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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Poisoning Death of 19-Year-Old

… El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for … Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Bradford admitted in March to knowing the pills contained fentanyl, pleading guilty to one count of distribution of a …
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 87 Months For Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Involved In Spate Of Overdoses

… New Haven Man Sentenced To 87 Months For Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Involved In Spate Of Overdoses … DEA laboratory testing indicated the cocaine was laced with fentanyl, a powerful opioid that can be at least 50 times …
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DEA Scam Alert -- Extortion Scheme

… pharmaceuticals over the internet or by telephone) and identify themselves as DEA Special Agents or law … is illegal to purchase controlled substance pharmaceuticals online or by telephone unless very stringent requirements …
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DEA Scam Alert -- Extortion Scheme

… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … is illegal to purchase controlled substance pharmaceuticals online or by telephone unless very stringent requirements … with DEA.  By ordering any pharmaceutical medications online or by telephone from unknown entities, members of the …
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Methylone Conspiracy

… substances over the Internet, including through an online storefront called “The Online Source.” Canfield, whose criminal history United …
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Waterbury Man Who Trafficked Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

… Waterbury Man Who Trafficked Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison May 23, … years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made …
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Buffalo Doctor Charged With Unlawfully Prescribing Controlled Substances Resulting In The Deaths Of Six Patients

… Buffalo Doctor Charged With Unlawfully Prescribing Controlled … offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … and dispensing controlled substances, including fentanyl, oxycodone, and tapentadol, each resulting in the …
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Federal Charges Filed Against Albuquerque Supplier in Major Drug Trafficking Investigation

… present in the United States, was identified as a fentanyl trafficker and source of supply. During the … later tracked him to an apartment in northeast Albuquerque where surveillance showed him conducting suspected drug …
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Salem Man Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy And Possession Charges

… of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine and laundered the proceeds.   … with moving into an apartment on Phillips Street in Salem where drugs would be stored. During a search at the Salem …
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to Ten Years Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… Sentenced to Ten Years Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses December 20, 2022 New York Contact Info … Convicted and Sentenced in Case Targeting Major Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Yoan …
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Hobbs Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… to possessing three firearms and approximately 3,800 fentanyl pills. Less than a month later, on November 9, … The couple fled, crossing into Yoakum County, Texas, where Johnson fired shots at pursuing deputies and threw a … methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, using and carrying a firearm during and in …
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Harbor Area Man Arraigned on Federal Indictment Alleging He Knowingly Sold Fentanyl to Two Victims, One of Whom Later Died

… Arraigned on Federal Indictment Alleging He Knowingly Sold Fentanyl to Two Victims, One of Whom Later Died November 22, … and serious bodily injury, one count of distribution of fentanyl, one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and …
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DEA’s Louisville Field Division Kept Nearly 89 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl out of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia in 2025

… Field Division Kept Nearly 89 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl out of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia in … lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed nearly 50,000 lives last year …
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‘Avengers’ actor Jeremy Renner joins forces with 750 students for purposeful Northern Nevada Opioid Youth Summit

… drug poisonings are related to synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl; methamphetamine and other synthetic stimulants are … about first-hand experiences finally made them realize how serious this (the opioid crisis) is. “Drugs can really …
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Enfield man who sold fentanyl and heroin to overdose victim faces up to 20 years in prison

… Enfield man who sold fentanyl and heroin to overdose victim faces up to 20 years … with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin and fentanyl.  This matter stems from an ongoing statewide …
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Stanislaus County Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Possessing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

… County Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Possessing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute … 10 kilograms of methamphetamine, 7,000 pills containing fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, LSD, marijuana, firearms, and …
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Man Caught with Nearly 100,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Firearms Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison

… Man Caught with Nearly 100,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Firearms Sentenced to More Than Six … Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Defendant Possessed Powdered Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Fentanyl Pills, While Armed with …
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Two Defendants Charged Following Shootout with DEA Agents and Seizure of Approximately 50,000 Suspected Fentanyl Pills

… DEA Agents and Seizure of Approximately 50,000 Suspected Fentanyl Pills March 04, 2026 Phoenix Contact Info Contact … Administration (DEA) for conspiring to distribute fentanyl. Valenzuela Lopez and Gonzalez Banuelos were …
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DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

… 686-4085 Inviting families who have lost a loved one to fentanyl, other illicit substances DEA Family Summit on … p.m. and Wednesday Aug. 27 from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. MST. WHERE: Red Rock Park, Church Rock, New Mexico WHAT: Summit …
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Alabama Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl Pills that Resulted in Another Man’s Death

… Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl Pills that Resulted in Another Man’s Death November … sold to the victim were counterfeit and actually contained fentanyl, causing his death. During Coley’s sentencing …
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18 defendants charged in federal drug probe targeting heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin sales in Chicago, Illinois

… charged in federal drug probe targeting heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin sales in Chicago, Illinois July 20, … Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … charged in federal court with conspiring to sell heroin or fentanyl-laced heroin on the Northwest Side of Chicago. The …
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Paul E. Knierim “Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China”

October 02, 2018
… the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China” Testimony October 02, 2018 Statement … the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China” DEA Testimony -International Drugs - …
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Hydromorphone

March 10, 2026
Hydromorphone belongs to a class of drugs called “opioids,” which includes morphine. It has an analgesic potency approximately two to eight times greater than that of morphine and has a rapid onset of action.
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Cartel-Linked Minnesotan Indicted for Operating a Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Operation

… conspiracy that distributed methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl sourced by the Sinaloa and CJNG Cartels throughout … Within weeks of his arrest, Ward fled to Jalisco, Mexico, where he met up with Mexican and American drug traffickers … four kilograms of cocaine, two kilograms of fentanyl, 30,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills, 45 firearms, …
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Local Leader of Violent Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 12+ Years in Prison

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Was Shot by Rival Outside House Where Drugs Were Processed usao pics.png Liquid meth … drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in the Puget Sound region was …
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44 Charged Following 18 Month Investigation Into Drug Trafficking Organization

… 44 Charged Following 18 Month Investigation Into Drug Trafficking Organization November 11, 2020 Miami … Johnson, a couple operating a methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) in Walton … with Young, Johnson, and one of their DTO distributors, where more evidence of drug trafficking was discovered and …
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Hobbs-based Drug Trafficking Network Supplied by Mexican Illegal Alien Dismantled

… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … charged in federal court with running a methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking network that brought large quantities … Ruiz allegedly met Chihuahua Martinez at a Hobbs hotel, where she picked up 421 grams of pure methamphetamine and …
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2 Detroit Men Arrested, Charged for Trafficking 44 Pounds of Fentanyl into Chicago Midway International Airport

… 2 Detroit Men Arrested, Charged for Trafficking 44 Pounds of Fentanyl into Chicago Midway International Airport May 04, … Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think …
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New York man sentenced to 126 months in prison for conspiring to distribute crack, heroin and fentanyl

… in prison for conspiring to distribute crack, heroin and fentanyl October 16, 2019 New England Contact Info Contact … for conspiring to distribute cocaine base, heroin and fentanyl.   U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., …
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New York man sentenced to 10 years for conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine

… sentenced to 10 years for conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine September 24, 2018 New England … of supervised release for conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack.” The …