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Orlando Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison on Cocaine and Ecstasy Charges

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Mexican National Sentenced to 18 Months for Transporting Heroin in 2019

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Source of Supply for Carrollton Fentanyl Trafficker Charged

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Ft. Worth Oncologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Pill Mill Conspiracy

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Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

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Meth Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison Again, for More Than 17 Years

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Florida Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Distributing Meth

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Doctor Charged In Illegal Sales Of Prescriptions For Controlled Substances: Medical Practices At JFK International Airport And On Long Island

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent …
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Rockville Centre doctor indicted for allegedly selling opioid and amphetamine prescriptions

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent … X Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long …
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California Man Sentenced to Prison for Transporting Narcotics Through the Orlando Airport

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Two Individuals Charged with Cocaine Offenses

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National healthcare fraud takedown results in charges against over 600 individuals responsible for over $2 billion in fraud losses

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Stimulants

Stimulants

January 25, 2025
Stimulants speed up the body’s systems. This class of drugs includes: Prescription drugs such as amphetamines [Adder- all® and Dexedrine®], methylphenidate [Concerta® and Ritalin®], diet aids [such as Didrex®, Bontril®, Preludin®, Fastin®, Adipex P®, Ionomin®, and Meridia®] and other illicitly used drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, methcathinone, and other synthetic...
January 25, 2025
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Winter Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing P-Fluorofentanyl and Methamphetamine

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Land O’ Lakes Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Offenses

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Local Doctor And Pharmacist Arrested In Pill Mill Investigation

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24 Indicted: Some Of The Largest Methamphetamine Manufacturers, Distributors, Users In Central New York State Year Long Major Investigation Reveals Return Of Smurfing, Clandestine Laboratories – 16 Arrested Of 24 Indicted

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent …
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Underground Steroid Distribution Ring Busted Raw Steroid Materials From China; 11 Search Warrants; Cash, Bank Accounts And Weapons Seized

… Phoenix Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Apolonio Ruiz Jr Special Agent In …
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Miami News 2004

July 15, 2021
… Operation  JUN 23, 2004 Caribbean and South America Drug Lords Indicted  MAY 21, 2004 Administrator Tandy at Florida Drug Summit  MAY 7, 2004 20th ANNUAL ENRIQUE “KIKI” CAMARENA … 2004 To Do No Harm: Strategies For Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse  FEB 4, 2004 Death Of Former DEA Fort Lauderdale …
July 15, 2021
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New York Leadership

July 12, 2022
… A. Tarentino III is the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division covering … and education in saving lives from the consequences of drug abuse.  In March, 2022, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram …
July 12, 2022
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Guilty plea for man accused of importing cocaine hidden in Savannah shipment

… from a Savannah shipment has admitted guilt to a federal drug trafficking charge. Jimmy Alexander Pujols , a/k/a “El … the operation of transferring the hidden packages of drugs from the container to a truck for shipment to Florida, …
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Depressants

Benzodiazepines

January 21, 2025
Benzodiazepines are depressants that produce sedation and hypnosis, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and reduce seizures. The most common benzodiazepines are the prescription drugs Valium®, Xanax®, Halcion®, Ativan®, and Klonopin®. Shorter-acting benzodiazepines used to manage insomnia include estazolam (ProSom®), flurazepam (Dalmane®), temazepam (Restoril®), and triazolam (Halcion®). Midazolam (Versed®), a short-acting...
January 21, 2025
STORY

DEA’s Washington Division Holds Operation Engage Business Roundtable Event

July 23, 2021
… joined to discuss the impact of addiction and illicit drug health crises through the lens of public health and … Coordinator, La’Risa McLennon) briefed local employers on drug threats in the Washington D.C. area, the resources DEA … organization became public facing advocates for substance abuse prevention.  “Over 75% of employers have been affected …
July 23, 2021
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Methadone

January 22, 2025
Methadone is a synthetic (man-made) narcotic, prescribed as Methadose® and Dolphine®. Methadone is available as a tablet, oral solution, or injectable liquid. As of January 1, 2008, manufacturers of methadone hydrochloride tablets 40 mg (dispersible) have voluntarily agreed to restrict distribution of this formulation to only those facilities authorized for...
January 22, 2025
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Freedom of Information Act

January 19, 2025
… Freedom of Information Act Freedom of Information Act The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforces the … of criminal activities related to illicit drug traffic and drug abuse.  It also keeps various records pertaining to the …
January 19, 2025
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DEA Red Ribbon Rally

February 25, 2022
… The guest speaker for the rally was Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director James Carroll, who … and prevention communities which is to decrease substance abuse in our country and the pain suffering and death that …
February 25, 2022
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Owner And Employees Of Indiana Medical Center Charged With Multiple Felony Counts

… Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think Twice Get Smart About Drugs DEA Chicago Podcast Series - NEW Todd C. Smith Special … bring these charges and make these arrests.  “Prescription drug abuse is a significant problem.  Last year, more …
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DEA to Hold Hearing on the Rescheduling of Marijuana

November 26, 2024
… medical use as well as HHS's views about marijuana's abuse potential and level of physical or psychological … to the applicable criminal prohibitions of the CSA. Any drugs containing a substance within the CSA's definition of …
November 26, 2024
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Twenty-Four Indicted In Oxycodone Trafficking And Health Care Fraud Scheme

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40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

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