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Rutland Man Sentenced To Over Seven Years Imprisonment For Federal Conviction For Heroin Distribution And Unlawful Firearm Possession

October 16, 2014
… sentencing was also based on his distribution of Oxycontin pills and cocaine powder. In addition, Judge Reiss sentenced … distributing at least 380 grams of heroin, 18,000 (30 mg) pills, and 45 grams of crack cocaine. The defendant …
October 16, 2014
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DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day On April 26 Take-Back Day To Help Residents Clean Out Their Medicine Cabinets Of Old, Unwanted, Potentially Harmful Drugs

April 22, 2014
… Day on Saturday, April 26th. Arizonans can take their pills to one of over 85 collection sites across the state … enter their zip code. Or they can call 1-800-882-9539. Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
April 22, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces 12th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

October 20, 2016
… have been collected; that’s more than a quarter pound of pills for each of the 25 million American children aged 12 to 17 -- pills that won’t result in abuse or overdose.   The …
October 20, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Steroid Trafficker Arrested By DEA Sentenced To Prison

June 24, 2016
… to convert raw steroid powder imported from China, into pills and injectable steroid liquids. “Robert South’s far … steroid powder, 30 liters of liquid steroids, 8,500 steroid pills and nearly $250,000 in cash and assets.  The …
June 24, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

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

April 27, 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 …
April 27, 2016
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Canadian Drug Trafficker & Leader Of Helicopter Smuggling Ring Who Fought Extradition For Years Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison

June 10, 2016
… large loads of drugs connected to the ring: 200,000 MDMA pills on March 6, 2008; 72 kilograms of cocaine seized on … 23, 2009; and 325 pounds of marijuana and 40,000 MDMA pills seized on March 5, 2009. Other co-conspirators have …
June 10, 2016
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

September 28, 2012
… Take Back Days give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially … partners. DEA’s last event collected more than double the pills as their first event two years ago, with almost 50% …
September 28, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

September 28, 2012
… Take Back Days give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially … partners. DEA’s last event collected more than double the pills as their first event two years ago, with almost 50% …
September 28, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

September 28, 2012
… Take Back Days give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially … partners. DEA’s last event collected more than double the pills as their first event two years ago, with almost 50% …
September 28, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

September 28, 2012
… Take Back Days give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially … partners. DEA’s last event collected more than double the pills as their first event two years ago, with almost 50% …
September 28, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Idaho Dentist Pleads Guilty To Prescription Drug Fraud

November 05, 2013
… prescription at a pharmacy and return the majority of the pills to Akhtar. Sometimes Akhtar provided the person … the person picking up the prescription kept some of the pills. According to the plea agreement, Akhtar admitted that …
November 05, 2013
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Eagle Dentist Sentenced For Prescription Drug Fraud

January 28, 2014
… prescription at a pharmacy and return the majority of the pills to Akhtar. Sometimes Akhtar provided the person … the person picking up the prescription kept some of the pills. On November 4, 2013, Akhtar pleaded guilty to two …
January 28, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Meets A Growing Need For Northern California Residents

May 08, 2014
… Take Back Day program by dropping off more prescription pills than ever during the April 26, 2014 event.  Federal, … and increased enforcement to address doctor shopping and pill mills. Take Back Days are presently needed because the …
May 08, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Eighth Defendant Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Conducting Illegal Cash Transactions

June 16, 2014
… pharmacies in Modesto, and then transported or mailed the pills to Washington for distribution on the black market. After illegally selling the pills, the defendants then deposited the cash proceeds of …
June 16, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Two More Guilty Pleas Entered In Vallejo-Based Drug Trafficking Indictments

September 11, 2014
… lyrics glorify and promote the use and distribution of MDMA pills. In April 2012, agents arrested a total of 25 … the investigation, agents seized approximately 45,000 MDMA pills, four pounds of crack cocaine, two pounds of heroin, …
September 11, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcements Launched In New York

October 29, 2015
… drugs are safer than illicit drugs, are abusing pills at an alarming rate.  One in four teens has misused or … medicine cabinet is the number-one source of prescription pills for teens and young adults. The PSAs can be found …
October 29, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

May 02, 2013
… Drug Take-Back Day this past Saturday collected more pills than the previous one, demonstrating the American … and increased enforcement to address doctor shopping and pill mills. Shortly after DEA’s first Take-Back Day event …
May 02, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

September 26, 2012
… Take Back Days give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially … partners. DEA’s last event collected more than double the pills as their first event two years ago, with almost 50% …
September 26, 2012
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DEA and Federal Partners Support Continuity of Patient Treatment

December 28, 2023
… to select patients who then sold a portion of those pills for a profit, with the expectation they would share …
December 28, 2023
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Washington News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Convicted of Illegally Selling 10 Million Hydrocodone Pills June 30, 2008 26th - Annual IDecember to be held in …
July 15, 2021
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Delano Man Sentenced to 6 Years and 8 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

December 01, 2025
… Morfin Villa with approximately 2,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to sell.  On Aug. 14, 2023, Morfin … prosecuted the case. Arrests/Convictions - Major Fake Pills Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs Fentanyl …
December 01, 2025
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Mexican National Sentenced to 88 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Conspiracy

May 19, 2025
… others possessed approximately 40 kilograms of powder and pills containing fentanyl and more than 55 pounds of … NUMBER:    2025-079_Montano-Peralta Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guilty Plea Fentanyl Methamphetamine On On Press …
May 19, 2025
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

April 05, 2025
… and a co-conspirator were illegally selling oxycodone pills that were prescribed to his co-conspirator.  In August … 2024, investigators made controlled purchases of oxycodone pills from Benitez and his co-conspirator. Benitez was …
April 05, 2025
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New Jersey nurse charged with drug and weapons offenses

August 13, 2019
… search warrants resulted in the location and seizure of pills and powder (suspected Adderal), prescription washing materials, assorted pill bottles, U.S. currency, a vehicle, and 30 firearms to …
August 13, 2019
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the efforts of … mixing fentanyl with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—to drive addiction and create repeat customers. …
August 19, 2022
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Webster Man Going to Prison on Drug and Gun Charges

January 25, 2022
… 572 grams of marijuana packaged for sale, 83 oxycodone pills, a scale, a loaded 22-gauge shotgun, and a box of … various THC products packaged for sale, 85 clonazepam pills, and a scale. In addition, on December 4, 2020, law …
January 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the efforts of … mixing fentanyl with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—to drive addiction and create repeat customers. …
August 19, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to medication safe

April 21, 2020
… Oklahoma City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 PILLS_0.jpg No Vaping_0.jpg DALLAS – With families …
April 21, 2020
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Providence Man Sentenced on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

April 24, 2023
… of more than 500 grams of cocaine and 100 fentanyl pills, and who, as a previously convicted felon, was … an additional quantity cocaine, approximately 100 fentanyl pills, $1,180 in cash, several magazines, and ammunition. …
April 24, 2023
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Six Arrested in Multi-Jurisdictional Fentanyl Takedown

February 25, 2022
… that distributed fentanyl and counterfeit oxycodone pills in and around the Andover and Lawrence areas. The … guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Fake Pills Drug Trafficking Oxycodone On On …
February 25, 2022