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It’s game time - DEA National Prescription Take Back Day this Saturday

October 22, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … help save lives by removing potentially dangerous narcotics from falling into the wrong hands.”   Now in its tenth year, … 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 …
October 22, 2019
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South Bay doctor sentenced to two years in prison for unlawfully distributing hydrocodone and committing health care fraud

October 22, 2019
… to prescribe controlled substances.  Aachi admitted that from September 18, 2017, through July 2, 2018, he wrote … not for a legitimate medical purpose.    “Venkat Aachi went from doctor to drug dealer when he prescribed highly … the majority of which were for narcotics.  Further, from September 2017, to July 2018, four undercover law …
October 22, 2019
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Serial law enforcement impersonator sentenced to ten years for fraud and firearms offenses

July 30, 2019
… area, as well as a group of approximately 20 individuals from the Chicago, Ill., area. The illegal aliens paid … Gonzalez to forfeit three firearms that were recovered from his home during the execution of a search warrant in …   DEA agents investigated this case with assistance from Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives …
July 30, 2019
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Wisconsin heroin distributor sentenced to federal prison

December 19, 2018
… was distributing was brought to the Fargo-Moorhead area from Milwaukee, Wis.  Harris was convicted by a Fargo jury … to aggressively pursue those individuals who seek to profit from the death and destruction of drug trafficking.  The … Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, with assistance from Cass County State’s Attorney, North Dakota Crime Lab, …
December 19, 2018
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DEA Hosts Its Third Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

October 24, 2011
… dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, Arizonans will be able to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. The public can find a nearby …
October 24, 2011
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Two Separate Investigations Result In Significant Sentences For Drug Dealers In Cedar Rapids

May 23, 2018
… of some very bad people. Rest assured; our job is far from over, we will continue to investigate and arrest dealers and traffickers who try to profit from these dangerous drugs.” In Buchheim’s case, what … men were involved in controlled purchase of crack cocaine from them by law enforcement. Although Spates’ was only …
May 23, 2018
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Texas Woman Pleads Guilty To Federal Cocaine Trafficking Charges In New Mexico

February 15, 2018
… in Las Cruces, N.M., to cocaine trafficking charges arising from the seizure of 4.06 (8.95 pounds) of cocaine at the … with participating in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy from Aug. 2017 through Oct. 8, 2017, and possessing cocaine … that he previously agreed with others to drive the cocaine from El Paso, Texas, to Albuquerque, N.M., where the drugs …
February 15, 2018
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Mexican Money Launderer Sentenced In International Cocaine Conspiracy

March 19, 2018
… organization based in Montreal, Canada, collected cash from selling marijuana in the United States and cocaine in … by the money laundering and drug trafficking organization from the sale of marijuana in northern New York on at least … supervised release, to begin after he is released from prison and in the event he remains in the country.  …
March 19, 2018
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Doctor Allegedly Prescribed Opioids For Dead And Incarcerated People In “pill Mill” Operation; Doctor And Seven Others Arrested And Charged

March 13, 2018
… seven others have been arrested on federal charges stemming from their alleged roles in a conspiracy to possess with the … name of the undercover agent and the tablets were picked up from the pharmacy by defendant Stephen Toney. Hydrocodone is … that is widely abused and it is frequently diverted from legitimate medical channels and distributed illicitly …
March 13, 2018
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Ocala Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Traffic Over Two Kilograms Of Methamphetamine And One Kilogram Of Fentanyl

February 21, 2018
… to the same cooperating witness, and was arrested by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration. The agents … in the manufacture and packaging of crystal methamphetamine from the home. From another trailer across the street, where …
February 21, 2018
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Federal Jury Convicts El Paso Man In Connection With Murder-For-Hire Plot

October 17, 2016
… and indecency with a child. Evidence further revealed that from September 2008 until November 2008, the defendant … to kill Sagredo while in Mexico in order to prevent her from testifying in the State case. Testimony revealed that … and the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the United States Marshals Service and the El Paso …
October 17, 2016
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Two California Jet-Setters Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Transport Marijuana Into Ohio Aboard Private Jet

February 04, 2011
… 14 separate shipments of large quantities of marijuana from Los Angeles to Columbus, Ohio on a private jet. Carter … Airport on a private jet chartered to fly them from Van Nuys, California. Agents found 23 bales of … of marijuana in 13 large suitcases that had been offloaded from the private plane carrying Lee. She has been in custody …
February 04, 2011
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Six Mexican Men Among Those To Plead Guilty To Large-Scale Marijuana Growing Conspiracy In Ohio

April 18, 2011
… City - (571) 362-0443 3,675 marijuana plants seized from two rural Ohio locations DAYTON, OH - Three men … the growing operation after a tip was received in June 2010 from two mushroom hunters who stumbled upon dozens of … officers recovered a total of 3,675 marijuana plants from both grow sites. Stewart commended the cooperative …
April 18, 2011
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Kentucky “Black Mafia Family” Member Convicted Of Distribution Of Up To 100 Kilos Of Cocaine

July 27, 2011
… including Sims, Johnson and three other individuals from the Louisville area. The October 19, 2005, grand jury indictment from Louisville charged Sims, Johnson, Demond Ealy, Henry … the national television program America’s Most Wanted. Tips from the program led to his arrest on March 14, 2006, in an …
July 27, 2011
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Prescription Drug Conspiracy Dismantled In Northern Kentucky

February 22, 2013
… Internal Revenue Service, along with Task Force Officers from 13 law enforcement agencies from Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky, have been … Office in conjunction with agents and police officers from the Northern Kentucky Strike Force, Norwood Police …
February 22, 2013
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Kentucky Pharmacy Owner Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Role In Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

December 18, 2013
… and six cars that were proceeds or purchased with proceeds from a drug conspiracy.  In that conspiracy, the pharmacy … Those in the healing arts deserve special attention from law enforcement authorities when they choose to betray … professional duties in favor of the ill-gotten gains made from drug trafficking." Charles Tenhet admitted he filled …
December 18, 2013
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Former Kentucky Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of 25,000 Controlled Substance Prescription Pills

March 18, 2014
… District Judge Amul Thapar. According to court documents, from January 2009, until December 2012, Bofill conspired … approximately $1.3 million, which represents proceeds from the conspiracy.  The investigation into this case … the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office received complaints from local law enforcement that Care More was seeing a …
March 18, 2014
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Michigan Pharmacist And Kentwood Pharmacy CEO Guilty On Charges Related To The Illegal Restocking And Re-dispensing Of Recycled Controlled Substances

February 20, 2015
… Total of 18 people convicted of criminal offenses stemming from the illegal practices at Kentwood Pharmacy GRAND … of 18 people were convicted of criminal offenses stemming from the practices at Kentwood Pharmacy, including the … rules and federal law by recycling drugs that were returned from nursing homes and adult foster care homes. These …
February 20, 2015
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Michigan Heroin Trafficker Receives 17 Year Federal Prison Sentence

August 24, 2015
… years of supervised release following his return to society from prison. Judge Quist noted that Jackson was “a major … between 50 and 65 grams of heroin per week in Benton Harbor from 2013 to the date of his arrest. Jackson, 44, of Benton … to seek appropriate penalties for those who would profit from it,” he said. U.S. Attorney Miles announced these …
August 24, 2015
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Detroit Police Lieutenant, Officer Convicted Of Drug, Robbery, Extortion, Firearm Offenses

July 11, 2016
… - A Detroit Police Lieutenant and a second police officer from the now-disbanded Narcotics Unit of the Detroit Police … arrests, and then stole drugs, money and personal property from their victims. Hansberry and Watson used their status … their power as police officers to steal money and drugs from criminals who have no recourse,” McQuade said. “In …
July 11, 2016
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Detroit-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Charged For Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

September 02, 2016
… Sadler, 28; Darreyl Coneal, 28; and Randy Stewart, 25, all from Detroit. All were charged with conspiracy to distribute … being a felon in possession of a firearm. "Overdose deaths from heroin and fentanyl are becoming a national epidemic, … victims. This initiative was started by the Warren Police from my request to Commissioner Jere Green to institute a …
September 02, 2016
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Final Defendant In Kalamazoo Heroin Conspiracy Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

April 19, 2017
… in which Howell pled guilty to, was in operation from 2013 through August of 2015. Heroin distribution has … that root out and hold accountable those who would profit from spreading this poison in our communities.  However, we … of opioids and to discuss what they can do to save others from the awful consequences of spiraling addiction.  Please …
April 19, 2017
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Six Charged In Southern Ohio With Running Heroin Ring

February 01, 2018
… to operate a heroin-trafficking ring in the Cincinnati area from at least October 2017 until this week. After DEA agents conducted a controlled purchase of heroin from Gonzalez-Rosas in September 2017, U.S. District Judge … Monroy-Cuadros and Reyes-Valdes were in Chicago. Agents from DEA Chicago observed Monroy-Cuadros board a bus, which …
February 01, 2018
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Federal And Local Law Enforcement Round Up Methamphetamine Manufacturing And Distribution Rings

March 24, 2011
… with intent to manufacture methamphetamine. It alleges that from October 2, 2006, to August 30, 2010, the three conspired to purchase pseudoephedrine products from various local pharmacies and use it to produce … with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine from September 10, 2005, to March 14, 2010. Defendant …
March 24, 2011
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Three Major Amarillo Methamphetamine Traffickers Arrested

June 09, 2017
… have been charged by a federal criminal complaint stemming from their role in selling large quantities of … on them.  The residence was used as a conversion lab from liquid to crystal methamphetamine. The investigation … Administration investigated the case with assistance from the Randall County Sheriff’s Office, the Potter County …
June 09, 2017
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Local Residents Arrested In Drug Trafficking And Money Remitting Conspiracy

September 13, 2012
… aka Chaparro, 34, and Juan Gonzalez aka Popo, 38, all from Brownsville, Texas, as well as Emmanuel Leal Mancha, … also seeks a money judgment in the amount of $1 million from several defendants as well as the forfeiture of certain … with intent to distribute more 100 kilograms of marijuana from approximately January 2009 until May 2012. All but Leal …
September 13, 2012
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Two Indicted By Federal Grand Jury Following Additional Marijuana Raids In Western Colorado

November 25, 2015
… Investigations continue into criminal organizations from out-of-state conducting illegal grows and cultivation … defendants, and a second on September 30, 2015, four miles from the first location, where six people were arrested.  … have charged a total of 12 individuals, many here illegally from Mexico, for tending to these marijuana grows.” “The …
November 25, 2015
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Colombian Narcotics Kingpin Sentenced To 360 Months In Prison

August 07, 2014
… and distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine from 1993 until February 2011, knowing that the cocaine … airplanes and semi-submersibles to ship the cocaine north from South America to points in Central America and Mexico - … international drug kingpin who for years profited from the shipment and sale of illegal drugs,” said Ken Sena, …
August 07, 2014
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Eighteen Charged In Steroid Trafficking Ring

June 17, 2015
… and the steroids were processed and sent to customers from central Florida via US mail. The indictment further … the use of Money Gram and Western Union to pick up money from the drugs sales at numerous locations throughout … Office, US Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the US Marshals Service. It will be prosecuted by the …
June 17, 2015
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Four Tampa Residents Plead Guilty In Conspiracy To Import XLR-11, A Synthetic Cannabinoid, A/k/a "Spice"

August 21, 2015
… a/k/a “Spice,” and paraphernalia to the United (U.S.) from China, before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Frank J. … Ahmed Yehia Khalifa, 28, and Ahmed Maher Elhelw, 25, both from Tampa, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a … District of Florida.  Each of the parcels was shipped from China and allegedly contained three kilogram packages …
August 21, 2015