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CAMDEN, NJ — An opioid abuse treatment facility in Camden will pay a total of $3.15 million to resolve criminal and civil claims that it caused kickbacks, obstructed a federal …

National

Physician Convicted for Unlawfully Prescribing Over 1 Million Opioid Pills

March 27, 2022March 26, 2022 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Texas physician was convicted Friday for unlawfully prescribing more than one million pills of the opioid hydrocodone.

Crime / National

DEA Seizes Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a press conference Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced a significant law enforcement surge to protect American communities from …

Crime / Pennsylvania

PA Attorney General Charges 12 in Central PA For Meth Trafficking Ring

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 - by MyChesCo

HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro, in conjunction with the 47th Investigating Statewide Grand Jury, announced charges against 12 individuals for their role in the operation of a methamphetamine trafficking …

News

Two MSC Gayane Crew Members Sentenced for Conspiracy to Smuggle $1 Billion Worth of Cocaine into the United States

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 - by MyChesCo

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Ivan Durasevic, 31, and Nenad Ilic, 41, both of Montenegro, were sentenced by United States District Court Judge …

Crime / Pennsylvania

State Police Seizes More Than $19.6 Million in Illegal Drugs During the Second Quarter of 2021

July 15, 2021July 14, 2021 - by MyChesCo

HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced that troopers confiscated $19,601,549 worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamines, and other illicit drugs in the second quarter of 2021.

Health / Medical

Trevena Announces NIH Has Resumed Recruiting Patients for TRV734 Study

June 18, 2021June 17, 2021 - by MyChesCo

CHESTERBROOK, PA — Trevena, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRVN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel medicines for patients with central nervous system (CNS) disorders, this week announced …

Crime / Pennsylvania

State Police Seizes More Than $17.7 Million in Illegal Drugs During the First Quarter of 2021

April 20, 2021April 19, 2021 - by MyChesCo

HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania State Police announced that troopers confiscated $17,784,894 worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamines, and other illicit drugs in the first quarter of 2021.