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DEA Announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 23, 2020
… convenient sites, you could be saving someone you love from addiction or an overdose.” Given the ongoing COVID-19 public …
October 23, 2020
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Teen who recruited juveniles to smuggle drugs sentenced to 46 months in custody

August 19, 2019
… endangering our teens and contributing to our country’s addiction crisis,” said U.S. Attorney Robert S. Brewer, Jr. …
August 19, 2019
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Montgomery Nurse Practitioner convicted of unlawfully distributing controlled substances, health care fraud, and conspiracy

October 31, 2018
… illnesses.  Instead, she inflicted upon them a new disease—addiction.  I hope that this verdict will send a strong …
October 31, 2018
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Eleven Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

January 22, 2024
… pursue those responsible who distribute the powerfully addictive combination of fentanyl, cocaine and …
January 22, 2024
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California Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth Conspiracy in Southwest Missouri

February 09, 2023
… while armed, possession of a controlled substance, felon/addict in possession of a firearm, manufacture/import of a …
February 09, 2023
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Narcotics Investigation Nets 2 Arrests, Guns and Drugs

February 15, 2023
… the sale of narcotics putting our communities in danger of addiction, overdoses and poisonings. I applaud the hard work …
February 15, 2023
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Rite Aid to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegation that it violated federal law

April 08, 2020
… because they have been used in the production of a highly addictive and highly dangerous drug, methamphetamine,” …
April 08, 2020
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United States seeks forfeiture of real estate in Mexico purchased by cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero with proceeds of his drug trafficking organization

October 23, 2019
… with blood money reaped from the drug trafficking, addiction and violence he sowed in the United States and …
October 23, 2019
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Alleged Colombian drug kingpin extradited to the United States to face charges of operating a continuing criminal enterprise

September 20, 2019
… who fuel narco-terrorism and seek to flood our streets with addictive and deadly poisons.”    “I commend the members of …
September 20, 2019
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Orlando Man Sentenced To 32 Years for Possessing Illegal Firearms and Selling Fentanyl That Killed a Woman

March 28, 2025
… drug traffickers care only about profit and driving addiction,” said Special Agent in Charge Deanne L. Reuter, …
March 28, 2025
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Alleged Member of Cartel Enforcement Group Extradited from Mexico

February 21, 2025
… have inflicted untold suffering through violence and drug addiction,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Andrew Haden. “Our …
February 21, 2025
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Armed Drug Cartel Member Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison for Trafficking Hundreds of Kilos of Cocaine and Methamphetamine

February 21, 2025
… the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “These highly addictive drugs and the violence associated with the CJNG’s …
February 21, 2025
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Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Attempting to Receive 2 Pounds of Meth through the USPS

February 18, 2025
… on the rise, DEA stands committed to keeping this highly addictive drug out of New Hampshire,” said Acting DEA …
February 18, 2025
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Boston Man Convicted of Possessing with Intent to Distribute Over a Kilogram of Fentanyl

November 08, 2024
… behind, and lives can be devastated by the scourge of addiction. Our office will continue to work alongside our …
November 08, 2024
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Civil Settlement Resolves Allegations of Record-keeping Violations Against Savannah-area Weight Loss Physician

September 11, 2024
… abuse.” “Those with the authority to dispense potentially addictive drugs are expected to balance that power with the …
September 11, 2024
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South Florida Couple Plead Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death of Baby and To Being Felons in Possession of Firearms

September 04, 2024
… determined that the baby’s mother and father were addicts and had been abusing fentanyl regularly in the …
September 04, 2024
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Member of Fentanyl Trafficking Ring is Sentenced for Distributing Deadly Fentanyl Pills to Members of the Lummi Nation

July 15, 2024
… knew what the devastation would be since you had a drug addiction yet you still continued to distribute fentanyl …
July 15, 2024
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Leader of International Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Oregon Sentenced to Federal Prison

June 21, 2024
… organization, whose sole purpose is to profit from addiction and suffering. This far-reaching investigation …
June 21, 2024
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Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Drug Distribution Conspiracy in Connection with Approximately 30 Pounds of Meth

May 07, 2024
… New England.” “DEA stands committed to keeping highly addictive drugs like methamphetamine off the streets of New …
May 07, 2024
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Bellingham, Washington, Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl While Possessing Firearms

March 29, 2024
… willing to personally profit from the distribution of an addictive and often deadly controlled substance.” One other …
March 29, 2024
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Member of Skagit and Whatcom Drug Distribution Ring Sentenced to Prison

March 27, 2024
… to your life, you chose to perpetuate the cycle of drug addiction in others.” According to records filed in the …
March 27, 2024
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Cartel Money Launderer Sentenced to 96 Months in Federal Prison

February 10, 2021
… organizations at their bottom line. Today, these criminals' addiction to money and greed has met its consequence.” “When …
February 10, 2021
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Owner of Fauquier County gas station pleads guilty to distributing spice

January 10, 2020
… those that would exploit the weaknesses associated with addictions.” In December 2017, law enforcement seized more …
January 10, 2020
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Robeson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Thousands of Illegal Pills While Possessing Gun

July 06, 2022
… to illegally obtain and sell prescription drugs furthering addiction and harming our communities,” said U.S. Attorney …
July 06, 2022
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Halifax County Man Sentenced to More than Eight Years on Federal Drug Charges

January 24, 2024
… drugs in vulnerable communities, driving up rates of addiction and overdose,” said U.S. Attorney Michael Easley.  …
January 24, 2024
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California Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 35 years in Federal Prison for Transporting Heroin and Cocaine to Chicago Aboard Amtrak Trains

September 12, 2018
… had absolutely no regard for the safety and well-being of addicts and the communities into which he delivered the …
September 12, 2018
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Fentanyl Distributer Tied to 13-Year-Old’s Overdose Death Pleads Guilty

July 06, 2023
… a mere child to snort a terrifyingly potent, highly addictive drug – and then urged her to cover for him with …
July 06, 2023
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Greenwood Village Psychiatrist Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances and Financial Crimes

June 09, 2023
… the defendant to warn about the patient’s methamphetamine addiction, but Weiss prescribed the methamphetamine anyway. …
June 09, 2023
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Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Possession of Meth with Intent to Distribute After Ordering Fabric Soaked in Meth

March 30, 2023
… to move deadly substances into this country, feeding addiction and increasing overdose deaths,” said U.S. …
March 30, 2023
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Armed Leader of Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

March 21, 2023
… “Illicit fentanyl is highly addictive and incredibly destructive. The individuals who …
March 21, 2023