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Yakima Woman Sentenced to 151 months in Jail for Trafficking Methamphetamine with Firearm

… approximately 120 grams of actual meth and 25 grams of fentanyl. Also inside the bag was a Glock model 19, 9mm … possession. “All too often, the evil trinity of meth, fentanyl, and firearms lead to violence and death, but in …
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Yakima Woman Sentenced to 151 months in Jail for Trafficking Methamphetamine with Firearm

… approximately 120 grams of actual meth and 25 grams of fentanyl. Also inside the bag was a Glock model 19, 9mm … possession. “All too often, the evil trinity of meth, fentanyl, and firearms lead to violence and death, but in …
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DEA Encourages Routine Conversations on Dangers of Drug Use and Social Media

… in Minnesota removed nearly three million deadly doses of fentanyl from across the state. Methamphetamine seizures … with buying pills online. Nationwide, DEA has seized fentanyl pills made to resemble common prescription … be engaging in conversations about counterfeit pills, fentanyl and social media threats more than just once a …
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Illegal Criminal Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Weapons Charges

… in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl while in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. … over 4 pounds of methamphetamine and smaller amounts of fentanyl and fluorofentanyl into the community. In December 2024, law …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine, and possessing firearms in …
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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Southeast Alaska Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… seized parcels containing hundreds to thousands of illegal fentanyl pills and hundreds of grams of methamphetamine, … case were responsible for trafficking over 2.1 kilograms of fentanyl, over 2.2 kilograms of methamphetamine, over 500 …
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Revere Man Pleads Guilty To Role In International Money Laundering Organization

… - (802) 951-2900 More than 16 kilograms of methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine seized during the investigation BOSTON … methamphetamine, thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, additional pills containing oxycodone, as well as …
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South Carolina Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Guns and Drugs

… law enforcement seized methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and 56 firearms. The 12 defendants were previously … for distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug … and distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Sanders has previously been convicted of firearms …
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Maryland U.S. Attorney Recognizes the Contributions of Law Enforcement Partners to Reduce Violent Crime in 2023

… the seizure of record numbers of illegal drugs to include fentanyl and firearms, as well as many impactful … primary focus remains combating drug related violence and fentanyl poisoning in our neighborhoods.” The law …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… the distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl throughout the entire state.  In addition, its … in Florida, according to the Florida Medical Examiners.  Fentanyl, increasingly sourced from Mexico, caused more …
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AlphaBay, The Largest Online “Dark Market,” Shut Down

… - (571) 387-3956 “Dark Net” Site Was Major Source of Fentanyl and Heroin, Linked to Overdose Deaths, and Used by … into AlphaBay revealed that numerous vendors sold fentanyl and heroin, and there have been multiple overdose …
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Budget Hearing - Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Drug Enforcement Administration

April 27, 2023
… global criminal networks most responsible for the influx of fentanyl into the United States, raise public awareness …
April 27, 2023
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H Block Gang Associate Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… over 500 grams of cocaine, cocaine base (crack cocaine) and fentanyl, as well as over 20,000 doses of drug-laced paper … to distribute various controlled substances, in particular, fentanyl and cocaine. According to court filings, Linnehan …
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Sinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking

… Terrorism in connection with trafficking massive amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana into the … of exploiting U.S. ports of entry to flood our nation with fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine,” said DEA … in importing large quantities of illicit drugs, including fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, into the …
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Maryland U.S. Attorney Announces Hundreds of Arrests Connected to Joint Federal-State Targeted Baltimore Criminal Enforcement Operation

… good people of Maryland. We are working for a violence and fentanyl free America.” This multi-jurisdictional … and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and cocaine base. These charges stem from drug …
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Indictments returned targeting East Bay drug trafficking rings

… substance offenses involving methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and cocaine base. The defendants and the … 30 Fowler, California Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl (Count 8)   21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) Not less than 10 …
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March 03, 2021
… (Drugs/Property) (306) Overdose (289) Guilty Plea (226) Fentanyl Awareness (165) Major Law Enforcement Operation … (53) Pharmaceuticals/Pharmacists/Physicians (51) Fentanyl Free America (45) Counterfeit Pills (44) … Recruitment/Office of Training/Graduations (1) Drug Name Fentanyl (2592) Cocaine (882) Methamphetamine (820) Heroin …
March 03, 2021
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Administrator Anne Milgram Remarks on ONDCP Press Call Addressing the Overdose Epidemic

November 17, 2021
… And it continues to get worse. This crisis is driven by fentanyl and methamphetamine. Administrator Anne Milgram …
November 17, 2021
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State and Territory Report on Enduring and Emerging Threats (STREET)

January 18, 2024
… the country. 508_Street Report - Jan 2024 - FINAL.pdf Fentanyl Xylazine Methamphetamine Off …
January 18, 2024
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Operation Press Your Luck Slide Deck

September 30, 2024
… Press Your Luck. Operation Press Your Luck Slide Deck Fentanyl Off …
September 30, 2024
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Fake Pills Factsheet

December 16, 2021
… in the number of fake pills containing at least 2 mg of fentanyl, which is considered a deadly dose. OPCK-Factsheet …
December 16, 2021
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Former Anesthesiology Resident Who Worked at Seattle Children's, UW Medicine, and Harborview Medical Center, Sentenced for Stealing and Using Narcotic Pain Medicine While on Duty

… pleaded guilty in October 2025, admitting he secretly took fentanyl, hydromorphone, and other medications over the … pain medications that were meant for patients. He consumed fentanyl and hydromorphone and then returned the vials to …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Drug, Gun Offenses

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … a high-capacity magazine, 52 grams of cocaine, 50 grams of fentanyl and 190 grams of methamphetamine. Williams’s …
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Richmond Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Latest Firearms Conviction

… and recovered $7,604, 82.52 grams of cocaine, 8.41 grams of fentanyl, five bags of pills containing 34.85 grams of … a malicious agenda to harm our citizens. The quantity of fentanyl they possessed equated to 433 lethal doses," added …
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DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to CJNG; Arkansas Leads Division with 25 Arrests in Four-State Sweep

… is responsible for flooding the United States with deadly fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin to fuel … resulted in: Arrests: 670 Drug Seizures: 92.4 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 1,157,672 counterfeit pills, 6,062 …
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Identical Twins Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Drug Trafficking Operation

… operation to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. On April 12, 2024, agents executed a search … the Jackson brothers shared and seized methamphetamine, fentanyl, marijuana, and a firearm. United States District …
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Fourteen Members of a Jefferson County Drug Trafficking Organization Charged with Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

… 14 defendants in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, and heroin … Birmingham, with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine base or “crack” cocaine, cocaine, heroin, … in our District, particularly those that distribute deadly fentanyl into the community and use firearms to commit their …
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Law Enforcement Operation Results in 25 Arrests for Drug-trafficking Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

… since Jan. 28, 2019, to distribute crack cocaine, fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana in Jackson County. That … Percocet pills (believed to be counterfeit pills made with fentanyl), purported OxyContin pills, carry firearms, and …
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DEA Washington Division is Ready to Celebrate the 25th National Drug Take Back Day Across the DMV

… from drug poisoning unknowingly took a fake pill laced with fentanyl and many other dangerous drugs. Our team has been … seized over 8.3 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl in 2022. “This lethal drug is poisoning our … or socioeconomic status. It is shocking that the amount of fentanyl [fake pills and powder] confiscated by our teams …
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Four of Chapo’s Sons Indicted for Large-Scale Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering and Violent Crimes as Alleged Leaders of Sinaloa Cartel

… against the largest, most violent, and most prolific fentanyl trafficking operation in the world – run by the … communities across our country are being devastated by the fentanyl epidemic. Today’s actions demonstrate the … approach the Justice Department is taking to disrupt fentanyl trafficking and save American lives.” “Today, we …