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Local Task Forces Crack Down on Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Networks

… 98 pounds of methamphetamine, approximately 21,000 fentanyl pills, 531 grams of fentanyl powder, 38 firearms, 3 … activity can call (208) 344-7843. ### Drug Trafficking Fake Pills OCDETF/Task Force Synthetic drugs Fentanyl …
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Physician And Owner Of Atlanta Pain Clinic Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Painkillers

… commitment DEA has made to aggressively go after ‘illegal pill mills’ and bring to justice criminals who take … to the forfeiture of over $425,000 in proceeds from his pill mill operation.  Piracha was convicted on this charge …
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Alleged major trafficker among three indicted in connection with over 25 pounds of cocaine and $125,000 cash seized in the Bronx

… dragon stamp. Also inside the apartment were more than 100 pills and a makeshift pill press. The cocaine recovered in this case is estimated …
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Gramercy Physician Convicted In 39 Illegal Prescription Sales

… prescriptions from the doctor in order to sell the pills on the black market. Testimony detailed how Castro … overdose in Middlesex, N.J. and authorities discovered a pill bottle with Castro’s name on the label at the scene. At …
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Oxycodone Trafficker Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

… cash from Kentucky to Orlando to purchase 2,000 oxycodone pills.  Unbeknownst to them, the seller was a confidential … informant.  Upon meeting the informant to obtain the pills, Tipton and his conspirators were arrested. (46, …
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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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Costco Wholesale To Pay $11.75 Million To Settle Allegations Of Lax Pharmacy Controls

… U.S. Attorney McQuade stated, “In light of the prescription pill and opioid overdose epidemic we are seeing across the … to tighten up its compliance to ensure that prescription pills do not end up on the street market.” “These are not …
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Dallas DEA Gears Up For 5th Local Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… drug “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. The DEA, along with its law … partners. DEA’s last event collected more than double the pills as their first event two years ago, with almost 50% …
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… 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% …
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Orange County Man Guilty of Trafficking Deadly Fentanyl

… Jonathan Lee.   Drug Trafficking Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill Fentanyl Off On Press Release Image Layout …
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DEA Atlanta Divisional Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

… be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state free of charge, no questions … enter their zip code.  Or they can call 800-882-9529.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
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DEA Charlotte District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

… be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state free of charge, no questions … enter their zip code.  Or they can call 800-882-9529.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
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DEA Columbia District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

… be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state free of charge, no questions … enter their zip code.  Or they can call 800-882-9529.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
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DEA Nashville District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

… be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state free of charge, no questions … enter their zip code.  Or they can call 800-882-9529.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
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Watertown man sentenced to 70 months in prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring

… for street distribution, approximately 1,000 fentanyl pills disguised as Percocet pills, one firearm and approximately $50,000 in cash. …
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DEA and the Chicago Crime Commission Launch a Provocative New Billboard Campaign with Clear Channel Outdoor in an Effort to Save Chicagoans from Opioid-Related Deaths & Abuse

March 08, 2019
… or spouse before they take that first hit, that first pill, that first step to addiction. Today’s announcement, …
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Baxley pharmacist sentenced to four years in federal prison for conspiracy involving healthcare fraud, opioids

… major source of opioids for patients of notorious convicted pill-mill operator Dr. Frank Bynes, Jr., distributing in … County Sheriff Mark Melton. “Specifically, the illicit pill market has hit us hard, causing many of our citizens to …
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Three Kodiak, Alaska Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking Related to 2022 Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

… are investigating the case.   Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Cocaine Methamphetamine …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled

… The illicit websites and call centers at issue sold pills to customers that would typically require a doctor’s … obtain the required prescriptions before (hereinafter, the pills sold in this manner are referred to as the …
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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Pharmacy settles claims

… after it learned that approximately 2,500 oxycodone pills had been stolen or were unaccounted for from the … in the pharmacy and failing to report the missing oxycodone pills to the DEA. “We appreciate the Confederated Salish & …
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Licensed pharmacist charged with hoarding and price gouging of N95 masks in violation of Defense Production Act

… remained in possession of thousands of controlled substance pills/patches, including fentanyl, oxycodone, and … and he needed to destroy them.  There were nearly 4,000 pills/patches, in total. Third, Schirripa caused Medicare …
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DEA New England Field Division collects 40 tons of prescription drugs during the 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… help remove unwanted, expired and unused prescription pills that can be abused, stolen, or resold which helps our continued dedication to combat the prescription pill, fentanyl and heroin epidemic. DEA thanks the citizens …
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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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Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

… out prescriptions for controlled substances - typically 180 pills of oxycodone at 30 mg strength - without ever having … charges in the indictment related to 42 prescriptions for pills with an approximate street value of more than …
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DEA, DA SINI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service & DA’S East End Drug Task Force announce takedown of alleged Montauk Drug distribution ring

… of a package of approximately 100 oxycodone and alprazolam pills addressed to one of the locations where the defendants … approximately 650 grams of cocaine; marijuana; various pills, including alprazolam and hydrocodone; and assorted …
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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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DEA Collected A Record Amount Of Unwanted Rx Medication In The State Of New York

… Take-Back Day this past Saturday collected 50 percent more pills nationally and 55 percent more in New York State than … and increased enforcement to address doctor shopping and pill mills. Shortly after DEA’s first Take-Back Day event …
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. The April event included 4,425 …
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… mixing fentanyl with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—to drive addiction and create repeat customers. …
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