SAN FRANCISCO - Golden Gate Pharmacy Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Golden Gate Pharmacy (GGPS) and Ross Valley Compounding (Ross Valley), have agreed to pay $717,250 to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that the companies failed to keep and maintain adequate records pertaining to controlled substances...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Herman Keese, 57, of San Francisco, was sentenced on Thursday to 13 years and eight months in prison by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced today. Keese pleaded guilty...

SAN FRANCISCO - Eutimio Reyna-(aka “Tony,” aka “Gordo,” aka “Little Tony”) pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco yesterday to charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, distribution of heroin, and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Antoine King pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy to manufacture counterfeit Xanax pills and to launder the proceeds gained by the illegal scheme, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch; Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin; Internal Revenue Service, Criminal...

PHOENIX - The DEA is alerting all citizens to drug overdose deaths tied to counterfeit pills laced with powerful opioid fentanyl. Manufactured by Mexican drug trafficking (DTOs) and sold as oxycodone on the illicit drug market, fentanyl is an opioid 100 times stronger than morphine. These counterfeit pills are smuggled...

FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment on Thursday against Terry Ford, 37, and Dawn Peters, 35, both of Clovis, charging them with distributing synthetic drugs, conspiracy, and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and DEA Special Agent-in-Charge John J. Martin announced. According to court...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. sentenced Isreal “Puck” Washington, 43, of Sacramento, today to 34 years in prison for trafficking heroin, cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and San Francisco Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Jesus Alberto Bueno-Meza was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, announced United States Attorney Brian Stretch and DEA Special Agent-in-Charge John J. Martin. Bueno-Meza, 48, a citizen of Mexico who was living in...

FRESNO, Calif. - Kaiser Foundation Health System Inc. has paid $850,000 to settle allegations that a Kaiser Permanente pharmacy in Modesto violated the Controlled Substances (CSA) by improperly filling defective prescriptions and by failing to maintain accurate records, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent-in-Charge John...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - David Beckford was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to manufacture counterfeit Xanax pills, for engaging in international money laundering, and for his use and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and in violation of...