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Task Force Investigation Into PCP Trafficking Leads To Federal Charges Against Producers And Distributors Of The Dangerous Drug

… that charge a total of 40 defendants linked to laboratories where PCP is manufactured and the networks that distribute … defendants are named in a 29-count indictment that outlines how precursor chemicals are obtained and used in the … “Historically, the principal location in the United States where PCP is manufactured is the Southern California area,” …
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Little Rock Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison For Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison For Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death August 15, 2024 New Orleans … with D.M. at a local motel in North Little Rock, Arkansas, where Riggins provided D.M. with a controlled substance …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl January 17, 2024 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us … deadly dose is considered just two milligrams of fentanyl, which is approximately the amount that fits on the …
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Doctor, Office Administrator And Nurse Practitioner Selling Prescriptions For Fentanyl And Oxycodone

… And Nurse Practitioner Selling Prescriptions For Fentanyl And Oxycodone November 02, 2017 New York Contact … Jackson Heights, New York; and Franklin Square, New York, where Lopez wrote thousands of prescriptions for large …
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West Virginia Heroin Dealer Sentenced

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … (DTO) in Baltimore in exchange for heroin cut with fentanyl.  (Six members of the Gregory Butler DTO are … Bailey then transported the heroin to West Virginia, where he sold it.  Bailey admitted that during this time, he …
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U.S. Attorney Announces Law Enforcement Actions Directed at Fentanyl Trafficking in Santa Cruz County

… U.S. Attorney Announces Law Enforcement Actions Directed at Fentanyl Trafficking in Santa Cruz County July 16, 2024 San … searched the van and found approximately 86.6 grams of fentanyl, sales paraphernalia, and over $3,300 in cash. …
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New Hampshire Fentanyl Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… New Hampshire Fentanyl Trafficker Pleads Guilty May 15, 2017 New England … - (603) 628-7411 Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Sold Fentanyl to Individual Who Died of Overdose MAY 15 - … personnel responded to M.W.’s residence in Kittery, where they found M.W. dead from a suspected drug overdose. …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl January 17, 2024 New Orleans Contact Info Contact … deadly dose is considered to be two milligrams of fentanyl, which is approximately the amount that fits on the …
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Jessup Felon Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

… Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and for Illegal … 431.25 grams of mixtures or substances containing fentanyl, including a bag containing 6,450 gelatin capsules …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl January 17, 2024 Louisville Contact Info Contact Us … deadly dose is considered just two milligrams of fentanyl, which is approximately the amount that fits on the …
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Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

… 200,000 Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Suspected to Contain Fentanyl PORTLAND, Ore .—In August and October 2021, … 200,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills suspected to contain fentanyl, two pounds of fentanyl powder, 40 pounds of …
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DEA Implements E-commerce Outreach Program to Combat Counterfeit Drug Production

… States.  This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and … resemble legitimate prescription pills, but often include fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, or other dangerous …
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New York Drug Enforcement Task Force and NY Attorney General Take Down Ghost Gun Trafficking Ring

… were shipped to New York and Pennsylvania from various online retailers before being assembled. The indictment, … work throughout this investigation.”  “Today’s charges show that some criminals believe they can operate with … ghost gun components and accessories from out-of-state online firearm retailers and often had them shipped to an …
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Statement of Anne Milgram Administrator at a Hearing Entitled, “Drug Enforcement Administration Oversight”

January 23, 2025
… Oversight" Before the House Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance July 27, 2023 DEA has … global criminal networks most responsible for the influx of fentanyl into the United States, and raise public awareness about how just one pill can kill. We have transformed our vision …
January 23, 2025
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Rolling Hills Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused High School Freshman’s Death

… Hills Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused High School Freshman’s … pills to a 15-year-old boy and mocked the victim online as he was dying of an overdose, was sentenced today …
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China-Based Chemical Company, Its Director and Senior Employees Indicted for Alleged Fentanyl Manufacturing and Distribution

… Its Director and Senior Employees Indicted for Alleged Fentanyl Manufacturing and Distribution November 08, 2024 … and to distribute listed chemicals for the manufacture of fentanyl, one count of conspiracy to distribute listed …
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Fentanyl distributor who used the dark web and crypto currency sentenced to 30 years in federal prison

… Fentanyl distributor who used the dark web and crypto currency sentenced to 30 years in federal prison … prison for distributing approximately 245 kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone and Xanax. The …
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Prolific Fentanyl Distributor in Greater Seattle Area Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

… Prolific Fentanyl Distributor in Greater Seattle Area Sentenced to … - (509) 454-4407 Part of Drug Ring that Dealt Thousands of Fentanyl Pills in University District Pills seized from … One has only to walk out on the streets of Seattle to see how it has devastated our community.” “Mr. Saho distributed …
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Three Indicted for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking in Sacramento and Stockton

… Three Indicted for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking in Sacramento and … to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, para‑fluorofentanyl (a fentanyl analogue), and …
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges Related to a Fentanyl Death

… Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges Related to a Fentanyl Death December 14, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info … Seized Over 90 Grams of Controlled Substances, Including Fentanyl, Two Firearms and Ammunition in Defendant’s Vehicle …
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DEA Washington Division Launches Operation Overdrive

… area, in order to devote its law enforcement resources to where they will have the most impact: the communities where criminal drug networks are causing the most harm. … similarly violent crimes. These criminal drug networks sell fentanyl and/or methamphetamine – extremely dangerous drugs …
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Bronx Man Indicted Following Seizure of Approximately $2.5 Million Worth of Powdered Fentanyl and Fentanyl Pills

… Seizure of Approximately $2.5 Million Worth of Powdered Fentanyl and Fentanyl Pills December 14, 2022 New York … followed the BMW to the vicinity of 1880 Lafayette Avenue, where they stopped the vehicle. Hooks unsuccessfully …
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Springfield Man Pleads Guilty To Distribution Of Fentanyl

… Springfield Man Pleads Guilty To Distribution Of Fentanyl April 29, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us … met the undercover officer at a parking lot in Sturbridge where he provided the agent with a package containing almost …
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Money Launderer and Wholesale Supplier of Narcotics to East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $472,000

… of East Baltimore; possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; and for money laundering. Judge Hollander also … Rosie’s Bar, located at 482 S. Bentalou Street, Baltimore, where Williams met with co-conspirators.  Williams used …
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Chinese Citizen Charged with Massive Anabolic Steroid and Fentanyl Precursor Chemical Distribution Scheme

… Chinese Citizen Charged with Massive Anabolic Steroid and Fentanyl Precursor Chemical Distribution Scheme December 15, … ship approximately 24 kilograms of 4-ANPP, a precursor for fentanyl, from the PRC to the United States. The …
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Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization

… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … through Honduras into Guatemala and, eventually, Mexico, where the cocaine would then be imported into, and … Washington, D.C. “There is no way to know for sure just how much damage Ramos-Bobadilla left in her wake; however, …
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Residential Marijuana Grows in Colorado: The New Meth Houses?

June 01, 2016
… Colorado’s state laws legalizing marijuana do not limit how much marijuana can be grown within a private residence. … home grows is shipped out of Colorado and sold in markets where it commands a high price.  Although growing a large … Marijuana grows often cause extensive damage to the houses where they are maintained and are increasingly the causes of …
June 01, 2016
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Drugs of Concern

Fake Prescription Pills

February 25, 2025
Many fake pills are made to look like prescription opioids – such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall®) – but contain fentanyl or methamphetamine. Criminal drug networks are mass-producing fake pills and falsely marketing them as legitimate prescription pills to deceive the...
February 25, 2025
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Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy February 29, 2016 New … to distribute the Schedule II controlled substance fentanyl, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in …
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Nurse Sentenced To Prison For Tampering With Fentanyl Vials

… Nurse Sentenced To Prison For Tampering With Fentanyl Vials September 22, 2022 New England Contact Info … release, for tampering with fentanyl vials at the company where he was employed.  Judge Shea also ordered Wilson to …