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

… to fighting the opioid epidemic using all the tools at our disposal.” According to court documents, the defendants …
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Thirty-Six People Indicted For Their Roles In Nassau And Suffolk Heroin Ring That Operated Along Rte. 110

… to confronting this epidemic with every tool at our disposal.”    “Today’s arrests culminate an intense …
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North Carolina Man Sentenced In New Hampshire Methamphetamine Manufacturing Conspiracy

… methamphetamine. When police arrived, he attempted to dispose of the methamphetamine mixture by pouring it in a …
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DEA Announces 39,419 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Collected During Take-Back Event

… critical that we all get unused drugs out of houses, and dispose of them safely in these take-back boxes.  Removing …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… October 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… October 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications …
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10 Charged in Narcotics Distribution across the Northeast

… and ABREU-FLORES, the two men allegedly attempted to dispose of narcotics: VINCENTE by throwing almost a kilogram …
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Major trafficker extradited from the Dominican Republic; linked to large scale heroin and fentanyl distribution ring

… don’t realize that we will use all of the resources at our disposal to get to the source of the heroin that is …
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The Pacific Northwest Collects 16 Tons At The Latest DEA National Drug Take-Back Day

… of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 168 take-back sites. “In a time when opioid …
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Drug Diversion Claims Against CVS Health Corp. Resolved With $450,000 Civil Settlement

… remains committed to using all the legal tools at our disposal to ensure that everyone in the chain of controlled …
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Seventeen individuals charged with drug trafficking crimes as part of joint law enforcement investigation

… Attorney General encourage all citizens to be sure to dispose of all unneeded prescriptions drugs in a safe …
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Publication Of Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking To Adjust Controlled Substances Registration And Reregistration Fees

… $438.00 $804.00 Analytical Laboratory $70.00 $131.00 Disposer $70.00 $131.00 Registrants are encouraged to read …
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Nine Members Of Major Narcotics Ring Extending Throughout Manhattan, The Bronx, And New Jersey Indicted On Conspiracy And Drug-Related Charges

… for the purpose of making sales; maintained a supply of disposable cellphones for members of the operation to use …
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Operation Engage Wichita

April 29, 2025
… how you keep your medications in your home, and by safely disposing of any unused medications. Learn more. …
April 29, 2025
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Ten Defendants Charged In Drug Conspiracy Indictment For Allegedly Distributing Thousands Of Addictive Opiate Pain Pills In North Jersey

… that demand was so high that Gutierrez typically would dispose of all of the pills he acquired within 24 hours.  …
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Island Pond Man Sentenced To 33 Months For Providing Pseudoephedrine For Methamphetamine Manufacturing

… others to obtain the precursor and assisted Santaw in the disposal of waste from a methamphetamine lab. Coker and …
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Leader Of Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

… Operation Medicine Drop, which encourages citizens to dispose of unneeded and outdated prescription medications …
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Doctor Arrested For Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Overdose Victim: Pain Management Clinic Shuttered

… and must be addressed with every tool at government’s disposal. Today’s arraignment, the result of coordination …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison

… the time of his arrest on May 1, 2009, FABIAN attempted to dispose of a package that contained approximately 100 grams …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Boston Attorney On Money Laundering Charges

… wrote in the memo line of the check that it was for “office disposal.” It is alleged that in all of these transactions, …
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Boston Attorney Charged In Money Laundering Conspiracy

… wrote in the memo line of the check that it was for “office disposal.” It is alleged that, in all of these transactions, …
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Tufts Medical Center & Local Pharmacy Chain Settle Alleged Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

… substances. “We are committed to using all the tools at our disposal to combat the opioid crisis in Massachusetts,” said …
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Federal health care fraud takedown in Northeastern U.S. results in 54 defendants charged and convicted

… of Justice will continue to use every tool at our disposal, including data analytics and traditional law …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

… also generally informed the victim that he or she could dispose of, or avoid, the criminal charges by making a cash …
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Top China-Based Global Designer Drug Trafficker Arrested In U.S.

… China. DEA has many enforcement and regulatory tools at its disposal to address the threat posed by ever-changing …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

… also generally informed the victim that he or she could dispose of, or avoid, the criminal charges by making a cash …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

… also generally informed the victim that he or she could dispose of, or avoid, the criminal charges by making a cash …
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Seventeen Alleged Members And Associates Of MS-13 Indicted For Murder, Conspiracy To Commit Murder, Drug Trafficking

… were nearby. The defendants allegedly discussed where to dispose the victim’s body and how deep to dig the hole. …
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Operation Engage Yavapai

March 28, 2025
… around the DEA Take Back Day and the importance of safely disposing of expired and unused medication. Faith leaders …
March 28, 2025
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 49,000 Pounds On 10th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 49,000 Pounds On 10th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day October 02, 2015 New Orleans Contact Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a …