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National healthcare fraud takedown results in charges against over 600 individuals, including several Chicago-area medical professionals

… the more than 1,000 federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers from across America who made this … to prevent and deter fraud and enforce current anti-fraud laws around the country. Since its inception in March 2007, …
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Investigation into Puente 13 Street Gang leads to federal narcotics, fraud and identity theft charges against 17 defendants

… of an individual due to a drug caused death and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   … multiple defendants. During the five-month investigation, law enforcement also uncovered a scheme to smuggle narcotics …
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20 gang members charged for drug trafficking and firearms violations in Puerto Rico

… Timothy J. Shea.  “Building on our relationships with law enforcement organizations like the Puerto Rico Police … to congratulate the outstanding federal, state, and local law enforcement cooperation that resulted in this successful …
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Drug trafficker sentenced to more than a decade in prison

… cocaine and methamphetamine.  On the day of his arrest, law enforcement authorities executed a search warrant at … years in prison)   During the course of this investigation, law enforcement seized more than 40 pounds of …
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Drug Distribution Investigation Uncovers Massive Health Care Fraud

… controlled pharmaceuticals is a top priority of DEA and our law enforcement partners. Today's arrests and the … indictment makes it clear that the DEA and our partners in law enforcement will continue to investigate and bring to …
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Operation Reload: Jury Convicts Kingpin And Members Of His Family Of Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… January 2010. Following the unsealing of the indictments, law enforcement authorities arrested 29 defendants charged … for Leandro Salas Galaviz which was later seized by law enforcement. Alaniz also faces a maximum of life …
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DEA Investigation Results In 114 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking In Old San Juan’s La Perla Ward

… that “this operation is a joint effort of state and federal law enforcement agencies in order to stop crime in Puerto … of dignity and respect, all which will conclude in a law and order society.” This case is part of the Organized …
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More Than Two Dozen Identified In Massive Fraudulent Document Operation In Los Angeles

… of an individual due to a drug caused death and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   … in federal indictments LOS ANGELES, CA - More than 300 law enforcement officers from federal and local agencies …
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Twenty-Four Indicted In Oxycodone Trafficking And Health Care Fraud Scheme

… Department of Health has been diligently working with our law enforcement partners to identify unscrupulous … “When DOH learns that a practitioner is not following the law, we suspend that practitioner’s license. We will …
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22 Charged In The Southern District Of Texas As Part Of Largest National Medicare Fraud Takedown In History

… to prevent and deter fraud and enforce current anti-fraud laws around the country. The Medicare Fraud Strike Force … presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law. On …
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Brooklyn Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of Over 200 Painkiller Prescriptions: Pills Worth $700,000 On Black Market

… HSI will continue to work with its federal and local law enforcement partners to identify these criminal schemes, … to those who actually need them. I thank all of our law enforcement partners for their excellent work and also …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Doctor And 10 Other Individuals Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than One Million Oxycodone Pills

… for oxycodone in a two-year period, resulting in the unlawful distribution of nearly 1.2 million oxycodone … violated the oath of his profession and flouted the law to write more than 13,000 medically unnecessary … frequently request in an effort to avoid the attention of law enforcement. In total, between October 2012 and December …
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Colombian Drug Kingpin And Cohort Extradited In New York Heroin Trafficking Scheme Millions Of Dollars In Heroin Smuggled In Freight Containers

… Force, along with federal, state, local and international law enforcement partners successfully broke down the heroin … the world. This partnership of federal, state and local law enforcement working together not only stopped a large …
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Upper West Side Doctor And Wife Indicted For Conspiracy And 37 Illegal Prescription Sales: Over $600,000 Cash Seized

… exchanging medically unnecessary prescriptions for cash.  Law enforcement, at all levels, continues to investigate and … efforts of the investigators involved in this case and our law enforcement partners, this organization will no longer …
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Life In Prison For Racketeering Kingpin

… whom Rodriguez-Perez believed to be cooperating with law enforcement in the investigation of his drug empire.  … and the Dominican Republic, and cash and jewelry seized by law enforcement officers. Rodriguez-Perez, age 43, has been …
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DEA, Uruguay Expand Cooperation to Fight Drug Trafficking

April 04, 2024
… active working relationship DEA shares with Uruguayan law enforcement, which includes trainings, …
April 04, 2024
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Washington DC News 2003

July 15, 2021
… Testifies about Federal Support for State and Local Law Enforcement  JUN 18, 2003 Man Indicted For Drug …
July 15, 2021
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Community Event
August 02, 2019
August 02, 2019

10th Annual Community Drug Awareness Day Conference focuses on opioid addiction

1:00 AM - 7:30 AM (EDT)
Houston , TX
Today, our country’s most pervasive drug threat is the opioid overdose epidemic, which has been spurred on by the nonmedical abuse of prescription pain medications and heroin. This widespread outbreak is devastating and destroying communities throughout our country. It cuts across all demographics and socio-economic classes, including adults and adolescents...
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Honduran National Extradited from Guatemala to the Eastern District of Texas to Face International Drug Trafficking Charges

… the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and … until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Extraditions Cocaine On On Press Release Image Layout …
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Pensacola Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics and Firearm Charges

… of 2024, the defendant sold crack cocaine during a law enforcement undercover operation. On September 25, 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant at the defendant’s …
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Gainesville Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution and Illegal Weapons Charges

… of firearm in connection with drug trafficking, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. The plea was … work of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and our federal law enforcement partners, another violent, drug-peddling … responded to a domestic violence call for service. When law enforcement arrived on scene, the defendant left out the …
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DEA Announces New Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge

… of an individual due to a drug caused death and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   … has collaborated closely with federal, state, and local law enforcement to combat drug poisonings, dismantle …
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Southbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Cocaine Conspiracy and Possession of a Machinegun

… to distribute controlled substances; and one count of unlawful possession of a machine gun. U.S. District Court … of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. The unlawful possession of a machinegun provides for a sentence of … the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and …
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Florida Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Leading a Fairbanks Drug Trafficking Organization

… for various locations associated with the organization. Law enforcement discovered a safe maintained by Wilson … of Alaska. “My office will continue to work with our law enforcement partners and exhaust all available resources …
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North Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking 10 Kilos of Cocaine

… from this criminal activity. By working closely with our law enforcement partners, we were able to bring this case to a successful resolution.” On Feb. 5, law enforcement investigators intercepted a package …
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Final Defendant Sentenced in Major Alabama Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Enforcement Administration (DEA), along with multiple local law enforcement partners, launched an investigation into … sentences handed down send a clear message: the DEA and our law enforcement partners are committed to aggressively …
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

… sites WASHINGTON – On October 25, 2025, DEA joined 4,263 law enforcement agencies across the country who came … would like to express our sincere gratitude to our local law enforcement, government officials, and community …
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

… Administration (DEA) St. Louis Division in partnership with law enforcement agencies across Missouri, Kansas and … Terrance Cole said. “This effort brings together law enforcement, public health, and communities in a unified …
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Cartel-linked Fugitive Wanted for Serious Crimes Returned to the United States from Mexico

… authorities Aug. 12, pursuant to Mexico’s National Security Law, who were fugitives from Mexico facing a range of … presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law.   ### Drug Trafficking Extraditions Money Laundering On …
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

July 30, 2025
… of Marijuana Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing: Administrative Law Judge Orders Marijuana Rescheduling: Hearing …
July 30, 2025