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Life Sentence for Omaha Man Convicted of Selling Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Four-Year-Old

February 26, 2025
… her around.”  The 15-year-old would beg Reis for money to buy food, which Reis refused telling her that she didn’t …
February 26, 2025
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Lead Defendant In Massive Gang Case Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Activities

January 09, 2011
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … a day, seven days a week, at which his customers could buy the drug of their choice.” In relation to the narcotics …
January 09, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

L.A. Garment District Money Laundering Cartel Scheme Exposed

September 10, 2014
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … broker finds business owners in the foreign country who buy goods from vendors in the United States and who need …
September 10, 2014
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

February 14, 2022
… in the case, between June and July 2021, four controlled buys of cocaine and fentanyl were made from Rutherford. Based on the buys, a search warrant was obtained and executed on July 15, …
February 14, 2022
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Indiana Man Sentenced 20 Years For Meth Trafficking

January 05, 2022
… and March 2021, law enforcement conducted controlled buys of over 380 grams of methamphetamine from Mitchell. During one of the buys, Mitchell boasted about having fentanyl available that …
January 05, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Sentenced On Meth Charges

March 27, 2018
… 2014, the defendant engaged in the practice of “smurfing,” buying small quantities of pseudoephedrine, at local … process, Fagan engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies. The …
March 27, 2018
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San Francisco Man Sentenced To 151 Months For LSD And Ecstasy Trafficking Offenses

April 26, 2013
… ecstasy that was delivered to an undercover DEA agent in a buy-bust operation, and that Mr. Cook was arrested on the day of the buy-bust operation, wearing a backpack containing 630 grams …
April 26, 2013
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA National Rx Take Back Social Media Campaign

September 22, 2025
… to 2pm (local time), properly dispose of your unneeded Rx meds. Locate a collection site today:  www.DEATakeBack.com … of our communities by responsibly disposing of unused meds. Find a nearby collection site at  www.DEATakeBack.com …
September 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Ross Ulbricht, A/k/a “Dread Pirate Roberts,” Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life In Prison

May 29, 2015
… the “silk road" website, used by more than 100,000 users to buy and sell more than $200 million worth of illegal drugs … Silk Road, a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and … and other unlawful goods and services to more than 100,000 buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars …
May 29, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

34 Suspects Indicted In Drug And Firearms Trafficking Organization

January 25, 2011
… as “straw purchasers” by falsely declaring that they were buying the weapons for themselves. AK-47s are considered the … is illegal for a purchaser to falsely declare they are buying firearms for themselves when in fact they are …
January 25, 2011
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Leader Of Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

September 11, 2012
… involved in the illegal distribution of prescription pain pills is a top priority for this Office because of the … million people in this country are addicted to prescription pain medications.” “Worse, people are dying in vast numbers … defendants obtained and filled doctors’ prescriptions for pain pills and then illegally resold the pain medication to …
September 11, 2012
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Florida Doctors No Longer Among The Top Oxycodone Purchasers In The United States

April 05, 2013
… TDS investigations include rogue pharmacies, doctors, and pain clinics.  Since then, TDS has expanded to Tampa, … the DEA.  DEA has taken action on 4 distributors, and 38 pain clinics were closed due to the investigative efforts of … have stripped doctor’s ability to dispense highly addictive pain medicines at rogue pain clinics, have forced addicts …
April 05, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Former Alexandria Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone

February 12, 2013
… distribution business that supplied dangerous prescription pain killers to individuals with no valid medical need,” … and July 2010, he issued thousands of prescriptions for pain medications, sometimes exceeding 2,000 pills per … II controlled substance and can be useful in assisting with pain management issues; however, it has a high potential for …
February 12, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Controlled Substances

May 21, 2014
… wrote hundreds of prescriptions for thousands of opioid pain pills without legitimate medical need BROOKLYN, N.Y. - … with illegal distribution of thousands of prescription pain pills, including oxycodone, oxymorphone, methadone, and … Squad on charges of illegally distributing prescription pain pills between January 2009 and September 2013. The …
May 21, 2014
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 29,000 Pounds On Ninth Prescription Drug Take-Back DayNew Disposal Rules Now In Effect Provide For Convenient, Ongoing Disposal Opportunities For Patients’ Unwanted Pharmaceuticals; Law Enforcement Agencies May

November 06, 2014
… of prescription medications, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers, says the Centers for Disease Control and …
November 06, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

District Attorney Vance And White House Drug Policy Director Kerlikowske Host Panel Discussion In Washington Heights On Drug Abuse Prevention Rates Of Death Declining In NYC In All Major Drug Categories Except Prescription Drugs DA’s Office To Partner

September 22, 2011
… policy experts is the rise in the abuse of prescription pain medication. More than half of the respondents to the … in NYC in all major drug categories except prescription pain medications and prescription (benzodiazepines). Source: … • Among persons aged 12 or older in 2009-2010 who used pain relievers non-medically in the past 12 months, 55 …
September 22, 2011
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2 Mobile Doctors Get Long Sentences For Running “Pill Mills”

May 26, 2017
… and throughout the nation. The diversion of prescription pain killers contributes to the widespread abuse of opiates … May 20, 2015, Couch and Ruan jointly owned and operated two pain management clinics under the name Physicians Pain …
May 26, 2017
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Federal judge sentences Charlotte man to nine years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy

February 04, 2019
… - (910) 815-4513 Defendant used the drug proceeds to buy multiple homes and luxury vehicles CHARLOTTE, N.C. – … around Mecklenburg County, and used the drug proceeds to buy multiple residences and luxury vehicles. On April 3, …
February 04, 2019
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Meth Trafficking

September 13, 2022
… police officer communicated with Shelton and arranged to buy two ounces of methamphetamine from him. At a location in … officer communicated with Shelton again and arranged to buy eight ounces of methamphetamine from him.  At a location …
September 13, 2022
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Wisconsin woman receives federal prison sentence for conspiracy to deal methamphetamine in multi-agency investigation

December 03, 2019
… 2018, the undercover officer conducted seven controlled buys of methamphetamine from Moore and one from Peterson, … totaled more than 60 grams. During the course of these buys, Moore stated that Peterson set the prices and weighed …
December 03, 2019
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Laredo Resident Sentenced For Distributing Controlled Substances Near School

January 28, 2015
… An undercover agent then conducted several controlled buys of cocaine, cocaine base and marijuana from Serna Sr., … On March 7, 2013, after attempting another controlled buy of cocaine (crack cocaine), law enforcement then …
January 28, 2015
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Bolton, Mississippi Resident Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

May 15, 2014
… both the local and national economy.  Robinson attempted to buy a vehicle using illegal drug proceeds, which is a … an active role in the war on drugs.  Individuals guilty of buying assets for the purpose of laundering their illegal …
May 15, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Issues Nationwide Alert On Fentanyl As Threat To Health And Public Safety

March 18, 2015
… on the streets during the course of enforcement, such as a buy-walk, or buy-bust operation. Fentanyl cases in 2014 have been …
March 18, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Third Dealer Sentenced In Colorado River Indian Tribes Community Undercover Takedown

February 11, 2011
… at the tribe’s Farms Office in Poston, Ariz. Over three buys, Leivas sold the informant 43.9 grams of “actual” … grams of actual methamphetamine for $1,180 over three drug buys to the same buyer on the Colorado River Indian Tribes …
February 11, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Physician Of Illegally Prescribing Pills That Led To Deaths Of Four People

May 10, 2011
… Volkman of illegally prescribing and dispensing millions of pain pills outside the scope of a legitimate medical … a brief visit with him, they received a prescription for pain medicine. The clinics opened their own dispensary in …
May 10, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Former Heart Surgeon Convicted Of Unlawfully Prescribing And Dispensing Oxycodone

September 30, 2015
… narcotics at a Cartersville, Georgia, “pill mill” pain clinic that served as a front for the mass distribution of addictive pain killers. Daniel R. Salter, Special Agent in Charge of … Chapman relentlessly and aggressively prescribed controlled pain killing medication to patients who were addicted to …
September 30, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Insys Regional Manager Pleads Guilty To Kickback Conspiracy

July 13, 2017
… is only FDA approved for “the management of breakthrough pain in cancer patients 18 years of age and older who are … to opioid therapy for their underlying persistent cancer pain.”  Despite this very limited FDA indication, Insys initially tasked Hill with getting pain management doctors in Florida to prescribe Subsys to …
July 13, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 22, 2025
… are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications.  For more information or to find a …
October 22, 2025
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Court Orders North Carolina Pharmacy to Pay $500,000 Penalty and Enters Injunction to Prevent Filling Illegal Controlled Substance Prescriptions

December 06, 2024
… opioids that exceeded known recommendations for treating pain; filled prescriptions for patients who appeared to be …
December 06, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Returns Tomorrow

April 26, 2024
… codeine, and morphine, are the most misused prescription pain medications.  Beyond Saturday’s Take Back Day event, …
April 26, 2024