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Twenty-Four Defendants Indicted On Federal Drug Charges

… those controlled substances are Roxicodone, Dilaudid, Opana, Oxymorphone, and Subutex. “The diversion and abuse of …
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Jury Convicts Winchester Man of Distribution of Heroin Resulting in an Overdose

… heroin pipeline and conducted dozens of controlled heroin buys, traffic stops, search warrants, and interviews with … “Stopping the flow of heroin and other powerful drugs from out-of-state is a top priority of the Justice … witnesses, Lockhart obtained quantities of heroin ranging from 10 to 30 grams each time he traveled to Baltimore …
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Former Law School Student Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine

… student at Georgetown Law School, traveled to California to buy the methamphetamine, which he then would ship to … D.C. and sell on a regular basis, in quantities ranging from an ounce to half a pound. The wholesale price of a … the work of the MPD officers and the agents and personnel from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Naval …
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South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Protonitazene from China

… Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Protonitazene from China January 12, 2024 Miami Contact Info Contact Us … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Authorities Announce Federal, State and City Partnership to Attack Drug-Trafficking and Violent Crime in Petersburg, VA

… arrest, and prosecute those persons who are selling or buying illicit narcotics in the City of Petersburg. Some of … any time imposed in federal correctional institutions far from Virginia. The partners stated that they have already … of Virginia and Special Assistant United States Attorneys from the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia. On …
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Georgia Man, Trafficking Methamphetamine from Georgia to Virginia, Convicted

… Georgia Man, Trafficking Methamphetamine from Georgia to Virginia, Convicted February 10, 2022 … man yesterday for conspiring to traffic methamphetamine from Georgia into Southwest Virginia. Jerada “Rod” … 2018 for conspiring with others to traffic methamphetamine from Georgia into Smyth County for redistribution. Jarod …
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Justice Department Obtains Temporary Restraining Order to Prevent Tampa-Area Physician from Writing Opioid Prescriptions

… Temporary Restraining Order to Prevent Tampa-Area Physician from Writing Opioid Prescriptions July 29, 2022 Miami … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

… After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. Specifically, on October 31, … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Worldwide Drug Trafficker Sentenced

… conspiring to launder money. According to court documents, from June 1, 2008, through September 8, 2011, Malik sold … Internet represents a major safety threat for consumers who buy medications online. HSI will continue to work closely with its law …
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DEA Encourages Routine Conversations on Dangers of Drug Use and Social Media

… removed nearly three million deadly doses of fentanyl from across the state. Methamphetamine seizures made by DEA … are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. Nationwide, DEA has seized fentanyl pills made to …
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Niagara Falls Doctor Among Fourteen Charged In Major Prescription Drug Investigation

… issued prescriptions for controlled substances, primarily Opana and Oxycontin, to patients without a proper medical … This order is effective immediately and prohibits Mehta from possessing, dispensing or prescribing any controlled … or forged. The prescriptions were on forms emanating from Mehta's office. Also charged: James Respress, 53, of …
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Career Criminal Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine

… operate a drug stash house in Portsmouth across the street from an elementary school. On September 17, 2018, this … and recovered more cash and the magazine matching the gun from his pockets. Dawson had additional crack cocaine in his … in Portsmouth and been the subject of three controlled buys of cocaine coordinated by law enforcement. …
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Drug traffickers distributing heroin from Woodbridge, Va., to Pennsylvania sentenced

… Drug traffickers distributing heroin from Woodbridge, Va., to Pennsylvania sentenced September … of kilograms of heroin and pure methamphetamines from Woodbridge to Pennsylvania. Castro, Vitela and Sandoval received the illegal narcotics from couriers traveling from California before distributing …
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10 Defendants Charged In $3.6 Million Drug Trafficking Ring

… added Colder. The two count indictment alleges that from at least 2010 until June 6, 2013 when the defendants … that Shawn Malone uses females to bring cocaine, purchased from sources in Texas and Arizona, on buses to Baltimore for … as (the initials of Shawn Joseph Malone) LLC in order to buy rental properties under the guise of appearing to have …
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Dark web fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

… on “Dream Market,” a dark web marketplace where users buy and sell illegal substances and services, and used that … Llama.” The charged fentanyl distribution conspiracy lasted from October 2016 to August 2018, during which time Scanlan … extent of the law.” “Illicit opioid distribution, whether online or through conventional drug distribution methods, …
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Winchester Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Eutylone & "Ecstasy" Distribution

… Eutylone Seizure (1).png Eutylone and firearm seizure from DEA Washington Division files HARRISONBURG, Va. – A … Drug and Gang Task Force conducted multiple controlled drug buys from Parson and his uncle, Gregory McKinley Frye.  On …
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D.C. man pleads guilty to heroin and fentanyl trafficking and firearms charges

… organization. Law enforcement conducted multiple controlled buys of drugs from Mace. In September 2019, an undercover detective met … Mace noticed an undercover police vehicle and fled from the scene. He was arrested shortly afterwards and …
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DEA Encourages Back to School Drug Awareness and Education Among Family and Friends

… these conversations, but the consequences that can come from not communicating and educating one another on the … potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. This marks an increase from 2021, when four out of 10 pills tested contained a … emphasize this. A lot of people aren’t aware what they’re buying online and ingesting is actually fentanyl disguised …
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Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Tampa-Area Clinic from Distributing Opioids and Other Prescription Drugs

… Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Tampa-Area Clinic from Distributing Opioids and Other Prescription Drugs … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

… Distributed Fentanyl to a Victim and Death Resulted from the Victims Use of the Drug; Keys Also Admitted the He … to St. Mary’s County, Maryland to purchase narcotics from Keys.  One of the individuals met with Keys at Keys’ … drug transaction.  As detailed in the plea agreement, after buying fentanyl from Keys, the three individuals returned to …
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Car Repair Shop Owner And His Son Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Commercial Burglaries

… 571-362-2476 WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Sold drugs from Paschall Auto Body Shop in Baltimore, and robbed … organization will now spend time in a federal prison far from home.” David Paschall operated Paschall’s Auto Body … David Paschall used more than five drug “brokers” to buy drugs almost every day at his shop which he would then …
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South Carolina Man Who Orchestrated Drug Deals by Phone from State Prison Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison

… South Carolina Man Who Orchestrated Drug Deals by Phone from State Prison Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers

… specializing in family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology. From August 2011 through October 2012, Heim and others … more than 30,000 tablets of oxycodone, Oxycontin and Opana to various individuals for which there was not a …
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San Francisco man sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

… to his plea agreement, Zolfaghari admitted that from May of 2014 until June of 2016 he agreed with others to … admitted that his role in the conspiracy included buying a pill press, using it to manufacture pills, and selling the pills, principally online. Zolfaghari admitted he stamped the pills in a manner …
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Forty-Four Michigan And Ohio Residents Indicted In Scheme To Illegally Divert And Distribute Rx Drugs Along “US-23 Pipeline”

… prescription drug controlled substances such as OxyContin, Opana, Vicodin and other drugs.  Health care fraud charges … never provided. Other times, the pharmacists accepted cash from the recruiters for filling and dispensing medications. … has become a national epidemic, with more Americans dying from overdoses than from gunshot wounds.” Robert L. Corso, …
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Georgia Man Arranging Methamphetamine Transactions from within Federal Prison Sentenced to 300 Additional Months in Federal Prison

… Georgia Man Arranging Methamphetamine Transactions from within Federal Prison Sentenced to 300 Additional … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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DEA Encourages Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

… are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. Nationwide, DEA has seized fentanyl pills made to … drug use, the DEA has resources and fact sheets available online:  https://www.dea.gov/onepill/partner-toolbox . …
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Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison

… Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison … 45, arranged for the delivery of 28 kilograms of cocaine from Texas to Virginia. On May 30, 2019, a tractor-trailer … Brodnax. Lewis had received multiple shipments of cocaine from the suppliers in Texas and had distributed at least 71 …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

… Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities April 26, 2024 Miami Contact Info Contact … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through Its Website

… producing counterfeit pills that appear indistinguishable from legitimate pharmaceutical drugs, including pills that … further found that hundreds of eBay’s pill press buyers also purchased counterfeit molds, stamps, or dies, … buy the tools to make fake pills, like pill presses, online,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “eBay and …