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Mexican National and California Man Charged Following Seizure of Over 45 Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills and Powder

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Federal Prison in One of Rhode Island’s Largest Fentanyl Seizures

… a highly productive drug lab and a stash house in Pawtucket from which 19,315 fentanyl-laced pills made to resemble … Task Force consists of agents and law enforcement officers from the FBI, Rhode Island State Police, the Cranston, …
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Georgia Woman Who Trafficked Over 10 Pounds Of Methamphetamine Sentenced To Decade In Prison

… trafficking organization (DTO) that trafficked narcotics from Mexico into the United States.  Brooke Logan Paniagua, … courier would be transporting 12 pounds of methamphetamine from Georgia to Massachusetts. On Sept. 27, 2022, Paniagua …
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Stockton Man Sentenced to 16 Years and 8 Months in Prison for Fentanyl and Meth Pill Manufacturing and Distribution

… Bob P. Beris announced.  According to court documents, from at least September 2015 through May 2019, Barnes … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Marshals …
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DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… million pounds of expired, unwanted, or unused medications from their homes. “We want to thank our state, local, and … communities by helping to remove the threat of medications from falling into the wrong hands. This program would not be …
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Franklin, Kentucky Pharmacist and Spouse Sentenced to Federal Prison

… defendants conspired to divert oxycodone and hydrocodone from the pharmacy from May 2, 2020, to January 17, 2023, with Jenifer Huff …
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Texas Man Sentenced to over 10 years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy

… trips to get methamphetamine. In addition, he stood to gain from the conspiracy by receiving some of the methamphetamine … to be determined in the near future. Contreras, 37, also from Alice, had pleaded guilty and was previously sentenced …
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Hopkinsville Man Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Distributing Methamphetamine

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Six Individuals Indicted on Charges of Criminal Conspiracy Involving Illegal Drugs and Firearms in Eastern Washington

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Woman Who Managed On-Demand Drug Delivery Service that Catered to Students and Young Professionals Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison

… 846, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C). According to the plea agreement, from April 2023 through September 2023, Gonzalez managed an … Daniel Pastor is prosecuting the case with assistance from Andy Ding. The prosecution is the result of an …
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Tangipahoa Parish Resident Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Sixteen Charged in Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network

… exposed a criminal network that peddled poison from coast to coast. Law enforcement put their collective … and launder the proceeds of the drug trafficking enterprise from other states, including Colorado, Minnesota and …
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Darknet Vendor Sentenced for Conspiracy to Sell Counterfeit Drugs

… serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. … judgment, representing the amount of proceeds he received from the scheme. Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States, which have …
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DEA New Jersey to take part in Newark/Philadelphia Regional Medicare Fraud Strike Force

… try to defraud the health care system or try to profit from the misery of people battling addiction to opioids. … these cases, further protecting the citizens of New Jersey from this kind of fraud and abuse.” “The Newark/Philadelphia …
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DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

… even greater decreases – over 13 percent – in overdoses from controlled prescription opioids. Many challenges … by DEA field division. The assessment factors in data from many sources, including drug seizures, drug purity, …
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Sixth hash oil lab dismantled by DEA within three week period

… operation. Large quantities of ethanol were removed from the property by San Diego County HAZMAT.  his is the … oil, also known as THC or honey oil, is commonly extracted from marijuana plant material using volatile solvents.  A s …
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Doctor who operated oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme sentenced to 5 years in prison

… that can lead to respiratory depression and death.   From approximately 2015 until his arrest in November 2017, … agents recovered hundreds of fentanyl sprays and patches from the closet of his residence, along with approximately …
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DEA to accept vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … more being added each day Collection sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The public can find a …
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Montgomery Nurse Practitioner receives 10-year sentence

… health care fraud.    The trial evidence showed that, from 2013 through 2016, Akwuba worked at Family Practice, a … sentence imposed in this case will deter other prescribers from following in her footsteps and causing harm to their …
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Top Dealer in Han Gil Case Pleads Guilty

… out of trap rooms.     Mun collected thousands of dollars from Freeman alone, and often tipped off dealers before law … Administration conducted the investigation with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Coppell Police …
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Approximately 100,000 Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

… Prevention, more than 107,000 people have died as a result from a drug overdose or poisoning in the U.S. Criminal drug … (Adderall®). The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals. DEA …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… “The states in the Denver Division are not immune from this epidemic, in Colorado last year we saw a 38% … Reuter. “The most important message you can take away from this is to only take pills prescribed by your doctor, …
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Rock Hill Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involvement in Fentanyl Distribution Ring

… amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana from a distributor in Southern California.  Based upon the … group shipped more than 255 packages containing the drugs from California during a one-year period and distributed …
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Four Defendants Await Sentencing After Pleading Guilty to Roles in Operation of Industrial-Level Pill Production

… of our communities.”  “As part of safeguarding our borders from serious health and security threats, Customs and Border … voluntarily forfeited the materials. In 2020, investigators from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration flagged a …
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Ten Arrested In Southeastern Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… fentanyl and substantial amounts of cash and were seized from target locations. According to the charging documents, … to regularly distribute multi-kilograms of fentanyl from a base of operations at a stash house in Fall River. …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Federal Racketeering Charge

… A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang. … narcotics, laundered narcotics proceeds, and stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used the cars to …
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy After Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine in I-70 Traffic Stop

… officers seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine from a rental truck that was stopped on Interstate 70 in … and Acosta-Bermejo, attempted to prevent the officer from getting behind the Penske truck to initiate a stop. …
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Kansas City Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm

… that he participated in the drug-trafficking conspiracy from Feb. 28, 2020, to Sept. 20, 2022. Co-defendant Jose … methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl sourced from Mexico. Sanchez-Mendez managed the importation, …
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Fentanyl, Guns Result in 35 Years in Prison

… to distribute fentanyl in Christian and Greene counties from Sept. 23, 2018, to Nov. 14, 2019. Wheeler was a … paraphernalia. According to court documents, statistics from the Centers for Disease Control indicate that Missouri …