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DEA Destroys 5 3/4 Tons Of Drugs

WESTON, FL. - On April 30th, Floridians turned in approximately 11,567 (5 ¾ tons) of unwanted or expired prescription drugs at 228 collection sites across the state during the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative. In the Tampa area, 2 ½ tons were collected, Orlando area, 1...
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Former Medellin Cartel Associate Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

MIAMI, FL. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, Miami Field Division, and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announced that defendant Sigifredo Maya, 48, of Medellin, Colombia, pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent...
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Seventeen Defendants Sentenced In Large Kentucky Crack Cocaine Distribution Ring

PADUCAH, KY - - David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky and Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced today that U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell sentenced two Hopkinsville, Kentucky men to life in prison without the...
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Ten Arrests Made In Connection With Alleged Crystal City Cocaine And Heroin Trafficking

CRYSTAL CITY, TX -- - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. Hinojosa and United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced that federal, state and local authorities have arrested 10 individuals in the Crystal City area on federal drug trafficking charges. Those arrested yesterday include: 24-year-old...
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DEA Miami Partners With Clear Channel Radio South Florida And Mobile Mike For National Take Back Day

MIAMI, FL. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Miami Field Division Special Agent in (SAC) Mark R. Trouville announced today that DEA Miami has partnered with Clear Channel Radio South Florida and Mobile Mike to promote this month’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 10 a.m...
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-Media Advisory-

Acting Special Agent In Charge Thomas Hinojosa will be participating in a National Prescription Take Back Press Conference, April 27, 2011 at 2:30 p.m., at the DEA Houston Field Office, located at 1433 West Loop South, in the 1 st floor training room. He, along with invited guest Harris County...
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Former Police Chief Of Sullivan City Sentenced To Prison

SULLIVAN CITY, TX - Former Sullivan City Police Chief Hernan Guerra has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole for drug-trafficking, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas Hinojosa and United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. United States District Judge Randy Crane sentenced...
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Michigan Based Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Harvard Drug Group To Pay U.S. $8,000,000 In Settlement

United States Attorney Barbara McQuade and U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Robert L. Corso announced today a settlement between the government and Harvard Drug Group, LLC, which resolves allegations that Harvard violated the Controlled Substances (CSA). Harvard is alleged to have violated the CSA by failing to...
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Six Mexican Men Among Those To Plead Guilty To Large-Scale Marijuana Growing Conspiracy In Ohio

DAYTON, OH - Three men indicted in November 2010, pled guilty on April 14th, 2011, to conspiracy to manufacture marijuana in connection with the seizure of more than 3,500 marijuana plants grown in rural areas of (OH) and (OH) counties. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District...
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DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day On April 30

MIAMI, FL. - This month, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its national, state, and local partners will give Floridians another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 30th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m...