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Charleston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine

… search warrant at the apartment and recovered a kilogram of marijuana, 6 grams of cocaine, and ammunition. Milligan …
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San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovers sophisticated cross-border drug tunnel under the U.S./Mexico border

… of methamphetamine, 17 pounds of heroin, 3,000 pounds of marijuana and more than two pounds of fentanyl from the …
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Peruvian citizen pleads guilty to role in transnational drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy

… Montreal, Canada, collected the cash proceeds from selling marijuana in the United States and cocaine in Canada.  The …
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Six Men Facing Federal Drug Charges

… 4.2 kilograms of cocaine; approximately 280 pounds of marijuana; a distribution quantity of phencyclidine; and …
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Six indicted in drug conspiracy that included production and distribution of power synthetic opioid

… officers found more than 5,200 counterfeit Xanax pills, marijuana and a sawed-off shotgun in the vehicle.   In …
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Sarasota Meth Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… thrown inside, agents discovered approximately 22 pounds of marijuana and 647 grams of methamphetamine. They also …
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St. Augustine Man Who Led a Police Helicopter on High-Speed Chase Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses

… abandoned vehicle, they located approximately 74.5 grams of marijuana and a loaded Taurus .380 pistol.  Having …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than 38 Years in Federal Prison

… on I-75 in Gainesville. After smelling the odor of marijuana, a search of the vehicle yielded nearly a kilogram …
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20 gang members charged for drug trafficking and firearms violations in Puerto Rico

… cocaine, cocaine base (commonly known as “crack”), and marijuana, within 1,000 feet of the Rincón Taíno and the …
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Georgia Man Sentenced To 135 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine

… from South America. The smuggling and abuse of heroin and marijuana are also of concern.  In addition, the opioid …
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Multi-Agency Law Enforcement Operation Tackles Gun Violence In Miami-Dade County

… --2473 MDMA pills --2874 Oxycodone pills --15,208 grams of marijuana --5 bullet proof vests --576 Percocet pills --10 …
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22 Charged, 7 Arrested In Major Los Angeles Strike Force Investigation

… 280 pounds of cocaine, 30 pounds of heroin and 81 pounds of marijuana.  During the investigation, authorities also …
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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera Faces Charges In New York For Leading A Continuing Criminal Enterprise And Other Drug-Related Charges

… also oversaw the cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana smuggling activities by the Sinaloa Cartel to …
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Sixteen Miami-Dade Residents Indicted On Drug Conspiracy And Distribution Charges

… in various heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana distribution conspiracies.  The defendants are …
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DEA New York Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force Operation Reveals La Cosa Nostra Weapons, Drugs, Money Laundering Scheme

… also brokered the sale of approximately five pounds of marijuana to a confidential source. In addition, Veliu …
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Nine Members Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Charged With Racketeering, Extortion, Loansharking, Illegal Gambling, And Drug Trafficking

… schemes was the trafficking of a substantial quantity of marijuana, at least 100 kilograms as charged in the …
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Captain Of Genovese Crime Family And Associate Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Racketeering

… who they believed robbed one of those co-conspirators of marijuana. Pagano, 61, of Rockland County, is charged with …
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Take Back Day

May 08, 2025
… or schedules depending upon the drug’s acceptable medical use and the drug’s abuse or dependency potential. … materials to promote National Prescription Take Back Day. Medication-Assisted Treatment Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is the use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral …
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Laredo Pharmacist Pays Six Figures to Settle Controlled Substance Act Violations

… substances that practitioners without a legitimate medical purpose allegedly issued. They were also written … substances are dispensed safely and only for legitimate medical purposes,” said Ganjei. “These violations represent … substances and listed chemicals is available for legitimate medical, scientific, research and industrial purposes. The …
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DEA Announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United … to dispose of unwanted, unused, and expired prescription medications.” “On Saturday, October 24th between 10am and … will be ready to ‘take back’ your unwanted prescription medications,” said Special Agent in Charge John W. Callery.  …
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… million pounds of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications over the course of 16 successful DEA National … disposed of more than 900,000 pounds of prescription medications collected at nearly 6,000 sites across the … and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to opioid medications. Complete results for DEA’s fall Take Back Day …
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DEA Warning: Scammers Impersonating DEA Agents Are Stealing Identities, Money

… arrest, prosecution, imprisonment, and, in the case of medical practitioners and pharmacists, revocation of their … numbers and/or state license numbers when calling a medical practitioner. They also may claim that patients are … DEA personnel will never contact members of the public or medical practitioners by telephone to demand money or any …
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Yale Agrees To Pay $308K To Resolve Allegations Of Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … Substances Act. The Yale Fertility Center is a fertility medical practice located on Yale University’s West Campus, …
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Nixa Physician Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement Related to Healthcare and Conspiracy

… to June 2019. He also was employed from 2009 to 2017 as the medical director at Magnolia Square, a skilled nursing … his registration number so they could provide prescription medication in his absence, including Schedule II controlled … Additionally, Halley agreed to refrain from treating medical patients who may require the issuance of …
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Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 70 Months for Unlawful Drug Distribution

… the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; … County, New York, without treating either of them for a medical condition. The Suffolk County residents usually paid … often without ever examining patients and maintaining medical records justifying her decision to prescribe …
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Staten Island man sentenced to 12 years for illegally distributing oxycodone

… January 2012 until his arrest in 2017, Gallicchio obtained medically unnecessary oxycodone prescriptions from Dr. David … approximately the same period, Gallicchio filled the medically unnecessary prescriptions at a Staten Island …
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Madera Pharmacist Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Illegally Trafficking Hundreds of Thousands of Opiate Pills

… effort of agents, investigators, undercover officers, and medical professionals to bring an end to this illicit … a licensed pharmacist, Mr. Ntukogu was trusted to dispense medications safely, supporting positive health outcomes. He … lengthy sentence underscores the serious consequences for medical practitioners who place profits above people. DEA …
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Palomar Hospital Pays $250,000 for Diverting Fentanyl

… of fentanyl were diverted from Pyxis machines—automated medication dispensing machines often used in hospital … said Diversion Program Manager Rostant Farfan. “Keeping medications, like fentanyl, off of the street is the … To report a tip directly to a DEA representative regarding medical personnel writing suspicious opioid prescriptions …
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DEA Encourages Back to School Drug Awareness and Education Among Family and Friends

… and oftentimes is made to look like legitimate prescription medications including Oxycodone, Xanax and Adderall. … ingesting is actually fentanyl disguised as a legitimate medication. Only take medication that was prescribed …
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Greenwood Village Psychiatrist Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances and Financial Crimes

… $150,000 in community restitution, and surrender both his medical license as well his license to prescribe controlled … The FDA has approved only one methamphetamine product for medical use in rare circumstances. When investigators looked … were outside the usual course and did not have a legitimate medical purpose.  Further, the patient’s probation officer …