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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 28, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … . “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
April 28, 2022
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Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

May 16, 2023
… came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 … more than 17 million pounds of unnecessary medications from communities across the country. DEA’s New Jersey … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
May 16, 2023
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Doctor Charged With Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Fentanyl

November 04, 2021
… participation in a scheme to receive bribes and kickbacks from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for unlawfully … and received more than $130,000 in bribes and kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company based in … pain.” Gazi did not treat patients who were suffering from breakthrough cancer pain and was not in the practice of …
November 04, 2021
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 20, 2020
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere … DEA will also accept vape pens or other e-cigarette devices from individual consumers, only after the batteries are …
October 20, 2020
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … ever encountered,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram.  “From large cities to rural America, no community is safe …
August 19, 2022
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Multi-Year Investigation Leads to Indictment

June 14, 2022
… investigation into a drug-trafficking conspiracy extending from Sinaloa, Mexico into the United States. Agents … massive amounts of fentanyl pills and other addictive drugs from being sold to our citizens.”  “This long-term … apprehend, and hold accountable those who seek to profit from it, no matter where they are.” “The criminal …
June 14, 2022
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths

April 28, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … . “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
April 28, 2022
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Cocaine laced with fentanyl leads to multiple deaths, overdoses

September 14, 2018
… Pacific Beach and Ocean Beach and the victims ranged in age from 30 to 47-years old.  A DEA-led task force is … fentanyl. There is no test available at the drug store or from your dealer. The only test is in a laboratory. Don’t … San Diego, may be laced with fentanyl.” Deaths specifically from fentanyl or fentanyl in combination with other drugs in …
September 14, 2018
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Milla Gangsta Bloods gang member and another man charged with cocaine conspiracy

July 17, 2020
… a.m., a UPS vehicle pulled up and placed a brown package from San Diego, CA next to the side door of the front unit. … telephones and a Walmart to Walmart money transfer from the defendant to a family member of the individual … At approximately 7:50 p.m., after being released from state custody, Fletcher's vehicle arrived in the area …
July 17, 2020
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Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

May 15, 2023
… came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 … more than 17 million pounds of unnecessary medications from communities across the country. This year, the New … their homes of unneeded medications to protect loved ones from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
May 15, 2023
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … has ever encountered,” said Administrator Anne Milgram.  “From large cities to rural America, no community is safe …
August 19, 2022
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Grand jury charges Ponca City pair in steroid conspiracy

June 13, 2019
… steroids, which are Schedule III controlled substances, from March 2018 until Nov. 1, 2018. The charges also include … investigators found three pill presses, bags of powder from China and a firearm in a cargo trailer when they … operating their business after the November 2018 visit from investigators. During this time, they allegedly offered …
June 13, 2019
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Baxley, Ga., Woman Gets Maximum Sentence for Meth-Distribution Conspiracy

March 30, 2022
… partners to hold meth merchants accountable and remove them from our streets.” As described in court documents and … with others to pick up large amounts of methamphetamine from a supplier in Atlanta and bring it back to the Waycross area for distribution. After searches resulting from a traffic stop, investigators found nearly 500 grams of …
March 30, 2022
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Waterbury Man Who Trafficked Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

May 23, 2023
… kilogram-quantities of cocaine through the U.S. Mail from Puerto Rico.  In the summer of 2021, investigators also … Rodriguez, to deliver to him five kilograms of cocaine from Florida.  Landdy Rodriguez was also supplied with cocaine from Salvador Crespo, who ran an underground bar in …
May 23, 2023
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Nashua Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

May 23, 2023
… of Nashua, while carrying a firearm when he was prohibited from doing so, Philip Wetmore has continued to demonstrate … that plague our communities with drugs, guns, and violence from our streets.” On two occasions in February 2022, … firearm, and other items associated with drug trafficking from Wetmore’s car. Wetmore is legally prohibited from …
May 23, 2023
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Providence Man Sentenced on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

April 24, 2023
… magazines of ammunition that he was legally prohibited from possessing, was sentenced today to more than two years … and ammunition. The total amount of cocaine seized from the package and from Arnaut’s residence exceeded 500 grams. Arnaut, …
April 24, 2023
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New Britain Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

April 19, 2023
… fentanyl for distribution, and he also distributed the drug from his residence on Hayes Street in New Britain. On August … who they observed throwing a white powder substance from the living room window.  A search of the residence … to process and package narcotics, that Martinez had thrown from the window. Martinez’s criminal history includes state …
April 19, 2023
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Meriden Man Charged with Cocaine Trafficking Offenses

March 13, 2023
… possession charges.  On that date investigators seized from Acevedo approximately 390 grams of cocaine and $281,000 … investigators made two controlled purchases of cocaine from Acevedo. Acevedo was arrested on a federal criminal … detained. The state charges against Acevedo stemming from his June 2021 arrest are pending.  The cash that was …
March 13, 2023
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New Britain Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution And Firearm Possession Charges

January 27, 2023
… fentanyl for distribution, and he also distributed the drug from his residence on Hayes Street in New Britain.  On … who they observed throwing a white powder substance from the living room window.  A search of the residence … to process and package narcotics, that Martinez had thrown from the window. Martinez’s criminal history includes state …
January 27, 2023
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Meriden Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Charge

January 05, 2023
… enforcement made multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl from Nunez-Irizarry.  In November 2021, Nunez-Irizarry … by the DEA’s New Haven Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue … Ansonia, and Middletown Police Departments as well as from the Connecticut State Police.  The investigation has …
January 05, 2023
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Ten Individuals Charged in Northeast Kingdom Drug Conspiracy

November 29, 2022
… however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the … in this investigation by the detectives and troopers from the Vermont State Police; members of the Orleans County … Department, and the Orleans Police Department; troopers from the Massachusetts State Police; agents and task force …
November 29, 2022
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New Haven Cocaine Trafficker Pleads Guilty

November 29, 2022
… suspicious package that had been sent through the U.S. Mail from New Haven to an address in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.  The … kilogram quantities of cocaine that had been shipped from Puerto Rico, the resale of the cocaine to others, and … of cocaine, that had been sent through the U.S. Mail from Puerto Rico to 365 Poplar Street and 206 Exchange …
November 29, 2022
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Possession of Powder and “Crack” Cocaine and Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

November 11, 2022
… of the Litchfield Police Department received information from a confidential source that the defendant, Mr. Scott, … coming in and out of the apartment, carrying a fanny pack from the apartment into his car.  A traffic stop of Scott’s … cocaine and 5.86 grams of powder cocaine.  Text messages from Mr. Scott’s phone confirmed his involvement in drug …
November 11, 2022
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Convicted Felon Awaiting Trial in State Court Charged in Federal Court with Trafficking Fentanyl, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

October 26, 2022
… pills and fentanyl powder in quantities that ranged from 1.66 grams to 238.5 grams; and on September 8, 2022, he … a drug stash house that he allegedly operated in Pawtucket. From the stash house, law enforcement seized over 500 grams …
October 26, 2022
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DEA Seattle Field Division Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This event offers anonymous disposal … has encouraged the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a first step in preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting.” Opioid misuse remains at epidemic …
October 27, 2022
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This Saturday is DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

April 20, 2023
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. “Every day, the men and women of the DEA work to protect Americans from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
April 20, 2023
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Illinois Man Found Guilty of Selling Fatal Fentanyl Pills

September 12, 2024
… ST. LOUIS – A jury  Wednesday evening convicted a man from Belleville, Illinois, of a charge related to his sale … bought three pills that mimicked the appearance of Percocet from Overall at Overall’s home in St. Louis. The victim died later that evening from fentanyl intoxication caused by ingesting the fake …
September 12, 2024
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Springfield Man Received Delivery of 30 Pounds of Meth

December 20, 2023
… a delivery of approximately 30 pounds of methamphetamine from California. Saul Fernandez, 29, pleaded guilty before … of methamphetamine that was transported to Springfield from California. According to today’s plea agreement, an … Investigators saw Fernandez pick up the vehicle from the cooperator, stopped him a short time later walking …
December 20, 2023
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Third Defendant Sentenced in Meth Conspiracy

November 30, 2023
… participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Aug. 11 to Oct. 14, 2020. Paulson is the third and … users. Paulson admitted that he purchased methamphetamine from Kingsley and sold bulk quantities to lower level dealers. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, through undercover …
November 30, 2023
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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 almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving: not …
November 07, 2023