LUBBOCK, TX – A former Texas Tech University professor who manufactured and distributed fentanyl — including a branded mixture known as “pink flamingo” — was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Daniel Taylor, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Collin Shane Kirby, 21, of Oklahoma City, and Shane Michael Burgess, 24, of Mustang, Oklahoma, have both pleaded guilty to distributing a controlled substance analogue. According to public records, on December 12, 2025, Kirby sold pills to Burgess that contained N-Propionitrile Chlorphine, a synthetic opioid known...

OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal indictment has been unsealed, charging Collin Shane Kirby, 21, of Oklahoma City, with distributing a controlled substance analogue resulting in death. According to the Indictment, Kirby is alleged to have distributed a substance containing N-Propionitrile Chlorphine, a synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine, to another individual...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A federal indictment has been unsealed, charging SHANE MICHAEL BURGESS, 24, of Mustang, Oklahoma, with distributing a controlled substance analogue resulting in death. According to the Indictment, on December 12, 2025, Burgess distributed a substance containing N-Propionitrile Chlorphine, a synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine, to another...