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DEA Museum opens new forensic science exhibit

November 27, 2018
… drugs and drug trafficking as well as the story of drug addiction in the United States.   # # # On …
November 27, 2018
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Second New Jersey Pharmacist Sentenced To Prison In Less Than A Week

April 17, 2018
… red flags included customers who were believed to be drug addicts, or believed to be selling or abusing the oxycodone; …
April 17, 2018
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Southern Illinois Woman Receives 140 Month Sentence For Distributing Meth

March 05, 2018
… its presence in the St. Louis Division as a highly addictive and dangerous drug,” Special Agent in Charge James …
March 05, 2018
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

May 09, 2017
… events provide an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. DEA’s next National …
May 09, 2017
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DEA’s Biannual Take Back Of Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

October 23, 2017
… no questions asked. “Given that many start their cycle of addiction through the abuse of prescription drugs, the …
October 23, 2017
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Last Defendant In Heroin, Methamphetamine And Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced To 225 Months In Federal Prison

June 09, 2017
… determined to make a living from those struggling with addiction,” said U.S. Attorney Parker. Salazar-Sanchez and …
June 09, 2017
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Montana Doctor Arrested After Two Year Investigation

August 27, 2015
… Division.  SAC Roach stated that Christensen treated drug addicts "outside his professional practice without any …
August 27, 2015
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Federal Jury Finds Tampa Pill Mill Pharmacist Guilty

December 15, 2014
… large doses of oxycodone.  The recipients included drug addicts and members of doctor shopping organizations who …
December 15, 2014
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United States Reaches $22 Million Settlement Agreement With CVS For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

May 13, 2015
… crackdown on pill mills in Florida.  Prescription drug addicts were travelling to Florida, known as the nation’s …
May 13, 2015
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Pharmacist Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison

July 06, 2015
… large doses of oxycodone.  The recipients included drug addicts and members of doctor shopping organizations who …
July 06, 2015
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New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program Receives National Recognition

June 29, 2011
… and support for expanding access to drug treatment for addicts and over $9 billion for U.S. law enforcement …
June 29, 2011
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New Jersey Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Illegally Distribute Pharmaceutical Drugs

July 18, 2013
… them to get an immediate high. This abuse can lead to addiction, overdose and death.   Binder would meet fellow …
July 18, 2013
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Pill Mill Doctor Found Guilty

April 18, 2014
… large doses of Oxycontin, oxycodone, and Alprazolam to drug addicts and members of doctor shopping organizations who …
April 18, 2014
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In Georgia

May 09, 2017
… events provide an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. DEA’s next National …
May 09, 2017
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In North Carolina

May 09, 2017
… events provide an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. DEA’s next National …
May 09, 2017
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In South Carolina

May 09, 2017
… events provide an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. DEA’s next National …
May 09, 2017
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DEA’s 13th Drug Take Back Event Yields Huge Results In Tennessee

May 09, 2017
… events provide an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. DEA’s next National …
May 09, 2017
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DEA Kicks-Off 2017 Red Ribbon Campaign

October 23, 2017
… fight against the violence of drug crime and the misery of addiction. By gathering together in special events and …
October 23, 2017
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Civil Penalty Settlement Reached With Baldpate Hospital For Operating An Unregistered Methadone Clinic

September 27, 2011
… Controlled Substances Act by operating a clinic for heroin addicts who were given methadone, a Schedule II painkiller …
September 27, 2011
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New Bedford Woman Sentenced To Prison For Operating Drug Stash House

February 28, 2017
… conduct “contributed” to the “pain and suffering” of drug addicts and their families.  In January 2017, Lopez was …
February 28, 2017
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Five North Shore Individuals Charged With Oxycodone Distribution

August 20, 2015
… to distribute and distribution of oxycodone, a highly-addictive controlled substance used to treat severe pain.  …
August 20, 2015
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Two Brooklyn New York Narcotics Dealers Sentenced For Distributing Heroin And Crack Cocaine In Rutland

November 09, 2015
… young women” for “body packing” and having young women addicts “take most of the risk” as “human mules.” Judge …
November 09, 2015
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DEA To Hold 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

September 22, 2015
… environmental hazards. “Our goal is to reduce the risk of addiction and the 46,000 overdose deaths a year that come …
September 22, 2015
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Keene Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Manufacturing Methamphetamine

June 19, 2017
… will do everything in our power to keep this highly addictive drug off the streets of New Hampshire.  This …
June 19, 2017
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Members Of Upstate Oxycontin Ring Plead Guilty

December 20, 2011
… and the remainder would be sold by the conspiracy to addicts.  Clark’s primary job in the conspiracy was to drive …
December 20, 2011
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Nephews Of Venezuela First Lady Each Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States

December 15, 2017
… of people in the United States, contributing to their addictions and overdoses on illegal substances.” According …
December 15, 2017
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Leader Of Inland Empire-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 168 Months

February 04, 2013
… government lawyers argued that the extreme dangers and addictiveness of heroin were best illustrated by an …
February 04, 2013
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Muhammad Jaffer Ali Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison For Heading Up Synthetic Marijuana Distribution Ring

April 04, 2017
… Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.  “These drugs are highly addictive and can cause death, seizures, organ failure, …
April 04, 2017
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$5 Million Reward Offered For Information Leading To Arrest And/or Conviction Of Rafael Caro-Quintero

November 05, 2013
… fight against the violence of drug crime and the misery of addiction. By gathering together in special events and …
November 05, 2013
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 8 Years For Selling Heroin That Resulted In Death Of Cape Cod Woman

November 02, 2012
… including Johnson and Geoffrion. Johnson was an addict who actively distributed heroin on Cape Cod during …
November 02, 2012