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Chicago-Area Drug and Gun Trafficker Sentenced to 65 Years for Firearms and Drug Offenses

January 31, 2022
… fully loaded firearms, an extra magazine, and 173 ecstasy pills that contained methamphetamine. Trial evidence …
January 31, 2022
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 25, 2018
… their zip code.  Or they can call 800-882-9529 .  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
October 25, 2018
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DEA Expands Opioid Initiative To Pinal County

November 08, 2017
… Office Application available to any smart phone. Fake Pills On On …
November 08, 2017
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2018
… Americans across the country dropped off unused pills reaching a program total of nearly 11 million pounds …
November 02, 2018
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“Operation Red Raider” results in 21 arrested in cocaine and heroin distribution ring in New Jersey

July 11, 2018
… crystal methamphetamine, 120 grams of heroin, 356 Percocet pills, 50 grams of marijuana, two handguns, a sawed-off …
July 11, 2018
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DEA announces results in massive statewide opioid sweep

August 30, 2019
… more than 200,000 opioid and other dangerous controlled pills. Several physicians surrendered their ability to …
August 30, 2019
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Pharmacist gets 10 years in prison on DEA case

December 03, 2018
… divert hundreds of thousands of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills. In addition, more than 13 gallons of promethazine …
December 03, 2018
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2018
… 459-9600 Americans across the country dropped off unused pills reaching a program total of nearly 11 million pounds …
November 02, 2018
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DEA releases 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 02, 2018
… available in the form of counterfeit prescription pills marketed for illicit street sales, and also sold by …
November 02, 2018
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DEA Denver Division sets new record for 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 07, 2018
… participants dropped off nearly 42,000 pounds of unused pills DENVER – With the robust participation of Americans …
November 07, 2018
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DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 30, 2021
… addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. Our April event included 4,425 …
April 30, 2021
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DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 30, 2021
… addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. Our April event included 4,425 …
April 30, 2021
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Anchorage doctor sentenced for prescribing medically unnecessary opioids in health care fraud scheme

January 06, 2021
… to 30 different recipients, totaling 32,109 meperidine pills, knowing that the recipients did not truly need the …
January 06, 2021
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… once again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it …
October 30, 2020
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Record collection in the Pacific Northwest of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2020
… once again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it …
November 02, 2020
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… once again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it …
October 30, 2020
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South Bay doctor sentenced to two years in prison for unlawfully distributing hydrocodone and committing health care fraud

October 22, 2019
… enabling a patient to receive 90 hydrocodone-acetaminophen pills.  Aachi did not conduct a physical examination of the …
October 22, 2019
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Local man sent to prison for armed drug trafficking in school zone

September 17, 2019
… a bag of synthetic cannabinoids, assorted prescription pills, small bags, a digital scale and a second loaded …
September 17, 2019
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South Bay doctor pleads guilty to unlawfully distributing hydrocodone and health care fraud

March 26, 2019
… enabling a patient to receive 90 hydrocodone-acetaminophen pills. Aachi did not conduct a physical examination of the …
March 26, 2019
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DEA’s Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results in Another Big Haul

October 04, 2012
… and increased enforcement to address doctor shopping and pill mills. Date: October 4, 2012 Contact: DEA Public …
October 04, 2012
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Doctor Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Scheme To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

March 01, 2018
… wrote 30 or more prescriptions for 30-milligram oxycodone pills in a single day. Lambrakis, 70, of Manhattan, pleaded …
March 01, 2018
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McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical Drugs

January 17, 2017
… an increasing amount of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, frequently misused products that are part of the …
January 17, 2017
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West Michigan Pharmacy Owner And Eight Additional Employees Indicted For Conspiracy To Misbrand Controlled Substance Pharmaceutical Drugs

November 21, 2013
… incorrect lot numbers and expiration dates and into amber pill vials that bore no lot numbers or expiration dates. The …
November 21, 2013
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Two Michigan Doctors Plead Guilty To Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substance Painkillers And Health Care Fraud

February 11, 2015
… that he paid Awada for those prescriptions, then bought the pills from the “patients” and re-sold them to street …
February 11, 2015
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Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Doctors And Owner Of Pain Management Clinic Charged With Illegally Distributing Controlled Substance Prescription Drugs

March 18, 2015
… indicted yesterday for illegally distributing prescription pills, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. …
March 18, 2015
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Suburban Detroit Doctor Receives 7 Year Sentence For Writing Unlawful Prescription For Controlled Substances Including Oxycodone

November 16, 2015
… legitimate medical purpose. The marketers then bought the pills from the “patients” and re-sold them to street …
November 16, 2015
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Detroit Area Doctor Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Drugs And Fraud

April 19, 2016
… through the fraudulent bills. “Diversion of prescription pills to the street market promotes the addiction to …
April 19, 2016
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Detroit-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Charged For Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

September 02, 2016
… here in Michigan, as people addicted to prescription pills become desperate to feed their addictions," McQuade …
September 02, 2016
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DEA Partners With U.S. Attorney’s Office To Raise Awareness For National Heroin And Opioid Awareness Week

September 19, 2016
… epidemic of overdose deaths from heroin and prescription pill abuse is startling and needs to be met with an intense …
September 19, 2016
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Ohio Woman Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Illegal Trafficking Of Opiate Painkillers

January 05, 2017
… same.  Once they obtained bulk amounts of oxycodone, the pills were transported to Columbus, Ohio, via the mail or on …
January 05, 2017