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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is This Saturday!

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event aims to remove unneeded prescriptions from homes to help prevent medication misuse by offering …
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New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges

… investigators arrested Watson and seized multiple weapons from his vehicle, as well as a loaded firearm from his residence.  Watson is the eighth defendant to plead …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises at Motel

… Best Choice Inn, Kamal Bhula, 44, of Albuquerque, profited from in a kickback scheme that required drug traffickers and … Administration investigated this case with assistance from the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office, the …
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Waterbury Woman Receives Prison Time for Role in Drug Ring

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police … was intercepted on a wiretap ordering heroin and fentanyl from Duprey, which she then distributed to her drug …
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Windsor Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

… pills containing fentanyl, and other controlled substances, from a source of supply on the west coast of the U.S., and … The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad is composed of personnel from the DEA and the Bristol, East Windsor, Hamden, New …
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Six Augusta-Area Defendants Indicted on Separate Firearms, Drug Charges

… of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Smith sped away from an attempted traffic stop Feb. 12, 2021, by a Richmond …
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Jacksonville Pharmacist, Pharmacy Owner Admit to Charges Related to Illegally Filling Drug Prescriptions Issued by South Georgia Doctor

… coats and fill prescriptions. Thanks to a concerted effort from our law enforcement partners, south Georgia and its … is being held to account.” As described in court documents, from on or about Oct. 9, 2014 to June 13, 2017, in Camden …
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Rome-Area Drug Traffickers Sentenced for Distributing Deadly Opioids that Killed Victims

… has suffered the loss of literally thousands of citizens from the use and abuse of fentanyl and unfortunately Rome is … Circle K bathroom, where he injected the drugs he purchased from Brown, resulting in his death. The substance Brown sold …
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Key Figure in Laurens County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

… partners present a united front to protect our communities from the scourge of drug abuse.” “This defendant, along with … in our fight to remove violent, drug-dealing criminals from our neighborhoods.” “Laurens County residents can take …
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Eleven Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced to Prison

… ring have been ordered to serve prison sentences ranging from 36 months to 210 months for federal drug conspiracy … According to filed court documents and court proceedings, from 2018 to April 2019, the co-defendants were involved in …
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Prosecution of Richmond County Narcotics Conspiracy Wraps Up

… case closes the door on an organization that once profited from peddling cocaine in the Richmond County area,” said … the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and the Aiken …
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Ten Defendants Charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Alleging Prescription Drug Fraud

… Estes. “This cooperation is vital in battling the damage from illegally obtained opioids.” “The opioid crisis in this … and the Savannah Police Department, with assistance from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and Richmond …
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Logistics Coordinator Sent to Prison for Drug Trafficking

… She helped transport narcotics, primarily cocaine, from Mexico to Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley. The drugs … apprehended that group shortly after stealing the cocaine from Leal. The defense attempted to convince the judge that …
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Elderly Eastern Oregon Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Idaho

… Then on May 12, 2023, Avilez-Lopez and Medina-Zeveda drove from Ontario to Los Angeles, to pick up a large load of … in the floorboards. “The drug threat can come from anywhere and is not restricted to any age or …
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Recidivist Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison

… sentence imposed today will protect our citizens from Sweeney’s unabated drug trafficking.” “DEA stands … with the intent to distribute heroin.  Sweeney was released from federal custody in January 2018, and placed on three …
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DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

… or call/text 915-479-2540. WHEN: Thursday, November 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST. WHERE: Hope City Community … DEA El Paso Division and the above agencies want to hear from families in West Texas and New Mexico as they share …
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Red Ribbon Week Brings Drug Awareness to Communities Across the Nation

… Sioux Falls - (605) 330-4421 IMG_2014.JPG Investigators from the DEA Omaha Division will be visiting schools during … of the annual 10-day event. In addition, Governors from Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota have issued …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within American Communities

… Last Mile comprised of 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 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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Lead Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Major Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… gasoline on this raging fire while enabling violent crime from the illicit drug trade,” said U.S. Attorney Estes. … in early 2018 and identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico routed through Atlanta and into the Augusta …
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40 Charged With Gun, Drug Crimes in Lubbock

… of criminals, their guns, and their drugs were removed from the streets in a matter of hours, and the community is … local law enforcement to remove the worst criminal elements from this community, and we’re not planning to rest until …
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DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

… victims of illicit substances   WHEN: Tuesday, November 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST. WHERE: Hope City Community … DEA El Paso Division and the above agencies want to hear from families in West Texas and New Mexico as they share …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to more than 17 Years in Prison for Role in Courthouse Shooting

… narcotics proceeds, robbed drug dealers, stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used them to commit … tampered with witnesses who might testify against them.  From approximately 2017 until August 2020, O.N.E. members …
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Multiple Defendants Charged in Federal Investigation that Dismantled Telephone Drug Hotline in Chicago

… purchases of fentanyl-laced heroin and crack cocaine from the defendants’ drug trafficking operation, according … organization on the West Side of Chicago, with assistance from Tremaine Brent, 32, of Chicago. Drug dealers in …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Drug Smuggling Operation

… Gente Nueva de Durango Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) from 2013 until his arrest in early June 2019. The DTO … of marijuana per pack. The DTO transported the marijuana from El Paso to destination cities, such as Oklahoma City. …
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DEA Task Force and Waterbury Police Investigation Results in Drug Charges Against 17 Individuals

… and others.”  “We are very appreciative for the support from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and for our partnership with … The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
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Indictment charges five men for involvement in Bridgeport Courthouse shooting

… five Bridgeport men with multiple offenses stemming from their alleged involvement in an afternoon shooting in … assist in quelling violence in Bridgeport, our work is far from over.  We continue to jointly investigate other violent …
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DEA Announces Launch of Project Safeguard

… are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to … that have little regard for human life, and profit from the pain and suffering of our people. Along with our …
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DEA and El Paso County District Attorney Team Up

… Carlos Partida-Lopez were apprehended after fleeing on foot from law enforcement. The .45 was also fully loaded and had … DA Newsome further stated that, “The undercover drug bust from Sunday is a clear example of how the Office of the …
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25-plus Chicago defendants face drug charges for alleged fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin sales

… was led by the Chicago Police Department, with support from agents from numerous federal agencies assigned to the High …