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Forestville Dentist Sentenced For Distributing Drugs

February 21, 2007
… Wrote Prescriptions to Unlawfully Obtain 26,290 Pills Containing Oxycodone and Distributed Cocaine FEB 21 -- … and returned to Curtis’ office with some of the Schedule II pills. Curtis would frequently write the prescriptions in …
February 21, 2007
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Two Utqiagvik residents indicted on drug trafficking charges

January 21, 2021
… Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Approximately 200 pills containing fentanyl were mailed to Utqiagvik from … inspection of the package revealed approximately 200 blue pills hidden inside. Preliminary test results, subject to laboratory confirmation, indicated the pills contain fentanyl. Postal inspectors state they …
January 21, 2021
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Long Beach Man Sentenced To Over 26 Years In Prison For Role In Narcotics Conspiracy Involving Powerful Opioid Acetylfentanyl

May 21, 2018
… of acetylfentanyl from the organization, which obtained pill presses from China that were used illegally to make … from China, which they then used to produce homemade pills designed to look like legitimate pharmaceuticals. …
May 21, 2018
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Former Mount Vernon (OH) Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Extortion In Federal Court

March 04, 2016
… with marijuana, methamphetamine, bath salts, and ecstasy pills to sell and split the profits. A portion of the drugs … Dailey meeting with a second individual, who sold Oxycodone pills to Dailey approximately five days a week for seven … awareness was missing crack and powder cocaine and ecstasy pills. Dailey initially agreed to plead guilty on December …
March 04, 2016
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 29, 2016
… the search window, or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, will be accepted-the … J. Plancon said, “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from their own family, or from their friends.  Please … firearms.  The removal from homes of unwanted prescription pills that can be abused, stolen or resold is an easy way to …
April 29, 2016
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DEA And Community Partners In Michigan Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

October 18, 2016
… have been collected. That’s more than a quarter pound of pills for each of the 25 million children aged 12 to 17 in America, pills that won’t result in abuse or overdose.   The public … their zip code .  Or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
October 18, 2016
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DEA And Community Partners In Kentucky Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

October 18, 2016
… have been collected. That’s more than a quarter pound of pills for each of the 25 million children aged 12 to 17 in America, pills that won’t result in abuse or overdose.   The public … enter their zip code.  Or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
October 18, 2016
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DEA And Community Partners In Ohio Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

October 18, 2016
… have been collected. That’s more than a quarter pound of pills for each of the 25 million children aged 12 to 17 in America, pills that won’t result in abuse or overdose.   The public … their zip code .  Or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
October 18, 2016
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DEA In Kentucky With Law Enforcement And Community Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

October 24, 2017
… the public its 14th opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially … and unwanted prescription drugs. Individuals can take pills and other solid forms of medication to one of almost …
October 24, 2017
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

October 19, 2016
… have been collected. That’s more than a quarter pound of pills for each of the 25 million children aged 12 to 17 in America, pills that won’t result in abuse or overdose.   The public … may be called for location sites is l 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
October 19, 2016
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South Texas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

June 05, 2017
… of Channelview, Texas, who pleaded guilty to her role in a pill mill operation that operated during parts of 2013-2015, … officer indicated that he wanted to obtain 30mg oxycodone pills and paid the clinic $420 in cash but never met with a …
June 05, 2017
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Wheat Ridge Doctor Pleads Guilty For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

May 23, 2013
… contents associated with oxycodone toxicity.  The oxycodone pills prescribed by (with numerous pills missing) were found at the scene of the death, along with other oxycodone pills that were not prescribed by Clemmer.  The death, …
May 23, 2013
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Orlando Doctor Arrested For Manslaughter

June 08, 2015
… 362-2942 Miami.Training@dea.gov Dr. Ibem Borges operated pill mills in Orlando and Kissimmee ORLANDO, Fla. - This … manslaughter, make it clear that shutting down illegal pill mills remains a priority in Florida,” said FDLE … and Osceola counties, appeared to be operating as unlawful “pill mills.”  In 2013, agents served search warrants at Dr. …
June 08, 2015
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Essex County, New Jersey, Man Pleads Guilty To His Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

June 02, 2016
… Feb. 5, 2014, to Aug. 13, 2014, he personally purchased pills containing oxycodone from conspirators and then sold the pills to others. Oxycodone is a - meaning that it has a high … to severe psychological or physical dependence. The Endocet pills obtained and re-sold by Policarpio each contained 10 …
June 02, 2016
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New Jersey Doctor Indicted On Charges He Sold Oxycodone Prescriptions To Patients With No Legitimate Need For The Drug

March 02, 2017
… sold 90-count prescriptions for 30 milligram oxycodone pills to numerous patients for $150 or $200 when the patients had no medical need for the potent pain pills.  Kang’s own records allegedly revealed that he knew … patients were addicted to oxycodone or were reselling the pills.  Kang is charged with strict liability for …
March 02, 2017
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Role In Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme

January 10, 2017
… from Julian Cintron and David Thompson, and sold the pills, as well as other narcotics, to his own customers. The … and fraudulently obtained more than 80,000 oxycodone pills.  Investigators identified more than 800 fraudulent …
January 10, 2017
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 42 Months For Role In Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme

March 23, 2017
… fill fake prescriptions for him.  He then sold most of the pills he acquired in bulk quantities to others. The … and fraudulently obtained more than 80,000 oxycodone pills.  Investigators identified more than 800 fraudulent …
March 23, 2017
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Camouflaged Canadian Charged With Smuggling 182 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Across Northern Border

January 14, 2016
… approximately 300 vacuum-sealed plastic bags containing pills. The pills bear markings consistent with those used to identify … prescribed as an anti-anxiety medication. The 300 bags of pills weighed approximately 182 pounds, and have a value of …
January 14, 2016
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Stamford Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

July 19, 2017
… heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana and prescription pills, including Percocet and Xanax.  In May 2015, task … made a controlled purchase of 10 30mg oxycodone pills from Muriqi.  On October 26, 2016, investigators … A search of the vehicle revealed 558 30mg oxycodone pills, and Muriqi was arrested on state narcotics charges.  …
July 19, 2017
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Stamford Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Oxycodone Distribution Charge

April 12, 2017
… heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana and prescription pills, including Percocet and Xanax.  In May 2015, task … made a controlled purchase of 10 30mg oxycodone pills from Muriqi.  On October 26, 2016, investigators … A search of the vehicle revealed 558 30mg oxycodone pills, and Muriqi was arrested on state narcotics charges.  …
April 12, 2017
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 25, 2016
… the search window, or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, will be accepted-the … combined.  “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from friends and family, including from the household … firearms.  The removal from homes of unwanted prescription pills that can be abused, stolen or resold is an easy way to …
April 25, 2016
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back This Saturday

October 17, 2016
… have been collected.  That’s more than a quarter pound of pills for each of the 25 million children aged 12 to 17 in America, pills that won’t result in abuse or overdose.   The public … their zip code .  Or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
October 17, 2016
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Los Angeles Man Found Guilty Of Federal Narcotics Conspiracy Involving The Opioid Acetyl Fentanyl

October 26, 2017
… from China, which they then used to produce homemade pills designed to look like pharmaceutical products. Bowen and his co-conspirators then distributed the pills in bulk across the nation. The drug organization also …
October 26, 2017
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Members Of Pasco County Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced In Federal Court

October 24, 2012
… organization acquired more than 60,000 oxycodone pills for distribution in Pasco County and Kentucky. Kathy … been indicted and his case is pending. Once the oxycodone pills were obtained, the majority were transported to … aggressive stance against the illegal use of prescription pills,” said Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco. “This case …
October 24, 2012
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DEA Hopes To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On Its Sixth Take-Back Day April 27

April 25, 2013
… opportunity these Take-Back Day events provide to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially … “With the success of investigations like Operation Pill Nation I and II, there are fewer rogue doctors and pill …
April 25, 2013
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Former Las Vegas Doctor Sentenced To Over 3a½ Years In Prison For Selling Prescription Painkillers To Undercover DEA Agent

September 18, 2014
… on July 20, 2011, Bararia unlawfully sold 500 hydrocodone pills for $1125 to a DEA undercover agent in the parking lot … the unlawful distribution of approximately 3,600 oxycodone pills between July 28 and Nov. 8, 2011, and the possession of 2,038 oxycodone pills that were recovered from his vehicle on March 1, 2012, …
September 18, 2014
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Head Of New Haven-Area Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Federal Prison

April 04, 2013
… at unscrupulous pain clinics, commonly referred to as “pill mills.”  He also arranged to have three Florida … to him on a regular basis.  Marchitto sold most of the pills that he and his associates were able to acquire to an …
April 04, 2013
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Jury Finds Florida Man Guilty Of Role In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

May 14, 2013
… Task Force into the large-scale trafficking of oxycodone pills from Florida to Connecticut.  The investigation … by commercial airline or automobile, and sold the pills for profit to various Connecticut-based narcotics …
May 14, 2013
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Alabama Doctor Arrested For Unlawful Distribution Of Prescription Drugs And Money Laundering

May 12, 2016
… Those charges stem from Dr. Ritchea’s operating a “pill mill,” which is a medical clinic created to dispense … to the indictment, Dr. Ritchea used the proceeds of his pill mill to purchase Schedule II pain … hydrocodone-directly from a drug manufacturer.  With these pills, Dr. Ritchea was able to fill his patients’ unlawful …
May 12, 2016
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Is This Saturday

October 18, 2016
… the search window, or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, will be accepted-the … the NSDUH.  The removal from homes of unwanted prescription pills that can be abused, stolen or resold is an easy way to …
October 18, 2016