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Pharmaceutical Distributor Vistapharm, Inc. Agrees To Pay $325,000 To Resolve Alleged Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act

February 02, 2021
… system of distribution and preventing dangerous drugs from being diverted and falling into the wrong hands,” said … falling into the wrong hands.” This settlement results from a coordinated effort by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for …
February 02, 2021
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Methamphetamine Distributors Sentenced to Federal Prison

October 22, 2020
… source to make a series of controlled purchases from Mattox, who is accountable for more than 600 grams of … revealed that Williams had purchased methamphetamine from Mattox. As a result, DEA and Clay County Sheriff’s …
October 22, 2020
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Dunedin woman pleads guilty to distributing heroin and fentanyl, causing death

March 04, 2020
… The individual injected himself with the substance from the bags and died. A medical autopsy revealed that the … and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Pinellas County Medical Examiner’s Office. It is …
March 04, 2020
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Colombian national sentenced to more than 24 years for conspiring to send more than 12,000 kilograms of cocaine to the Sinaloa Cartel

January 10, 2020
… that dispatched self-propelled semi-submersible vessels from Colombia into the Pacific Ocean, destined for Sinaloa … Enforcement Task Force comprised of agents and analysts from the DEA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. …
January 10, 2020
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Seven arrested in connection to RX drug distribution operation

June 27, 2019
… fraudulent identification to obtain multiple prescriptions from different doctors. The ring leader, Alexander … obtaining prescriptions. Alterman accepted payment from the drug dealers in exchange for the fraudulent …
June 27, 2019
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Two Colombian businessmen charged with money laundering in connection with Venezuela bribery scheme

July 25, 2019
… others to launder the proceeds of an illegal bribery scheme from bank accounts located in Venezuela to and through bank … Enforcement Administration Miami Division with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Miami Field Office …
July 25, 2019
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Winter Garden convicted felon pleads guilty

May 17, 2019
…   According to court documents, on Feb. 8, 2019, deputies from the Orange County Sherriff’s Office responded to a call … officers conducted an undercover purchase of cocaine from Smith. On March 6, 2019, officers executed a search …
May 17, 2019
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Fentanyl trafficker pleads guilty

July 12, 2018
… prescriptions in his own name, and in the names of others, from co-defendant Brandon Coburn, a nurse practitioner. … would also be paid for writing each prescription. In total, from July 2013 to May 2015, 253 prescriptions were issued by …
July 12, 2018
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District of Idaho Participated in National Health Care Fraud takedown

June 29, 2018
… in today’s arrests. In addition, HHS announced today that from July 2017 to the present, it has excluded 2,700 individuals from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and all other …
June 29, 2018
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Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

June 28, 2018
… highlights Joseph Abraham, an 18-year-old teenager from Gwinnett County, Georgia, who struggled with drug addiction from an early age.  Joe began using drugs in middle school. …
June 28, 2018
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Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

June 28, 2018
… highlights Joseph Abraham, an 18-year-old teenager from Gwinnett County, Georgia, who struggled with drug addiction from an early age.  Joe began using drugs in middle school. …
June 28, 2018
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O.C. Psychiatrist arrested on federal charges alleging illegal prescriptions for opioids without medical need

July 02, 2018
… as well as to brokers who sold the drugs obtained from filling the prescriptions and split the profits with … both prescriptions written by Perez and the drugs filled from his prescriptions. Plumley already is in federal …
July 02, 2018
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Daly City drug trafficker sentenced to 10 years prison

June 13, 2018
… City, pleaded guilty on January 31, 2018. He admitted that from June 6, 2016, through August 15, 2016, he participated … drug transaction.  The authorities saw Maturana walk from his house to his car while carrying a brown shopping …
June 13, 2018
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North Tonawanda pharmacist arrested, charged with prescription fraud

June 03, 2018
… McQuade was previously employed by the Rite Aid Corporation from January 2015 until his firing in December 2017. The … conditions. One of those conditions prevents the defendant from continuing to dispense controlled substances.      The …
June 03, 2018
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Man given five-year sentence for selling crack cocaine

June 11, 2018
… at the residence.  On November 9, 2016, Special Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), along with … 2016, and November 8, 2016, Hopson obtained crack cocaine from Carrier and then sold it to an undercover officer. A …
June 11, 2018
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Cocaine dealer pleads guilty

June 13, 2018
… Falls and Lockport.  Bradberry regularly purchased drugs from co-defendant Ramone Westbrook for the purpose of … obtaining approximately an ounce of cocaine per week from Westbrook with the intention of distributing it to …
June 13, 2018
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Manchester man sentenced to 20 years in prison for heroin trafficking

June 14, 2018
… a Manchester-based heroin trafficker who purchased heroin from a Massachusetts-based drug trafficking organization run … On July 10, 2016, surveillance agents followed Gonzalez from Manchester to a restaurant in Lawrence, where Gonzalez …
June 14, 2018
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California man pleads guilty to heroin conspiracy in Mississippi

June 07, 2018
… to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute heroin from August 2017 through December 13, 2017. He will be … Newell’s arrest, agents learned that he received the heroin from Zamora Gomez and Vincente Manuel Ruiz. Agents had …
June 07, 2018
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Madera and Fresno Men Sentenced for Interstate Drug Shipments

August 23, 2021
… 34, of Kingsville, Missouri. The first shipment was seized from Frazier during a traffic stop after Tien Van Phan, 56, … Drug Trafficking Area Task Force consisting of agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security …
August 23, 2021
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 22, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … more being added each day Collection sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The public can find a …
October 22, 2019
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Angola man sentenced to 121 months in prison

May 29, 2019
… of pulling over, Fitch accelerated rapidly away from the officer, and a chase ensued with Fitch operating … warrant, was taken into custody and $1,655.29 was recovered from his person. A search of the motorcycle revealed scales, …
May 29, 2019
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Munster doctor sentenced

April 29, 2019
… of controlled substances. Investigators obtained data from INSPECT, which showed that from April 2017 to Nov. 21, 2017, Joshi issued over 6,000 …
April 29, 2019
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Final participant sentenced for role in La Crosse methamphetamine conspiracy

May 02, 2019
… in La Crosse, to purchase two ounces of methamphetamine from her new source in California after her previous source … joined with Draheim only five days after getting released from state custody on a separate matter. Judge Conley …
May 02, 2019
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 22, 2018
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet,” said Acting Administrator …
October 22, 2018
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Detroit Field Division will host National Prescription Pill Take Back

October 23, 2018
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet," said Acting Administrator …
October 23, 2018
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 21, 2020
… trafficked into and within the United States. From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures of methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds. During the same time …
February 21, 2020
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Black market marijuana growers sent to federal prison

February 26, 2020
… joint investigation targeted individuals seeking to profit from the illicit production and distribution of marijuana,” … as a message to all individuals who are seeking to profit from the illicit sale of marijuana; they can and will be …
February 26, 2020
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

October 25, 2018
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet,” said Acting Administrator …
October 25, 2018
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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy settles claims

November 20, 2018
… is the result of an inspection by the DEA for activity from March 2017 to March 2018. The DEA has the … oxycodone pills had been stolen or were unaccounted for from the Tribes’ pharmacy in St. Ignatius, on the Flathead …
November 20, 2018
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

April 21, 2020
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Once the Centers for Disease …
April 21, 2020