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Major Drug Trafficker and 12 Others Arrested:

… - (914) 682-6256 Assault Rifle, 3 Firearms, 25 Pounds of Fentanyl, and 33 Pounds of Cocaine Seized Heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, fake pills seized from 87-05 108 St.jpg …
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Suspicious Travel Leads To DEA Seizure Of 670,000 Fake Pills In Colorado & New Mexico

… something” leads to the seizure of approximately 670,000 fentanyl pills in Colorado and New Mexico. Earlier this … Springs, suspected of transporting approximately 340,000 fentanyl pills. The tip also led to the seizure of …
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Rhode Island Man With Ties to Mexican Drug Suppliers Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

… man who worked as an east coast source for trafficking fentanyl on behalf of a Mexican drug supplier was sentenced … to both distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, fentanyl. He was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mary …
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DEA Encourages Back to School Drug Awareness and Education Among Family and Friends

… and educating one another on the dangers of drugs such as fentanyl, can be life-altering.” Fentanyl seizures across the five state DEA Omaha Division, …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities … and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution on our streets and …
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DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge Speaks with School Administrators about the Drug Threat Facing Nebraska

… - (605) 434-4947 Sioux Falls - (605) 330-4421 Suspected fentanyl pills_x.jpg 32,000 fake pills made to look like … The DEA has seen an increase in fake pills laced with fentanyl both nationally and in Nebraska. Fentanyl is a …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… - (509) 454-4407 The Pacific Northwest is flooded with Fentanyl by the CJNG Cartel SEATTLE – DEA Acting … opioid threat, more specifically the illicit manufactured fentanyl that many drug trafficking and transnational …
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Seventeen Charged and Twelve Arrested in Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico

… Mexico that was distributing methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl in Carlsbad. As a result of the year-long … grams and more of methamphetamine and 500 grams and more of fentanyl, nine counts of distribution of fentanyl and …
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Final ‘In-Custody’ Defendant in Whatcom County Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

… Being Sought by Law Enforcement for Distribution of Deadly Fentanyl SEATTLE – A 35-year-old Seattle man was sentenced … being caught on two separate occasions with thousands of fentanyl pills and a firearm. He was sentenced for two …
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Four Arrested After DEA-Led Investigation into Waterbury Drug Trafficking Ring

… - (802) 951-2900 22 Kilos of Narcotics, 200,000 bags of Fentanyl, $150,000 Seized WATERBURY, Conn. - United States … conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and cocaine base (“crack”):  …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities … and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution on our streets and …
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Multi-Year Investigation Leads to Indictment

… Seizure of Nearly 500,000 Counterfeit Pills Containing with Fentanyl SAN DIEGO – A two-year investigation has led to the … shipments of counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl, powder fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and …
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DEA Los Angeles issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

… quantities of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid that is lethal in … found that 27 percent contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.   “Capitalizing on the opioid epidemic and …
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Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

… federal court to 188 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdose of 30-year-old … admitted providing four counterfeit M-30 pills laced with fentanyl, commonly referred to as “blues,” to Lustig on …
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Waterbury man sentenced to four years for role in heroin and cocaine trafficking ring

… years of supervised release, for his role in a heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring. According to court documents and … organization that received large quantities of heroin and fentanyl from suppliers in Connecticut and New York and … in Waterbury to store kilogram-quantities of heroin and fentanyl, and to process and package the drugs for street …
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Drug trafficker with ties to Sinaloa cartel sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison

… 22, 2019, for conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin. Senior U.S. District Judge Nielsen … 40,000 counterfeit pharmaceutical pills laced with fentanyl (known on the street as “fake oxys” because they …
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Illegal Alien who Shot at DEA Agents Charged with Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer

… (DEA) special agents attempting to arrest him during a fentanyl sale on Feb. 24, has been indicted by a federal … Present in the United States, Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and two counts of Possession with Intent to …
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15-Year Prison Sentence for Deadly Drug Deal that Killed Two People

… tested “ketamine” found at the scene and confirmed it to be fentanyl, xylazine, and caffeine. WASHINGTON – Jevaughn … metropolitan area and included the December 2023 sale of fentanyl he sold as “ketamine” that resulted in the deaths …
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First Arrests in New York of DEA’s Operation Overdrive

… Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Distributing Fentanyl Linked to Multiple Overdose Deaths in the Bronx NEW … “Chino,” with participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl that resulted in the August 25, 2021, death of …
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Seven Indicted in Seattle in Connection with Coast-to-Coast Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Seized cash and cars.jpg Seized firearms.jpg suitcases with fentanyl pills.jpg SEATTLE – Seven people have been indicted … 6 out of 10 fake pills contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. With the seizure in one Seattle apartment, our …
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 22 1/2 Years for Controlled Substance Offenses

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … to two counts of aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl, announced Northern District of Indiana U.S. …
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International law enforcement operation targeting opioid traffickers on the Darknet results in over 170 arrests worldwide and the seizure of weapons, drugs and over $6.5 million

… of drugs worldwide; 274 kilograms of drugs, including fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, methamphetamine, heroin, … individuals behind dark web accounts. “Criminals selling fentanyl on the Darknet should pay attention to Operation … proceeds stemming from the distribution and online sales of fentanyl and other illicit opioids. These efforts will …
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DEA Releases 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment

… “This year’s report indicates progress in the fight against fentanyl and also outlines the increasing challenges we face … landscape of the synthetic drug crisis. The adulterating of fentanyl with highly potent, dangerous chemicals reminds us …
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Six Individuals Indicted on Charges of Criminal Conspiracy Involving Illegal Drugs and Firearms in Eastern Washington

… charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl, Distribution of 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, Distribution of Fentanyl, Distribution of 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl •Alexander Martinez-Mendoza, 18, charged with …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… Drug trends in the United States continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially … following the DEA’s 2018 emergency scheduling action of fentanyl related substances and China’s enactment of …
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Renton, Washington Resident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… May 2022 to distribution of methamphetamine, possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl with intent to distribute and carrying a firearm …
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Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border

July 13, 2023
… crisis in our nation’s history. This is because one drug—fentanyl—has transformed the criminal landscape. Fentanyl is exceptionally cheap to make, exceptionally easy …
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California Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Drug Conspiracy

… a drug distribution conspiracy connected to the seizure of fentanyl and heroin at a New Jersey rest stop last year, … charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin. Judge Sheridan imposed the sentence …
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Washington Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Coeur d’Alene Teen

… distributing a variety of controlled substances, including fentanyl pills.  In 2021, Holmberg met Dennen Trey George … is another sad example of the death and despair that fentanyl brings to our communities but also shows the …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… platforms play significant role in cartels’ ability to get fentanyl and methamphetamine into American communities … and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution on our streets and …