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Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Over 250 Kilograms of Cocaine

… of cocaine from Puerto Rico to New Jersey on Nov. 18, 2018. Law enforcement officers intercepted that shipment after the …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths

… at 5,144 collection sites. Since 2010, DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has collected nearly 16 million …
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Dominican Republic Citizen Extradited to the United States on Money Laundering Charges

… of the illegal drug proceeds and to avoid scrutiny by law enforcement and banking institutions. The money …
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Former Passaic County Man Admits Laundering Drug Proceeds

… hide the source of the illegal cash and avoid scrutiny by law enforcement and banks. The charge of money laundering …
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Passaic County Man Admits Role in Illegal Money Transmitting Scheme

… and Colombia, all while attempting to avoid scrutiny by law enforcement and U.S. banks. The charge of aiding and …
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Two Passaic County Men Plead Guilty to Illegal Money Transmitting Scheme

… Republic and Colombia while attempting to avoid scrutiny by law enforcement and U.S. banks. The charge of aiding and …
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44 Month Sentence for Passaic County Man Sentenced in Heroin Conspiracy

… and the analysis of telephone call detail records, law enforcement officers determined that from September 2018 …
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Essex County Man Gets Eight Years for Role in $23 Million Money Laundering Scheme

… hide the source of the illegal cash and avoid scrutiny by law enforcement and banks. Deleon-Batista was previously …
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Three People Charged in Interstate Gun Trafficking Conspiracy

… resident. On May 18, 2021, Washington attempted to thwart law enforcement from recovering certain of these firearms. …
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Paterson Man Admits Distributing Heroin That Caused Death of New York Resident

… male, Victim-1, who was later pronounced dead at the scene. Law enforcement agents observed nine empty glassine …
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Two Newark Men Charged with Attempted Carjacking and Discharging a Firearm

… Judge Mark Falk and were detained. On Feb. 22, 2021, law enforcement officers responded to the area of the I-78 …
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Essex County Man Admits Role in $23 Million Identity Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

… hide the source of the illegal cash and avoid scrutiny by law enforcement and banks. Deleon-Batista was previously …
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Passaic County man admits participating in heroin conspiracy

… and the analysis of telephone call detail records, law enforcement officers determined that from September 2018 …
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Crips gang member sentenced to 100 months in prison in connection with attempted murder

… FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and local law enforcement partners.   Hills is a long-time member of …
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Doctor admits soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioids

… always committed to pursue those who choose to violate the law.” “This defendant knowingly prescribed for his patients … from certain of his younger patients in exchange for unlawful oxycodone prescriptions. These patients were all …
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Pleasantville man indicted on 1st Degree narcotics distribution charges

… and it is our mission at the DEA to collaborate with our law enforcement partners to pursue those who pose the …
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Three New Jersey men arrested for possession of kilograms of heroin and cocaine

… of cocaine.  At the time of the arrest of Fabian-Pena, law enforcement also recovered a package containing …
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges at the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… of unwanted, unused, and expired prescription medications.  Law enforcement partners are continuing to register for the …
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Asbury Park doctor sentenced to 27 months in prison for distribution of steroids and marijuana

… Brooklyn was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for unlawfully distributing prescriptions for anabolic steroids … and that he had no authority under any federal or state law or regulation to do so. Custis also admitted that he …
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Passaic County man convicted in heroin trafficking conspiracy

… deliberated one day before returning the guilty verdicts. Law enforcement officials learned that Minaya and his …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds

… at 5,144 collection sites. Since 2010, DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has collected nearly 16 million …
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Report fraudulent and suspicious pharmaceutical activities anonymously through the DEA San Diego RxAbuse Tip Line

… however there are those who try to operate outside the law for their own gain.  These individuals are a threat to …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 6,000 collection sites manned by nearly 5,000 partner law enforcement agencies will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27

… 5,400 collection sites manned by more than 4,400 partner law enforcement agencies will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. …
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Two members of the Westside Crips criminal street gang plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy relating to sex trafficking, drug trafficking, and other violent crimes

… expertise and unique abilities of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. The principal mission of the …
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Utica men sentenced for drug trafficking conspiracy

… 2017. The evidence at trial also included testimony that law enforcement officers searched Peralta’s house and found …
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Miami company sentenced to pay $500,000 fine for structuring financial transactions

… Latam Games admitted that it willfully violated federal law against structuring as part of a pattern of illegal …
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Members of Alabama drug trafficking organization plead guilty to drug and gun charges

… Department, Alabama Attorney General’s Office, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Alabama HIDTA Task Force, Alabama …
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CVS Pharmacy pays one million penalty in settlement with DOJ for violations of the Controlled Substances Act

… health and safety, and we are committed to working with our law enforcement and regulatory partners to ensure that these …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, 2019

… 6,000 collection sites manned by nearly 5,000 partner law enforcement agencies will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. …