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DEA announces “360 Strategy” in Knoxville to address heroin, prescription drugs and violent crime

… Christopher Evans made the announcement, along with members from other local and federal agencies and organizations in … form a “Community Alliance” that will comprise key leaders from law enforcement, prevention, treatment, the judicial …
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DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge Speaks with School Administrators about the Drug Threat Facing Nebraska

… fake prescription pills using chemicals largely sourced from China. “We’re seeing fentanyl in pill form and we’re … King concluded his presentation by answering questions from the audience and gave three websites, …
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Federal jury convicts Albuquerque man on methamphetamine and firearms charges

… indictment, in June 2016, Casanova was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he previously … convicted of distributing controlled substances, escape from jail, tampering with evidence, robbery, and receiving …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 24 Years for Racketeering

… sold narcotics, laundered narcotics proceeds, stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used them to commit … associates attacked a marijuana dealer and stole marijuana from him.  After Brantley was arrested on federal charges on …
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Meth Dealers Who Plotted to Kill DEA Agent Plead Guilty

… disrupt criminal networks, and curb the flow of drugs from reaching our neighborhoods.  Drug related violence … “Through our drug investigation and the tenacious efforts from our colleagues at FBI Dallas to hold these individuals …
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Local Santa Rosa Lima Cartel Cell Head Sentenced for Drug Crimes, Money Laundering

… orchestrating a series of other drug deliveries, spanning from Texas to South Carolina, over the course of at least … United States Attorney George Leal. The case stemmed from an Organized Crime Drug Task Force (OCDETF) …
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Cartel Traffickers Sentenced For Multi-kilogram Drug Conspiracy

… that contributed to the smuggling of large amounts of drugs from the Michoacan area into the United States for … worked as truck drivers to transport the drugs from Michoacán and Jalisco to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, …
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Siskiyou Man Convicted of Bribery of a Public Official, Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, and Manufacturing More than 100 Marijuana Plants

… According to evidence presented at trial, the charges arose from a four-month effort by Yang and Gaosheng Laitinen, … sheriff if he could prevent the California Highway Patrol from enforcing the law against his water trucks, and he also …
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Reward for Information to Bring Colombian Money Launderer to Justice

… the boxes of food in order to make a personal profit from their production.  From this cost mark-up, the conspirators could pay the …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to … that have little regard for human life, and profit from the pain and suffering of our people. Along with our …
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Connecticut man sentenced to over nine years in prison for trafficking more than $200,000 worth of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and cocaine base

… cash seizures revealed Stewart grossed at least $219,000 from his drug distribution activities over the three-year … like this one headed by Mr. Stewart, who are coming from out of state and responsible for distributing lethal …
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Twenty seven individuals charged or arrested as part of joint law enforcement effort

… of suspected drug proceeds.    This operation stemmed from careful planning and collaboration by Vermont law … are important in the struggle to protect this community from illicit drug trafficking and gun violence," said …
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Groveton man sentenced to 65 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… learned that on March 1, 2018, McLain intended to travel from New Hampshire to a location in Lawrence, Mass., to … Officers seized four handguns, a rifle and ammunition from McLain’s residence. They also seized soda cans that …
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Former Angels Communications Director Eric Kay Convicted in Tyler Skaggs Overdose Case

… a search of Mr. Skaggs’s phone revealed text messages from June 30 suggesting that he had asked Mr. Kay to stop by … risk,” said U.S. Attorney Chad Meacham. “No one is immune from this deadly drug. A beloved pitcher, Tyler Skaggs was …
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DEA Omaha Division collects 32,713 pounds of unwanted medication at spring Take Back Day event

… unwanted drugs were discarded at 47 sites with assistance from 37 local, state, tribal and federal partners. Nebraska … to safely dispose of unwanted medication, remove medicine from its original container, mix it with an undesirable …
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DEA And FBI Educating The Community With Documentary Film Addressing Heroin/Prescription Drug Abuse

… through the country. Statistics show that overdose deaths from heroin abuse have more than doubled since 2010. More people die each year from drug overdoses than die in car accidents. Because an …
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FBI And DEA Educating The Community With Documentary Film Addressing Heroin/prescription Drug Abuse

… through the country. Statistics show that overdose deaths from heroin abuse have more than doubled since 2010. More people die each year from drug overdoses than die in car accidents. Because an …
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DEA Phoenix Task Force and the Goodyear Police Department Seize Over 270,000 Fentanyl Pills, Guns and Money

… fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China. These fake prescription pills are designed to … prescribed by a trusted medical professional that you get from a licensed pharmacist. All other pills are unsafe and …
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Mt. Vernon, Washington man sentenced to 8+ years in prison for dealing deadly fentanyl

… 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Some 900 pills seized from his home; same pills linked to overdose death Seattle – … of the defendant’s actions.” “Far too many people are dying from these fentanyl tainted pills — especially the young and …
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24 Members of Indianapolis Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced

… around the historic Haughville neighborhood in Indianapolis from April 2018 to January 2019. A federal grand jury in … organization in January 2019. According to court documents, from April 2018 and continuing through January 2019, 24 …
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A Record Amount of Unwanted Medications Collected During National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts.   … are available at www.deatakeback.com .   Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
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South Florida pain management doctor sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison for illegally dispensing opioid drugs and bond jumping

… and deadly substances to our communities.” “You cannot run from the law,” said U.S. Attorney Fajardo Orshan. “Dr. … instructions, office staff were required to obtain an MRI from patients to create a façade of legitimacy before an …
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Former Chihuahua, Mexico State Police Officer Sentenced to Prison on Federal Racketeering Charge

… Lopez admitted to participating in the criminal enterprise from 2005 through 2009 by safeguarding and repackaging … to prevent drug war violence and criminal activity from poisoning the communities of El Paso and our sister …
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Federal & state charges announced in long-term methamphetamine investigation

… to distribute. The conspiracy is alleged to have operated from November 2018 to June 2019. The indictment alleges that … Those who are pouring these substances into Wisconsin from out of state should be on notice that we will use all …
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Steroid distribution results in four convictions

… defendants have entered guilty pleas to charges stemming from a steroid-distribution ring, announced Robert J. … in Caplinger’s back yard. The indictment alleged that from April 2015 until November 2017, Caplinger rented space …
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… In the Los Angeles area, local law enforcement agencies from Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, … Day events continue to remove opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and …
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Ohio man will spend 15 years in prison for role in drug conspiracy

… of Eduardo Bonilla, who operated an international drug ring from his Ohio state prison cell from 2015 until June 2018 while serving a life sentence for …
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Retired Cadott, Wisconsin physician to pay $70,000 to resolve controlled substances prescribing, recordkeeping violations

… of his patients went to CMC because they were suffering from opioid use disorder and other addictions. Dr. Bowe had … the importance of preventing the diversion of drugs from legitimate to illegitimate uses. The CSA, in relevant …
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15 Indicted in Large-Scale Sacramento Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracies

… agencies are critical to apprehending those that profit from the purveyance of dangerous drugs to our communities.” … Strike Force is a co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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DEA Warning: Scammers Impersonating DEA Agents Are Stealing Identities, Money

… law enforcement officer will demand cash or gift cards from a member of the public. You should only give money, … actors is awareness and caution. Anyone receiving a call from a person claiming to be with DEA should report the …