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Fentanyl Dealer’s Product Kills a Man — Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

October 18, 2022
… undercover operation at a gas station in Lantana, Fla., to buy 58 grams worth of fentanyl for $4,200. The transaction … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
October 18, 2022
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Couple Who Murdered Government Witness Sentenced to Life in Prison

April 21, 2022
… cooperate with law enforcement and conducted a controlled buy of $40 worth of methamphetamine on January 19, 2016. … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
April 21, 2022
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest And Unsealing Of Charges Against Senior Adviser To The Operator Of The “Silk Road” Website

December 04, 2015
… the owner and operator of the “Silk Road” website, an online illicit black market that operated from January 2011 … U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Silk Road was a secret online marketplace for illegal drugs, hacking services, and … unlawful goods and services to well over a hundred thousand buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars …
December 04, 2015
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San Diego Resident Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

January 26, 2023
… to actively take steps to ensure that your children are not buying drugs online. We invite you to review the Fentanyl Toolkit which … describes the various codes used by drug dealers in their online advertisements: …
January 26, 2023
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Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Investigation in Franklin and Gulf Counties

October 18, 2022
… North Florida, along with a web of methamphetamine dealers buying and selling methamphetamine in Franklin and Gulf … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
October 18, 2022
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San Francisco man pleads guilty to crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

July 12, 2019
… Johnson 571-387-5018 Defendant admits advertising pills online as oxycodone while manufacturing and distributing … admitted that his role in the conspiracy included buying a pill press, using it to manufacture pills and selling the pills, principally online. Zolfaghari admitted he stamped the pills in a manner …
July 12, 2019
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against 10 Individuals In Multi-Million Dollar Internet Pharmacy Fraud Scheme Two Pharmacists Were Allegedly Paid At Least $13 Million By Bogus Online Pharmacy Operators For Filling Invalid Prescriptions Issued By

November 29, 2012
… Were Allegedly Paid At Least $13 Million By Bogus Online Pharmacy Operators For Filling Invalid Prescriptions … Website customers were only required to complete an online medical questionnaire in which they were asked a …
November 29, 2012
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Leader of Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentence to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison

March 23, 2021
… and a confidential source to conduct several controlled buys of cocaine and crack cocaine from Quander, or at …
March 23, 2021
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Annapolis Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison in Drug Conspiracy

August 10, 2006
… others. On May 21, 2003 Warren Young contacted  Thorpe to buy crack cocaine. Thorpe advised that he only had powder …
August 10, 2006
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60 Year-Old Former Shelter Counselor Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

April 27, 2011
… October 2009 to February 2010, officers used sources to buy heroin from Barnes, twice at the shelter’s parking lot …
April 27, 2011
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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

October 29, 2014
… overheard conversations in which Nelson agreed to buy one kilogram of cocaine from Brown.  Brown delivered the …
October 29, 2014
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Hagerstown Drug Dealer Exiled To 10 Years In Prison

May 30, 2013
… 2009 to January 2010, an individual made four controlled buys of crack cocaine supplied by Hernandez.  After the …
May 30, 2013
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DEA Encourages Routine Conversations on Dangers of Drug Use and Social Media

September 04, 2025
… are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. Nationwide, DEA has seized fentanyl pills made to … drug use, the DEA has resources and fact sheets available online:  https://www.dea.gov/onepill/partner-toolbox . …
September 04, 2025
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DEA Encourages Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

August 19, 2025
… are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. Nationwide, DEA has seized fentanyl pills made to … drug use, the DEA has resources and fact sheets available online:  https://www.dea.gov/onepill/partner-toolbox . …
August 19, 2025
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Jury Convicts Winchester Man of Distribution of Heroin Resulting in an Overdose

November 03, 2021
… heroin pipeline and conducted dozens of controlled heroin buys, traffic stops, search warrants, and interviews with …
November 03, 2021
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Authorities Announce Federal, State and City Partnership to Attack Drug-Trafficking and Violent Crime in Petersburg, VA

October 17, 2007
… arrest, and prosecute those persons who are selling or buying illicit narcotics in the City of Petersburg. Some of …
October 17, 2007
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Catonsville Dentist Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Selling 140,000 Hydrocodone Pills

January 25, 2011
… from Riley for $1 a pill. In 2007, the drug dealer began buying an average of 500 pills a week for $1.30 a pill. The …
January 25, 2011
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Former Law School Student Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine

February 08, 2013
… student at Georgetown Law School, traveled to California to buy the methamphetamine, which he then would ship to …
February 08, 2013
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Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

July 02, 2024
… After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. Specifically, on … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
July 02, 2024
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Dark web fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

February 11, 2020
… on “Dream Market,” a dark web marketplace where users buy and sell illegal substances and services, and used that … extent of the law.” “Illicit opioid distribution, whether online or through conventional drug distribution methods, …
February 11, 2020
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Winchester Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Eutylone & "Ecstasy" Distribution

June 27, 2022
… Drug and Gang Task Force conducted multiple controlled drug buys from Parson and his uncle, Gregory McKinley Frye.  On …
June 27, 2022
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D.C. man pleads guilty to heroin and fentanyl trafficking and firearms charges

January 14, 2020
… organization. Law enforcement conducted multiple controlled buys of drugs from Mace. In September 2019, an undercover …
January 14, 2020
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DEA Encourages Back to School Drug Awareness and Education Among Family and Friends

August 09, 2023
… emphasize this. A lot of people aren’t aware what they’re buying online and ingesting is actually fentanyl disguised …
August 09, 2023
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Career Criminal Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine

October 18, 2022
… in Portsmouth and been the subject of three controlled buys of cocaine coordinated by law enforcement. …
October 18, 2022
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Doctor, Pharmacist And Call-Center Manager Found Guilty In Massive Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

November 16, 2012
… usmedsovernight.com, verybestmeds.com and mydoctorconsultonline.com, to solicit customers to buy hydrocodone and other pills without valid prescriptions, … the drug he or she wanted, the customer filled out a brief online questionnaire, the customer had a short “telephone …
November 16, 2012
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10 Defendants Charged In $3.6 Million Drug Trafficking Ring

June 16, 2013
… as (the initials of Shawn Joseph Malone) LLC in order to buy rental properties under the guise of appearing to have …
June 16, 2013
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Worldwide Drug Trafficker Sentenced

February 20, 2014
… Internet represents a major safety threat for consumers who buy medications online. HSI will continue to work closely with its law …
February 20, 2014
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St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

February 16, 2022
… drug transaction.  As detailed in the plea agreement, after buying fentanyl from Keys, the three individuals returned to …
February 16, 2022
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San Francisco man sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

January 24, 2020
… admitted that his role in the conspiracy included buying a pill press, using it to manufacture pills, and selling the pills, principally online. Zolfaghari admitted he stamped the pills in a manner …
January 24, 2020
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Car Repair Shop Owner And His Son Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Commercial Burglaries

March 10, 2015
… David Paschall used more than five drug “brokers” to buy drugs almost every day at his shop which he would then …
March 10, 2015