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DEA taking action against Winston-Salem-based pharmaceutical company Inmar Intelligence

DEA taking action against Winston-Salem-based pharmaceutical company Inmar Intelligence
HAPPENING NOW IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, THE SIXTH DAY OF A SENTENCING HEARING IS UNDERWAY FOR MOLLY CORBETT AND THOMAS MARTIN. YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT THE DAVIDSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN LEXINGTON, WHERE THAT HEARING IS NOW UNDERWAY. ONE WEEK AGO. THE FATHER AND DAUGHTER ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL FOR THE 2015 DEATH OF MOLLY’S HUSBAND, JASON OWEN, ON FRIDAY. NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS OF THE CORBETT FAMILY TESTIFIED ABOUT HOW THEY SAW JASON BEING CONTROLLING AND ABUSIVE TOWARD MOLLY. ONE NEIGHBOR SAID SHE URGED MOLLY TO LEAVE, BUT MOLLY WOULDN’T BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T WANT TO LOSE JASON’S CHILDREN. MOLLY ALSO BECAME UPSET WITH THE PROSECUTOR’S LINE OF QUESTIONING ABOUT WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS HER OBSESSION WITH THE CHILDREN AND HER DESIRE TO ADOPT THE KIDS. SHE TWELVE’S CHRIS PETERSON IS LISTENING IN TO TODAY’S TESTIMONY. LOOK FOR HIS REPORTS BEGINNING ON OUR NEWS AT 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON. YOU CAN ALSO GET UPDATES ANYTIME ON OUR WEBSITE, WXII. 12.COM OR OUR FREE MOBILE APP. A PERSON SHOT IN GREENSBORO IS RECOVERING FROM SERIOUS INJURIES IN THE HOSPITAL. POLICE FOUND THE VICTIM AROUND 345 THIS MORNING ON MCKNIGHT MILL ROAD NEAR 16TH STREET. WE’RE TOLD THE PERSON WAS LYING IN THE ROADWAY AND DETECTIVES SHUT DOWN BOTH DIRECTIONS OF THE STREET WHILE THEY COLLECTED EVIDENCE. RIGHT NOW, POLICE DON’T HAVE ANY SUSPECTS. THE FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED A MAN KILLED IN WALKERTOWN. INVESTIGATORS SAY CASEY GOOLSBY WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES ON CANE FOREST DRIVE BACK ON OCTOBER 27TH. DEPUTIES SAY THE 24 YEAR OLD DIED AT THE SCENE. RIGHT NOW, INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT RELEASED INFORMATION ABOUT A POSSIBLE SUSPECT. A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS IN EFFECT IN HENDERSON COUNTY AS FIRE CREWS WORK TO GET A WILDFIRE UNDER CONTROL. THE POPLAR DRIVE FIRE BEGAN FRIDAY AND HAS GROWN TO 431 ACRES. RIGHT NOW, THE FIRE IS ONLY ABOUT 5% CONTAINED. A FIRE CHIEF IN THE EATONVILLE COMMUNITY PREDICTS IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST A WEEK TO PUT THOSE FLAMES OUT, IF NOT LONGER, TO IF HOUSES BUILT WITH WITH TREES OVERHANGING THEM, TIGHT DRIVEWAYS AND NARROW ROADS TO ACCESS AND IT POSES A GREAT CHALLENGE BECAUSE OF THAT. HE SAYS THE LAND IS SO DRY THAT CREWS DOUSE IT WITH WATER AND WITHIN AN HOUR IT’S DUST AGAIN. PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED IN THE AREA FOR YEARS SAY THEY ARE CONCERNED DUE TO THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS AND WHAT THEY’VE ALREADY SEEN IN THEIR AREA. WE LIVE IN A LOG HOME, SO WE ARE YOU KNOW, IT IS A LITTLE FEARFUL WITH A FIRE OF THAT MAGNITUDE THAT EVENING. ONCE IT GOT DARK, THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN WHERE WE ARE WAS JUST A BRIGHT ORANGE GLOW. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN AND REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. IN CHEROKEE COUNTY, THE COLETTE RIDGE WILDFIRE HAS BURNED MORE THAN 2100 ACRES. THE US FOREST SERVICE SAYS THE FLAMES ARE SPREADING DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. RIGHT NOW THE FIRE IS NOT CONTAINED. 110 FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING THE WILDFIRE FROM THE GROUND. AND IN THE AIR. SO FAR, NO STRUCTURES A
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DEA taking action against Winston-Salem-based pharmaceutical company Inmar Intelligence
The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced they're taking administrative actions against six DEA-registered companies, including a Winston-Salem-based company.Top StoriesGreensboro shooting at Electric Tequila: 'They value profits over their patrons,' says mayorWinston-Salem Police investigating Sunday shootingWinston-Salem police say vehicle pursuit leads to arrestsGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereThe DEA, under their "Operation Bottleneck," served an Immediate Suspension Order and five Orders to Show Cause between Sept. 25 and Oct. 20. Inmar RX Solutions, Inc., whose headquarters are in Winston-Salem, was served one of the five Orders to Show Cause.Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.According to the DEA, Inmar, which is one of the largest reverse distributors in the country, "handles the return and disposal of medications. The company failed to comply with its obligation to maintain effective controls against the diversion of controlled substances. These violations include the persistent failure to properly report theft or significant loss, to timely destroy or promptly return controlled substances, and to maintain complete and accurate records."Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsAccording to Inmar, they manage pharmaceutical returns at the end of their life cycle, and their priority is to mitigate risks while operating a number of facilities with high redundancy and not just controlled substances. Inmar representatives said they are consistently and constantly meeting with the DEA to upgrade their process. “These companies have a legal obligation to account for every dose and every pill to protect the safety and health of the American people,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said. “As we continue to face an unprecedented drug poisoning and overdose epidemic in the United States, which took 110,757 lives last year alone, DEA will continue using every available tool to prevent the diversion and misuse of opioids and other highly addictive controlled substances.”Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.The company said they've already made some improvements since the fine, which they would have made regardless.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |

The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced they're taking administrative actions against six DEA-registered companies, including a Winston-Salem-based company.

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The DEA, under their "Operation Bottleneck," served an Immediate Suspension Order and five Orders to Show Cause between Sept. 25 and Oct. 20. Inmar RX Solutions, Inc., whose headquarters are in Winston-Salem, was served one of the five Orders to Show Cause.

Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.

According to the DEA, Inmar, which is one of the largest reverse distributors in the country, "handles the return and disposal of medications. The company failed to comply with its obligation to maintain effective controls against the diversion of controlled substances. These violations include the persistent failure to properly report theft or significant loss, to timely destroy or promptly return controlled substances, and to maintain complete and accurate records."

Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts

According to Inmar, they manage pharmaceutical returns at the end of their life cycle, and their priority is to mitigate risks while operating a number of facilities with high redundancy and not just controlled substances. Inmar representatives said they are consistently and constantly meeting with the DEA to upgrade their process.

“These companies have a legal obligation to account for every dose and every pill to protect the safety and health of the American people,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said. “As we continue to face an unprecedented drug poisoning and overdose epidemic in the United States, which took 110,757 lives last year alone, DEA will continue using every available tool to prevent the diversion and misuse of opioids and other highly addictive controlled substances.”

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

The company said they've already made some improvements since the fine, which they would have made regardless.

NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |