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Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Fatal Overdose

January 30, 2023
… 20, 2021, C.L. used one of the fentanyl pills he obtained from Carder. Later that morning, C.L.’s father found him in …
January 30, 2023
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Kansas Pharmacy Agrees to Pay $3 Million for Improperly Dispensing Meds

December 13, 2022
… prescription and when no verbal authorization was received from a physician. The government also resolved claims that …
December 13, 2022
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Springfield Felon Indicted for Illegal Firearm, Meth Trafficking

December 06, 2022
… community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
December 06, 2022
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Man Admits Participating in Drug-Linked St. Louis Murder

November 15, 2022
… 387-5067 StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov ST. LOUIS - A man from St. Louis admitted participating in a 2017 murder on …
November 15, 2022
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DEA Invites Creative Teens to Enter Reel Prevention Competition

September 30, 2022
… prize, and $250 for the third prize. “Keeping young people from trying drugs is an important mission for the DEA,” said …
September 30, 2022
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Missouri Man Charged in Suspected Overdose Death of Mother of Three

July 13, 2022
… drug is awareness of its danger, helping those who suffer from substance use or mental health disorders find help, and …
July 13, 2022
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Two Plead Guilty to Heroin Sales in St. Joseph

May 31, 2022
… Hughes admitted they participated in the heroin conspiracy from Sept. 1, 2019, to March 26, 2021. Hicks was arrested …
May 31, 2022
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Republic Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking after High-Speed Chase

May 19, 2022
… Avenue and Primrose Street in Springfield, Mo. Yarger ran from the vehicle and was arrested after a short pursuit on …
May 19, 2022
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Final Two Defendants Convicted in Prison-Based Drug Trafficking Ring

March 18, 2022
… to an inmate-run drug trafficking ring headquartered from a prison cell in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. …
March 18, 2022
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Creve Coeur Pharmacy and Owner to Pay $1.4 Million for Ignoring Signs of Illegal Drug Prescriptions

October 04, 2021
… Under the settlement agreement, Shlafshteyn is excluded from participating in the federal healthcare programs for a …
October 04, 2021
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Grocery Store Pharmacists Help Put St. Louis Man in Prison

September 28, 2021
… Care Associates, was able to intercept telephone calls from pharmacists at Schnucks, a local grocery store chain, …
September 28, 2021
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Murder, Witness Tampering and Drug Charges

June 03, 2021
… 2016. Woodson and others bought large quantities of cocaine from convicted drug trafficker Adrian Lemons and Lemons’ …
June 03, 2021
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DEA Announces Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 03, 2021
… Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available at …
May 03, 2021
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Operation Frontier Justice - Topeka Results in 258 Arrests

March 29, 2021
… Justice was conducted by utilizing strategies derived from the U.S. Marshals counter-gang model. These strategies …
March 29, 2021
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire, witness tampering and drug charges

February 25, 2021
… 2016. Woodson and others bought large quantities of cocaine from convicted drug trafficker Adrian Lemons and Lemons’ …
February 25, 2021
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Operation LeGend Results in 355 Arrests, Including 33 Murder Suspects

September 01, 2020
… Additional federal agents were assigned to the operation from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of …
September 01, 2020
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Cocaine kingpin with Mexican cartel connections sentenced to 20 years

July 31, 2020
… cartel coordinated routine bulk shipments of cocaine from Reynosa, Mexico, through the Rio Grande Valley, and …
July 31, 2020
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Missouri man charged with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl

July 17, 2020
… child was left unsupervised by Rowland mere feet away from the capsules of fentanyl strewn on the kitchen floor, …
July 17, 2020
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Chicago man sentenced to 15 years for meth trafficking

May 19, 2020
… The next day, a vehicle was reported as stolen from Jesse’s Last Stop Gas Station in Andrew County. A state …
May 19, 2020
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Southwest Honkys gang member pleads guilty to meth conspiracy

May 21, 2020
… Christian County, Greene County, and Polk County, Missouri, from December 21, 2016, to October 15, 2017. The case was …
May 21, 2020
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Arizona man pleads guilty to Taney County meth conspiracy

March 16, 2020
… was arrested, he admitted that he brought methamphetamine from Tucson to sell in Branson for $500 per ounce. Mills …
March 16, 2020
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Which Resulted in Fatal Overdose

March 16, 2023
… conducted an undercover purchase of heroin and fentanyl from Bloom. Rachelle Allison was previously convicted and is …
March 16, 2023
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Three Onondaga County Residents Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Meth and Fentanyl

March 04, 2024
… guilty. DEA is investigating the case with assistance from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and …
March 04, 2024
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Jamestown Man Going to Prison for His Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

December 19, 2023
… and Cattaraugus County Courts and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm. Co-defendant Rocco Beardsley is …
December 19, 2023
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Depew Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fentanyl that Led to the Deaths of Two Individuals

September 27, 2023
… four controlled purchases of controlled substances from DiPirro. Sarah Szymanski was previously convicted and …
September 27, 2023
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Conspiracy

July 26, 2023
… and Cattaraugus County Courts and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm. Co-defendants Rocco Beardsley and …
July 26, 2023
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

June 14, 2023
… investigators conducted multiple controlled purchases from Philbrick. On May 4, 2022, during a traffic stop by …
June 14, 2023
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Four Defendants Arrested, Charged with Selling Drugs and Guns in the Medina, NY Area

November 30, 2022
… court of felony drug charges and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm. During the course of the …
November 30, 2022
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Utica Man Pleads Guilty to Large Fentanyl Conspiracy

December 08, 2022
… York Field Office, In pleading guilty, Ares admitted that from May 2020 through October 2021, he, together with his …
December 08, 2022
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Oswego County Dentist Agrees to Pay $60,000 and Surrenders DEA Registration for Five Years Due to Office Staff’s Illegal Use of Electronic Prescription System

October 03, 2022
… Federal and New York State law prohibit practitioners from sharing their prescribing credentials with others and …
October 03, 2022