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Dallas Attorney Sentenced to Five Years for Laundering Purported Drug Money

… on Sept. 3, 2020 by “Person A,” the leader of a large-scale opioid distribution ring known to deal in illegally diverted …
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DEA El Paso Division Safety Bulletin

… fentanyl. Fentanyl is an extremely potent synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine. …
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Couple Who Murdered Government Witness Sentenced to Life in Prison

… United States is currently in the midst of an unprecedented opioid epidemic. Every single day, DEA investigators, along …
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DEA Launches Second Year of Operation Engage

… community and local stakeholders on the dangers of fentanyl/opioids and other dangerous drugs and encourage roundtable …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… that flood our communities with deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the …
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Manchester man sentenced to 57 months for drug trafficking

… deal. Ortez previously pleaded guilty on June 25, 2020.  “Opioid abuse is at epidemic levels in New Hampshire,” said …
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Thirteen charged, eight search warrants, more than a thousand grams of fentanyl, three firearms seized in Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation

… are currently serving suspended or probationary sentences. “Opioid abuse is at epidemic levels in New England,” said DEA …
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Groveton man sentenced to 65 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… as a warning to those traffickers who are fueling the opioid epidemic in the Granite State.”   “Interstate …
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State of Maryland locations collect a record breaking amount of medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

… from the last Drug Take Back Day in April 2019. “The opioid and drug crisis has affected almost every family in …
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Spokane Naturopath Agrees To Pay $47,700 Civil Penalty

… pursuit of all those involved in the trafficking of opioids and other controlled substances.” The settlement was …
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Twenty Seven Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley on Drug Charges

… in addition to the illicit sales of prescription opioids.  This investigation also revealed Yolanda Yevon …
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DEA Honolulu statement regarding practitioner scam

… forge prescriptions for the purpose of unlawfully obtaining opioids and/or other controlled substances.     The reported …
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DEA and Local Partners Host 18th National Drug Takeback on October 26th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

… Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medications from the nation’s homes, where …
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Eleven people charged In federal court with heroin and fentanyl trafficking in the Milwaukee area

… to live.” “Fentanyl and heroin are extremely dangerous opioids that have led to numerous overdose deaths,” said …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… that flood our communities with deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… that flood our communities with deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the …
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Two Whatcom County men charged in fentanyl drug distribution scheme

… alleges distribution of fentanyl-tainted counterfeit opioid pills with distinctive M-30 markings B'ham pills …
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Two drug traffickers linked to fatal overdose in Bellingham arrested in Skagit County

… laced with fentanyl highlights the growing impact of the opioid crisis,” said Whatcom County Undersheriff Doug …
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Federal grand jury adds two new charges resulting in death against Carrizo Springs doctor

… the examination necessary to justify the prescription of an opioid pain medication.   The superseding indictment also …
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New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Arrests NYPD Officer Charged With Heroin Trafficking

… Soto have been arrested and can no longer contribute to the opioid epidemic plaguing this city.” Superintendent George …
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Six Charged In Four Overdose Death Investigations

… narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users. …
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Nurse-Practitioner Sentenced In High Profile Pill Mill Case

… and that he was under the influence of very powerful opioids virtually every day while he was seeing and treating …
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A Phone Tip Leads To The Seizure Of 13 Kilograms Of Cocaine And Nearly 19,000 Envelopes Of Heroin In Yonkers, NY

… an important role in keeping dangerous drugs, including opioids, off our streets.” Yonkers Police Commissioner …
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20 Year Sentence For Birmingham Man On Drugs, Weapons Charges

… in prison for distributing fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid painkiller, that caused the death of a 20-year-old …
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DEA Launches New Initiative To Combat Illegal Prescription Drug Activity

… time to a DEA agent.  “The non-medical use of prescription opioids has greatly contributed to the sharp increase in …
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Dominican National Sentenced to 28 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Meth in the New Hampshire Seacoast

… the Granite State.” “DEA stands committed to keeping highly addictive drugs like methamphetamine and fentanyl off the …
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Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

… drug traffickers who are flooding our streets with deadly, addictive drugs is being fulfilled thanks to the excellent …
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Cartel Enforcer Sentenced to 28 Years for Drug Trafficking and Violence

… networks and protect our communities from the violence and addiction they bring.” “My Day One pledge in creating our …
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Major Drug Redistributor for Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gang Sentenced to 10+ Years in Prison

… members, friends, and complete strangers—to feed their addictions. No doubt, drug users are responsible for a large …
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12-Person Cocaine Trafficking Ring Dismantled

… our commitment to keeping these and other highly addictive drugs from destroying lives.”  The 155-count …