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DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

… 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities November 14, 2022 Rocky Mountain Contact … Day has removed almost 17 million pounds of medications from communities across the country. “The Take Back campaign … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.” “A majority of people who misuse a …
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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

… Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 24, 2024 Headquarters … Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2024.  This is an increase from the more than 663,000 pounds collected in April 2023. … more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report …
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Convicted Felon From Tarrant County Sentenced To 300 Months In Federal Prison On Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Conviction

… Convicted Felon From Tarrant County Sentenced To 300 Months In Federal … - (918) 459-9600 FORT WORTH, Texas - A convicted felon from Tarrant County who pleaded guilty this summer to his …
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St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

… Distributed Fentanyl to a Victim and Death Resulted from the Victims Use of the Drug; Keys Also Admitted the He … to St. Mary’s County, Maryland to purchase narcotics from Keys.  One of the individuals met with Keys at Keys’ … apartment complex in Lexington Park and purchased fentanyl from Keys, who was on pretrial release for pending charges …
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West Virginia Heroin Dealer Sentenced

… Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from at least December 2018 through February 2019, Bailey, … traveled to Baltimore to purchase heroin cut with fentanyl from the Gregory Butler Drug Trafficking Organization (the … he purchased more than 80 grams of heroin cut with fentanyl from the DTO. As detailed in his plea agreement, on about …
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Irish man who helped run the “Silk Road” website extradited

… today that Gary Davis, a/k/a “Libertas,” was extradited from the Republic of Ireland to the United States.  Davis … as an administrator who helped run the Silk Road, a secret online marketplace for illegal drugs, hacking services, and …
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Virginia Motorcycle Dealership Seized in Methamphetamine Bust

… the Bristol Virginia Area. The methamphetamine is sourced from Mexico, transported through Los Angeles and then … to the LILLY DEALERSHIP in Abingdon, Virginia. Proceeds from these sales are then transported back to the Los …
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Jose Morales Sentenced To Over 21 Years In Prison For Heroin And Marijuana Distribution Conspiracies

… smuggle heroin into prison and run a marijuana conspiracy from prison GREENBELT, Md. - - U.S. District Judge Roger W. … Morales contacted the women, providing them with a contact from whom they could obtain the heroin.  He described to … exchange the heroin by kissing, transferring the heroin from the woman’s mouth to Morales’.  For example, beginning …
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Trafficking Dozens of Kilograms of Fentanyl and Meth from Mexico into Indianapolis

… for Trafficking Dozens of Kilograms of Fentanyl and Meth from Mexico into Indianapolis August 08, 2023 Chicago … the fentanyl and meth plaguing our streets ultimately comes from international cartels operating across the southern … who are responsible for selling and transporting drugs from Mexican cartels is a priority of federal law …
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Record Results From 13th DEA TakeBack Event: More Than 20,000 Pounds In Michigan

… Record Results From 13th DEA TakeBack Event: More Than 20,000 Pounds In … that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine …
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DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

… 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities November 14, 2022 New Orleans Contact Info … removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. DEA’s New Orleans Field … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.”  “Residents in this four-state region took …
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DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

… 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities November 14, 2022 New York Contact Info … removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. “The Take Back campaign … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.” “With 122 partners throughout the State of …
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Man from Albuquerque sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and firearm possession

… Man from Albuquerque sentenced to more than 20 years in federal … during the first transaction. Nahle was prohibited from possessing any firearms at the time of this offense … being a felon in possession of a firearm and shooting from a motor vehicle. Following Nahle’s arrest for these …
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Over 65 Pounds Of Heroin Recovered From Truck Axle In Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Two Arrested

… Over 65 Pounds Of Heroin Recovered From Truck Axle In Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Two Arrested … individual doses of heroin. “This heroin had a long journey from Mexico to New York where it was destined for …
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DEA And Attorney General Announce Arrests Connected To Multi-Million Dollar Haul Of Cocaine From Mexican Cartel

… Arrests Connected To Multi-Million Dollar Haul Of Cocaine From Mexican Cartel September 30, 2011 Phoenix Contact Info … responsible for smuggling into the United States anywhere from nearly 26 million to nearly 34 million dollars’ worth …
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Two Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… nor ease the unnecessary pain the family was subjected to from losing a loved one. However, I hope knowing these drug … to see that some are so willing to take part in profiting from it with no concern whatsoever for life,” said Interim … helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit the online treatment locator. # # # Drug Trafficking Fake Pills …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight Against Opioid Epidemic

… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country this past … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. The DEA’s Washington … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
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16 Defendants Indicted On Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering And Gun Charges

… and the United States Attorney's Office, and arise from a 4 year conspiracy by the defendants to distribute … powder cocaine, crack cocaine, and phencyclidine (PCP), from at least September 1999 to July 2003. The following 16 … coordinated the movement of bulk quantities of cocaine from New York to the Maryland-Washington, DC area in …
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Pharmacist Admits Attempting To Use Deadly Toxins As Weapons, Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment

… “To make this happen we pull together various resources from the FBI and work closely with our law enforcement … applications. Gonzalez made the purchases through an online third-party vendor marketplace and all the items were …
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Joint DEA /State Investigation Results In Charges Against Entire Baltimore Drug Trafficking Organization

… BALTIMORE, MD. - At least 425 law enforcement officers from DEA, Baltimore Police Department, U.S. Marshals … organization in the Latrobe Homes area of East Baltimore from at least 2008 through March 2011. Twenty-two defendants … of law enforcement’s commitment to keep this city safe from the violence and crimes associated with drug …
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Twelve Alleged Members Of Mexican-Based Cocaine Trafficking Ring Indicted

… that has utilized a distribution network to smuggle cocaine from Mexico to northern Virginia. This indictment was the … was unsealed. “Our local communities are not immune from the poison the Mexican drug cartels bring to the … result of the concentrated efforts by agents and detectives from the FBI, DEA, ICE, Alexandria Police Department and the …
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Car Repair Shop Owner And His Son Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Commercial Burglaries

… - (540) 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Sold drugs from Paschall Auto Body Shop in Baltimore, and robbed … organization will now spend time in a federal prison far from home.” David Paschall operated Paschall’s Auto Body … that he agreed to distribute oxycodone, cocaine and heroin from no later than 2010 to July 2013. Chad Paschall was at …
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Hagerstown Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud For Improperly Billing Medicare And Medicaid

… 25 North Cannon Avenue in Hagerstown.  Russo admitted that from January 2009 through December 2010, he filled … “in stock” and how much it would cost; customers traveled from out of state or in van loads to his pharmacy; and many …
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Hagerstown Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud For Improperly Billing Medicare And Medicaid

… 25 North Cannon Avenue in Hagerstown.  Russo admitted that from January 2009 through December 2010, he filled … “in stock” and how much it would cost; customers traveled from out of state or in van loads to his pharmacy; and many …
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Grand jury indicts more than a dozen people in drug ring stretching from LA to St. Louis

… indicts more than a dozen people in drug ring stretching from LA to St. Louis January 13, 2021 St. Louis Contact Info … assault rifles and four handguns. Another gun was seized from a secret compartment in a vehicle, which was stopped on … more than 90 percent. Four of the individuals indicted are from Los Angeles, with the remainder being based in the St. …
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Wife of Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer in El Paso extradited to the United States from Mexico

… Officer in El Paso extradited to the United States from Mexico October 04, 2018 El Paso Contact Info Contact Us … charges in 2010 has been extradited to the United States from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western … on Jan. 24, 2011. Yesterday, Hernandez was extradited from Mexico to El Paso. Hernandez, who remains in federal …
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With You STL

January 22, 2025
… stigma associated with addiction can prevent some people from getting the help they really need.  Alleviating stigma … people who misuse prescription medications get those meds from the home medicine cabinet.  The DEA encourages families … in 68 countries. For the latest updates and information from DEA HQ follow us on Twitter  @DEAHQ , on  Facebook , …
January 22, 2025
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San Antonio Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Meth and Fentanyl from Mexico

… 11 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Meth and Fentanyl from Mexico May 02, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … and blue pills.   Approximately 39 packages were removed from the roof, and subsequent laboratory testing confirmed … Office, successfully halted Ruben Martinez Martinez from funneling over 95,000 fentanyl pills into our …
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The Replay: One Pill Can Kill Message Advances a Fentanyl Free America at Super Bowl LX

February 09, 2026
… drug use prevention messaging was available near and far.  From dozens of media engagements to a caravan moving through … exhibit located at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, VA and online at https://fof.dea.gov , which includes over 7,000 …
February 09, 2026
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“NFL” Gang Member Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Charges

… Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from 2017 to April 2019, Davis participated in the Normandy, … base, and fentanyl to drug users and drug redistributors from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.  … obtained heroin and fentanyl in distribution quantities from other NFL members, which he then sold to customers on a …