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Seven People Charged In Multi-State Heroin Distribution Ring Based In Steubenville, Ohio

October 27, 2015
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - A federal grand jury in Columbus, Ohio, charged seven individuals for their roles in a Steubenville, Ohio, based heroin-trafficking operation. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, William J. Ihlenfeld, II, United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, Joseph...
October 27, 2015
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DEA Assists With Another Super Tunnel; Yields 22 Arrests And 12 Tons Of Marijuana So Far

October 23, 2015
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Tunnel Task Force seized control of a sophisticated cross-border super tunnel last night following a six-month investigation that resulted in the arrests of 22 people in San Diego and Tijuana and the confiscation of 12 tons of marijuana. The tunnel, approximately eight football fields...
October 23, 2015
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Ohio Felon Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of Firearm

October 22, 2015
DAYTON, Ohio - Travis Matthews, 28, of Dayton was sentenced today to 73 months in prison for possession of a firearm after having been previously convicted of a felony offense. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Joseph P. Reagan, Special Agent in Charge of...
October 22, 2015
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15th Annual Red Ribbon Luncheon

October 14, 2015
SAN DIEGO) - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) will participate in the 15th Annual Red Ribbon Luncheon on October 16 which will be attended by more than 225 civic and business leaders, educators, law enforcement, government officials, and youth to honor and award San Diego County individuals and organizations for their...
October 14, 2015
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Former Georgia Physician Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Controlled-Substances To Kentucky Residents

October 09, 2015
LONDON, Ky. - A former Georgia physician has admitted in federal court that he conspired with the owner of a Georgia pain clinic and others, to unlawfully distribute thousands of controlled substance prescription pills to residents of Kentucky. On October 8th, 2015, Michael Johnston, 58, pleaded guilty before U.S. District...
October 09, 2015
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DEA’S Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort A Big Success In Michigan And Across The United States

October 02, 2015
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...
October 02, 2015
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DEA’s 10th Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative Successful In Ohio And Across The United States

October 02, 2015
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...
October 02, 2015
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DEA’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative Successful In Kentucky And Across The United States

October 02, 2015
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...
October 02, 2015
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DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Numbers

September 29, 2015
SAN DIEGO & IMPERIAL, Calif. - The final tally is in from the 10th National Prescription Take-Back Day this past Saturday, September 26, 2015. DEA and its partners took back prescription drugs at 42 locations in San Diego County and three locations in Imperial County. Over the course of four...
September 29, 2015
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DEA To Hold 10TH National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

September 22, 2015
DETROIT - 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 safe and anonymous disposal. This is the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back...
September 22, 2015
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