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Eight-week federal trial results in conviction of Chapo associates in Buffalo, NY

… in jail and took nearly three million doses of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine off the streets.  I commend our law … were responsible for introducing the scourge of lethal fentanyl into our community, resulting in the loss of … of kilograms of illegal narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine throughout the United States, …
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Pierce County Woman Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gangs

… aryan 1.jpg Seized firearms and drugs. aryan 2.jpg Seized fentanyl pills. Aryan 3.jpg Drugs seized during investigation. Aryan 4.jpg Seized firearms and fentanyl. TACOMA, Wash. – A high-level drug redistributor …
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Key Member of Drug Distribution Ring Linked to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… Drug Distribution Cell Slocumb fent pills in RV.jpg Seized fentanyl pills. Slocumb -pill press.jpg Seized pill press. … Wash. – A key member of a drug distribution ring selling fentanyl pills, methamphetamine, and heroin throughout the …
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Operation Hotline Bling

… photo5-Operation-Hotline-Bling-Fentanyl.jpg   LOS ANGELES – The Drug Enforcement … drug seizures, including methamphetamine and quantities of fentanyl that potentially could produce 10 million lethal …
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Pill Press Resources

August 15, 2025
… Press Threat Drug traffickers use pill presses to press fentanyl into pills and punches and dies to imprint markings … Xanax, and Adderall — when those pills actually contain fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other deadly drugs. In 2024, …
August 15, 2025
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Carfentanil: A Synthetic Opioid Unlike Any Other

May 14, 2025
… deaths in 2023 involved synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl. Also, among these substances is carfentanil, which stands out – at this time – as one of the deadliest fentanyl analogues. This white, powdery drug closely …
May 14, 2025
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Recent DEA Seizures of Pill Presses

April 09, 2024
… the United States, all of which contributed to today’s fentanyl crisis.    New York Field Division In the Bronx on … pills, approximately three kilograms of a powder containing fentanyl, approximately 20 pounds of powdered narcotics …
April 09, 2024
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Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison

… 431-7160 x2242 Lead Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Fentanyl Analogue TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of … and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl analogue. Richard Dobin, 30, of Manasquan, New …
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Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused Death of Thirty-Five-Year-Old

… guilty in federal court today, admitting that he sold the fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a … the sale of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. Caro delivered the pills to M.S.’s residence. M.S. …
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Boston Man Sentenced In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Defendant distributed fentanyl to undercover agent BOSTON – A Boston man was … in Boston on conspiracy and distribution charges involving fentanyl. Valentin Pujols, 35, was sentenced by U.S. …
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Judge sentences St. Louis man to 10 years for drug trafficking and firearm charges

… pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. … in December 2016 to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. As part of the conspiracy to distribute the …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 5 Years' Probation for Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Deception

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … guilty to obtaining a controlled substance, including fentanyl, by fraud or deception. Boboia was sentenced to 60 …
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DEA Participates in Alaska HIDTA Initiative Save a Life Campaign

… and Idaho.  The DEA laboratory has found that, of the fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills analyzed in 2022, six out of ten now contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. Recognizing that we are stronger together, 22 …
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Statement of Anne Milgram Administrator at a Hearing Entitled, “Drug Enforcement Administration Oversight”

January 23, 2025
… global criminal networks most responsible for the influx of fentanyl into the United States, and raise public awareness … can kill. We have transformed our vision by focusing on fentanyl—the drug killing the most Americans—and the criminal organizations responsible for flooding fentanyl into our communities—the Sinaloa Cartel and the …
January 23, 2025
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Leader of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison In Connection with the Overdose Death of Colin Kroll

… with his conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, and a fentanyl analogue, and to distributing narcotics that caused …
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Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

… of kilograms of illegal narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine throughout the United States, … his co-defendants disguised kilogram quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine on pallets described on inventory and … 17.5 kilograms of heroin; and •           8.5 kilograms of fentanyl Using standard dosage amounts, the seized drugs …
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Head of black market synthetic drug trafficking ring sentenced to 23 years

… and to distribute, U-47700 and 100 grams or more of furanyl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 23 years in prison by Chief … Thatcher and Sams imported bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers China. They ordered the furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 on what is known as “the dark web,” and …
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DEA Washington Division Issues Warning: “One Pill Can Kill”

… 662-5879 Counterfeit pills being ordered online, laced with fentanyl, causing deadly overdoses Washington, D.C. – Jarod … counterfeit pills containing the powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl.  Manufactured by Mexican drug trafficking …
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Operation Engage Broward County

March 28, 2025
… County Broward County Broward County Top Local Drug Threat Fentanyl  is Broward County's top local drug threat. Find … opioid that is America's #1 drug threat by accessing the Fentanyl Fact Sheet through the link below: Fentanyl What …
March 28, 2025
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Man Sentenced to Life Plus 10 Years in Prison for St. Louis Murder, Drug Conspiracy

… as well as 25 kilograms of cocaine, three kilograms of fentanyl, 10 kilograms of heroin, luxury vehicles, watches … as well as 25 kilograms of cocaine, three kilograms of fentanyl, 10 kilograms of heroin, luxury vehicles, watches …
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DEA and Kansas Law Enforcement Partners Join Together to Find Drug Traffickers behind Overdoses

… Initiative Aims to Reduce the Supply of Deadly Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills KHP fentanyl seizure.png Kansas Highway Patrol seized this …
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Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

… law enforcement partners, to stop the flow of heroin and fentanyl onto the streets of New York City.” “Today's heroin is deadlier for two reasons: fentanyl potency and traffickers’ motives," said DEA Acting … Agent in Charge Kruskall. "Two to three milligrams of fentanyl can be fatal. And, traffickers, not chemists, are …
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Monument Street Gang Supplier Sentenced and Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty

… years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in the Monument … Baltimore, and for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.  Last week, co-defendant Malik Williams, a/k/a …
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Seventeen charged in Passaic County drug trafficking conspiracy

… in the distribution of narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base. Nine defendants were arrested … drug conspiracies involving the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base in the Passaic County area. One …
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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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DOJ and DEA Announce Charges against Chapitos

April 14, 2023
… “The Chapitos pioneered the manufacture and trafficking of fentanyl – the deadliest drug threat our country has ever …
April 14, 2023
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St. Louis Man Sentenced for his Role in Drug-Trafficking Ring

… Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Ring distributed 20,000 fentanyl pills per week in St. Louis ST. LOUIS – U.S. … to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Beginning in 2016, the Drug Enforcement …
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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Drug Conspiracy

… role in a drug distribution conspiracy involving heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. Wilkin Cedano, 37, of Brooklyn, N.Y., … grams or more of heroin, cocaine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor …
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Auburn man sentenced to 70 months for drug trafficking

… Administration learned that Mandigo was obtaining fentanyl from a source located in Massachusetts.  On March … to travel to Massachusetts to purchase 200 grams of fentanyl and later observed him participate in a …
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Providence man sentenced to 60 months in prison on drug trafficking and firearm charges

… to 60 months in federal prison for trafficking heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine, and for being a felon … deliveries tested positive for a mixture of heroin and fentanyl. During the course of the investigation it was …