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Pennsylvania Doctor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison For Illegally Selling Prescriptions From New Jersey Office

November 20, 2012
TRENTON, N.J. - Robert G. Koval, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced that Dr. Augustine S. Lee was sentenced today to one year and one day...
November 20, 2012
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Two Alleged International Narcotics Traffickers Defendants Allegedly Conspired To Transport Cocaine Worth $30 Million In A U.S. Aircraft.

November 15, 2012
NEWARK - Robert G. Koval, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Rawson Edward Watson, a citizen of the United Kingdom, and Nicolas Epskamp, a...
November 15, 2012
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Monmouth County, N.J., Doctor Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Distribution And Conspiracy

October 22, 2012
TRENTON, N.J. - Robert G. Koval, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a doctor who allegedly wrote illegal prescriptions for oxycodone, today admitted to participating in...
October 22, 2012
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Longshoreman Sentenced To 180 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

October 05, 2012
NEWARK, N.J. - Robert G. Koval, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced a longshoreman was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to180 months in prison for his role in an international drug smuggling conspiracy which led to the seizure of...
October 05, 2012
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Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Dispensing Prescription Drugs

October 04, 2012
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Larry Egan Boatwright, 57, of Germantown, Tennessee was found guilty by a jury today on three counts of illegally dispensing oxycodone, hydrocodone, and alprazolam, announced United States Attorney Edward L. Stanton III. Boatwright was convicted of unlawfully distributing large amounts of oxycodone, in violation of 21 U.S.C...
October 04, 2012
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Newark Man Sentenced To More Than 24 Years In Prison For Role In Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

October 02, 2012
NEWARK, N.J. - Robert G. Koval, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a Newark man who took part in a conspiracy to distribute more than...
October 02, 2012
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DEA Atlanta Holds Fifth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29, 2012

September 28, 2012
ATLANTA - With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Georgians will be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state, free of charge, no questions...
September 28, 2012
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DEA South Carolina Holds Fifth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29, 2012

September 26, 2012
COLUMBIA, S.C. - With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., South Carolinians will be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state, free of charge...
September 26, 2012
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DEA North Carolina Fifth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29, 2012

September 25, 2012
CHARLOTTE, NC - With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Carolinians will be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state, free of charge...
September 25, 2012
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DEA Tennessee Holds Fifth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29, 2012

September 25, 2012
NASHVILLE - With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tennesseans will be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state, free of charge, no questions...
September 25, 2012
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