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Dozens Of Alleged Members Of Sinaloa Cartel Charged; List Includes Kingpin “El Mayo,” His Sons And Other Top Leaders

… tons of marijuana, 53 kilograms of heroin, 5,500 Oxycodone pills and $14.1 million in narcotics proceeds. According to …
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40-plus white supremacist street gang members indicted

… heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana, and prescription pills; and, 2 counts alleging the possession of counterfeit …
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22 Indicted In Multi-State Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

… quality of life in our neighborhoods.” “The prescription pill epidemic in the U.S. continues to produce a rapidly …
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Eighteen Charged With Federal Drug, Extortion And Money Laundering Charges

… in the distribution of marijuana and, the prescription pills Oxycodone. According to the complaint affidavit, the …
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Feds Crack Down On Illegal Trafficking Of Oxycodone

… DEA said, “The sharp increase in the distribution of pain pills for non-medical reasons continues to be a major …
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More than two dozen defendants charged in major gang-related drug trafficking indictment

… two kilos of MDMA, pints of codeine, 600 grams of Xanax, pill presses and surveillance equipment. The drugs were …
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Two Mobile Pain Doctors Convicted After Seven-Week Trial

… doctors of RICO charges related to the operation of a pill mill. Following their convictions, the defendants …
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DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug trafficking drug trafficking organization

… 2.68 kilograms of methamphetamine, and 2,000 fentanyl pills.  Investigators also recovered more than 30 firearms …
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Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico February 11, 2021 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us (415) 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a …
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DEA Investigation in Chapel Hill area uncovers large-scale drug ring

… 148.75 pounds of marihuana, 442 grams of cocaine, 189 Xanax pills, steroids, human growth hormone, other narcotics, and …
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Powerful Stories and Connections During DEA Washington Division’s 3rd Family Summit on Fentanyl

Powerful Stories and Connections During DEA Washington Division’s 3rd Family Summit on Fentanyl June 24, 2024 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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New England News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Charges Edward "Buckles" Melise with Selling Oxycodone Pills December 8, 2009 Fairfield County Marijuana Trafficker …
July 15, 2021
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DEA National Rx Take Back Social Media Campaign

March 31, 2026
… and after #TakeBackDay. DEA’s image gallery : generic pill and drug photos Take Back  Partnership Toolbox :  Take …
March 31, 2026
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Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers

… to identify and prosecute physicians who illegally divert pills.” Heim was registered with the State of Ohio Medical …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

… of substances improperly prescribed by Bynes during his “pill mill” operation.              In Savannah, the United …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

… of substances improperly prescribed by Bynes during his “pill mill” operation.              In Savannah, the United …
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