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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

November 07, 2023
… removed nearly 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from across the country, with states from the DEA Omaha Division contributing 620,480 pounds. … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary …
November 07, 2023
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Carrollton Couple Tied to Possibly 10 Juvenile Overdoses Charged with Fentanyl Conspiracy

February 06, 2023
… the DEA Dallas Field Division. “DEA Dallas and our partners from the Carrollton Police Department will work to identify … Schools.  Nine students at those schools – ranging in age from 13 to 17 – suffered ten overdoses, three of which were … paralysis, told law enforcement the pills she ingested came from juvenile dealers who obtained the drugs from Mr. …
February 06, 2023
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Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to More Than 12 Years on Bribery, Firearms, and Narcotics Charges

December 28, 2022
… conspiracies wherein he both unlawfully purchased firearms from federally licensed firearms dealers on behalf of other … and provided firearms to felonswho are prohibited from possessing firearms. While the investigations into the … also conspired to import narcotics into the United States from Mexico, from January 8, 2018, until his arrest on …
December 28, 2022
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Large-scale counterfeit fentanyl pill dealer found guilty

June 06, 2019
… pills that were made with fentanyl, that Fisher had ordered from China. Fisher ordered pill presses from China, some of which were seized by Homeland Security. … quantities of fentanyl and fentanyl analogue were seized from both locations, as well as from Fisher’s residence in …
June 06, 2019
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The Drug Enforcement Administration, Colorado Attorney General’s Office and the West Metro Drug Task Force dismantle international cocaine trafficking ring

September 05, 2018
… drug trafficking network that transported cocaine from Mexico into the United States to a distribution network … discovered that the head of this group, working from his residence in Greeley, Colorado, arranged to import large quantities of cocaine from various sources from the Republic of Mexico into the …
September 05, 2018
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East Bay man charged with fentanyl-laced pills that killed buyer

December 08, 2020
… fentanyl.  The young adult customer purchased the pills from Pascoe and shortly after taking the apparent Oxycodone pills at a Walnut Creek home died from an overdose of fentanyl.    “This sad, tragic death shows how easy it is to die from drugs bought from drug dealers,” said U.S. Attorney …
December 08, 2020
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Cochise County man pleads guilty to transport of a narcotic drug for sale and misconduct involving weapons

March 05, 2020
… in Cochise County are determined to protect the community from drug traffickers like Timothy Henry, whose guilty plea … a major victory for those who seek to rid our neighborhoods from the plague of drugs,” said Cheri A. Oz, Special Agent … In March 2018, they purchased one pound of methamphetamine from Henry in an undercover operation at a Tucson-area truck …
March 05, 2020
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Manager Of Mystic Enchantments Arrested, Charged In Ongoing Investigation Of Spice, K2 Distribution In Central Illinois

April 16, 2018
… II to manage the distribution of synthetic cannabinoids from Mystic Enchantments. As alleged in the complaint … and recovered approximately 1,445 additional packets from the back room. As a result of the undercover purchase … controlled substances and controlled substance analogues, from retail stores in Decatur, including JB’s, United …
April 16, 2018
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U.S. Attorneys And Federal Law Enforcement Leaders Convene At Detroit Summit To Target Opiate Pain Pill And Heroin Trafficking

August 26, 2015
… Attorneys and leaders of federal law enforcement agencies from across six states will be meeting in Detroit on August … Heroin overdose deaths in the United States have tripled from 2010 to 2013.  Nationally, the number of deaths from all drug overdoses exceeded 43,000 last year, more …
August 26, 2015
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DEA Louisville Announces 360 Degree Strategy

September 21, 2016
… of (UofL) School of Medicine, and representatives from the law enforcement, medical, and substance abuse … in our society. DEA is collaborating with professionals from law enforcement, drug prevention, drug treatment, and the medical community, to attack this problem from a holistic approach.” “The heroin epidemic, ravaging …
September 21, 2016
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Large Northern Ohio Drug Trafficking Group Faces Multiple Charges In Federal Court

October 12, 2016
… of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine into Greater Cleveland from Chicago and Yonkers, New York, law enforcement … S. Rendon said. “Sadly, the death toll continues to mount from this epidemic. Daily we mourn as parents bury their … of Warrensville Heights. The defendants conspired together from 2010 through 2016 to obtain fentanyl, heroin, cocaine …
October 12, 2016
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Carencro Officer Indicted On Extortion, Illegal Use Of Government Database, And Lying To Federal Agents In Desperado’s Case

February 11, 2015
… former Carencro Police Officer for receiving cash payments from Desperado’s Gentlemen’s Cabaret. Timothy “Timmy” … right, one count of obtaining information by computer from government or protected computer, and two counts of … enforced related ordinances. According to the indictment, from January 1, 2007, until December 5, 2012, Prejean …
February 11, 2015
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Owners Of Three Pharmacies, Pharmacists, And Others For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Dollars’ Worth Of Oxycodone And Other Painkillers Nine Individuals Allegedly Used New York And New Jersey

October 23, 2013
… distribution of oxycodone and other controlled substances from three pharmacies in New York and New Jersey to … the Indictment unsealed today in Manhattan federal court:   From at least November 2011 up to and including October …
October 23, 2013
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Two Mexican Citizens Face Mandatory Life In Federal Prison After Jury Convicts Them On Federal Charges Related To May 2013 Murder Of A Southlake, Texas, Man

May 23, 2016
… The government presented evidence during trial that from approximately March 1, 2011, until May 22, 2015, the … defendants traveled in interstate and foreign commerce from Mexico to Southlake, and elsewhere, with the intent to … Cepeda-Cortes and others conspired to travel from Mexico and elsewhere to Southlake and elsewhere, with …
May 23, 2016
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DEA News: 5 Extradited, Charged With North Korean Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 20, 2013
… Thailand in September. The five defendants were extradited from Thailand, arrived in the Southern District of New York … is the only one currently able to obtain methamphetamine from North Korea: “Because before, there were eight [other … we have the NK product. . . . [I]t’s only us who can get from NK.” Lim further explained that, because of recent …
November 20, 2013
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Two Men Detained In Federal Custody In Record Seizure Of Crystal Methamphetamine

December 14, 2012
… of nearly 14 kilos of crystal meth allegedly orchestrated from inside a Massachusetts jail PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John J. … immigration matter. The drugs were allegedly shipped from California to Massachusetts, concealed inside a … of between 10-15 kilos of crystal meth into New England from California. The drugs were allegedly shipped in late …
December 14, 2012
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Drug Traffickers Sentenced: Distributed Multi-Kilogram Quantities Of Cocaine, Marijuana Near Chamblee High School

November 14, 2016
… that operated out of a house located approximately 350 feet from Chamblee Charter High School, in Chamblee, Georgia.  … and set up its base of operations down the street from a school,” said U. S. Attorney John Horn.  “In doing … Service is charged with defending the nation’s mail system from illegal use.  We remain steadfast in our resolve to …
November 14, 2016
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Cape Cod Brothers Convicted In Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

October 10, 2014
… M. Gonsalves were convicted on multiple charges arising from a three year conspiracy involving hundreds of thousands … multi-thousand-pill loads of 30-milligram oxycodone from South Florida up to New England, first by plane and … During the trial, witnesses testified about seizures from the Gonsalves Brothers’ co-conspirators of two …
October 10, 2014
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Violent Drug Dealer Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

August 20, 2015
… men died later that day as a result of burns they sustained from the arson they had committed. During sentencing, the … seeking medical assistance for the injuries he sustained from the fire Perry had hired him to set. Evidence at trial showed that, from August 2006 until September 2011, Perry led a …
August 20, 2015
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Narcotics Charges Against New York City Department Of Education Employee

October 17, 2014
… you down.” According to the Complaint filed yesterday:  From at least February 2014 through October 15, 2014, … in a conspiracy to transport multiple kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to the Bronx for distribution in New York …
October 17, 2014
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Man Sentenced In Alabama For Nine Pharmacy Burglaries

July 11, 2017
… Patrol units in the area heard an audible alarm coming from the pharmacy and pulled into the parking lot. Singleton … They left a box they had filled with Controlled Substances from the pharmacy on the floor of the pharmacy in their … which contained Walmart price tags. The price tags were from purchases at a Walmart in Mobile, Alabama.  Video of …
July 11, 2017
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26 Members Of Rockland County Drug Trafficking Ring Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Distributing More Than A Ton Of Marijuana

January 13, 2011
… case demonstrates, our efforts to eradicate illegal drugs from our cities, towns, and villages are unrelenting. We … distribution organization that was smuggling marijuana from the Southwest region across the United States into New …
January 13, 2011
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Mexican National Sentenced As Leader And Organizer Of Marijuana Grow On Public Lands

February 18, 2015
… five years of supervised release following his release from prison. Villasenor-Villa, the organizer and leader of … were located in the Boise National Forest, a few miles from Highway 21 in Boise County. Ayala-Talavera, … hundred marijuana plants that had already been harvested from the growing operation. Investigators located and …
February 18, 2015
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DEA-Led Investigation Results In Sentencing Of Two In Major Missouri Methamphetamine Trafficking Operation

June 30, 2017
… in the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from June 1, 2013, through November 29, 2014. David Miller … seized a total of 1.2 kilograms of methamphetamine from Miller. When law enforcement officers executed a search … belonged to Miller, who had purchased it earlier in the day from Kenna Harmon. Law enforcement officers then executed a …
June 30, 2017
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DEA, FBI, and Seattle Police Seize 2 RVs Packed with Meth and Fentanyl

October 26, 2022
… for Cartel-connected Drug Trafficking Schemes Meth seized from an RV with help of drug dog.jpg Meth seized from an RV with help of drug dog Illegal Firearms, Fentanyl … RVs packed with meth and fake pills after they were driven from California to Washington up the I-5 corridor. Two …
October 26, 2022
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

November 02, 2021
… Virginia Mason, WSP in Federal Way.jpg Healthcare workers from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and Washington State … removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with …
November 02, 2021
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Federal Racketeering Indictment Targets Mexican Mafia Control Of Inmates And Drug Trafficking Inside Los Angeles County Jail System

May 23, 2018
… organization; and Money laundering of the criminal proceeds from these activities. “These cases have delivered a major … on players at all levels for their role in the conspiracy - from the shot-caller, to the secretary, to the dealer, to … can serve as a shield to conceal criminal activity from law enforcement, accuses Zendejas-Chavez of conveying …
May 23, 2018
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Seventeen Alleged Leaders And Associates Of CLAN USUGA Indicted In Brooklyn And Miami

June 23, 2015
… the defendants are charged with the distribution from as early as 2002 through June 2015, in Colombia, … According to their stipulated factual (DE 74, 101, 112), from at least October 2006 through February 2012, Gomez …
June 23, 2015
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Ringleader And 14 Others Arrested In Takedown Of Paterson Narcotics Supply Ring Allegedly Distributed Millions Of Dollars In Heroin

November 21, 2012
… Riggins of the New Jersey State Police.  The arrests stem from “Operation Dismayed,” a six-month investigation by the … task force has prevented hundreds of thousands of glassines from being distributed to our communities throughout the … dangerous threat of alleged significant drug traffickers from our community.” “We allege that these drug suppliers …
November 21, 2012
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Fentanyl In The City: Nearly 20 Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin Seized On Central Park West In Manhattan

August 07, 2017
… nine (nearly 20 pounds) of suspected fentanyl and heroin from an apartment building across the street from Central Park in Manhattan, N.Y. and from a vehicle. Four defendants are charged. On August 4, …
August 07, 2017