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Silver Spring Felon Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl Resulting In Death And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm

… day, the victim was found dead. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that the victim’s cause of death …
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Major Black Tar Heroin Supplier Sentenced To Over 24 Years In Prison

… to Court documents from September 2007, law enforcement and medical personnel in Huntington responded to a series of …
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Catonsville Dentist Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Selling 140,000 Hydrocodone Pills

… Riley received today should send a strong message to the medical field that this type of illegal conduct will be …
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Army Doctor Indicted For Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

… active duty Army Captain employed at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. According to the affidavit, from March 9, …
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Hundreds Of Counterfeit Oxycodone Tablets Seized At Port Of Entry Contained Ultra-Deadly Fentanyl

… fake pills and passing them off as legitimate prescription medications.  Fentanyl is extremely powerful and can very …
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San Diego Area Prescription Take Back Numbers Released

… in the public turning in 731,269 pounds-almost 366 tons-of medication to DEA and the more than 4,000 of its community …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

… drugs. Individuals can take pills and other solid forms of medication to one of almost 5,000 collection sites manned by …
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Pharmacist Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Painkillers

… to distribute prescription painkillers for non-legitimate medical purposes. Angela Davis, 50, also of Bridgeport, WV …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Supplier Of “Molly” That Resulted In A Death At Electric Zoo Concert

… collapsed and had a seizure. Russ was treated by emergency medical technicians on Randall’s Island and ultimately taken …
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East Bay Counterfeit Drug Manufacturer Convicted

… counterfeit, unapproved, and adulterated prescription medications.” This investigation is one example of law …
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Leader Of Oxycodone Ring Sentenced To 15 Years’ Imprisonment For His Leadership In Long Island Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… diversion of millions of dollars’ worth of diverted pain medication throughout Long Island. Today’s sentencing …
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UPS Agrees To Forfeit $40 Million In Payments From Illicit Online Pharmacies For Shipping Services

… unapproved, counterfeit or otherwise unsafe prescription medications from reaching U.S. consumers.  The FDA is …
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DEA Issues Immediate Suspension Order to Kentucky Pharmaceutical Distributor Over Controlled Substances Act Violations

… actions in this case contributed to the diversion of medications often linked with abuse, threatened the safety …
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International Overdose Awareness Day

August 29, 2025
… including alcohol, illicit drugs, and even prescribed medication.   What Are the Signs of Overdose & Overdose …
August 29, 2025
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

… press fentanyl into pills made to look like prescription medications. This is all in an effort to deceive Americans …
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South Kingstown Man Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Coventry Man Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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‘Kilo Weight Dealer’ Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Federal Prison

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Texas Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Oxycodone Conspiracy and Structuring Cash Transactions

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Racketeering Involving Drug and Firearms Trafficking

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Mexican National Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Distribute Kilograms of Fentanyl and Cocaine and Launder Proceeds

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Allston Man Charged With Methamphetamine Trafficking

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Drug Supplier From New Hampshire Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Cocaine into Connecticut

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
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Dominican citizen extradited to U.S. for drug trafficking through sham internet pharmacy

… are powerful synthetic opioids that have no recognized medical use in the United States. Guzman-Cabrera, who was …
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San Diego Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

… as an opioid overdose and administered Narcan – a medication designed to reverse the effects of an opioid …
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Pacific Beach Resident Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Overdoses

… climbing to unprecedented levels. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office has predicted a 50 percent …
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El Cajon Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Fentanyl Overdose Death

… 2020. AGENCIES: United States Attorney’s Office, San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office, El Cajon Police Department  ###   …
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Alert – DEA warns of increasing extortion scam calls

… as social security number or date of birth. When calling a medical practitioner, callers often reference National …
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Pacific Beach resident pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl that caused two overdoses, one of them fatal

… climbing to unprecedented levels. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office reports there have been 89 cases …