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DEA New York and NYC’s Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor Seize Record Amounts of Fentanyl-Laced, Fake Prescription Pills and Fentanyl Powder During 2022

… Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor Seize Record Amounts of Fentanyl-Laced, Fake Prescription Pills and … Most Dangerous Drug to Ever Hit the Streets Leads to over 2,300 Fatal Overdoses/Poisonings in NYC Totaling Nearly …
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DEA New Orleans Division Announces the Seizure of Over 20 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… DEA New Orleans Division Announces the Seizure of Over 20 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022 January 11, …
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Seven Involved With Online Pharmacy Based In Florida Indicted For Internet Pharmacy And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Seven Involved With Online Pharmacy Based In Florida Indicted For Internet … in Charge Matthew G. Barnes.  “These defendants raked in over $9 million in illicit drug proceeds and contributed to the …
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Multiple Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Fentanyl Pill Press Operation in Eastern Washington

… - (509) 454-4407 Fentanyl Powder on Hand Could Make Two Million Lethal Doses maddox 3.jpg Seized commercial pill … multiple locations in November 2023 and yielded a massive amount of fentanyl powder, cutting agents, pill press parts, … had on hand to produce pills was easily enough to make over 2,000,000 fentanyl pills containing a lethal dose. Put …
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Houston Residents Sentenced to Over 13 Years Following Discovery of Over 130 Kilos of Crystal Meth

… Houston Residents Sentenced to Over 13 Years Following Discovery of Over 130 Kilos of … the prison terms, Judge Hanen noted the extremely large amount of pure meth involved in the case. At trial, the jury …
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit pills

… DEA issues warning over counterfeit pills August 05, 2019 Louisville Contact … Field Division, warns that a current investigation into on-line drug sales has turned up a batch of counterfeit … Evans said.   Counterfeit medicine that U.S. consumers can buy online poses a serious hazard to consumers’ health, …
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Essex County man charged with identity fraud and laundering over $20 million in illegal drug proceeds

… Essex County man charged with identity fraud and laundering over $20 million in illegal drug proceeds November 21, 2019 New …
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Stockton Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Marijuana Warehouse Grow

… 2,000 marijuana plants and another 1,500 starter (clones) in multiple grow rooms inside the warehouse. … sell their product in pound quantities to whoever will buy it, frequently selling to numerous marijuana …
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DEA Encourages Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

… months of 2025, DEA agents in Missouri removed nearly 10.7 million deadly doses of fentanyl, enough to kill every … are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. Nationwide, DEA has seized fentanyl pills made to …
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Digital Health Company Cofounder/CEO and Clinical President Convicted in $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme

… in a years-long scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet and conspire to commit health care fraud … Clinical President David Brody, for their roles in a $100 million Adderall distribution and health care fraud scheme … clinical interaction for years based on an auto-generated email sent each month requesting additional prescriptions. …
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New Jersey Real Estate Investor and Online Influencer Charged with Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

… New Jersey Real Estate Investor and Online Influencer Charged with Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme October 19, 2023 New … to be true, Pina allegedly defrauded dozens of people of millions of dollars. Our office is committed to protecting …
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Four Men Charged with Allegedly Running Drug Trafficking Ring that Shipped Wholesale Amounts of Narcotics to Indo-Pacific Region

… Running Drug Trafficking Ring that Shipped Wholesale Amounts of Narcotics to Indo-Pacific Region December 15, … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis …
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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 … was interested in purchasing large quantities of cocaine. Over the next several weeks, undercover agents conversed …
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Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Large State Grand Jury Operation ‘Ganjapreneur’ Involving Illegal THC Products Being Sold Openly in South Carolina Businesses

… who are alleged to be the wholesale distributors of large amounts of these illegal products to various retail … illegal products were seized at these locations, totaling over 30,000 pounds of product, or 15 tons.  The seized … indictments were seized as well, totaling approximately $2 million.  Over 30 county and local agencies also conducted …
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Operation Engage Manchester

March 28, 2025
… to August 2022, more than 107,000 Americans died from drug overdoses or poisonings. That number grew to over 110,000 … or suicide ( Centers for Disease Control, CDC WONDER online database released 1/2023 ) In 2021, there were 292 … of those deaths were related to opioids ( CDC WONDER ) 8.7 million Americans indicated misusing prescription pain …
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DEA Seizes Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… DEA Seizes Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety … Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic DEA seizes 1.8 million fake pills and arrests 810 nationwide in two-month … is the primary driver of the recent increase in U.S. overdose deaths. “Opioids were responsible for nearly three …
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Over 26 Pounds of Cocaine and $3 Million Cash Recovered in Bronx Apartment

… Over 26 Pounds of Cocaine and $3 Million Cash Recovered in Bronx Apartment March 22, 2024 New …
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Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Indictments in State Grand Jury Operation ‘Ganjapreneur’ Involving Marijuana and Illegal THC Products Being Sold Openly in SC Businesses

… estimated to have a street retail value of just shy of 77 million dollars. The indictments released today focused on … of Operation Ganjapreneur, the vast majority of the massive amounts of product seized from these two businesses back in … conducted a search warrant at the Dab City warehouse and recovered over 400 pounds of Marijuana, 60 pounds of THC vapes, …
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to 25 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

… on his way to Houston and found in possession of a large amount of cash.  Powell told law enforcement he was planning to buy a vehicle with the money.  A large, concealed compartment was discovered in the trunk of the vehicle.  Although the …
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Foreign National Heads to Prison for Trafficking Over 17 kilograms of Meth in the Conroe Area

… Foreign National Heads to Prison for Trafficking Over 17 kilograms of Meth in the Conroe Area August 19, 2024 … surveillance at a hotel in north Houston believing a large amount of meth was going to be transported through Houston … observed Ramos-Nogueda arrive at the hotel carrying a large cardboard box into one of the rooms. Shortly thereafter, he …
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San Francisco man sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for crimes related to illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation

… than genuine oxycodone.  However, small variations in the amount or quality of fentanyl can have significant effects … 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 …
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DEA-NJ And NYPD Recover 270 Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin And Cocaine With A Street Value Of Over $30 Million

… DEA-NJ And NYPD Recover 270 Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin And Cocaine With A Street Value Of Over $30 Million September 18, 2017 New Jersey Contact Info Contact …
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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

… Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety … - (760) 355-0857 San Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 DEA seizes 1.8 million fake pills and arrests 810 nationwide in two-month … is the primary driver of the recent increase in U.S. overdose deaths. “Opioids were responsible for nearly three …
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Bakersfield Drug-Buy Defendant Sentenced

… Bakersfield Drug-Buy Defendant Sentenced March 15, 2011 San Francisco Contact …
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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 … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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Digital Health Company Cofounder/CEO and Clinical President Convicted in $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme

… in a years-long scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet and conspire to commit health care fraud … Clinical President David Brody, for their roles in a $100 million Adderall distribution and health care fraud scheme … clinical interaction for years based on an auto-generated email sent each month requesting additional prescriptions. …
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DEA Houston Field Division Announces the Seizure of Over 7 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… DEA Houston Field Division Announces the Seizure of Over 7 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022 December 28, …
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OCDETF Operation CAMO Results In Guilty Plea Involving The Distribution Of More Than 6.6 Million Dollars Of Synthetic Cannabinoids

… In Guilty Plea Involving The Distribution Of More Than 6.6 Million Dollars Of Synthetic Cannabinoids June 08, 2017 St. … store.” Inscentives Resale was represented to be a “buy, sell, and trade business.” Inscentives Auto held a …
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Prolific wholesale fentanyl distributor sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after seizure of more than $4 million in cash and 10 kilograms of fentanyl from the defendant—enough to kill 5 million people

… to 35 years in federal prison after seizure of more than $4 million in cash and 10 kilograms of fentanyl from the … aka David Paul Hayes, aka “Shorty”, age 47, of Hanover, Maryland, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by … 2018 through January 2019, Paul Alexander distributed large amounts of fentanyl in and around the Baltimore area.  An …
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

… Support of Terrorism in connection with trafficking massive amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana … Enforcement Affairs announced that it is offering up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrests and/or … Signal) at +1-858-298-5670, at Threema ID: PTJ4HS3J, or by email at MFSinaloaTipLine@dea.gov. If you are located …