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Wheat Ridge Doctor Pleads Guilty For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

May 23, 2013
DENVER - Dr. Kevin R. Clemmer, age 59, of Evergreen, Colorado, pled guilty today to illegally distributing oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, and engaging in a monetary transaction in property criminally derived from proceeds of a specified unlawful activity, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, DEA Denver Division Special Agent in...
May 23, 2013
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Two New Orleans DEA Targets Face 40 Years To Life In Heroin Conspiracy

May 17, 2013
(NEW ORLEANS) - - Terrence Tyler, age 23, and Tarell Stevenson, age 36, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, were charged today in an eight-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury with distribution of heroin, conspiracy, and related firearms charges. According to the indictment, Tylerand Stevensonconspired to distribute 100 grams or...
May 17, 2013
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Methamphetamine Dealer Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

May 14, 2013
(NEW ORLEANS) - - Kerry Wayne Walker, age 50, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiracy to trafficking methamphetamine and heroin. Walkerpleaded guilty before U. S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to one count of violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act in which...
May 14, 2013
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Drug Investigation Leads To Racketeering Case And 36 Indictments

May 02, 2013
DENVER - The Drug Enforcement (DEA), Western Colorado Drug Task Force, Two Rivers Drug Enforcement (TRIDENT), and the 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office have completed the first phase of an investigation that has resulted in the seizure of significant amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine and a grand jury indictment of...
May 02, 2013
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Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

May 02, 2013
DENVER - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) Sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this past Saturday collected 50 percent more pills than the previous one, demonstrating the American public’s continued appreciation and need for the opportunity to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables...
May 02, 2013
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Brothers Sentenced For Drug Conspiracy And Distribution

April 26, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - Tonta J. Octaveage 34, and his brother Kavis Octave,age 31,both residents of Vacherie, Louisiana, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Lance M. Africk. Tonta Octave was sentenced to 120 months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, followed by a term of 8 years supervised...
April 26, 2013
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Houma Man Indicted For Distribution Of Cocaine

April 26, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - DONALD RICHARDSON, 35, a resident of Houma, was indicted by a federal Grand Jury today on two counts of distribution of crack cocaine. On or about March 17, 2011 and March 23, 2011, Richardson did knowingly and intentionally distribute crack cocaine. Each count of the indictment carries...
April 26, 2013
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Convicted Felon Indicted For Possession Of Heroin And Firearms

April 26, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - Melvin James Jr, a 43-year old resident of New Orleans, Louisiana,was charged in a three-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for his possession with intent to distribute 98 grams of heroin, felon in possession of firearms, and possessing firearms in furtherance of narcotics trafficking. According to...
April 26, 2013
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Drug Enforcement Administration To Conduct Sixth Prescription Pill Take-Back Day On Saturday, April 27

April 24, 2013
DENVER - After collecting an average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners will hold a sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day across the country on...
April 24, 2013
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Baton Rouge Convenience Store Forfeits Nearly $1 Million As The Result Of A DEA/IRS Money Laundering Investigation

March 15, 2013
BATON ROUGE, La. - United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr. announced today that KATELYN & CLAIRE, INC. and ALEX T, INC., both doing business as Quality Express, pled guilty before United States District Court Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and multiple counts of...
March 15, 2013
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