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Detroit pharmacist sentenced to 8 years in prison for illegally distributing opioids By Amber Ainsworth DETROIT (FOX 2) - A Detroit pharmacist received an eight-year prison sentence for distributing hundreds of thousands of opioid doses that weren t medically necessary. Abidoun Fabode, 57, co-owned Friendz Pharmacy. Federal authorities said he dispensed more than 245,080 dosages of controlled substances, including oxycodone and oxymorphone, to patient recruiters who had doctors write them unneeded prescriptions. One of those doctors worked at Friendz and would see patients for only a few minutes before writing scripts for the drugs, feds said. Fabode knew the prescriptions weren t legitimate but still provided the pills in exchange for more than $1,895,000 in cash, authorities said. ....
Advertisement DEA starts Project Wave Breaker to reduce amount of fentanyl coming in from Mexico Tempe police found 9,500 fentanyl pills during a traffic stop Friday, March 5, 2021.(Source: Tempe Police Department via AZ Family) Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched Project Wave Breaker to disrupt the flow of fentanyl into the United States. According to the DEA, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows more than 87,200 people died from an overdose in 2020. ....
Hudson Reporter Jersey City man pleads guilty to prison smuggling scheme Drones used to smuggle contraband into federal correctional facility × The conspiracy used drones to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix under cover of darkness. (Derek Skinner / Shutterstock.com) A Jersey City man admitted to participating in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, and to possessing heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig. Jason Arteaga-Loayza, aka “Juice,” 30, a former inmate at Fort Dix, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and one count of possession of heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. ....
DEA Holding Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 87,000 Americans died as a result of a drug overdose during a one-year period starting September 1, 2019 Published 5 hours ago • Updated 5 hours ago NBC Universal, Inc. In an effort to curb the growing number of opioid overdose deaths during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Agency will hold its 20 th annual Take Back Day this Saturday at locations across South Florida and across the country. The event comes just months after a successful day last October, when over 500 tons of unwanted drugs were turned in. Over the last 10 years, more than 6,800 tons of prescription drugs have been turned in. ....
Nine people convicted in large West Michigan drug trafficking conspiracy Copyright 2020 by Getty Images Mark Wilson/Getty Images and last updated 2021-04-19 16:18:21-04 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â A Lansing man was sentenced to more than 11 years behind bars for his role in a nine-person drug trafficking conspiracy. Lansing resident Jesus Cortez, 40, was sentenced to 137 months imprisonment, U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced Monday. The conspiracy involved delivering drugs from Mexico to 11 counties in Michigan including Alger, Luce, Allegan, Berrien, Branch, Grand Traverse, Ingham, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa and Van Buren. The drug trafficking conspiracy also included distributing Suboxone and methamphetamine inside correctional facilities, according to the Department of Justice. ....