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Nurse Practitioner and Business Partner Found Guilty of Distribution

… as a “pill mill” through which they distributed millions of opioids and other controlled substances throughout 2015 and … 2016. The evidence showed that Lisa Hofschulz prescribed opioids and other dangerous controlled substances to 99% of …
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Federal, State And Municipal Partnership Targets Fentanyl Traffickers

… Highlight Alaska’s Criminal Enforcement of Fentanyl and Opioids September 13 , 2017 Contact: Public Information …
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Two Drug Trafficking Co-Conspirators Sentenced to 15-Year Prison Terms

… Guns/Weapons Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Cocaine Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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DEA Houston Serves ISO on Woodfield Pharmaceuticals & Distribution

… due to Woodfield illegally importing more than 200 million opioid pills and failure to accurately account for over 5 … to using all available tools to combat our nation’s opioid crisis and to ensure registrants remain compliant in …
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DEA St. Louis Division’s Operation Crystal Shield backed by U.S. Attorneys

… 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 St. Louis Division …
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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.” “Methamphetamine continues …
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Sinaloa Cartel Trafficker Sentenced

… with living in the aftermath of lives destroyed by drug addiction,” said DEA San Diego Special Agent in Charge Karen I. Flowers. “Addiction fed by his greed has robbed many San Diegans of …
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Visalia Doctor Sentenced For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… State of California, prescribed large quantities of highly addictive prescription drugs, including oxycodone and … inject them to get an immediate high. The abuse can lead to addiction, overdose, and sometimes death. This case was the …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years Imprisonment For Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… as a warning to those traffickers who are fueling the opioid epidemic with deadly drugs in order to profit and … people’s lives.  DEA’s top priority is combatting the opioid epidemic by working with our local, county, state and …
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Greg Cherundolo The Countdown: Fentanyl Analogues and the Expiring Emergency Scheduling Order

June 04, 2019
… Expiration of Temp Order_SJC_4June19_final.pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
June 04, 2019
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration To Participate in National Night Out Events Across the Country

… Yakama Nation. Keeping our communities safe from synthetic opioids takes everyone and I am proud that DEA can be a part …
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Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, Museum of Natural History and Science

February 21, 2019
… for Delivery [in Spanish].pdf Methamphetamine Narcotics (Opioids) On …
February 21, 2019
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Approximately 70 pounds of heroin and fentanyl seized from wholesale distribution network in the Bronx and Yonkers

… nearly 18 kilograms of heroin, the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue (chemically similar … in multi-million dollar quantities of potentially lethal opioids. Through a direct connection to Mexico-based …
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Visalia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… state of California, prescribed large quantities of highly addictive prescription drugs, including oxycodone and … inject them to get an immediate high. The abuse can lead to addiction, overdose, and sometimes death. This case is the …
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San Diego Neighborhood Pharmacist Pays $150,000 Penalty For Mishandling Drugs

… for allegedly mishandling significant amounts of highly-addictive and frequently-abused prescription narcotics. The … The unaccounted-for pills were the powerful and highly addictive drug oxycodone, commonly known by its brand names …
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Pearl River Man Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxymorphone Causing The Overdose Death Of Two Young Men

… Bharara stated: “The illegal distribution of highly-addictive and dangerous prescription pills is the … is a powerful painkiller with a high potential for addiction and abuse, and its improper use may lead to …
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Paul E. Knierim - Tackling Fentanyl: The China Connection

September 06, 2018
… DEA Testimony - China and Fentanyl HFAC.pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
September 06, 2018
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Physician Admits To Illegally Distributing 39,000 Pills

… nothing more than a common drug dealer,” Thyer said.  “With opioid abuse continuing to kill at alarming rates, and an opioid epidemic sweeping across the country, the fact that … when Lonoke County Sheriff’s detectives responded to an opioid overdose death of an individual outside Cabot.  The …
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Former Nurse Indicted for Drug Diversion from Boston Hospital

… by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly diverting opioids from a Boston-area hospital. Andrea Falzano, 38, of … acquired hydromorphone and morphine both of which are opioids and Schedule II controlled substances. The charge of …
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Community Event
January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020

Ferguson Town Hall

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
Ferguson, MO
Join the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division, the City of Ferguson, and valued partners for an important discussion around opioid misuse and abuse and how it is impacting your community. DEA will be on hand to answer your questions and listen to your concerns. NARCAN training will also be...
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Doctor Receives 30 Years To Life In Prescription Drug Overdose Case

… to life in state prison for prescribing large amounts of addictive and dangerous drugs to patients with no legitimate … million from her clinic and continued dispensing potent and addictive drugs unabated.  Tseng sometimes kept no medical …
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More than 700,000 Pounds Collected at DEA Drug Take Back Day

… Collected Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths WASHINGTON – On April …
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Members of “Mike’s Candyshop” drug delivery service charged with distributing heroin and cocaine

… on-demand delivery service for the distribution of highly addictive and dangerous drugs.  Allegedly, even after they … and arrest drug suppliers whose business leads to drug addiction, overdoses, and death,” said  “This case gives new …
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Mexican National Unlawfully Residing in Oregon Faces Federal Charges For Trafficking Large Quantities of Fentanyl and Heroin

… for the District of Oregon. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 100 times more powerful than morphine and 50 times …
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Chesapeake Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused High School Student’s Death

… Pills One Pill Can Kill Overdose Synthetic drugs Synthetic Opioids Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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DEA Announces 39,419 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Collected During Take-Back Event

… Drug and Alcohol Programs. “In the midst of this worst-ever opioid epidemic, it’s absolutely critical that we all get … more than 39,000 pounds of prescription drugs means these opioids and other drugs cannot be diverted, misused, and …
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Armed Drug Cartel Member Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison for Trafficking Hundreds of Kilos of Cocaine and Methamphetamine

… the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “These highly addictive drugs and the violence associated with the CJNG’s …
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San Diego Pharmacy Owners Pay $750,000 To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations

… that they mishandled significant amounts of highly addictive and frequently abused prescription narcotics, as … The unaccounted-for pills were the powerful and highly addictive drugs oxycodone and hydrocodone, commonly known by …
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Mississippi Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… determination to hold those who contribute to the cycle of addiction accountable,” said Assistant Special Agent in …
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Utica/Rome Area Heroin Ring Dismantled

… to capitalize on this deadly epidemic by turning heroin addicts into heroin dealers, doubling their customer base in … this organization responsible for fueling heroin addiction,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt. …