PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Convicted at Trial for Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances

January 19, 2024
… controlled substances, principally oxycodone, morphine, and alprazolam (a tranquilizer commonly known by its brand name, … often obtained prescriptions for oxycodone, morphine, and alprazolam from the office staff without seeing Morales. One … nor any basis for the use of benzodiazepines, such as alprazolam. The pain medicine expert also testified that the …
January 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

46 Convicted in $18 Million Pill Mill Scheme in Fort Worth

March 24, 2021
… Noel, wrote prescriptions for hydrocodone, oxycodone, alprazolam, carisoprodol, zolpidem, phentermine, and … hydrocodone, 430,000 doses of carisoprodol, 77,000 doses of alprazolam, and 2.07 million doses of promethazine with … hydrocodone, 55,000 doses of carisoprodol, 14,000 doses of alprazolam, and 450,000 doses of promethazine with …
March 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Gastonia Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

July 09, 2025
… that he was selling large quantities of the sedative alprazolam, as well as quantities of the highly addictive … law enforcement recovered at least 1,500 oxycodone and alprazolam pills that Moore had sold to the customer without … enabled the illegal distribution of oxycodone and alprazolam by its staff pharmacist.  The DEA and the …
July 09, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Grayson County physician guilty of federal drug charges

October 09, 2018
… oxymorphine, methadone, fentanyl, morphine, oxycodone, alprazolam, and zolpidem without a legitimate medical … 2014, Diamond distributed or dispensed morphine, oxycodone, alprazolam and zolpidem to an individual that resulted in …
October 09, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Champaign man sentenced to 13 years in prison for trafficking

January 06, 2020
… markets and cryptocurrency to traffic pills containing alprazolam, marked as ‘Xanax,’ from March 2017 through May … items, including pill press machines, machine parts and alprazolam that were destined for delivery to Caamano at …
January 06, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

New Bern Physician Charged With Unlawful Distribution Of Narcotics, Money Laundering, And Possession Of Firearms

January 13, 2017
… and Distribute Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Hydromorphone, and Alprazolam; Distribution of Oxycodone and Alprazolam; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug …
January 13, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Physician And Owner Of Atlanta Pain Clinic Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Painkillers

March 29, 2017
… for conspiring to distribute oxycodone, methadone, and alprazolam. While operating the clinic, Piracha illegally … before prescribing high doses of oxycodone, methadone, and alprazolam.  In follow-up visits, Piracha conducted no …
March 29, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Milford Psychiatrist Sentenced To 26 Months For Illegal Drug Distribution, Health Care Fraud Offenses

March 22, 2017
… IV drug by the DEA, is a brand name for a drug containing Alprazolam, a benzodiazepine drug.  Alprazolam is commonly used to treat anxiety disorders or …
March 22, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Milford Psychiatrist And Office Employee Charged With Illegally Distributing Narcotics

November 12, 2015
… IV drug by the DEA, is a brand name for a drug containing Alprazolam, a benzodiazepine drug.  Alprazolam is commonly used to treat anxiety disorders or …
November 12, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Dispensing Prescription Drugs

October 04, 2012
… counts of illegally dispensing oxycodone, hydrocodone, and alprazolam, announced United States Attorney Edward L. … $250,000; and of unlawfully distributing large amounts of alprazolam, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), which …
October 04, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Destin Physician Convicted Of Drug Offenses Resulting In Patients’ Deaths

May 24, 2011
… a finding that Bourlier’s dispensing of methadone and alprazolam in September 2006, and his dispensing of hydrocodone and alprazolam in August 2007, resulted in the death of two …
May 24, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Health Care Center Nursing Supervisor Arrested And Charged With Selling Hydrocodone And Other Pain Killers

October 18, 2013
… to distribute and distribution of hydrocodone, fentanyl and alprazolam. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years … in October 2013, Vitello sold hydrocodone, fentanyl and alprazolam to a confidential source working with the Drug …
October 18, 2013
DOCUMENT

Counterfeit Pills Factsheet

September 27, 2021
Publication
… (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines …
September 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Gastonia Pharmacy to Pay $204,000 to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substances Act Violations

February 27, 2025
… of controlled substances, including oxycodone and alprazolam. The United States contends that these violations … enabled the illegal distribution of oxycodone and alprazolam by its staff pharmacist.  Prescriptions Plus …
February 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Southern Indiana Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced to a Combined Decade for Manufacturing Counterfeit Drugs Using a Pill Press

February 19, 2025
… Aug. 25, 2021, Parker sold a blue pill press, along with an Alprazolam imprinting die, for $1,400, knowing that the pill … substance. The die could be used to manufacture counterfeit Alprazolam (Xanax). On April 4, 2022, Parker was found in …
February 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Search of Concord warehouse leads to re-arrest of dark web vendor

May 15, 2020
… drugs in a scheme to distribute counterfeit generic alprazolam (the active ingredient in the brand-name … has authorized to manufacture and distribute generic alprazolam. Donagal is charged with possession of equipment …
May 15, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Milford Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty To Illegal Drug Distribution And Health Care Fraud Offenses

November 30, 2016
… IV drug by the DEA, is a brand name for a drug containing Alprazolam, a benzodiazepine drug.  Alprazolam is commonly used to treat anxiety disorders or …
November 30, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

High Desert Doctor Arrested on Federal Narcotics Charges

August 16, 2021
… Malikian allegedly distributed are oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, promethazine and codeine. The DEA investigation … $19,000 in cash and approximately 1,764 Hydrocodone and Alprazolam pills. An indictment contains allegations that a …
August 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Thirty-Three Individuals Arrested On Prescription Fraud Charges

September 19, 2013
… of fraudulently obtaining hydrocodone, oxycodone and alprazolam by calling in fraudulent prescriptions, utilizing … to heroin to achieve the same opioid high at a lower cost. Alprazolam is a central nervous depressant that is commonly …
September 19, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty-Three Individuals Arrested On Prescription Fraud Charges

September 04, 2014
… of fraudulently obtaining hydrocodone, oxycodone and alprazolam by calling in fraudulent prescriptions, utilizing … to heroin to achieve the same opioid high at a lower cost.  Alprazolam is a central nervous system depressant that is …
September 04, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Florida’s Pill Mill Doctor And Clinic Owners Charged With Racketeering And Manslaughter

May 27, 2015
… the crimes in connection with the prescribing of oxycodone, alprazolam and methadone, without medical necessity and … 15 mg. tablets, three 30ml liquid oxycodone 20mg/ml, 330 alprazolam 2mg tablets and 30 Percocet tablets. As one drug …
May 27, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Pleads Guilty To 18 Drug Trafficking Charges For Dispensing Narcotics Without Examining “Patients”

July 20, 2011
… 2010 he distributed oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, and promethazine with codeine. He admitted that … sold under the brand names Vicodin, Norco and Lortab; alprazolam, which is marketed under the brand name Xanax; …
July 20, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Sixteen Defendants Charged In Criminal Complaints Alleging Broad-Ranging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 26, 2016
… Christian Vanleer distributed heroin, cocaine, and alprazolam; Michael Vicochea operated a grow house and … conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, alprazolam, and 100 or more marijuana plants, in violation …
August 26, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of More Than 10,000 Oxycodone Pills, Resulting In One Known Death

October 01, 2015
… that the death resulted from an overdose of oxycodone and alprazolam, another drug frequently prescribed by Ramirez … the victim obtained the lethal oxycodone, and likely the alprazolam as well, from Cooney, and that Ramirez had issued …
October 01, 2015
DRUG FACT SHEET

Fake Prescription Pills

February 25, 2025
Drugs of Concern
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
ALERT

Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Caribbean News 2007

July 15, 2021
… With Intent To Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone and Alprazolam August 6, 2007 95 Members of a Consortium of …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA, DA SINI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service & DA’S East End Drug Task Force announce takedown of alleged Montauk Drug distribution ring

August 16, 2018
… the seizure of a package of approximately 100 oxycodone and alprazolam pills addressed to one of the locations where the … 650 grams of cocaine; marijuana; various pills, including alprazolam and hydrocodone; and assorted drug paraphernalia, …
August 16, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Former Wallingford Doctor Who Sold Opioid Prescriptions for Cash Sentenced to Federal Prison

May 23, 2024
… prescribe a high quantity of opioid-based pills, as well as Alprazolam and Adderall, to a number of patients.  … 170 oxycodone 30mg pills, 75 Adderall 20mg pills, and 30 alprazolam 2mg pills. During the investigation, law …
May 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Four Pharmacy Technicians Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

October 04, 2011
… and Schedule IV prescription drugs, including diazepam and alprazolam. Ramon Grullon - , 25, of Plymouth, formerly a … and Schedule IV prescription drugs, including diazepam and alprazolam. “The illegal distribution of prescription drugs …
October 04, 2011