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DRUG FACT SHEET
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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
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield Drug-Buy Defendant Sentenced

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

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 …
PRESS RELEASE

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 …
PRESS RELEASE

Third Man Convicted By A Federal Jury For Conspiring To Buy Five Or More Kilograms Of Cocaine

… Third Man Convicted By A Federal Jury For Conspiring To Buy Five Or More Kilograms Of Cocaine June 06, 2011 Phoenix … with Neyra and was the primary contributor of the $90,000 buy money that this sting ultimately netted. Federal and …
PRESS RELEASE

Brownsville man heads to federal prison for buying crack cocaine

… Brownsville man heads to federal prison for buying crack cocaine April 10, 2019 Houston Contact Info …
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian National Convicted After Attempting to Buy 20 Kilos of Cocaine

… Colombian National Convicted After Attempting to Buy 20 Kilos of Cocaine November 16, 2021 New England …
PRESS RELEASE

Bitcoin Exchanger Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Four Years In Prison For Selling Nearly $1 Million In Bitcoins For Drug Buys On Silk Road

… Prison For Selling Nearly $1 Million In Bitcoins For Drug Buys On Silk Road January 20, 2015 New York Contact Info … Road,” a black-market website designed to enable users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach …
PRESS RELEASE

Former CEO Of Bitcoin Exchange Company Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Two Years In Prison For Helping To Sell Nearly $1 Million In Bitcoins For Drug Buys On Silk Road

… For Helping To Sell Nearly $1 Million In Bitcoins For Drug Buys On Silk Road December 19, 2014 New York Contact Info … Road,” a black-market website designed to enable users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach …
DRUG FACT SHEET
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Depressants

Depressants

January 21, 2025
Depressants will induce sleep, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and prevent seizures.
January 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Member Of “Los Piojos” Cocaine Trafficking Family, Responsible For Importing Tons Of Cocaine Into US Convicted Millions Used To Buy Over 50 Racing Horses: Over 280 Kilos Of Cocaine, $15-20 Million In Assets Seized

… Tons Of Cocaine Into US Convicted Millions Used To Buy Over 50 Racing Horses: Over 280 Kilos Of Cocaine, $15-20 … derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling cocaine; and (2) Transport or …
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Drug Fact Sheets

November 30, 2021
… Prescribed names: Fiorina®, Pentothal®, Seconal®, or Nembutal®. January 21, 2025 …
November 30, 2021
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Illegal Online Pharmacies

August 19, 2025
… Milgram Press Release Press Your Luck Slide Deck How to Buy Medicines Safely Online Resources How to Buy Medicines Safely From an Online Pharmacy | FDA Safe …
August 19, 2025
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DEA Issues Warning About Illegal Online Pharmacies

… discounts to deceive customers into believing they were buying from a reputable business. Often these illegal, … BeSafeRx campaign page for information on how to safely buy prescription medicines online and to locate a …
PRESS RELEASE

Sands Point Cardiologist Sentenced For Vicious Assault-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

… weapons.  The investigation included six undercover drug buys from the seller.  During this period of time, the drugs … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25, 2015, arson …
PRESS RELEASE

Two Madison Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

… the Madison Police Department conducted two undercover buys of fentanyl pills involving Pollard. During the two controlled buys, Pollard assisted with selling an undercover officer …
PRESS RELEASE

Grand Jury Returns 77-Count Indictment Against Nassau Cardiologist For Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

… in December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller was conducted.  During this period of … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
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Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Doctor For Selling Assault Weapons & Drugs During Course Of Murder-for-Hire Plot

… to December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller, until March 2015, was conducted.  … a professional dispute. During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
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Judge Sentences St. Louis Drug Dealer Known to Carry a Gun During Drug Deals

… distributor known to carry a firearm. One source confirmed buying methamphetamine daily from Burns-Jackson over a six-month period. The other source confirmed buying methamphetamine from Burns-Jackson over a two-month …
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DEA One Pill Can Kill Social Media Campaign

February 12, 2026
… Learn more at  www.dea.gov/onepill #DYK that you cannot buy a legitimate pharmaceutical drug on social media?  Not … Parental Resources Counterfeit Pills: What You Need to Know Buying Drugs Online: What You Should Know Wyatt’s Story Drug …
February 12, 2026
PRESS RELEASE

Drug dealer who sold out of his home sentenced to 72 months

… the Niagara County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled buy at Thompson’s residence on Elmwood Avenue. The drug sold … March 4, 2015, the task force conducted a second controlled buy at Thompson’s residence. The drug sold by the defendant during the second buy tested positive for heroin. On March 10, 2015, a New …
PRESS RELEASE

Lockport Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl

… the Niagara County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled buy at Thompson’s residence on Elmwood Avenue. The drug sold … March 4, 2015, the task force conducted a second controlled buy at Thompson’s residence. The drug sold by the defendant during the second buy tested positive for heroin. On March 10, 2015, a New …
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Bitcoin Exchangers, Including CEO Of Bitcoin Exchange Company, For Scheme To Sell And Launder Over $1 Million In Bitcoins Related To Silk Road Drug Trafficking

… - (914) 682-6256 Defendants sold Bitcoins to be used to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously on the Silk Road drug … Road," the underground website that enabled its users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach … form of payment accepted on Silk Road - to users seeking to buy illegal drugs on the site. Upon receiving orders for …
PRESS RELEASE

Medical Doctor Surrenders License As DEA Executes Search And Seizure Warrants On Pain Clinic

… into IPMC. Additionally, TDS agents initiated undercover buys from patients of IPMC. The organization continues to be … of IPMC. TDS agents conducted several confidential (CS) buys from IPMC during the period of December 2013 through August 2016. During the CS buys, the CSs were prescribed controlled substances by Dr. …
PRESS RELEASE

Bitcoin Exchanges Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court In Connection With The Sale Of Approximately $1 Million In Bitcoins For Use On The Silk Road Website

… a black-market website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach … form of payment accepted on Silk Road - to users seeking to buy illegal drugs on the site. Faiella never registered his … knowingly allowed Faiella to use the Company’s services to buy Bitcoins for his Silk Road customers; personally …
PRESS RELEASE

Four South Arkansas Men Sentenced To A Total Of Over 31 Years For Unrelated Drug Trafficking Offenses

… Street Crimes Unit arranged for multiple controlled buys of suspected crack cocaine in October, 2013 from the … of methamphetamine for $12,500 or $13,000 for the CI to buy. Bennett then instructed the CI to come to his residence …
STORY

New, Dangerous Synthetic Opioid in D.C., Emerging in Tri-State Area

June 01, 2022
… after a lab test, so people don't realize they're buying them until it's too late. “We want to get this info … being mixed together, you never know what you’re actually buying," says DEA Intelligence Analyst Maura Gaffney. Only …
June 01, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Money laundering charges added in international marijuana conspiracy to grow marijuana in Sacramento and Placer Counties houses

… charged in 2017 in a scheme to use money from China to buy houses to grow marijuana, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. … to wire transfer approximately $870,000 from China to buy six houses for growing marijuana or to pay off the …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of U.S. Congressman On Cocaine Charges

… area of Washington, D.C. At this time, Radel agreed to buy about 3.5 grams of cocaine from the undercover officer.  … that a sitting Member of Congress was routinely using and buying cocaine.  Once this information was confirmed, law …
PRESS RELEASE

Ross Ulbricht, The Creator And Owner Of The “Silk Road” Website, Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court On All Counts

… 682-6256 Silk Road was used by more than 100,000 users to buy and sell hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs and … Silk Road, a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and … Silk Road - a clandestine global marketplace that offered buyers and sellers of illegal goods and services a promise …

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