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Orthopedic Surgeon Sentenced for Opioid Prescription Conspiracies

April 10, 2019
…   Opioid addiction has plagued families and taken lives. Painkillers are involved in more than 80% of the …
April 10, 2019
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Supervising pharmacist sentenced to prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy

August 30, 2019
… knowingly filling forged prescriptions for oxycodone 30 mg painkillers and illegally selling additional pills. Earlier …
August 30, 2019
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Former Nurse Pleads Guilty in Connection to the Diversion of Dangerous Narcotics by Medical Professionals

June 14, 2024
… Center, Nichols removed a quantity of fentanyl, a narcotic painkiller drug in liquid form, from a syringe intended for …
June 14, 2024
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Jury finds podiatrist guilty of operating pill mill

June 12, 2019
… guilty on federal charges of illegally prescribing opioid painkillers and other drugs at clinic locations purporting …
June 12, 2019
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New Castle, Virginia Pharmacist Indicted

February 16, 2005
… large number of hydrocodone prescriptions. Hydrocodone is a painkiller and a schedule III controlled substance. …
February 16, 2005
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Owasso doctor guilty of pill-sharing conspiracies

November 26, 2018
… and distributing opioids and other dangerous narcotics. Painkillers are involved in more than 80 percent of the …
November 26, 2018
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Arizona Residents Dispose Of Over Three Tons Of Prescription Drugs In Third Statewide Take-Back Event

November 04, 2011
… for Disease Control and Prevention, enough prescription painkillers were prescribed in 2010 to medicate every …
November 04, 2011
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Dr. Rogelio Lucas And His Wife Convicted On 30 Counts

May 07, 2018
… a conspiracy to sell prescriptions for the addictive opioid painkiller oxycodone for no legitimate medical purpose. …
May 07, 2018
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McKesson Settlement: Pays $150 Million, Largest Fine In DEA History

January 17, 2017
… epidemic which is being fueled by the misuse of opiate painkillers. This historic settlement demonstrates DEA’s …
January 17, 2017
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Norwalk Doctors Charged With Operating “Pill Mill,” Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering

July 13, 2017
… their oaths and recklessly prescribing highly addictive painkillers,” said U.S. Attorney Daly.  “Dr. Patel is …
July 13, 2017
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DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning To Police And Public

September 22, 2016
… hazard for law enforcement. Fentanyl, a synthetic opiate painkiller, is being mixed with heroin to increase its …
September 22, 2016
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Is This Saturday

April 26, 2016
… due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.5 million Americans abuse prescription …
April 26, 2016
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Former Doctor Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To 18 Months In Prison For Selling Oxycodone Prescriptions

November 18, 2016
… medication.  By illegally selling prescriptions for these painkillers, Frederick Weintraub put the community he served …
November 18, 2016
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New York City Firefighter Charged In Narcotics Sales: Drugs Sold In Front Of Firehouse And Near Schools

November 29, 2016
… sold 80 pills of Vicodin, an addictive prescription opioid painkiller, to the customer near a gas station at the …
November 29, 2016
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 26, 2016
… due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.5 million Americans abuse prescription …
April 26, 2016
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DEA Philadelphia And Its Delaware Partners Join Forces To Announce The April 30 National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

April 12, 2011
… were more deaths nationwide from overdosing on prescription painkillers than heroin and cocaine combined. “We’re acting …
April 12, 2011
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Columbus, OH Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

May 29, 2014
… travelling long distances for the sole purpose of obtaining pain medications to support their drug addictions.  Based on … oxycodone and hydrocodone, to patients who were addicted to pain medications. Between January 1, 2003, and January 31, …
May 29, 2014
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TSA And Law Enforcement Officers In Nevadaand Florida Charged In Prescription Drug Ring Narcotics Trafficking Network Results In 20 Arrests

September 13, 2011
… not only uncovered the trafficking of diverted pain medications but also exposed the alleged corrupt … stated DEA Special Agent in Charge Derr. “Prescription pain medication abuse is rampant in New England and this …
September 13, 2011
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Woman Admits Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Death

July 23, 2021
… referred to in court as Victim-1, texted Blake seeking to buy heroin. Blake and Victim-1 discussed the “stamp” or …
July 23, 2021
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Suspected online drug dealer indicted in fentanyl overdose death

October 11, 2018
… website to illegally sell prescription pills. “Unless you buy your prescription pills from a legitimate pharmacy, it’s …
October 11, 2018
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing 7,000 Pills Containing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogue

May 11, 2023
… who was cooperating with federal law enforcement. The buy was part of a broader federal investigation into a …
May 11, 2023
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New Hampshire Man Sentenced for Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution

April 01, 2023
… highway, law enforcement stopped Warner, who admitted to buying 70 grams of fentanyl, an amount consistent with …
April 01, 2023
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New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution

December 27, 2022
… Once on the highway, agents stopped Warner, who admitted to buying 70 grams of fentanyl, an amount consistent with …
December 27, 2022
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Rochester man going to prison for cocaine conspiracy

July 30, 2019
… co-conspirator purchased three electronic devices from Best Buy in which to secrete United States currency that would be …
July 30, 2019
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California meth supplier pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute

October 05, 2018
… a controlled purchase with the defendant. During the buy, which took place inside Bess’s vehicle, the defendant …
October 05, 2018
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Fresno County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl

February 24, 2025
… 2024, Wakley connected the overdose victim with Kerns to buy fentanyl pills. Over the next 48 hours, the victim …
February 24, 2025
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking, Gun Crimes

October 08, 2024
… Drug Task Force used informants to make four controlled buys of methamphetamine from Xiong. Agents arrested Xiong …
October 08, 2024
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Leader of Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentence to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison

March 23, 2021
… and a confidential source to conduct several controlled buys of cocaine and crack cocaine from Quander, or at …
March 23, 2021
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Hayesville, N.C. man sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for drug trafficking

March 19, 2020
… the investigation, law enforcement conducted two controlled buys of methamphetamine from Mashburn and seized …
March 19, 2020
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Federal jury convicts last man standing in 29-defendant organized crime case in Myrtle Beach

February 04, 2019
… in the parking lot of drug rehabilitation facilities to buy heroin and fentanyl to sell to his customers.  The …
February 04, 2019