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Doctor Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients

… Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients May 06, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact … a legitimate medical reason and soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioid prescriptions. Joseph …
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South Jersey Brothers Admit Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey

… Jersey Brothers Admit Role In Conspiracy To Traffic Guns From South Carolina To New Jersey March 06, 2015 New Jersey … shotguns, and an assault rifle. They obtained the firearms from pawn shops, gun stores, and other sources in South …
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Cumberland County man admits conspiring to distribute opioids, launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds

… suspended Chatmon’s pharmacist license for two years. From January 2017 until August 2018, Chatmon obtained large … filling the orders for the customers of the unlicensed online pharmacy, knowing that the customers did not have …
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Newport News Pharmacy Agrees to Pay Civil Penalty under the Controlled Substances Act

… to pay $125,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from alleged record-keeping violations associated with … are designed to protect the health and safety of the public from dangers posed by highly addictive or dangerous … to take a number of measures to prevent the violations from reoccurring. The resolution obtained in this matter was …
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Member of Meth Conspiracy Sentenced to 25 Years for Narcotics Trafficking & International Money Laundering

… Texas, and South Carolina to traffic methamphetamine from Mexico into Southwest Virginia and then launder the … Texas to pick up large quantities of methamphetamine from accomplices who acted as a conduit from multiple sources in Mexico. In order to launder the …
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Roanoke Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine

… for conspiring with others to traffic dangerous drugs from sources across the country into the Roanoke Valley. … of methamphetamine and opioids, including fentanyl, from drug sources in both the Northeastern United States as … Virginia State Police investigated the case with assistance from the region’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area …
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Federal Jury Convicts Baltimore Defense Attorney for Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Office.  The United States Attorney has recused himself from this case. The trial evidence proved that Ravenell received drug proceeds from clients and associates who engaged in drug … Ravenell also received substantial cash payments derived from drug sales as compensation for laundering money.  The …
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DC Man Sentenced for Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Conspiracy

… to the greater Washington, DC area through parcels shipped from California where his source of supply was located. … the CS that he wanted to purchase 15 kilograms of cocaine from the CS. In June 2021, the CS advised Saturne that a … soon. Saturne agreed to purchase 10 kilograms of cocaine from that shipment. Saturne was arrested after agreeing to …
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California Methamphetamine and Firearm Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison

… 2019. Law enforcement officers intercepted the parcels from a Spencerville, Maryland post office, where they were … in person. As stated in the plea agreement, Dub traveled from California to the Washington National Airport where Dub … unknowingly met with an undercover officer. While en route from the airport to Rockville, Maryland, Dub not only stated …
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Three Indicted on Federal Drug Distribution Charges

… (540) 662-5879 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va . –  A husband and wife from Fairfax and their cousin from Spotsylvania were indicted last month for conspiring to … and Gang Task Force is comprised of investigative personnel from the Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Rappahannock Sheriff's …
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Richmond Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

… inside cooperator, completed two controlled drug purchases from Pair. The cooperator, at the direction and under the supervision of law enforcement, purchased from Pair one ounce of heroin on October 30, 2019 and two … November 12, 2019. Upon analysis, both substances purchased from Pair were found to be fentanyl. Pair was subsequently …
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DEA Washington Division Announces 20th Drug Take Back Day To Help Local Families

… record number of expired or unused prescription medications from members of the community across the area. Over the … indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
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DEA Washington Division Commemorates African American History Month

… integral part of our unique history as a nation. It spans from some of America’s darkest days – the time of slavery – … These differences reflect where each individual comes from, the current world we all live in, and the great places … As a team, we will work to protect our fellow citizens from the threat of violent crime, deadly drugs, and …
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Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Fatal Doses of Fentanyl-laced Heroin

… fentanyl.  Because the recipient of the distribution died from overdose by ingesting the fentanyl within, Sovereign … today that in the fall of 2017 he made regular trips from Front Royal, Virginia to Baltimore, Maryland in order … in Front Royal. E.R. purchased a small packet of heroin from Sovereign which contained fentanyl. Later that night, …
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New Hampshire businessman pleads guilty to spice distribution & fatal overdose

… two shops in Seabrook—“Up N Smoke” and “The Smoking Monkey”—from which he sold retail quantities of spice, along with … pipes. Walsh ordered the spice that he sold in his stores from a California-based wholesale spice manufacturing and … Walsh ordered thousands of dollars of spice per week from his California-based co-conspirators, whose illicit …
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Silent No More Overdose Symposium brings opioid crisis experts to Virginia Commonwealth University to discuss real solutions

… of law enforcement efforts to keep these dangerous drugs from hitting the streets.” The symposium brought together … law enforcement, Diversion, and Intelligence experts from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Washington … Justice Services; and Medical and education experts from VCU Medical Center, Substance Abuse & Mental Health …
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Iowa woman distributes fentanyl and heroin across Virginia, pleads guilty

… a mixture of heroin and fentanyl for $125,000 to Best from Prather’s home-based day care service in Des Moines. … and analysts traced approximately $100,000 in cash deposits from Best to Prather. In January 2018, Prather travelled from Des Moines to Virginia Beach, VA where she met with …
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Virginia dentist running elaborate prescription scheme, reported to DEA tip line, sentenced

… for his personal use and the use of his co-conspirators from 2014 to 2018. Hartman crafted careful, elaborate plans … Hartman coached his office staff to send any phone calls from pharmacies with questions about prescriptions directly to him. He would then call the pharmacy from his personal cellphone and verify the prescription. …
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DEA teams with Washington Redskins to tackle opioid addiction

… and covering October 20th’s Redskins event at FedEx field.  From now until October 20th, the Redskins and the DEA are … outside the Pepsi Gate at FedExField with a helicopter from their Air Wing, a DEA Clan Lab truck with STEM …
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Alexandria Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

… in a conspiracy to distribute thousands of fentanyl pills from May 2022 until his arrest on June 26, 2022. Kamara was … when he entered the conspiracy, following his release from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons just days earlier. … Virginia, which he obtained through the U.S. Postal Service from sources in Arizona and Washington state. On June 26, …
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Co-Defendant in Cross Country Methamphetamine Conspiracy Sentenced

… Carr and Bowman trafficked crystal ice methamphetamine from Bowman’s sources in Chino Hills, California into … The organization operated primarily in Washington County from January 2021, through April 2022.  When the defendants … the Virginia State Police, and task force officers from both the Lebanon Police Department and the Smyth County …
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Four Defendants Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Over 8 Million Dosage Units of Hydrocodone and to Launder Money

… of $20 million, the amount of gross proceeds received from the illegal sale of eight million dosage units of hydrocodone from January 2005 to October, 2006. The indictment also … stated that "customers were just a mouse click away from their dealer, and that this investigation represents …
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Zenobia Penn Sentenced in Cocaine Conspiracy

… unharmed. The evidence at Penn's trial established that from April 2000 to March 2001, Penn, Allah Burman, David Harris, Clarence Walker, and others traveled from Baltimore to Texas to purchase kilograms of cocaine … kilograms of cocaine, purchased in excess of 15 kilograms from his sources during the conspiracy. Burman, age, 34, of …
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Violent Drug Gang Indicted in Baltimore

… In January 2003, arrested was Darrell Lucas, a fugitive from New York. Seized was over 150 grams of cocaine from Lucas. Lucas was wanted in New York on an outstanding … Bruce Byrd and Dwain Johnson. Peppers was receiving cocaine from several sources. At the conclusion of the …
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DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor

… substances.                   This settlement arises from a DEA Office of Diversion Control investigation into … Prevention estimates that more than 630,000 Americans died from drug overdoses from 1999 to 2016. In 2016 alone, approximately 42,000 …
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Fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Collects Record 276 Tons

… removed over 1.5 million pounds (774 tons) of medication from circulation.  "We are pleased at the response of the … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Four days after the first …
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9 Arrested For Operating International Steroid Distribution Ring

… distribution ring. The charges against the defendants stem from an investigation into a Miami-based company named … able to track the purchase of raw steroid materials by WFN from various companies in China. This raw steroid powder was … the defendants made millions of dollars through the illicit online sales of anabolic steroids while operating under the …
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DEA To Present Pharmacy Diversion Awareness Conference In Towson, Maryland

… forged prescriptions, illegitimate prescriptions from rogue pharmacists, and individuals who “doctor shop” in … drug-free communities. “In the last five years, deaths from heroin overdoses have more than tripled. PDAC is a key … and 18th at the Sheraton Baltimore North, Towson, Maryland, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To register on line, follow the …
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Germantown Drug Dealer Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

… County Sheriff Tim Cameron. According to his guilty plea, from January 2003 to August 2006 Grey received cocaine which … chase, the co-conspirator threw a loaded semi-automatic gun from the vehicle. Grey struck a police car and advised his … approximately one-half ounce of crack cocaine was seized from his car. A search warrant was executed at Grey’s home …
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Brothers Sentenced In $3 Million Cocaine Conspiracy

… Manuel Zuniga, age 24, and Aaron Zuniga, age 23, both from Woodbridge, Virginia, have been sentenced in Norfolk … in distributing 30 kilograms of cocaine in Virginia Beach from 2006 to 2010. Aaron Zuniga was sentenced to seven years in prison for his involvement from 2009 to 2010. Earlier this year, another …