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Grants Pass Brothers Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

… felony convictions include sale or transportation of marijuana in 1996, inflicting corporal injury on spouse in …
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Medford Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Federal Prison

… packaging in Longbrake’s backpack, and a trash bag full of marijuana plants in the back of the car. Longbrake is a …
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New York Man Pleads Guilty On Synthetic Cannabinoid Charges

… contents.  The synthetic cannabinoids mimic the effects of marijuana.  Abdullah also admitted that he routinely …
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Meridian Man Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine And Possession Of A Firearm In Furtherance Of A Drug Crime

… 10.764 kilograms of methamphetamine, 3.449 kilograms of marijuana, 44 grams of cocaine, 1.3 grams of heroin, and 13 …
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Drug Interdiction Results In Guilty Plea

… scale with suspected cocaine residue, and a small bag of marijuana. Ortiz’s son and three other minor children were …
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Federal Prison Inmates Among Group Charged In Drug Conspiracy

… cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana; Luviano and Lopez are also charged with …
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California Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

… release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana. He was also ordered to a pay a $1,000 fine. The …
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Three Idaho Men Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

… January 31 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana and was sentenced to 108 months in prison followed …
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East St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty To Crack Cocaine Offense

… containing 7.3 grams of crack cocaine and a small amount of marijuana were located in Arnold’s underwear. Arnold later …
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Eugene Ecstasy Dealer Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

… mushrooms, 27 grams of cocaine, four and half pounds of marijuana, a shotgun, a pistol and a mail package containing …
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Texas Man Sentenced To Four Years For Bribing Public Official At San Francisco Airport

… instances described in his plea agreement, he had smuggled marijuana through SFO.  Napier acknowledged making payments …
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Three Men Sentenced On Drug Charges

… arrests included quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, supplies used in the packaging of cocaine and …
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Vallejo Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison

… and officers discovered a large bag of crack cocaine and marijuana in the middle of Fairgrounds Boulevard near …
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Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty In Multistate Drug Conspiracy

… 25 pounds of methamphetamine, more than 15 firearms, six marijuana grow (approximately 300 to 1,300 plants per …
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Jury Convicts State Lawmaker of COVID-19 Fraud Scheme at Springfield Health Care Charity

… assistant physician, operates three for-profit Ozark Valley Medical Clinic locations in Springfield, Ozark, and Branson, … non-profit corporation Lift Up Someone Today, Inc., with a medical and dental clinic in Springfield. Among the charges …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations … public may now use drop boxes at Veterans Administration medical centers to dispose of controlled substance …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations … public may now use drop boxes at Veterans Administration medical centers to dispose of controlled substance …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Local Doctor For Unlawfully Dispensing More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills

… the charged conspiracy, Mirilashvili wrote more than 13,000 medically unnecessary prescriptions for oxycodone, typically … board-certified, state-licensed doctor, wrote thousands of medically unnecessary prescriptions for large quantities of …
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Community Event
November 03, 2019 - November 05, 2019
November 03, 2019 - November 05, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC)

10:00 PM - 7:00 AM (EST)
Columbia , MO
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, November 4, and Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Columbia, Missouri...
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Authorities Arrest 5 Linked To LA "Pill Mill"

… Reno - (775) 327-8900 Guam Hagatna - (671) 472-7384 Medical clinic generated illegal prescriptions, distributed … morning include the operators of the now-closed Southfork Medical Clinic, who allegedly sold unnecessary prescriptions …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… 23, DEA encourages Americans to safely dispose of unneeded medications that too often become a gateway to addiction … the only safe medications are ones prescribed by a trusted medical professional and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist. …
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National Health Care Fraud and Opioid Takedown results in charges against 345 defendants responsible for more than $6 billion in alleged fraud losses

… including more than 100 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals.  These defendants have been charged … equipment, genetic and other diagnostic testing, and pain medications, either without any patient interaction or with …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… anonymous way to dispose of expired and unused prescription medications. By getting rid of unnecessary medications in the home, families can help prevent …
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Colorado doctor pleads guilty to distributing oxycodone for no legitimate purpose

… 778-1500 Defendant Dr. John Van Wu agrees to forfeit his medical degree and never again apply for a medical license DENVER – John Van Wu, 49, of Golden, pleaded … count of distributing oxycodone outside the usual course of medical practice and for no legitimate purpose, announced …
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DEA National Take Back Day set for April 27

… individuals can dispose of unwanted, unused and expired medications in a safe and secure location. Since the first … the DEA has collected nearly 10.8 million pounds of unused medications.    Across the five state Omaha Division, which …
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Louisville Physician Charged With Multiple Counts Of Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… Kudmani, age 68, operated an obstetrician and gynecological medical practice located at 9702 Stonestreet Road, in … of health care fraud for allegedly submitting claims for medically unnecessary services and for writing prescriptions …
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DEA Investigation Leads To 42-Count Indictment And Arrest Of Arizona Doctor

… Dr. Takyar prescribed controlled substances with no medical necessity and provided compensation for the referral of patients to his medical offices in several Arizona cities. DEA agents … and other dangerous drugs to individuals with no medical necessity. During the investigation, agents also …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… anonymous way to dispose of expired and unused prescription medications. By getting rid of unnecessary medications in …
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DEA’s National Take Back Day is THIS Saturday!

… and anonymous way to dispose of unneeded prescription medications.  With nearly  4,500 collection sites … Americans safely remove expired, unwanted, or unused medications from their homes—medications that might …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… bi-annual event offers free, anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations … public may now use drop boxes at Veterans Administration medical centers to dispose of controlled substance …