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Amherst Doctor Pleads Guilty To Obtaining Controlled Substances By Fraud And Health Care Fraud

… become known to those who contribute to the current opiate/opioid crisis.” Assistant U.S. Attorney George C. Burgasser, …
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MEDIA ADVISORY: DEA To Host Conference On The Formation Of A Tactical Diversion Squad In Clarksburg, West Virginia

… controlled substances, specifically prescription opioids, is a growing problem.  This diversion stems from …
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Dubuque Man Gets Over 20 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting In Death And Serious Injuries

… need to realize the deadly threats associated to the use of opioid based narcotics, Assistant Special Agent in Charge …
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Heroin Dealer Found Guilty For Causing An Overdose Death Facing Life In Prison

… not guilty on the charge of distribution of cocaine. “The opioid epidemic is capable of destroying lives and …
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DEA Announces 10 Arrests & 1,700 Bags Of Heroin Seized In Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

… of heroin laced with fentanyl, which is a highly potent opioid.  In 2013 alone, more than 8,200 people died from …
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DEA Announces Release Of First Statewide Drug Overdose Assessment For Pennsylvania

… than 60 percent of the decedents showed the presence of an opioid. Also of note, 12 rural counties were among the 20 …
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DEA’S Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- A Big Success

… More than half of those are from heroin and prescription opioids,” said Acting DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg.  …
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DEA Administrator Terrance Cole on the Capture of Ryan Wedding

January 23, 2026
… across North America - driving overdoses, violence, and addiction on both sides of the border.   Today’s …
January 23, 2026
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Broomfield Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Ibogaine Distribution

… was a means to “reset” the body’s “receptors” to break addictive tendencies.  In March of 2021, Alai intentionally …
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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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DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… our streets and out of the hands of those who struggle with addiction.” If you missed National Prescription Drug Take …
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Sixteen Charged in Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network

… including an AK-47. “Drug trafficking organizations fuel addiction and erode the safety of our communities,” said DEA …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl, Meth and Other Drugs

… following services are available for people experiencing addiction, or their friends and loved ones: Substance Abuse …
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San Diego and Imperial County residents turn in large amounts of unwanted medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. Over the course of four hours, …
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Second Largest Border Meth Bust in History on Southern Border

… from entering our country; thus saving countless lives from addiction and overdose deaths,” said DEA Special Agent in …
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36 arrested during joint law enforcement initiative in northern Alabama

… organizations determined to profit on the backs of addiction," said DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay …
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Montgomery Nurse Practitioner receives 10-year sentence

… in Charge Clay Morris with DEA.  “Anyone who preys on the addiction of others will bear the full force of the DEA and …
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Historic Methamphetamine Bust for DEA Los Angeles Division

… dollars. “Synthetic drugs like methamphetamine are highly addictive, dangerous and killing people at alarming rates,” …
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… of potentially harmful drugs and in turn help to reduce the addiction rates and overdose deaths that are ripping through …
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

… allowed us to rid the community of a dangerous and highly addictive drug that is plaguing our streets in Los Angeles …
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Barton Residence Searched and Woman Arrested on Federal Drug Charges

… to combat drug and firearms trafficking,” she said. “Drug addiction and the often-violent drug dealers taking …
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Defendant Charged in Connection with Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Center

… saved the lives of countless New Yorkers suffering from addiction.  Thanks to the work of our law enforcement …
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Two Bronx Men Charged with 2014 Harlem Murder

… HSI New York’s commitment to protect the public from highly addictive and often deadly drugs, and rid our communities of …
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Staten Island-based International Narcotics Trafficker and Money Launderer Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison

… traffickers and money launderers alike who enable drug addiction in our communities. I applaud the partnership and …
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Former government official in the Dominican Republic charged with conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and money laundering offenses

… drug trafficking organizations responsible for fueling drug addiction.”   IRS-CI New York Special Agent in Charge …
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Southbridge Man Convicted Of Fentanyl And Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… all drug traffickers who prey on the vulnerable and addicted in our communities. We will continue to root out, …
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Stimulants

Cocaine

January 21, 2025
White, crystalline powder derived from coca leaves. Cocaine base (crack) looks like small, irregularly shaped white rocks. Cocaine is an intense, euphoria-producing stimulant drug with strong addictive potential.
January 21, 2025
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Second-in-Command of Drug Distribution Organization Tied to Aryan Prison Gang Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

… Carver knows first-hand the nightmare of methamphetamine addiction, and yet he routinely brought 50 pounds of the …
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Hospital in Washington Agrees to Pay $15,000 Penalty and Implement Corrective Actions to Address Theft of Controlled Substances

… have access to powerful drugs that can lead to crippling addiction. It is important that hospitals and pharmacies …
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Washington Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role as “Right Hand Man” in Deadly Drug Distribution Ring

… Judge Richard A. Jones said, “Despite the fact that you had addiction you were involved in distributing very dangerous …