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Admitted Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

March 01, 2021
BRUNSWICK, GA - A Charlton County man who admitted trafficking methamphetamine in south Georgia has been sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison. Phillip Yarbrough, 39, of Folkston, Ga., was sentenced to 264 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood after pleading guilty to...
March 01, 2021
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DEA Announces 20th Take Back Day

March 01, 2021
OMAHA, Neb. – Recognizing an increase in opioid overdose deaths during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced its 20th Take Back Day scheduled for Saturday, April 24. DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unwanted and unused prescription medications during the last Take Back Day in October, with...
March 01, 2021
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Middle Georgia Defendants Charged with Drug Trafficking conspiracy

March 01, 2021
MACON, GA - Twelve defendants have been charged in a newly unsealed federal indictment alleging a middle Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy. Eight men and four women are charged as part of Operation Breaking the Bond, an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation centered in the Bibb County area, said...
March 01, 2021
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DEA Houston Announces 20th Take Back Day

March 01, 2021
HOUSTON - With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day scheduled for April 24. At its last Take Back Day in October, DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500...
March 01, 2021
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Charlotte Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison on Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

March 01, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Aleef Jamar Nicks, 39, of Charlotte, to 108 months in prison yesterday, on drug trafficking and firearm charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Bell also ordered Nicks to serve three years under...
March 01, 2021
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DEA San Diego Announces 20th Take Back Day

March 01, 2021
SAN DIEGO – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day scheduled for April 24. At its last Take Back Day in October, DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to...
March 01, 2021
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DEA Washington Division Announces 20th Drug Take Back Day To Help Local Families

March 01, 2021
Washington, D.C. – With opioid overdose deaths increasing across the Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia during the pandemic, Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division announces the 20th Drug Take Back Day scheduled for April 24th. At its last Drug Take...
March 01, 2021
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DEA Philadelphia Announces 20th Take-Back Day

March 01, 2021
PHILADELPHIA – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced its 20th Take Back Day scheduled for April 24. At its last Take Back Day in October, DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to...
March 01, 2021
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DEA Announces 20th Take Back Day

March 01, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day scheduled for April 24. At its last Take Back Day in October, DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to...
March 01, 2021
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DEA Denver Announces 20th Take Back Day

March 01, 2021
With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day scheduled for April 24. At its last Take Back Day in October, DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500 tons of...
March 01, 2021
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