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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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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Suburban Chicago Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison for Prescribing Opioids Without a Medical Exam

… to Medicare. Diaconescu admitted in a plea agreement that from 2016 to 2021, she pre-signed prescriptions for … then knowingly submitted false claims seeking reimbursement from Medicare for the purported exams, knowing that such …
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Indiana Man Charged with Engaging in an Unlicensed Firearms Dealing Business After Selling More than 500 Guns for Over $350,000

… Individual B. The firearms were allegedly purchased by Mull from gun shows and sold to other individuals. Mull was … government also seeks to forfeit over 1,000 firearms seized from Mull as property involved in the charged offense. A …
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High-Level Member of Chicago Gang Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiring to Distribute Heroin

… the intent to distribute in May of 2019. On eight occasions from December 2018 to March 2019, Betts or a co-conspirator … the task forces, which are comprised of agents and officers from numerous federal, state and local law enforcement …
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DEA to host summit on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in Charleston, WV

… in Charleston, West Virginia on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  The event will take place at … Among the topics being discussed by representatives from DEA, the United States Attorney’s Office, and other …
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DEA targets methamphetamine in three states with Operation Crystal Mountain

… began earlier this year. Since January, DEA special agents from the Louisville Field Division, with support from state and local law enforcement agencies across the …
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Honduran National Extradited and Sentenced for Importing Cocaine

… together to ensure consequences come to those who profit from illicit drugs in our neighborhoods.” According to … for multi-ton cocaine shipments which originated from Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and …
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Five Muskogee defendants guilty, sentenced for intimidating police informant

… to cause and induce the person to withhold testimony from an official proceeding. The Information filed against … testimony in an official proceeding. The charges arose from a joint investigation by DEA, FBI, Oklahoma Bureau of …
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Oakland Resident Sentenced to Three Years for Selling Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in San Francisco's Tenderloin

… four ounces of methamphetamine and 139 grams of fentanyl from his backpack.  In addition to the 36 month sentence, … to a four year sentence of supervision following release from prison.  Murillo was in custody at his sentencing …
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The Dallas Field Division Announces the Seizure of Over 11.4 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl and over 7,000 Pounds of Methamphetamine in 2022

… and poisoning.  A staggering 107,622 Americans died from taking drugs last year. Just last month, DEA alerted … a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from DEA’s announcement in 2021 that four out of ten …
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Armed Indiana Meth Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

… in the vehicle. Doornbos admitted that he was returning from Kentucky, where he had just purchased a pound and a … the U.S. Probation Office for 5 years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
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Lubbock Man Sentenced to 35 years in Federal Prison for East Texas Drug Trafficking

… for the drugs, including cocaine, which were imported from Mexico, and transported from the Rio Grande Valley through the Eastern District of …
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Placerville Man Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges

… one previously reported as stolen. Turner is prohibited from possessing firearms because he has five prior felony … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Indianapolis Drug Dealer Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Trafficking Meth and Heroin

… in custody, the officers seized two loaded Glock handguns from Hayden’s pants pocket along with a key to his … U.S. Probation Office for five years following his release from federal prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle P. …
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Indianapolis Drug Dealer Sentenced to 130 Months in Federal Prison for Armed Meth Trafficking

… activity, and battery. Wall is prohibited under federal law from prohibiting firearms due to these felony offenses. The … U.S. Probation Office for two years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
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Arizona Communities Team up with DEA & Partners Turning in 4 Tons of Unneeded Prescription Medications

… removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. In Arizona, communities … 2017, DEA increased the number of authorized collectors from more than 2,200 to 15,000. A list of permanent …
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Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Laundering Drug Trafficking Proceeds

… proceeds in the United States. Han picked up the drug money from others in the Chicago area and used the cash to … to receive approximately $100,000 in narcotics money from a drug dealer. At the time, Han was in possession of …
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Tucson Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… for $90, which caused the decedent to overdose and die from fentanyl toxicity. As part of the law enforcement … responsible for the consequences when young Americans die from the poison they sell,” said United States Attorney Gary …
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8-Time Felon Sentenced to 20 Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… his May 1, 2021, arrest in this case, Miles was released from federal custody pending trial subject to conditions … U.S. Probation Office for five years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

… enforcement by a third-party who had removed the firearms from Woodard’s residence shortly before officers’ arrival. … U.S. Probation Office for five years following his release from federal prison. Guilty Plea Guns/Weapons Synthetic …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Trafficking Meth While on Probation

… belonged to him and was the amount he normally obtained from his source of supply. Theisz has a serious criminal … U.S. Probation Office for five years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
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Toppenish Woman Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… 2021 criminal complaint, the investigation into Gorst stems from information that she was supplying fentanyl pills to … was selling fentanyl. On July 22, 2022, agents and officers from the DEA Yakima Resident Office, Homeland Security …
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Two Surburban Chicago Men Convicted in Federal Investigation That Dismantled Mexico-to-Chicago Drug Pipeline

… in Texas to traffic methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine from Mexico to Evanston, Ill., and Morton Grove, Ill., in 2019. The drugs were sent in packages from California and Arizona and later sold on the streets in …
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Kirkland Man Charged with Drug Trafficking Offense Related to Recent Motel Robbery

… Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Drugs Seized from Spokane Storage Unit SPOKANE, Wash –  On Thursday, … in Spokane Valley, Washington.  Banchero had just arrived from the Seattle, Washington area when the robbery …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking; Porterville Co-conspirator Pleads Guilty

… a pound of methamphetamine in two separate transactions from co-defendant Renato Aguilera, 30, of Porterville. … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Porterville …
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Oklahoma City Hospital Pays $120,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims

… City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 Stemming from the Alleged Failure to Timely Report Thefts of Fentanyl … paid $120,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from allegations that Integris Baptist Medical Center …
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Indiana Man Charged with Dealing a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death

… District Office began to extract historical forensic data from the victim’s cell phone, McSwain’s cell phone, and the … that has resulted in a tragic trail of anguish and despair from the unnecessary deaths of hundreds across Marion County …
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Woman facing federal drug trafficking charge arising

… with a fentanyl trafficking offense. The charge arises from a DEA seizure of approximately 18.144 pounds of … 8.10 gross kilograms (18.144 pounds) of fentanyl from Cota-Guitimea’s luggage during an interdiction …
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Norwich Man Sentenced To More Than 14 Years In Prison For Dark Web Fentanyl Distribution

… overdosed after using cyclopropyl fentanyl he ordered from Duclos. Duclos was arrested on a federal criminal … also located and seized fentanyl and carfentanil from the residence, along with a computer used by Duclos to …
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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Drug Conspiracy

… for March 31, 2022. Cedano was charged on Nov. 16, 2021. From approximately November 2019 through December 2019, … fentanyl and 1,000 pills containing controlled substances from New York to Lynn, Mass., for sale to a cooperating …