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PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is This Saturday

The Event will take place from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 26, 2015 DENVER - This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, come to one of the almost 5,000 collection sites around the nation to return all unwanted, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs for...
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DEA Announces Major Steroid Operation

(WASHINGTON - DEA officials today announced a nationwide series of enforcement actions targeting every level of the global underground trade of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, the vast majority of which are manufactured and trafficked from underground labs in China. DEA-led Operation Cyber Juice comprised of over 30 different...
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Montana Doctor Arrested After Two Year Investigation

400 felony charges include negligent homicide HAMILTON, Mont. - Dr. Chris Arthur Christensen was arrested on August 27, 2015 after a two year investigation into his medical practice and drug trafficking activities. Christensen faces 400 felony drug charges, including two negligent homicide charges involving drug overdoses. It's alleged the doctor...
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Spice Distribution Kingpin John Bowen Sentenced To 60 Months In Federal Prison

Prosecutions represent one of the most significant investigations to date in the US regarding synthetic cannabinoid trafficking, resulting in more than 220 Spice-related ER visits in Colorado in the Fall of 2013 DENVER - U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer sentenced John Bowen, age 68, of Las Vegas to...
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Longmont Police Department And DEA Arrest Doctor For Oxycodone Distribution

Indictment alleges doctor illegally distributed from his practice LONGMONT, Colo. - The Longmont Police Department and DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squad arrested Dr. Larry Eckstein on August 18, 2015 for unlawful sales and distribution of Oxycodone, a schedule II controlled substance, from his medical practice. The arrest was based on a...
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Thirteen Convicted In Montana Drug Trafficking Operation Run From A California Prison

Billings Resident Office, Eastern Montana HIDTA concludes long term, multi-jurisdiction, multi-agency investigation BILLINGS, Mont. - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the completion of a Montana-based operation that convicted 13 defendants for methamphetamine, firearms and money laundering charges, involving an estimated $300,000 worth of meth in Montana. Operation Pale...
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DEA Announces Tip Line, Wanted Poster For Chapo

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced today a toll-free tip line where the general public in the United States, Mexico, Central and South America can report any information that could aid in the apprehension of Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman-Loera, who escaped a Mexican prison in...
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th DENVER - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg has announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set...
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

WASHINGTON - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time in every state but Pennsylvania and Delaware, where the event will take place on September 12. As with the previous nine Take-Back events...
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Afghan Heroin Conspiracy Foiled

WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) today announced charges against three significant Afghan heroin traffickers, two of which were arrested in Thailand and subsequently brought to the United States. Haji Lajaward, Amal Said Said Alam Shah, a/k/a “Haji Zar Mohammad,” and Habibullah were charged with conspiring to import heroin into...

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