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Fentanyl distribution organization disrupted in Kern County

… 11 and Nov. 21, Medina-Perez sold more than 8,000 fentanyl pills and one pound of methamphetamine to an undercover … who was working with Medina-Perez, delivered 5,000 fentanyl pills to the undercover officer. Garcia, obtained fentanyl …
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DEA’s Biannual Take Back Of Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

… and unwanted prescription drugs. Individuals can take pills and other solid forms of medication to one of almost … taken in over 8.1 million pounds-more than 4,050 tons-of pills. On …
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Kentucky Physician Surrenders DEA Registration To Prescribe Controlled Substances

… that she failed to account for nearly 5,000 prescription pills at her office. According to the settlement agreement, … who practices family medicine, couldn’t account for 4,967 pills and at least 10 purchasing records for controlled …
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United States Reaches $22 Million Settlement Agreement With CVS For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… an investigation that began as part of DEA’s crackdown on pill mills in Florida.  Prescription drug addicts were … the wrongdoing that occurred at the height of Florida’s pill mill crisis. This matter was investigated by the DEA …
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New York Doctor Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Oxycodone Distribution And Conspiracy

… prescriptions in exchange for cash payments, and knew the pills were to be redistributed.   Oxycodone, the active ingredient in brand name pills such as Oxycontin, Roxicodone and Percocet, is a …
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DEA Sponsoring 12th National Prescription Take Back Day

… unwanted prescription medications from the home.  If the pills are not there the temptation to abuse them, especially … 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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New Jersey Man Sentenced For Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… to various doctors’ offices and obtained prescriptions for pills containing oxycodone, had the prescriptions filled, and sold the pills to members of the conspiracy and others. Of the 16 …
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Pasco County Pharmacist Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Pain Medications

…  Approximately 210 fraudulent prescriptions, each for 270 pills, were filled in the 45-day period.       This … was conducted by the DEA and the PCSO as part of the Pill Nation initiative.  SAC Trouville commended the …
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New York Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Oxymorphone

… seized approximately 1,000 oxycodone and oxymorphone pills at the home of a North Berwick, Maine resident.  … since at least June 2013, Corbett had been supplying those pills to the resident who, in turn, distributed them in …
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New York Man Sentenced To 54 Months In Prison For Illegally Obtaining And Selling Prescription Narcotics

… hydromorphone.  They then pooled, traded or shared their pills for further distribution.  Between December 2011 and … fraudulently obtained more than 16,000 oxycodone 30MG pills.  McCann and Kaplan were arrested on December 20, …
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Dracut Pharmacy Settles Improper Dispensing And Recordkeeping Allegations

… improperly filled prescriptions with larger dosage pills than prescribed because it had exhausted its inventory … Alexander’s records did not account for hundreds of pills in the pharmacy’s inventory, including medications at …
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Lewiston Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Trafficking Heroin, Oxycodone, Crack And Cocaine And Possessing Firearms During The Drug Trafficking

… searched the vehicle and located cocaine base, oxycodone pills, heroin, and a loaded 22 caliber handgun which had a … of cocaine, 59 grams of heroin, and 106 oxycodone 30 mg. pills.  The agents discovered a loaded pistol secreted under …
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West Haven Man Charged With Illegally Distributing Xanax

… on May 23, 2016, the victim purchased a quantity of Xanax pills from Bell.  The victim them crushed approximately three of pills and snorted the powder.  The victim’s autopsy report …
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Major Maine Cocaine, Opioid Trafficker Sentenced

… at Least 22 Kilos of Cocaine, Thousands of Oxycodone Pills APR 28 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special … over 22 kilograms of cocaine and thousands of oxycodone pills in Rhode Island and arranging their transportation to …
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West Haven Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Distributing Xanax

… on May 23, 2016, the victim purchased a quantity of Xanax pills from Bell.  The victim them crushed approximately three of pills and snorted the powder. The victim’s autopsy report …
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Members Of Oxycodone Conspiracy Sentenced

… and an inventory search conducted.  Police found cash, pills, fake id’s, blank prescriptions, and fraudulent … and generally paid the prescription passers 30 pills for their efforts.  Merritt, having good computer …
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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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Heather Morgan Sentenced For Making False Statements To Federal Law Enforcement In Breakthrough Pain Management Investigation

… seized significant quantities of prescription narcotic pain pills, firearms, and nearly $700,000 in cash. The investigation into the pill mill case was the collaborative effort of several law …
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Dasean Nisbett Of Bronx, New York Sentenced To Time Served For Possession With Intent To Distribute Oxycodone

… arrest for possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone pills. U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III also … A subsequent search revealed a bag of 1,000 oxycodone pills concealed in Nisbett’s underwear. Nisbett was …
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Easton Police Commissioner Charged In Federal Steroid And Prescription Narcotic Distribution Investigation

… that certain individuals were distributing prescription pills, including oxycodone.   As alleged in the criminal … grams of raw testosterone powder, more than 1,000 oxycodone pills, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine and four …
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Scarborough Man Sentenced To Nine Years On Drug And Health Care Fraud Charges

… 150 fraudulent oxycodone prescriptions for more than 13,000 pills from Dr. John Perry for no medical purpose. The … filled at pharmacies in southern Maine and the oxycodone pills were sold. Goodwin used proceeds from these illegal …
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Former Marlborough Resident Pleads Guilty To Robbing Five Connecticut Pharmacies

… a firearm that was in his waistband and demanded oxycodone pills.  The pharmacist gave Haney more than 2000 oxycodone pills of different strengths and Haney exited the store. …
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Two California Men Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Hydromorphone

… admitted to distributing those and other prescription pills to Boise, Idaho. Kulikoff admitted that he distributed between 500 and 1750 30mg pills of oxycodone to a confidential informant and an …
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced To 108 Months In Prison

… in Charge Shroba said. “Mixing your own fentanyl laced pills, in a makeshift laboratory, shows complete and utter … April of 2017. A search of Walker’s home found a makeshift pill operation, where Walker was measuring out fentanyl into …
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Three Defendants Indicted In One Of The Nation’s Largest-Ever Fentanyl Seizures

… of fentanyl represents more than 44 million fraudulent pills on the street which could be fatal for users.  These … heroin - deaths from fentanyl-laced heroin and counterfeit pills are epidemic in the United States.  Just 2 milligrams …
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Former Lewiston Pharmacist Sentenced For Stealing Hydrocodone

… in Lewiston, he stole approximately 200 to 300 hydrocodone pills. Jungert's employment was subsequently terminated. An audit revealed a substantial number of hydrocodone pills were missing from the store's inventory during the …
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Marin Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone

… grams of oxycodone which amounts to 1,530 thirty-milligram pills.  Dr. Chiarottino admitted that in prescribing the pills, he did so with the intent to act outside the usual …
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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 … 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

… have been collected.  That’s more than a quarter pound of pills for each of the 25 million children aged 12 to 17 in … 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 Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… Nationwide, over 7.1 million pounds-more than 3,500 tons-of pills have been collected.   Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …