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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 …
STORY

“Trash Can” Drug Threat in Mid-Atlantic

August 13, 2021
… found these vials in a variety of colors, including hot pink, orange, yellow, blue, green, black, silver and purple. …
August 13, 2021
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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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Little Rock Man Returns to Federal Prison for Fourth Time to Serve a 10-Year Sentence for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms

… On July 27, 2023, officers with LRPD conducted a controlled buy of methamphetamine from Townsend using a confidential …
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Depressants

Barbiturates

January 21, 2025
Depressant drug used to help sleep, relieve anxiety, muscle spasms, and prevent seizures. Prescribed names: Fiorina®, Pentothal®, Seconal®, or Nembutal®.
January 21, 2025
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China Announces Scheduling Controls Of New Psychoactive Substances/fentanyl-class Substances

… control. U-47700 a synthetic opioid, also known as “pink,” has no medical use and was emergency (Scheduled I) in …
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Red Ribbon Week: A Time to Remember, A Time to Teach

… and their work still resonates today. With fentanyl pills, pink cocaine and the resurgence of methamphetamine making …
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Oakland Resident Sentenced to Three Years for Selling Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in San Francisco's Tenderloin

… 21, 2022, Murillo sold $40 of yellow fentanyl and $750 of pink fentanyl, respectively, to undercover officers in the …
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Two Members Of A Violent Gang Sentenced To Prison For Racketeering And Drug Trafficking

… plastic bags commonly used for street-level sales, a bag of pink pills, a money counter, an empty Glock firearm box and …
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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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Fentanyl Dealers Plead Guilty in Relation to Overdose Death of Oklahoma Man

… M/30, three green rectangle tablets marked S/90/3, and one pink capsule with illegible markings.  The blue M/30 – which …
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El Dorado County man sentenced 10 years in prison for distributing a drug that caused the death of a minor

… grams of suspected hash oil, 42.25 grams of marijuana, 89 pink colored tabs of suspected 25i-nBome on paper, and seven …
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Seattle Man Sentenced for Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web

… Seattle Man Sentenced for Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web April 12, … August 30, 2021, Verbowski used cryptocurrency and cash to buy bulk quantities of counterfeit generic alprazolam, an …
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Antelope Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Charges

… two pounds of methamphetamine, one pound of heroin, and a pink slip tied to their stolen vehicle investigation. On …
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Seattle News 2009

July 15, 2021
… to 15 Years in Prison January 16, 2009 Leader of "Operation Pink Tiger" Nets 10 Years in Prison January 16, 2009 Sixteen …
July 15, 2021
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Seattle Man Admits Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web

… Seattle Man Admits Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web June 15, … ST. LOUIS – A man from Seattle, Wash., on Thursday admitted buying 630,000 counterfeit Xanax and other pills on the dark …
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El Dorado County man pleads guilty to distributing a designer drug from the dark web that caused the death of a minor

… grams of suspected hash oil, 42.25 grams of marijuana, 89 pink colored tabs of suspected 25I-NBOMe on paper, and seven …
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Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine

January 22, 2025
Stimulant that speeds up body’s system that comes as pill or powder. Available in prescription as Desoxyn® to treat obesity and ADHD. Crystal meth resembles glass fragments and is an illegally altered version of the prescription drug that is cooked with over-the-counter drugs in meth labs.
January 22, 2025
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Antelope Man Convicted Of Federal Drug And Firearm Charges

… two pounds of methamphetamine, one pound of heroin, a pink slip tied to the stolen vehicle investigation, and …
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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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Stimulants

Stimulants

January 25, 2025
Stimulants speed up the body’s systems. This class of drugs includes: Prescription drugs such as amphetamines [Adder- all® and Dexedrine®], methylphenidate [Concerta® and Ritalin®], diet aids [such as Didrex®, Bontril®, Preludin®, Fastin®, Adipex P®, Ionomin®, and Meridia®] and other illicitly used drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, methcathinone, and other synthetic...
January 25, 2025
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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 …
PRESS RELEASE

Reno Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Opioid Drug U-47700

… synthetic opioid with street names “China White” and “Pinky” that is more potent than morphine, announced U.S. … than morphine. The illegal drug looks like a white or light pink powder and poses the same risks as heroin and …
PRESS RELEASE

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 …
PRESS RELEASE

Roswell Woman Indicted On Federal Charges For Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl & Synthetic Opioids

… top priorities. Substances like U-47700, also known as “Pink,” which is a synthetic opioid 7.5 times stronger than …
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine Trafficker In Newport Pleads Guilty

… the discovery of 1.13 kilograms of cocaine stuffed inside a pink children’s ottoman. The package was resealed and a …
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Oxy-Concourse: NY Attorney General’s Office and DEA take down narcotics distribution ring in New York City

… based on the color of the pills, for example “yellows”, “pinks” and “blues”, and the milligram dosage, for example …
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey heroin supplier sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison

… he had purchased U-47700, a synthetic opioid also known as “Pink,” over the dark web.  On Mar. 7, 2017, Torres was …
PRESS RELEASE

Eight East Bay residents charged with crimes related to drug distribution scheme

… fentanyl being sold by their various colors, such as blue, pink, and yellow.  Further, the government has alleged that …
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield Drug-Buy Defendant Sentenced

… Bakersfield Drug-Buy Defendant Sentenced March 15, 2011 San Francisco Contact …

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