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SoCal Doctor Charged With Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Addictive Narcotics And Laundering Proceeds Of His Drug Dealing

… Doctor Charged With Illegally Writing Prescriptions For Addictive Narcotics And Laundering Proceeds Of His Drug … illegally distributing drugs, including powerful and addictive painkillers.  Dr. Andrew Sun, 78, of La Mirada, …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

… Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic WASHINGTON, DC – The Drug Enforcement … or no longer needed—that too often become a gateway to addiction. These efforts align directly with DEA’s priority …
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Operation Engage Baton Rouge

March 28, 2025
… step in avoiding drug experimentation, drug misuse, drug addiction, and all related behaviors that are plaguing … 127 people died of overdoses (with the majority being opioid related) in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2019 compared … 1,140 reported drug overdose deaths in Louisiana involved opioids in 2018 – a total of 444 fatalities ( Source: …
March 28, 2025
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

… The majority of drug-related deaths involve a synthetic opioid, primarily fentanyl. Drug trafficking organizations … This is all in an effort to deceive Americans and drive addiction in the United States.    Mr. Cole is no stranger …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… nationwide efforts to increase awareness of the highly addictive and dangerous drugs containing fentanyl that continue driving the opioid epidemic. “Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug … the word and to save lives.” “Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are driving the unprecedented increase in our …
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Chinese drug traffickers charged in fatal opioid conspiracy

… Chinese drug traffickers charged in fatal opioid conspiracy August 21, 2018 Detroit Contact Info … to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.   Synthetic Opioids On …
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Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Tampa-Area Clinic from Distributing Opioids and Other Prescription Drugs

… Order Prohibiting Tampa-Area Clinic from Distributing Opioids and Other Prescription Drugs October 18, 2022 Miami …
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President Biden Releases National Drug Control Strategy to Save Lives, Expand Treatment, and Disrupt Trafficking

… fentanyl. “This Strategy goes after two big drivers of the opioid epidemic: untreated addiction and drug trafficking,” said President Biden. “It’s … specific actions to improve access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs for jails and prisons; …
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Operation Avalanche

… of millions of dollars, to illegally sell prescriptions for opioid painkillers and to commit money laundering. Two … providing  patients with prescriptions for oxycodone, an addictive opioid painkiller, for no legitimate medical …
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DEA Louisville Announces 360 Degree Strategy

… to confront the epidemic of heroin and prescription drug addiction in our society. DEA is collaborating with … that target drug trafficking organizations supplying opioids to the neighborhoods of Louisville. These efforts …
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El Cajon “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Causing the Illegal Distribution of Opioids

… 18 Months in Prison for Causing the Illegal Distribution of Opioids October 26, 2020 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… - Americans nationwide did their part to reduce the opioid crisis by bringing the DEA and its more than 4,200 … year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … mobilization of his entire Administration to address drug addiction and opioid abuse by directing the declaration of a …
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Distributor Convicted of Conspiring to Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

… Laurence Doud was held responsible for contributing to the opioid epidemic in the country by conspiring with others in … his company to ship massive amounts of dangerous and highly-addictive oxycodone and fentanyl to pharmacies that he knew … dispensing those controlled substances to drug dealers and addicts,” said Williams. “The Southern District of New York …
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DEA Amplifies Life-Saving Campaign as the United States Prepares to Welcome the World for FIFA World Cup 2026 ™

… as the U.S. continues to confront the deadly synthetic opioid crisis. Significant progress has been made in the … aged ages 18-to-44 years old.  Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid often mixed with other illicit substances, such as …
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DEA Bolsters Fight Against Opioid Crisis With 250 Additional Task Force Officers

… DEA Bolsters Fight Against Opioid Crisis With 250 Additional Task Force Officers March … history. This epidemic is being driven primarily by opioids such as prescription painkillers, heroin, and …
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Federal Consent Decree Permanently Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances

… Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances November 19, 2021 … a Baltimore-based physician assistant, from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, resolving the …
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Second leader of major opioid trafficking organization sentenced in Rochester

… Second leader of major opioid trafficking organization sentenced in Rochester March … with co-conspirator Robert Ian Thatcher, ran a large-scale opioid manufacturing and trafficking organization in the … the blue pills.   To date, 16 members and associates of the opioid manufacturing and trafficking operation have been …
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DEA Miami Field Division Warns of Alarming Increase in Suspected Fentanyl-Related Overdoses in Florida

… to be related to drug supplies laced with a synthetic opioid. While law enforcement agencies continue to … raise awareness of this alarming statewide spike. Synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, are highly addictive and inexpensive to produce, leading criminal drug …
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United States Files Civil Complaint Seeking Injunctive Relief, Penalties And Forfeiture Of Assets Tied To Suffolk County Clinic’s Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Painkillers

… assets is linked to Choice’s illegal distribution of highly addictive opioids, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone. The action, … who prey on, and profit from, people who have developed addictions to opioids,” stated United States Attorney …
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DEA, FBI, & US Attorney’s Office Distribute Chasing The Dragon To High School Superintendents Across Eastern Pennsylvania

… today that Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict , a documentary about the dangers of prescription opioid and heroin abuse, has been distributed to high school … a compilation of heart-wrenching first-person accounts by addicts and family members of addicts about their …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… - Americans nationwide did their part to reduce the opioid crisis by bringing the DEA and its more than 4,200 … year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … mobilization of his entire Administration to address drug addiction and opioid abuse by directing the declaration of a …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… pill we collect represents one less opportunity for misuse, addiction, or unexpected tragedy. DEA New York remains … Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Global Veterinary Drug Distributor Agrees to $100,000 Settlement

… concluding that she ordered thousands of doses of opioids and other drugs, failed to keep these drugs secured, …
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Attorney General Sessions And Acting DEA Administrator Patterson Announce New Tools To Address Opioid Crisis

… DEA Administrator Patterson Announce New Tools To Address Opioid Crisis November 29, 2017 Headquarters Contact Info … distribution of methamphetamine, heroin, and prescription opioids; the establishment of a new DEA Field Division in …
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Two Illegal Aliens and Marietta Man Face Federal Charges After Seizure of Nearly 500 Pounds of Meth

… and Alabama. “Meth is not just a drug—it brings violence, addiction, and fear into our neighborhoods. Our message is …
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HSTF Investigation Results in 2 Indiana Meth Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison

… increases the risk that more individuals will become addicted and that additional crimes will be committed to …
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Fugitive Apprehended in Mexico and Removed to United States to Face Federal and State Charges

… justice indefinitely.  Drug trafficking fuels violence, addiction, and instability in our communities, and the DEA …
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Manhattan Doctor Charged With Writing Thousands Of Illegal Prescriptions

… for Schedule II controlled substances, particularly opioids such as oxycodone, without a legitimate medical … practitioner. Opioids, which include heroin, are highly addictive narcotics. Tesher does not have any specialized …
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ARPO Strike Force charges involve more than 350,000 prescriptions for controlled substances and more than 32 million pills

… in the illegal prescribing and distributing of opioids and other dangerous narcotics and for health care …
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DEA And Discovery Education Name Operation Prevention Video Challenge PSA Winners

… about how not to let your life get “swallowed up by an opioid addiction.” The DEA, DEA Educational Foundation, and … most - family and friends - instead of being pulled away by opioids. The PSA warns that opioids “dictate your actions,” …