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13 Charged in St. Louis Drug Conspiracy

… of involvement in a conspiracy to sell drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine in the St. Louis area were … grams of more of methamphetamine and 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Sosa; Neil Phifer, 38; Latasha Spellman, 34; …
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CBL/BFL gang member who participated in multiple attempted murders of rival gang members going to jail for 19 years

… and conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 19 years in prison by U.S. … They also recovered various bags containing mixtures of fentanyl, heroin, butyryl fentanyl, furanyl fentanyl, and …
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NYPD Officer convicted of drug trafficking and firearms offenses in Manhattan Federal Court

… was found guilty today of conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine; possession of heroin and fentanyl; and using a firearm in furtherance of drug … Yessenia Jimenez, an NYPD officer, trafficked heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine in New York City, a city she took an …
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses

… his Hartford residence revealed approximately 460 grams of fentanyl, approximately 90 grams of crack cocaine, nearly a … possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine, and one count of …
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Meriden Man Who Led Drug Trafficking Ring is Sentenced

… years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made … by Cordero that was trafficking large quantities of heroin, fentanyl and other narcotics in Connecticut and western …
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Thurston County Man Caught Twice with Drugs and Firearms Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Arrested with Large Amounts of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine and Loaded Firearms in Home and … warrant on Graves’ home and car.  In the home they found fentanyl pills, two firearms (one of them loaded) and nearly …
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Armed Drug Dealer at Seattle's Third and Pike Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

… Kennewick - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Sold Fentanyl While Carrying Loaded Handgun … in prison for federal crimes related to his distribution of fentanyl pills in downtown Seattle and his armed shoplifting …
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Drug Dealing Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison

… Kennewick - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill Linked to Overdose Death Fentanyl_oxy_30mg_bulk pill spill copy.jpg DEA file photo: …
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Former physician assistant convicted in kickback scheme

… received kickbacks in exchange for prescribing a powerful fentanyl spray to patients in violation of federal law.  … in June 2013, he became a frequent prescriber of a fentanyl spray that had been approved by the Food and Drug … fall 2014, Clough wrote more than 750 prescriptions for the fentanyl spray in New Hampshire, including more than 225 …
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Mexican citizen sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison

… in federal prison after authorities caught him transporting fentanyl, a powerful narcotic 50 times more potent than … four kilograms of Tramadol plus about five kilograms of fentanyl.  “The country is battling an opioid epidemic that …
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Two drug traffickers linked to fatal overdose in Bellingham arrested in Skagit County

… Investigators seize phony oxycodone pills containing fentanyl SEATTLE  – Two Skagit County residents are charged … distribution ring selling fake oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl in Whatcom and Skagit Counties.  The pills are …
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Large Northern Ohio Drug Trafficking Group Faces Multiple Charges In Federal Court

… for importing and distributing kilogram quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and marijuana into Ohio between … their role in a conspiracy that brought large amounts of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine into Greater Cleveland from … of cocaine, six kilograms of heroin and one kilogram of fentanyl, as well as $400,000 and several firearms. …
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Buffalo Man Indicted For Selling Deadly “Heroin” Mixture That Resulted In Two Deaths

… intent to distribute and distributing quantities of heroin, fentanyl, butyryl fentanyl, and furanyl fentanyl, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug …
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20 Year Sentence For Birmingham Man On Drugs, Weapons Charges

… A repeat offender, Pearson trafficked in crack, heroin, and fentanyl. His drugs resulted in the overdose death of 20 … Alabama man to 20 years in prison for distributing fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid painkiller, that caused … Rodrigus Lee Pearson, 31, for illegally distributing fentanyl that resulted in a death in January 2016 in …
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DEA announces release of Pennsylvania opioid threat report

… and pervasive drug threat in Pennsylvania.  However, fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances, originating primarily in Mexico … of Philadelphia stands as a wholesale market for heroin and fentanyl transported there primarily by Mexican TCOs, either …
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Passaic County Man Admits Participating in Drug Conspiracy

… distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and cocaine base and to distributing a quantity of heroin and fentanyl. Jimir Ricks, 26, of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded … distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and a quantity of cocaine base and knowingly and …
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Woonsocket Drug Runner Sentenced to Federal Prison

… for two men convicted of brokering drug deals and supplying fentanyl and crack cocaine has been sentenced to one year … distribute cocaine base; distribution of cocaine base and fentanyl; and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. …
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Guns and Drug End with 10 Years in Prison for St. Louis County Man

… gun crimes. Bryant Taylor, 31, sold oxycodone, heroin and fentanyl to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration … what appeared to be a drug transaction, and officers found fentanyl, cocaine base and a 9mm Taurus handgun in a …
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Toppenish Woman Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… charges Gorst with Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute … into Gorst stems from information that she was supplying fentanyl pills to multiple users in the Yakima area.  Based …
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Dorchester man sentenced for federal narcotics and firearms charges

… in a wide-ranging operation that distributed heroin and fentanyl throughout Cape Cod. James Ramirez, 57, was … with intent to distribute cocaine and 400 grams or more of fentanyl as well as possession of a firearm by a convicted …
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Safety Harbor Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… - 813-287-5160 West Palm Beach - 561-684-8000 Distributed Fentanyl Causing Death to One Individual and Serious Injury … agreement, beginning on Aug. 12, 2019, Burkes distributed fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl to two individuals (J.B. and …
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California Man Faces Life For Methamphetamine Trafficking

… to serve five years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and heroin, as well as possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute. Carvajal Gonzalez … to court documents, Carvajal Gonzalez, 33, sold heroin and fentanyl to an undercover law enforcement officer on …
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Two Charged With Witness Tampering In Joint Woonsocket Police, DEA Investigation

… (DEA) investigation into the alleged trafficking of Fentanyl Acetyl analogue, a Schedule 1 controlled substance. … one count each of possession with the intent to distribute Fentanyl Acetyl analogue and distribution of Fentanyl Acetyl analogue. According to information presented …
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Patriarch Of Family Drug Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty

… - (619) 671-4500 Faces 35 Year Sentence for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth and Heroin SAN DIEGO - On January 7, … to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl in connection with a family drug trafficking ring …
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Seattle Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Dealing High Powered Narcotic While Possessing Multiple Firearms

… 454-4407 Defendant possessed for distribution $200,000 of Fentanyl – more potent than Heroin SEATTLE -  A Seattle man … when agents with a search warrant found multiple drugs, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, BZP, oxycodone and …
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DEA Highlights 2021

December 31, 2024
… those deaths involved a synthetic opioid, primarily illicit fentanyl. The alarming increase in the availability and … two years combined. We also seized record amounts of fentanyl powder.  In fact, with our law enforcement partners, the amount of fentanyl we seized would kill every American. In September, …
December 31, 2024
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Teacher Resources

January 30, 2026
… Use the information and resources below to get smart about fentanyl and fake pills, then share what you have learned … with your students. Unmasking Counterfeit Pills Fight for Fentanyl Awareness Fentapills - You Need to Know Factsheets …
January 30, 2026
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10 Charged in Narcotics Distribution across the Northeast

… 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Over 120 pounds of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine recovered in New York City, … network of alleged narcotics traffickers who distributed fentanyl, heroin and cocaine in New York City, Massachusetts …
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U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA and HSI Announce Charges Against Fourteen Individuals in Major Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… controlled substances, specifically methamphetamine and fentanyl, and six properties in Las Cruces and Anthony, New … controlled substances, specifically methamphetamine and fentanyl, and one of the defendants maintained a residence …
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11 Charged with Trafficking Drugs in Southwestern Connecticut, Firearm Offenses

… organization that was distributing large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in Stamford and … was a criminal associate of Canada who supplied Parra with fentanyl, cocaine, and crack. On May 14, 2024, the …