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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell.  “Although the illicit fentanyl crisis is the most significant drug threat facing … and addiction.  The same Mexico-based cartels that traffic fentanyl have also worked to expand methamphetamine …
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Reno Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Opioid Drug U-47700

… Law enforcement found 445.2 grams of U-47700 and furanyl fentanyl, an analogue of fentanyl, in the plastic bag left in the washing machine. … enforcement discovered: 121.65 grams of U-47700 and furanyl fentanyl; 51.6 grams of methamphetamine; 7.82 grams of …
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Bradenton Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years For Drug Trafficking

… baggy containing approximately 13.5 grams of suspected fentanyl, a plastic baggy containing 13 smaller baggies with suspected fentanyl weighing approximately 8.2 grams, and a third … substance field-tested positive for cocaine. The suspected fentanyl later lab-tested positive for MDMA. Code later told …
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Gonic Woman Sentenced In Connection With Drug Distribution Causing Death

… Medical Examiner later found that Ms. Tarmey died of acute fentanyl intoxication.  The Rochester Police responded to … Michael J. Ferguson.  “Those suffering from the disease of fentanyl and heroin addiction need access to treatment and … those responsible for distributing these lethal drugs like fentanyl and heroin to the citizens of New Hampshire and …
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Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Heroin And Cocaine

… (802) 951-2900 Cranston Police, DEA seized 6,600 packets of fentanyl-laced heroin JAN 27 - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Michael … court in Providence today to trafficking heroin laced with fentanyl and trafficking cocaine.  Michael J. Ferguson … in the seizure of nearly 140 grams of heroin laced with fentanyl packed into approximately 6,600 packets, and …
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Newmarket Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Causing Death

… in Portsmouth. She was found dead the next day, with fentanyl and drug paraphernalia near her body. The New … Examiner later found that Ms. Clermont died of acute fentanyl intoxication.  New Hampshire has the third-highest … overdose deaths in New Hampshire in 2015 were the result of fentanyl, either alone or in combination with other drugs. …
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Methuen Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Trafficking And Firearms Charges

… in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone and unlawful possession of a firearm … Diaz, conspired to distribute quantities of heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone in the Lawrence, Massachusetts area … partners to address the significant presence of heroin and fentanyl in New Hampshire by continuing to target the drug …
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Vermont Heroin, Crack Distributors Charged

… from long-term investigations into the distribution of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine base by three different drug … Phillips of Boston and Saquan Moore of Boston to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, and for making a house West … with Philip Haynes of New York City to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine base, and for making a house …
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Health Care Center Nursing Supervisor Arrested And Charged With Selling Hydrocodone And Other Pain Killers

… with intent to distribute and distribution of hydrocodone, fentanyl and alprazolam. The charges carry a maximum penalty … office. These controlled substances included hydrocodone, fentanyl, oxycontin, morphine, and clonazepam. On two … occasions in October 2013, Vitello sold hydrocodone, fentanyl and alprazolam to a confidential source working …
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Gang Member Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics in Southwestern Connecticut

… Pichardo was supplying Adodo and other distributors with fentanyl, heroin, crack and powder cocaine, and opioid … the drugs seized during the investigation had been cut with fentanyl analogues, nitazines, and xylazine.  Nitazines are …
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Stamford Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics

… organization that was distributing large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in Stamford and … three kilograms of cocaine, nearly 400 grams of raw fentanyl, more than 500 bags of fentanyl, five firearms, a …
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 63 Months in Federal Prison

… that the two organizations distributed cocaine, crack, and fentanyl through a network of sellers.  The organizations … vials (“caps”) of crack, approximately 200 grams of loose fentanyl, more than 1,600 dose bags of fentanyl/heroin, two …
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses

… made in court, following two fatal overdoses involving fentanyl in 2021, both of which are believed to be connected … June 2022, investigators made two controlled purchases of fentanyl, heroin, and crack cocaine from Herman. Herman was …
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Two New Bedford Men With Significant Criminal Histories Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

… their alleged participation in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and other drugs. Jose Santiago, 43, and Samuel … Among other items, significant amounts of suspected fentanyl, cocaine and unidentified pills; cutting agents; …
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Drug Trafficker in Western Washington, Caught Twice with Kilos of Drugs and Firearms, Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

… of cocaine, 14 kilograms of methamphetamine, 83,000 fentanyl-laced pills, 3 kilograms of heroin, and 1 kilogram of fentanyl powder. “You showed no respect for the law. Getting …
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Violent Drug Dealers Who Attempted to Shoot and Kill a Spokane Police Officer Sentenced to Decades in Prison

… as a fanny pack that contained once ounce of heroin and fentanyl-laced pills. Approximately six months later, on … a large volume of spent shell casings, approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills, a small quantity of heroin, and other drug …
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Two members of trafficking organization convicted on money laundering and drug charges

… the defendants disguised kilogram quantities of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine described on invoice and other … of cocaine 17.5 kilograms of heroin and 8.5 kilograms of fentanyl   Using standard dosage amounts, the seized drugs … “hits” of heroin and, considering that two milligrams of fentanyl can be a lethal dose, enough fentanyl potentially …
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DEA Breaks Ground on New Laboratory in New Hampshire

… quicker. DEA Manchester has seized more than 100 pounds of fentanyl year-to-date, which equates to nearly 4.7 million deadly doses of fentanyl.  “Synthetic drugs, like fentanyl, are a dangerous and deadly threat facing the …
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Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Pleads Guilty to a Federal Racketeering, Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs, Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

… murder, and distributing large quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine.  As detailed in Cannon’s plea … then searched Cannon’s van and recovered over 98 grams of fentanyl, which Cannon agrees he possessed with the intent …
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Two More Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

… grams and more of methamphetamine and 400 grams and more of fentanyl, conspiracy to distribute 500 grams and more of … possession with intent to distribute 400 grams and more of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams …
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DEA-Led Investigation Dismantles Albuquerque-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… of cocaine, 2.8 kilograms of heroin, approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills, 34 firearms, and approximately $124,000 in … over 20 kilograms of methamphetamine and 10 kilograms of fentanyl. The defendants are charged with conspiring to …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than 38 Years in Federal Prison

… with the intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. According to court documents and evidence produced … a search of the vehicle yielded nearly a kilogram of fentanyl hidden within the vehicle’s side paneling. The …
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Eleven indicted in wide-ranging conspiracy trafficking heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in multi-state area

… move now on this drug ring.” “Overdose deaths attributed to fentanyl and methamphetamine continue to rise at an alarming … of heroin, 25 pounds of methamphetamine, as many as 15,000 fentanyl pills, more than $150,000 in cash drug proceeds and …
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Nineteen indicted in cartel-connected drug trafficking conspiracy

… criminal ring that pushed heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl into our communities,” said DEA Special Agent in … seized: 20 pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, 200 fentanyl pills, nine firearms, and more than $250,000 in …
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Founder And Owner Of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested And Charged With Racketeering

… allegedly bribed doctors and pharmacists to prescribe fentanyl spray meant for breakthrough cancer pain BOSTON - … bribes and fraud to cause the illegal distribution of a Fentanyl spray intended for cancer patients experiencing …
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Two Members of Mexico Connected Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced to Prison

… Drugs and Firearms Seized During Investigation Seized fentanyl and methamphetamine. Download Original Image Seized fentanyl and methamphetamine. Drugs seized by investigators. …
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Lone American Living in Tukwila Indicted in International Drug Trafficking Investigation Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

… that Stretched from Seattle to Mexico to Colombia Fentanyl seized in Kent. Download Original Image Fentanyl seized in Kent. Five kilos of cocaine seized. …
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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

… for trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing firearms … to one count of distribution of more than 40 grams of fentanyl; one count of possession with the intent to …
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Multi-Agency Joint Investigation Shuts Down New Orleans Crack Cocaine Lab, Netting Major Narcotics Seizure and Arrest

… in the seizure of 2.6 kilograms of cocaine, 1.9 grams of fentanyl, one firearm, $4,680 cash, and assorted drug … that removed kilogram quantities of cocaine and lethal fentanyl from the community. This operation underscores the …
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Eight Drug Traffickers Arrested in Northwest Arkansas Sentenced to Combined 100 Years in Federal Prison

… States District Court for their roles in distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine across Benton and Washington … in the United States District Court in Fayetteville. “Fentanyl and Methamphetamine continue to destroy lives …