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Federal Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Friday April 26, 2024 ( 3 items )  

DEA and U.S. Attorney's Office Partner to Promote Fentanyl Awareness in Edina, Minnesota
EDINA, Minnesota, April 26 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration Omaha Division hosted a Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention Summit at the Edina Public Library earlier today in an effort to provide education to the community on the potentially lethal consequences of fentanyl use. Approxima  more

Minn. U.S. Attorney's Office and the DEA Host Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention Summit
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office along with the Drug Enforcement Administration hosted a community conversation focused on fentanyl awareness and prevention. Stakeholders from across the Twin Cities, including healthcare advocates, elected officials, outreach workers, community-based organizations, as well as families who have lost loved ones  more

Minn. U.S. Attorney: Scandia Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Bottles of Oxycodone
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: A Scandia pharmacist has pleaded guilty to unlawfully taking bottles of oxycodone from her pharmacy for her own personal use, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Kristie Marie Dezell, 46, was the pharmacist in charge at a pharmacy located in Maplewood, Minnesota. From March 2020, until June 2023, Dezell knowing  more