are committed to protecting our communities from the dangers of potent opioids, like fentanyl. This … million lethal doses of this very potent and dangerous drug from hitting the streets.” SAC Shroba advised that Carlos …
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Heroin Conspiracy

… a 5-year term of supervised release following his release from prison and pay a forfeiture money judgement in the … the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office, Investigators from the Oswego County District Attorney’s Office, the SUNY …
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Former City Pharmacist Sentenced To 10 Years For Dealing Illegal Drugs

… Young, 70, formerly a licensed Philadelphia pharmacy owner from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was sentenced this afternoon … prescriptions in their own names and in the names of others from corrupt doctors, such as Joseph L. Borkson, who issued …
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania Doctor Sentenced For Running Northeast Philadelphia Pill Mill

… to forfeit over $5 million which will include proceeds from the sale of a beach home in New Jersey, a timeshare in … IRS for taxes and interest that Vassalluzzo failed to pay from 2004 to 2009. Vassalluzzo also must complete three …
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Federal Prison Inmates Among Group Charged In Drug Conspiracy

… Garcia, and Alfredo Moralez-Bustos came to Philadelphia from California to meet with the “buyers” and discuss the … Rodolfo Luviano and Juan Antonio Lopez, who drove from Oklahoma to Philadelphia, to accept a delivery of …
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Chicago Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Multi-State Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… the conspiracy and transporting seven kilograms of heroin from Chicago to Pennsylvania in February 2014. The charge against Bautista-Ocampo resulted from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement (DEA), …
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DEA Announces New Leadership

… the US Embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Upon returning from overseas Mr. Tuggle served various duties while at DEA … with a concentration in National Security Studies from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his …
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Major International Drug Traffickers Extradited For Importing Narcotics Into The United States

… SAN DIEGO - Roberto Ponce-Rocha was extradited from Colombia on November 17, 2016,  where he had been … Southern District of New York following their extradition from Panama.  Caicedo-Zuniga and Munoz-Cordoba, who are both …
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Three Defendants Indicted In One Of The Nation’s Largest-Ever Fentanyl Seizures

… the intent to distribute.  Most of the fentanyl was seized from a house in Lemon Grove. According to a search warrant … potency - up to 50 times stronger than heroin - deaths from fentanyl-laced heroin and counterfeit pills are …
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Anchorage Man Gets Five Years For Drug & Money Laundering Crimes

… will also forfeit approximately $1 million in proceeds from the sale of heroin, including five golf simulators, two … he then sold in Anchorage. Hunter then used the profits from this distribution to purchase a 2007 Cadillac Escalade …
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Thirteenth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Idaho Meth Case

… a minimum five years of supervision following his release from prison. According to the plea agreement, on July 17, … and Guadalupe Valenzuela to transport the methamphetamine from California to Idaho. Martinez-Herrera and …
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500+ Pounds Of BC Bud Nets Canadian Man 30 Months In Prison

… Bud into the United States. Engine trouble stopped the men from fleeing back to Canada after being spotted. … investigated by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) with assistance from the U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs …
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If You’ve ‘Got Drugs’, Clean Out The Medicine Cabinet This Saturday!

… street drugs. The majority of teenagers get pharmaceuticals from family and friends - and the home medicine cabinet. The … dangerous prescription drugs on Saturday, April 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is the second DEA led …
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Washington Man Convicted In Federal Court Of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… arranging to import nine kilograms of cocaine into Alaska from suppliers in Washington State. The drugs were … Police on July 9, 2009, while being smuggled through Oregon from California. A Drug Enforcement Administration Task …
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Sureno 13 Gang Member Sentenced For Drug And Gun Crimes

… Rodriquez is a convicted felon, and thus was prohibited from possessing a firearm. Court records show that Rodriquez … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Seattle Police Department, Shoreline Police …