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2015 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

April 01, 2015
Publication
… CPD abusers who begin using heroin do so chiefly because of price differences, but also because of availability, and the …
April 01, 2015
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The Drug Situation in Delaware 2020

August 11, 2020
Publication
… illicit and controlled prescription drug availability; drug prices and purity; and fatal drug-related overdose data. PRB …
August 11, 2020
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Residential Marijuana Grows in Colorado: The New Meth Houses?

June 01, 2016
Publication
… of Colorado and sold in markets where it commands a high price.  Although growing a large number of marijuana plants …
June 01, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for 42 Months for Distributing 25 Pounds of Meth via a Rideshare

October 08, 2024
… from a suspected drug broker. The agreed-upon price was $2200 per pound, with a separate $3000 delivery fee, for a total cash price of $58,000. The delivery was made to the undercover …
October 08, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Methamphetamine seizures rise in DEA's Omaha Division

November 30, 2018
… said. “We’ve seen an increase in meth in the Midwest as prices continue to go down and purity levels increase.” With … DEA profiling program averages 96.9 percent purity while prices remain low and stable.  Methamphetamine, or meth, is …
November 30, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

United States Seizes Luxury Condo Allegedly Owned By Former Mexican Governor

December 11, 2012
… of the asset by law enforcement. The actual total purchase price paid for the property was $450,000. According to the warranty deed, $300,000 of the purchase price was financed and secured by a vendor’s lien and by a …
December 11, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Former Immigration Officer, Postal Worker Charged In Takedown Of 14-Member Interstate Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

June 18, 2014
… from various interstate suppliers. Freehauf negotiated the price and provided New Jersey addresses for his suppliers. … of supply and to work together to set a common “market price” for methamphetamine in the northern New Jersey area. …
June 18, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Two Attorneys Among Four Convicted Of $9.2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

December 08, 2011
… the properties at fraudulently and grossly inflated prices for a profit. Farano and Murphy provided funds to … resold the property to yet another buyer at an inflated price so that the proceeds could be used, in part, to …
December 08, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Ringleader of Extensive Sinaloa Cartel Network Sentenced

July 12, 2021
… an extensive drug trafficking ring was sentenced today to 33 years in prison for distributing large amounts of …
July 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Parcel Interdiction Leads to Guilty Plea

June 15, 2021
… Hidden in Record Players Baltimore, MD  – Pedro Avalos, age 33, of Sun Valley, California, pleaded guilty today to …
June 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

19 Indicted in Eastern Oklahoma on Federal Charges for Methamphetamine and Weapons

November 04, 2020
… fine or both. A copy of the full indictment can be found online at go.usa.gov/x7kAM.  The indictment alleges the … Dawn Nicole O’ Laughlin a/k/a Cara Dawn Nicole Martin, age 33, of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma; Jarrod Lee Shanks, age 41, of …
November 04, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

16 Defendants Indicted On Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering And Gun Charges

November 24, 2003
… Melvin, age 41, of Kettering, Maryland Antonio Mines, age 33, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland Marvin Hall, age 30, of …
November 24, 2003
PRESS RELEASE

Bowie Drug Trafficker Convicted For $108 Million Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

February 10, 2016
… pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 27 years in prison, 33 years in prison, 12 years in prison and 45 months in …
February 10, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Hagerstown Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud For Improperly Billing Medicare And Medicaid

June 14, 2013
… to Medicaid, with a total approximate loss of $200,146.33.   As part of his plea agreement, Russo will be required …
June 14, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Hagerstown Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud For Improperly Billing Medicare And Medicaid

June 17, 2013
… to Medicaid, with a total approximate loss of $200,146.33.   As part of his plea agreement, Russo will be required …
June 17, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Guns, Cocaine and Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

June 09, 2021
… cocaine, with an estimated street value of $3.5 million, $350,000 cash, a pistol and an assault rifle were allegedly … an assault weapon, up to 12 pounds of narcotics and $350,000 USC. Five kilograms of cocaine in an orange plastic …
June 09, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Dealer admits selling deadly fentanyl laced pills

September 16, 2019
… pills that contain fentanyl and we are paying a heavy price, in blood,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Karen … take these black market pills. You may pay the ultimate price for this terrible mistake.”   “Tragic cases of …
September 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

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
… killers via a mail order program at significantly marked-up prices to individuals, mostly in Florida, who had no … patients who were willing to pay substantially marked-up prices for the painkillers, and that would thereafter have …
October 23, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Former Doctor Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To 18 Months In Prison For Selling Oxycodone Prescriptions

November 18, 2016
… sold at least seven prescriptions for Oxycodone, at prices ranging between $500 and $700 per prescription, to an … examination.  During these sales, Weintraub negotiated prices and attempted to arrange a long-term relationship …
November 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Former U.S. Army Captain Pleads Guilty To Importing Heroin From Afghanistan Into The United States

September 13, 2012
… the heroin, which was concealed in two DVD cases, for the price of $5,000.00. Thomas further admitted that he sold … sold the heroin, which was packaged in 7-8 DVD cases, for a price of $30,000.00. Edmund and Morris have each pleaded …
September 13, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division Gears up to Celebrate the 24th National Drug Take Back Day

April 18, 2023
… we collected in the past event in October more than 33,500 lbs.  TAKE BACK events are more relevant now than …
April 18, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Phoenix & the AZ Attorney General “Huddles Up” with NFL Alumni and Rise Up Glendale to Spread Awareness about Fentanyl

May 16, 2024
… drug education and awareness, prevention curriculum, online resources, school programs, and many other special …
May 16, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Five Men Indicted in Drug Conspiracy Case, Accused of Selling Drugs Within 1,000 Feet of School

November 08, 2022
… Brian Williams, 27, of Largo, Maryland; Kurtis Mathes, 33, of Washington, D.C., and DeShawn Barnes, 28, also of …
November 08, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

“Pill Mill” Distributor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

March 31, 2016
… Davis, age 29, of LaPlata, Maryland; Ronald Tennyson, age 33, of Mechanicsville; Terrell Downing, age 26, of New …
March 31, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Maryland Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Selling Heroin That Led To 6 Overdoses, 3 Deaths

April 07, 2016
… 35, of Cross Junction, Virginia, and Eric Keith Pennington, 33, of Middletown, Virginia, have previously been sentenced …
April 07, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Bowie Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 23 Years In Federal Prison For $108 Million Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

July 13, 2016
…   Ishmael Ford-Bey, 40, of Mitchellville, Maryland - 33 years in prison;   Terrin Tamal Anderson, 29, of Waldorf, …
July 13, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Members Of Ghana-Based Heroin Smuggling Ring Charged

July 14, 2011
… Customs and Border Protection Officers allegedly discovered 3.3 kilograms of heroin hidden within the lining of her …
July 14, 2011
GENERAL INFORMATION

Chicago News 2009

July 15, 2021
… 30, 2009 Mexican Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 350 Months in Prison July 29, 2009 Minnesota Registered …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’S Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- A Big Success

October 01, 2015
… in communities across the country discarded more than 350 tons of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of …
October 01, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Takedown: Charges Against Over 412 Individuals Responsible For $1.3 Billion In Fraud

July 13, 2017
… and Department of Health and Human (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, M.D., announced today the largest ever health care … and pharmacists.  Attorney General Sessions and Secretary Price were joined in the announcement by Acting Assistant … services and a violation of trust,” said Secretary Price. “The United States is home to the world’s best …
July 13, 2017