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Virginia Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… Task Forces/Task Force Officers Cocaine Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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San Diego Woman Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin-Filled Bibles Addressed to California Prison Inmates

… abuse the tools of faith and rehabilitation to perpetuate addiction and despair.” “Multi-convicted felons who possess …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… huge amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine, which drives addiction and violence and kills Americans.  It also shows … communities with fentanyl and methamphetamine, drive addiction, fuel violence, and kill Americans,” said …
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DOJ and DEA Announce Charges against Chapitos

April 14, 2023
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April 14, 2023
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11 Sentenced in Nationwide Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… of the organization was on profit without a care for the addicted victims of Williams’ illegal business. Multiple law … continue to prosecute those who seek to profit off of the addiction of their fellow community members.” “Dajuan …
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription … critical to helping reduce overdose deaths and alleviate addiction by safely disposing of prescription medications …
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription … critical to helping reduce overdose deaths and alleviate addiction by safely disposing of prescription medications …
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription … critical to helping reduce overdose deaths and alleviate addiction by safely disposing of prescription medications …
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription … critical to helping reduce overdose deaths and alleviate addiction by safely disposing of prescription medications …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 52 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Drugs while in Possession of an Illegal Firearm

… Division. “Drug dealers are responsible for fueling drug addiction and much of the violent crimes across New England. …
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Fatal overdose in Manhattan leads to arrest of alleged drug dealer in Miami

… us into the underbelly of emo rap and its glorification of opioid use.  Today, a team of DEA agents and NYPD Detectives … becomes a catalyst for raising awareness of the dangers of opioid misuse.  The DEA extends condolences to the victim’s … target and charge drug dealers that profit from the lethal opioid epidemic that is killing so many people.” According …
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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

… across the United States. Illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid found in most of the fake pills that were seized, is … driver of the recent increase in U.S. overdose deaths. “Opioids were responsible for nearly three quarters of the …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… drug networks and are made to look like real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, … Drug traffickers are using fake pills to exploit the opioid crisis and prescription drug misuse in the United … in the United States last year. Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid most commonly found in counterfeit pills, is the …
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Administrator Anne Milgram Remarks on ONDCP Press Call Addressing the Overdose Epidemic

November 17, 2021
… Milgram Remarks on ONDCP.pdf Methamphetamine Narcotics (Opioids) On …
November 17, 2021
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Drug Enforcement Task Force Uncovers Heroin Mill In The Bronx, NY: $8 Million Worth Of Heroin Seized

… J. Hunt stated, "Heroin is pummeling the northeast, leaving addiction, overdoses and fear in its wake. The New York Drug … from public officials throughout the Northeast of soaring addiction within their own localities. Last night we seized … is responsible for preventing a large amount of a highly addictive and dangerous drug from making into our …
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Iraqi National Dealing Fentanyl from Glen Allen Hotel Room Sentenced to Prison

… the results. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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Pharmacy Owners Convicted of Illegally Selling 10 Million Hydrocodone Pills Over The Internet, Laundering $20 Million in Proceeds and Failing to Pay Taxes

… any drugs without proper medical supervision can result in addiction, injury or death.” “IRS-Criminal Investigation is … units per pharmacy. Hydrocodone is a dangerous and highly addictive narcotic painkiller. Moreover, the evidence showed … of hydrocodone knowing that some of their customers were addicts. According to trial testimony, Sodipo and Nwaehiri …
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Analysis of Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania, 2016

July 01, 2017
… as a result of drug abuse, with thousands more affected by addiction, either personally, or through family, friends, …
July 01, 2017
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Virginia dentist running elaborate prescription scheme, reported to DEA tip line, sentenced

… years in prison for conspiracy to distribute prescription opioids and muscle relaxant pills without a legitimate … 48, was involved in an elaborate scheme to prescribe opioids such as hydrocodone and oxycodone pills for his …
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Counterfeit Pills Factsheet

September 27, 2021
… Many counterfeit pills are made to look like prescription opioids – such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), …
September 27, 2021
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Pill distributor and executives, pharmacists charged with unlawfully distributing painkillers

… call to distributors and pharmacists who are allowing opioid prescription pills to be illegally sold and dispensed … to doctors and pharmacies in rural Appalachia, where the opioid epidemic was at its peak.   The distributor and its … innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Synthetic Opioids On …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Community Event
October 27, 2018
October 27, 2018

DEA Take Back Day

6:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
Find a collection site near you! The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.2 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs...
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Lowell Man Indicted For Possessing Half A Kilogram Of Methamphetamine Intended For Distribution

… a detectable amount of methamphetamine. “The highly addictive nature of methamphetamine, combined with the … on the rise, DEA stands committed to keeping this highly addictive drug out of Massachusetts," said Brian D. Boyle, …
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DEA Kicks Off Red Ribbon Campaign

… fight against the violence of drug crime and the misery of addiction. By gathering together in special events and … the demand for controlled substances would curtail lethal addictions and overdoses; Whereas reducing the demand for …
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DEA Establishes Two New Heroin Enforcement Groups In Ohio

… levels, the DEA's top priority is addressing the opioid epidemic and pursuing the criminal organizations that … teams, DEA considered multiple factors, including rates of opioid mortality, level of heroin and fentanyl seizures, and … than 34,500, or 54 percent, of these deaths were caused by opioids. The DEA continues to aggressively pursue …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… methamphetamine has been a leading cause of violence and addiction – a drug threat that has never gone away,” said … By reducing the supply of meth, we reduce the violence, addiction, and death it spreads.”  “Seizures of …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… methamphetamine has been a leading cause of violence and addiction – a drug threat that has never gone away,” said … By reducing the supply of meth, we reduce the violence, addiction, and death it spreads.” “The DEA Phoenix Field …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… methamphetamine has been a leading cause of violence and addiction – a drug threat that has never gone away,” said … By reducing the supply of meth, we reduce the violence, addiction, and death it spreads.” “In DEA’s El Paso …