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Texoma HIDTA’s Caprock Initiative Honored at National HIDTA Awards Ceremony

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New Mexico Pharmacy Agrees to Settlement Relating to Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

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Michigan Physician Sentenced To Federal Prison For Writing Fraudulent Prescriptions To Obtain Controlled Substances

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Doctor Allegedly Prescribed Opioids For Dead And Incarcerated People In “pill Mill” Operation; Doctor And Seven Others Arrested And Charged

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice James Nunnallee Special Agent In … It is a Schedule II controlled (narcotic) that is widely abused and it is frequently diverted from legitimate medical …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

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Southampton Town Councilman Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent … The oxycodone pills were then re-sold to drug abusers. Troyan was arrested on November 4, 2015, and …
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Southern Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy and Other Charges, Including Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

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Hallucinogen

LSD

January 22, 2025
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a potent hallucinogen that has a high potential for abuse and currently has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
January 22, 2025
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Amherst Doctor Arrested For Distributing Controlled Substances And Obtaining Prescriptions By Fraud

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DEA’s 2019 National Red Ribbon Rally

October 09, 2019
… who was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in Mexico by drug traffickers.  The rally proved to be a historic event … so many of our agencies, is doing in the fight against drug abuse. Agent Camarena’s story is, unfortunately, all …
October 09, 2019
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Synthetic Opioids

Synthetic Opioids

January 25, 2025
Synthetic opioids are substances that are synthesized in a laboratory and that act on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids (e.g., morphine and codeine) to produce analgesic (pain relief) effects. In contrast, natural opioids are naturally occurring substances extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of...
January 25, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Baton Rouge

March 28, 2025
… As we all know, there are far too many non-fatal and fatal drug overdoses affecting our communities, and sadly, these … to learn and gain the most knowledge about the dangers of drugs in a fun way. Community Outreach Programs: DEA, along … efforts in the communities most affected by methenamine abuse. In those targeted communities, the New Orleans Field …
March 28, 2025
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U.S. Attorney Announces 17 Indictments in Fayetteville Area as Part of Ongoing Federal Violent Crime and Drug Strategy

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DEA Washington Division Rolls Out Operation Engage

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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

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Owasso doctor guilty of pill-sharing conspiracies

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Multiple cases lead to arrests of five doctors, one pharmacist, one nurse practitioner and three others

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Former Gadsden County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with Narcotics Trafficking Investigation

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High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Arrested After Being Charged in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

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Orthopedic Surgeon Sentenced for Opioid Prescription Conspiracies

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Two "Pill Mill" Owners Convicted

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Long Island Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Distribution Of Oxycodone

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DEA/Partners Take Down Alleged Cross-Country Drug Traffickers Dealing In Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl

… DEA/Partners Take Down Alleged Cross-Country Drug Traffickers Dealing In Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice James Nunnallee Special Agent In …
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Physician, Physician Assistant, and Practice Pay $300K to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Allegations

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Jury finds podiatrist guilty of operating pill mill

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Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Opioids to Patients

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Bob P. Beris Special Agent In Charge … in Tracy. Kemprud prescribed highly addictive, commonly abused prescription drugs, including Hydrocodone, …
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United States Files Lawsuit Against PharMerica Corporation For Violations Of The False Claims Act And The Controlled Substances Act

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Federal Court Orders Clinic to Close, Physician and Clinic Owners to Pay $600,000 for Alleged Unlawful Opioid Distribution

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Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Morphine at Moses Lake Clinic

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DEA-Led Operation Pill Nation Targets Rogue Pain Clinics In South Florida

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