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DEA’S Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- A Big Success

NEW YORK - Thousands of Americans in communities across the country discarded more than 350 tons of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (NTBI) on Saturday, September 26. This past weekend, more than 3,800 federal, state and local counterparts...
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 49,000 Pounds On 10th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

NEW ORLEANS - On the tenth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day held on September 26, 2015, the New Orleans Field (NOFD) and its community law enforcement partners collected 49,581* - pounds of unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs at 343 collection sites throughout the division. Nationally, 702,365 pounds of prescription...
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Canadian Man Accused Of Laundering Millions Of Dollars For The Sinaloa Cartel Arrives In Los Angeles To Face Charges

LOS ANGELES - The leader of an international money laundering organization, Gurkaran Singh Isshpunani, made his initial appearance in the Central District of California today. Isshpunani, the highest level defendant listed in a 22-person federal indictment filed in November 2014, is allegedly the leader of an international ‘hawala’ ring that...
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DEA’S Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- In South And Southeast Texas-- A Big Success

HOUSTON - Thousands of community members across South and Southeast Texas came together to dispose of more than 32, 600 pounds of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (NTBI) on Saturday, September 26. This past weekend, from East Texas...
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DEA’S 10th Prescription Drug Take-Back Continues To Be Popular In Our Local Communities

EL PASO - Hundreds from West Texas and New Mexico discarded 9,857 pounds of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (NTBI) on Saturday, September 26. The West Texas area, covering El Paso, Midland, Odessa, Alpine and Fort Stockton, collected...
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DEA’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative Successful In Kentucky And Across The United States

DETROIT - Thousands of Americans in communities across the country discarded more than 350 tons of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (NTBI) on Saturday, September 26. This past weekend, more than 3,800 federal, state and local counterparts took...
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DEA’s 10th Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative Successful In Ohio And Across The United States

DETROIT - Thousands of Americans in communities across the country discarded more than 350 tons of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (NTBI) on Saturday, September 26. This past weekend, more than 3,800 federal, state and local counterparts took...
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DEA’S Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort A Big Success In Michigan And Across The United States

DETROIT - Thousands of Americans in communities across the country discarded more than 350 tons of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (NTBI) on Saturday, September 26. This past weekend, more than 3,800 federal, state and local counterparts took...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack Cocaine

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that James Bowman, also known as “Jimmy Jam,” 36, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District...
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Six Individuals Indicted For Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced that a federal Grand Jury has returned an indictment against six individuals: Mara (40) of Haverhill, Massachusetts Franklyn (40) of Haverhill, Massachusetts Juan (31) of Haverhill...