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Arkansas Man Sentenced To 65 Months In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

… and pleaded guilty in July. “Methamphetamine is a highly addictive drug and one of the most destructive drugs we face …
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Oxnard Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Brokering Sale Of Fentanyl Pills

… public safety threat to our communities and intensify the opioid crisis,” said U.S. Attorney Stretch.  “The …
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Kentucky Man Receives 20 Year Prison Sentence For Distributing Powerful Opiate Fentanyl That Resulted In Overdose Death

… for the Eastern District of Kentucky.  “He exploited her addiction in order to make a few dollars without regard for …
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Major Player In Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 12 A½ Years In Federal Prison

… to anyone thinking of polluting our communities with this addictive substance,” said Azzam.  “DEA, along with our law …
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DEA Hosts Its Sixth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 27 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… DEA’s commitment to halting the disturbing rise in addiction caused by their misuse and abuse.  With everyone’s …
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Red Ribbon Week Proclamation Promotes Drug Education in Iowa

… them their opportunity to thrive and not be weighed down by addiction.” Throughout October, DEA investigators and fellow …
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison

… in our communities. All too often, this abuse leads to addiction, shattered lives, and even death. For the health …
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Indictment: Kansas man planted poppies in effort to manufacture heroin

… is as committed to preventing further harm caused by the opioid crisis in rural America, as we are in major cities.” …
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Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty Three Years After Victim's Overdose Death

… a young woman,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine. “Opioid overdoses will be investigated as a federal priority …
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Doctor Pleads Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… is a powerful painkiller with a high potential for addiction and abuse. FELIX RODRIGUEZ, 52, of Bronx, New …
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Red Ribbon Week Proclamation Promotes Drug Education in Nebraska

… them their opportunity to thrive and not be weighed down by addiction.” Throughout October, DEA investigators and fellow …
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Leader Of Inland Empire-Based Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 168 Months

… government lawyers argued that the extreme dangers and addictiveness of heroin were best illustrated by an …
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Houston Doctor Convicted For Distributing Prescription Narcotics

… - controlled narcotic substances that are highly addictive and highly abused pain relievers. Both drugs are …
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Owner of Fauquier County gas station pleads guilty to distributing spice

… those that would exploit the weaknesses associated with addictions.” In December 2017, law enforcement seized more …
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Northern California Doctor Indicted

… charged for their roles in prescribing and distributing opioids and other dangerous narcotics. On …
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Colorado Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Tramadol

… for conspiring to distribute Tramadol. Tramadol is an opioid used for pain relief and is classified as a Schedule …
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Winchester Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl and Fentanyl

… Synthetic drugs Drug Trafficking Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On On …
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense

… mushrooms, cocaine, marijuana, heroin, synthetic opioid films, fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone, MDMA, …
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Indiana, California drug-trafficking organizations dismantled

… practices of those who seek to exploit the weak and drug-addicted for their own personal financial gain," said …
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Missouri man charged with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl

… the officer believed that he was under the influence of opioids, as his pupils were pinpoint, his speech was slurred …
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Physician Surrenders License And Sentenced To Probation

… falsified records to conceal prescriptions for diverted opioids and other controlled substances. The DEA …
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Alleged heroin and fentanyl dealer indicted

… until and unless proven guilty.     ### Heroin Synthetic Opioids On …
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Sixteen Latin King Gang Members And Associates Arrested For Narcotics Trafficking In Long Beach, New York

… ethylone and marijuana; all of which furthered crime, addiction, and violence. Law enforcement worked …
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DEA and partners collect thousands of pounds of unwanted medications and vaping products during the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… cabinets, but also in raising awareness of their link to addiction and overdose deaths,” said DEA Acting …
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DEA Reaches $8 Million Settlement Agreement With CVS For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… abuse has directly resulted in the escalation of heroin addiction and related overdoses. Today’s settlement sends a …
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Bluefield Doctor Sentenced to Federal Prison on Misbranding Charge

… Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs Drug Trafficking Opioids On On …
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New Boston Man Sentenced for East Texas Drug Trafficking Crimes

… and fentanyl are currently playing in the nation-wide opioid epidemic. Armando Moya was indicted by a federal …
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Eddy County Resident Sentenced To 168 Months For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

… and prosecuting those who sell these dangerous and addictive drugs in our local communities,” said DEA Special …
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DEA St. Louis Division launches website for community resources

… dedicated to spreading awareness of the danger of opioids. Resources cover the bi-state area, including St. …
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