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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… 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 …
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South Texas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Wheat Ridge Doctor Pleads Guilty For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… 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, …
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Orlando Doctor Arrested For Manslaughter

… 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. …
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Essex County, New Jersey, Man Pleads Guilty To His Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… 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 …
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New Jersey Doctor Indicted On Charges He Sold Oxycodone Prescriptions To Patients With No Legitimate Need For The Drug

… 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 …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Role In Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme

… 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 …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 42 Months For Role In Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme

… 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 …
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Camouflaged Canadian Charged With Smuggling 182 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Across Northern Border

… 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 …
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Stamford Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

… 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.  …
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Stamford Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Oxycodone Distribution Charge

… 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.  …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… 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 …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back This Saturday

… 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 …
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Los Angeles Man Found Guilty Of Federal Narcotics Conspiracy Involving The Opioid Acetyl Fentanyl

… 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 …
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Members Of Pasco County Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced In Federal Court

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …
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Former Las Vegas Doctor Sentenced To Over 3a½ Years In Prison For Selling Prescription Painkillers To Undercover DEA Agent

… 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, …
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Head Of New Haven-Area Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Federal Prison

… 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 …
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Jury Finds Florida Man Guilty Of Role In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

… 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 …
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Alabama Doctor Arrested For Unlawful Distribution Of Prescription Drugs And Money Laundering

… 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 …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Is This Saturday

… 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 …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

… 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 …
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North Country Couple Sentenced On Methamphetamine Charges

… Thomas, 30, also of Lewis County, purchased pseudoephedrine pills with an aggregate weight of 96 grams from different … often rotated the stores from which they bought the pills. Granger and Thomas purchased the pseudoephedrine … Thomas themselves “cooked” methamphetamine with some of the pills they had purchased.  Granger and Thomas ingested the …
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Stephentown Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Gun And Drug Convictions

… more than 30 grams of heroin, and more than 700 oxycodone pills ALBANY, N.Y. - Joshua Stegemann, age 39, of … recovered large amounts of cocaine, heroin, and oxycodone pills, along with two loaded handguns, a loaded shotgun, and … more than 30 grams of heroin, more than 700 oxycodone pills, three firearms, dozens of rounds of ammunition, and …
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… 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 …
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… 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 …
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DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… 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 …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… collected nationwide. 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 …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… 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.  DEA San Diego … service is free of charge, with no questions asked. Only pills and other solids, like patches, will be accepted-the …
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Visalia Doctor Sentenced For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… for abuse, and users will often crush and snort the pills or dissolve and inject them to get an immediate high. … cards. After obtaining the oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, the defendants shipped the pills to other states. Eight defendants in that case pleaded …