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Two Naturopaths Agree to Pay $32,000 in Civil Penalties For Improper Prescription of Opioids and Controlled Substances

… “Although regretful and conciliatory, the behavior of these medical professionals significantly contributes to the many … that it does not appear anyone was seriously harmed by medications improperly prescribed by these practitioners, …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… of the dangers of fake prescription pills. The only safe medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… of fake prescription pills. The only safe prescription medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical professional that you get from a licensed …
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Record Fentanyl Seizure by DEA Phoenix, Scottsdale Police & the Arizona Attorney General’s Office as DEA Announces Nationwide Public Safety Surge

… of fake prescription pills. The only safe prescription medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical professional that you get from a licensed …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… of fake prescription pills. The only safe prescription medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical professional that you get from a licensed …
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Federal Grand Jury Has Indicted 13 Defendants With Drug Trafficking, Health Care Fraud And Possession Of Firearms

… to obtain Oxycontin, Percocet and other prescription medications from Maryland pharmacies for resale on the … stolen from physicians who were licensed to dispense medication. Fulton and Muldrow, along with Womble, then …
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Manchester Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Participating In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … through oxycodone use.  While these pills have a legitimate medical use, the illicit distribution of these potentially …
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Physician Admits To Illegally Distributing 39,000 Pills

… the pursuit of any individual who abandons their oath as a medical practitioner.  This conviction sends a clear message … continue to work with our law enforcement partners, the medical community and the public to identify and stop those …
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Dutchess County Man Pleads Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Caused The Deaths Of Three People

… by his girlfriend the following day.  The Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s report concluded that he died from “acute … contained a mixture of quinine, fentanyl, and heroin.  The medical examiner’s report indicates that Miller died of …
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Defendants Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone From Pharmacy In Yonkers

… including licensed pharmacists, who divert prescription medications for profit.”  According to the charging … fraudulent, and that were not issued for a legitimate medical purpose.  Ji Yun Lee, the Stanley Pharmacy store …
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Breaking Bad Drug Dealer Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Caused The Deaths Of Three People

… by his girlfriend the following day.  The Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s report concluded that he died from “acute … contained a mixture of quinine, fentanyl, and heroin.  The medical examiner’s report indicates that Miller died of …
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Educational Program Launched at San Diego High Schools to Educate Teenagers about Drug Smuggling

January 28, 2019
… money was not worth the consequences. Information on the medical consequences of fentanyl, which can be dangerous if …
January 28, 2019
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DEA Laboratory Testing Reveals that 6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl

… (CJNG) Cartel, to look identical to real prescription medications, including OxyContin®, Percocet®, and Xanax®, …
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July 10, 2019

Who We Are and What We Do: Diversion Control

3:00 AM - 4:00 AM (EDT)
Arlington, , VA
Take a peek into the inner workings of the Drug Enforcement Administration in our 2019 lecture series “ Who We Are and What We Do.” Join Elizabeth L. Maurer, Curator of Education for the DEA Museum at a panel discussion with three members of DEA Diversion Control. Diversion Investigators enforce...
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… fentanyl into counterfeit pills that look like prescription medications – such as oxycodone, Xanax, and Percocet – as … had no idea they were even taking it. The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals. For more information about fentanyl, …
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Collaboration Between Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Leads to Major Drug and Firearm Seizures in Broome County

… 2.6 pounds of psychedelic mushrooms, and 400 pounds of marijuana and THC products. It also led to the seizure of 20 …
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33 Latin King Members and associates convicted and sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms for racketeering offenses

… various firearms offenses and drug distribution involving marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine. Charges included …
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DEA New Orleans Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… pounds of methamphetamine, 335 pounds of illicit marijuana, 86 firearms, three pill presses, and made 210 …
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Atlanta Heroin Kingpin Sentenced to Federal Prison After Record-Setting Seizures

… fentanyl), six kilograms of cocaine, eight kilograms of marijuana, and more than $2.1 million in cash inside the …
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Two Rock Hill Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Role in Drug Conspiracy

… also purchased and sold cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine. These drugs were purchased …
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Defendants Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine in Middle Georgia

… Macon and supplied ounce quantities of methamphetamine and marijuana to a network of street-level dealers. Howard was a …
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Convicted Felon Indicted for Operating Enormous Fentanyl Pill Pressing Lab with Weapons Stash

… Distribute Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, Heroin, and Marijuana, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug …
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Stamford Nurse Who Stole and Tampered with Hydromorphone and Fentanyl Vials Sentenced to Prison

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … is no evidence that any patients received the tampered medications. On August 7, 2025, Carotenuto pleaded guilty to …
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Putnam County Veterinarian Ordered to Pay $956,709 in Civil Penalties

… was unable to produce any records of dispensing scheduled medications, the required DEA forms recording her purchases … and none said they witnessed Mason administering oral medications to their pets. “DEA registrants are responsible …
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New Haven Pharmacy Pays $192K to Resolve Controlled Substances Act Allegations

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … that an adequate supply of those substances meet the medical and scientific needs of the United States.  …
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Complaint Filed Against Houston Pharmacy and its Owners for Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

… dispensed controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional … substances and listed chemicals is available for legitimate medical, scientific, research and industrial purposes.  The …
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Man Caught Three Times with Dealer Quantities of Fentanyl Indicted Federally

… - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Police and Medics Saved the Life of an Infant Suffering From Opioid … enforcement worked to get the child to respond and breath, medics responded and continued to work on reviving the …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… of the dangers of fake prescription pills. The only safe medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. …