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Former Texas Tech Professor Pleads Guilty to Running Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… Executive Inn,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould. “With his pink flamingo and ghost branding of fentanyl, he also … female: white fentanyl powder, marketed as “ghost,” and a pink powder that the DEA laboratory determined to be a …
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Four Talladega Men Convicted of Drug-Trafficking Crimes

… along with co-defendants Fomby and Chatman, pooled money to buy approximately ten kilograms of methamphetamine for which … pooled their money and planned another methamphetamine buy to recoup their losses from the earlier …
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Pink Cocaine

December 27, 2024
… Pink Cocaine Pink Cocaine Pink Cocaine What is Pink Cocaine? Pink cocaine …
December 27, 2024
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Washington Parish Jury Convicts Derrick Fairley of Second-Degree Murder in Fentanyl Overdose Death

… the victim's cell phone to set up a controlled drug buy with Fairley. When Fairley arrived at the victim's …
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West Monroe Man Convicted on Multiple Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

… 112 grams of meth to a confidential source in an undercover buy. The day after the buy, agents executed a search warrant on Kelly’s residence, …
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Repeat Offender in Spokane Sentenced To 180 Months in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… On the other side of the bed, law enforcement located a pink backpack that contained high school paperwork. First …
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New Jersey Man Arrested in Sales of Eight Guns, Cocaine and “Pink Cocaine” in Manhattan

… New Jersey Man Arrested in Sales of Eight Guns, Cocaine and “Pink Cocaine” in Manhattan September 13, 2024 New York … man in connection with sales of eight guns, cocaine and “pink cocaine” in locations across Manhattan. Laboratory …
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Four Bergen County Residents Charged for Roles in Drug Trafficking Ring

… MDMA (ecstasy), Adderall, Xanax, psilocybin, tusi (aka “pink cocaine”), oxycodone, and marijuana. Joo was charged … of cocaine, 1 kilogram of ketamine, 250 grams of tusi (pink cocaine), 880 grams of MDMA (ecstasy), 1,675 grams of …
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Judge Sentences New Bern Fentanyl Dealer to 12 Years in Federal Prison

… in October 2023. At that time, Brimmer sold bright purple-pink fentanyl from his garage. Deputies conducted a traffic …
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Two Lockport men sentenced on cocoaine conspiracy

… Two Lockport men sentenced on cocoaine conspiracy September 13, 2018 New York Contact Info …
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DEA Warns: “Pink” Overdoses Discovered In Phoenix, AZ

… DEA Warns: “Pink” Overdoses Discovered In Phoenix, AZ January 10, 2017 … the synthetic opioid U-47700, commonly referred to as “Pink.”  The toxicology and investigative reports documenting …
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Illegal Alien from Mexico with Ties to the Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking more than 133,000 Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl

… the CS used a messaging app to arrange multiple drug buys with Jaramillo-Meza. In April 2022, law enforcement …
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Drug Distributer Convicted for Selling Fentanyl that Caused Three Fatal Overdoses

… stated M.P. began making phone calls to Glover in order to buy what M.P. believed was cocaine. The eyewitness stated …
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DEA Chicago Field Division Warns of Increasing Meth Threat Ahead of Summer Concerts and Festivals

… what’s stamped on the pill or what someone thinks they’re buying. They care about making money. These counterfeit …
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Five Men Sentenced to Total of 518 Months Imprisonment for Role in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking in Wadena County

… 2024, law enforcement conducted two separate controlled buys from Valdovinos-Trejo, resulting in the seizure of an … 6, 2024, law enforcement conducted a third controlled buy from both Mr. Valdovinos-Trejo and Carlos Valdovinos for …
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DEA St. Louis Division Breaks Fentanyl Seizure Record

… with fentanyl in Kansas in September. 20221107 DEA-SLD STL pink powder dea.gov_.jpg DEA seized this pink fentanyl in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS – The Drug Enforcement …
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Over 85 Pounds of Cocaine and Fentanyl, 8 Guns and $420,000 Cash Seized in Williamsburg, Brooklyn: Man Charged as Major Trafficker

… kilograms of fentanyl, a small portion of which was colored pink, and quantities of methamphetamine and heroin.   George … “Baby Yoda.” A small amount of fentanyl had been died pink. Laboratory analysis also identified a package of …
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Ten Charged in Grant County Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… indictment also alleges members of the conspiracy discussed buying, selling, and exchanging firearms in connection with …
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DEA New York Task Force & New York State Attorney General Announce Convictions and Sentencings of Members of New York City Gun and Drug Trafficking Ring

… of individuals around Ortiz Vasquez working together to buy, store, transport, and sell these firearms and … Zelle and CashApp to pay Ortiz Vasquez’s sources.    After buying the firearms, Iris Molina, Diaz Fermin, and Rodriguez …
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Former Santa Rita Jail Inmate Sentenced to 7 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Killed Fellow Inmate

… 2021.  The day before Victim 1’s death, Reid distributed pink-colored fentanyl to Victim 1 and Inmate 2. After learning the pink fentanyl created little effect on the inmates, the next …
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Former Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced to 18 Years for Meth Trafficking

… baggie of methamphetamine and a set of digital scales. Pinkly was also a passenger in a Pontiac Grand Prix that was … and drug paraphernalia. According to court documents, since Pinkly obtained his first felony conviction for possession …
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Synthetic Opioids

Synthetic Opioids

January 25, 2025
Synthetic opioids are substances that are synthesized in a laboratory and that act on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids (e.g., morphine and codeine) to produce analgesic (pain relief) effects. In contrast, natural opioids are naturally occurring substances extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of...
January 25, 2025
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Second Lows Gang Member Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy

… 2023 and February 2024, he directed the straw purchaser to buy firearms and paid for them, resulting in the purchase of …
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Designer Drugs

Flakka (alpha-PVP)

October 08, 2024
Flakka (alpha-PVP), is a dangerous drug that is similar to the street drug commonly known as bath salts. Flakka is typically white or pink in color, and is found in crystal form.
October 08, 2024
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Hannibal man sentenced for possession of over 50 grams of meth

… Seabaugh in the roadway. Officers also saw a black and pink zip-up bag lying in the street. Inside the black and pink zip-up bag, officers found and seized several bags …
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Canadian Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking More Than 850 Kilograms of Cocaine and Meth from U.S. into Canada

… value of approximately $15 million to $17 million. After buying the bulk quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine in …
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DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Executes Search Warrant on Known Tren de Aragua Gang Location in Metro Denver

… agents seized drugs – including cocaine, crack cocaine, and pink cocaine – known on the street as “tusi.”  Several …
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St. Louis Area Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Prison for Conspiracy that Led to Overdose of Two Teens

… drugs to a minor on Sept. 18, 2022, who thought she was buying Percocet. The minor overdosed but was saved by …
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Washington Man Who Distributed Large Amounts of Fentanyl in the Tri-Cities Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

… During a search of Cantu’s bedroom, agents located 10,000 pink fentanyl-laced pills in a child’s Hello Kitty bag.  …
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Approximately $150K in Narcotics Disguised as Children’s Gifts Recovered in Brooklyn and the Bronx: Three Indicted

… investigation observed Kelly retrieve a package wrapped in pink Minnie Mouse gift wrap from the trunk of an orange … same Burberry shopping bag and a second package wrapped in pink Minnie Mouse gift wrap. Agents obtained a court …