PRESS RELEASE

Head of black market synthetic drug trafficking ring sentenced to 23 years

February 06, 2019
… The pills were made to look like legitimate 30 milligram Percocet pills.   At least two individuals – a 21 year old …
February 06, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 15 Years

October 21, 2024
… Frederick Davis, 32, purchased heroin and counterfeit Percocet pills in Las Vegas, Nevada. Davis then packaged the …
October 21, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Role In Wide-Ranging Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

August 02, 2024
… designed to appear like pharmaceutical grade oxycodone/Percocet pills and distribute them and other controlled …
August 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment Charges Brothers with Trafficking Narcotic Pills

May 07, 2024
… Investigators also made controlled purchases of counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl from Kyle Petersen’s …
May 07, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 20, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. …
October 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); …
September 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Top Source of Supply in Juvenile Fentanyl Case Charged, Thousands of Pills Found Stuffed in Microwave

July 21, 2023
… similar to legitimate prescription pills like Oxycontin or Percocet, but can pose significantly more danger. On the …
July 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA El Paso Division Announces the Seizure of Over 9 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

January 04, 2023
… to real prescription medications—including OxyContin®, Percocet®, and Xanax®—but only contain filler and fentanyl, …
January 04, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Reports Nearly 4.7 million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized in Five State Omaha Division

December 30, 2022
… to real prescription medications—including OxyContin®, Percocet®, and Xanax®—but only contain filler and fentanyl, …
December 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

December 21, 2022
… to real prescription medications—including OxyContin®, Percocet®, and Xanax®—but only contain filler and fentanyl …
December 21, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Significant Fentanyl Seizure in New York

October 13, 2022
… like prescription drugs such as Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, Percocet, Xanax, and Adderall.  They are also hiding …
October 13, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two Day Stretch in Omaha Nets 32,000 Fake Fentanyl Pills

July 12, 2022
… like prescription opioids including oxycodone (Oxycontin ®, Percocet ®), hydrocodone (Vicodin ®) and alprazolam …
July 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Defendants Face Charges in High School Drug Advertising and Distribution Cases

May 09, 2022
… that “numerous students” are using and addicted to “percocets,” and that “lulu” is known as a supplier of these …
May 09, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. …
October 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

September 30, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax®, and other medicines. …
September 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

December 17, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions—such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other …
December 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Record Fentanyl Seizure by DEA Phoenix, Scottsdale Police & the Arizona Attorney General’s Office as DEA Announces Nationwide Public Safety Surge

December 17, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions—such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax®, and other …
December 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

December 17, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions—such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other …
December 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 01, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. …
November 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 20, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. …
October 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2021
… identical to legitimate prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. …
October 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Baltimore Prescription Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison

April 10, 2014
… illegally sold prescription pills, often OxyContin and Percocet, to David Paschall and others.  David Paschall …
April 10, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty-Three indicted in large-scale heroin ring

October 07, 2020
… orders, dispatched multiple runners to meet with, make deliveries to, and collect money from customers, and …
October 07, 2020
STORY

DEA Acting Administrator Tim Shea visits Tallahassee, Florida

October 06, 2020
Methamphetamine
… - October 6, 2020 October 06, 2020 Remarks as prepared for delivery DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea visited …
October 06, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Anchorage

March 28, 2025
… reported that approximately 35% were associated with opioid pain relievers and nearly 62% were associated with … preliminary data, deaths in Alaska associated to opioid pain relievers declined approximately 12% from 2019 to 2020.   Opioid pain relievers include prescription drugs such as oxycontin …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA St. Louis Division joins Kiwanis to "Crush Drugs" in St. Charles County

July 30, 2020
… least once in their lifetime, they had taken prescription pain medicine without a doctor’s prescription or differently …
July 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year

August 19, 2024
… or consent, and lied to wholesale ketamine distributors to buy additional vials of liquid ketamine that Chavez intended … from Iwamasa to Sangha’s stash house in North Hollywood to buy vials of ketamine. On October 24, 2023, while waiting …
August 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And Operator Of “Silk Road” Website

October 25, 2013
… Road,” a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and … unlawful goods and services to well over a hundred thousand buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars … online criminal marketplace designed to enable its users to buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods and services …
October 25, 2013
GENERAL INFORMATION

Recovery Resources

March 28, 2025
… and dependence on opioids, such as heroin or prescription pain relievers, at  SAMSHA.gov . Opioid Treatment Program … and dependence on opioids, such as heroin or prescription pain relievers at  Opioid Treatment Program Directory . …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Physician Sentenced after Taking Bribes from Drug Manufacturer

September 13, 2022
… who were currently suffering from breakthrough cancer pain. Halley accepted bribes from Insys in exchange for … and was not being treated for breakthrough cancer-related pain – two conditions that Medicare required for payment …
September 13, 2022