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Previously Convicted Felon Indicted for Narcotics and Firearms Offenses

August 25, 2023
… trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing firearms … with one count of distribution of more than 40 grams of fentanyl; one count of possession with the intent to …
August 25, 2023
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Four York County Men Indicted for Drug Trafficking Offenses

December 14, 2022
… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl Lethal Dose.png (DEA file photo) StockMeth.jpg DEA … to possess with intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl, over 500 grams of methamphetamine, and over 500 …
December 14, 2022
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DEA El Paso Division Safety Bulletin

March 01, 2019
… (571) 324-7395 Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov Fake oxycodone fentanyl tablets DSC01387.JPG DSC01388-M.jpg DSC01390-30.jpg … oxycodone pills, are in fact counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. Fentanyl is an extremely potent synthetic opioid …
March 01, 2019
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Three Arrested After Distributing Methamphetamine and Fake Pills from Phoenix Auto Dealership

February 03, 2022
… Sierra Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas Meth, Fake M30 Fentanyl Pills and 14 Firearms Seized Approximately 20 … seized on January 20, 2022. Approximately 4,000 fake M30 fentanyl pills seized on January 20, 2022. Approximately …
February 03, 2022
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Two suburban Chicago residents charged with illegally selling narcotics over the internet; law enforcement seizes websites

May 31, 2018
… charged with federal drug offenses for illegally selling fentanyl or fentanyl precursors over the internet, and authorities have … Ark Pharm Inc., to sell controlled substances – including a fentanyl precursor – over the internet, despite not …
May 31, 2018
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Twenty-Five Individuals Charged In Southeastern Massachusetts Heroin Ring

October 01, 2015
… of an ongoing federal effort to stem the tide of heroin and fentanyl in southeastern Massachusetts. In a related … opioids is driving demand for narcotics such as heroin and fentanyl.  The following people were charged in an …
October 01, 2015
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Seven Charged after Federal Investigation Disrupts Massive Counterfeit Pill Manufacturing Operation

September 24, 2024
… I synthetic opioid that is three times more potent than fentanyl.  In June 2023, law enforcement received … have focused on disrupting the global supply chain of fentanyl, other synthetic drugs, precursor chemicals, and …
September 24, 2024
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25th Operation High Tide Defendant Sentenced for Drug and Gun Crimes

October 12, 2021
… crack cocaine, over 625 grams of heroin, over 100 grams of fentanyl, 75 grams of acetyl fentanyl, 12 pounds of marijuana, 621 grams of hash oil, 24 …
October 12, 2021
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Pill Press Photo Gallery

January 21, 2025
… pills, approximately three kilograms of a powder containing fentanyl, approximately 20 pounds of powdered narcotics … a large quantity of counterfeit M-30 pills containing fentanyl, approximately one kilogram containing a mixture of …
January 21, 2025
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DEA Announces 5,456 Drug-Related Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania in 2017

August 21, 2018
… the unprecedented proliferation of clandestinely-produced fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances. The presence of fentanyl was …
August 21, 2018
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Two Passaic County men sentenced for roles in narcotics conspiracy

December 21, 2020
… in prison for conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of heroin, and to distributing a quantity of fentanyl and heroin. Northern previously pleaded guilty …
December 21, 2020
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Peabody Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking

June 12, 2023
… yesterday in federal court in Boston for trafficking in fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. Donald Ruby, 55, was … a controlled substance involving 40 grams or more of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. Ruby was arrested in …
June 12, 2023
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Pawtucket Man Admits to Being an Armed Heroin Trafficker

April 28, 2023
… Monday that he was in possession of more than two kilos of fentanyl, a loaded Glock handgun, and nearly $80,000 in cash … of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams of more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a …
April 28, 2023
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Buffalo man accused of selling drugs that led to a fatal overdose and two non-fatal overdoses

June 19, 2020
… possession with intent to distri bute, and distribution of, fentanyl and cocaine, possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and fentanyl, maintaining a drug involved premises, possession …
June 19, 2020
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Eastern Idaho Attorney Indicted for Drug Trafficking Charges

September 15, 2023
… sitting in Boise on one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, two counts of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, and one count of distribution …
September 15, 2023
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Lancaster Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking

September 12, 2023
… Greenlaw plead guilty to four counts of distribution of fentanyl and one count of unlawful possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.  “Drug traffickers in northern …
September 12, 2023
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Local Drug Dealer Admits to Selling “China White”

August 08, 2023
… a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) … identified them as heroin, meth, cocaine base and fentanyl. Garcia had been selling drugs for approximately 10 …
August 08, 2023
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DEA working hard to tackle rising drug threat in Johnson City area

April 08, 2019
… Tennessee seized three pill presses and 240 grams of butyrfentanyl during joint investigations with our federal law … the seized pill presses tested positive for the presence of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is lethal in extremely … pharmaceuticals, as they often contain ingredients like fentanyl, increasing the likelihood of an overdose. Drug …
April 08, 2019
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Three Illinois Residents Charged for Multiple Drug Trafficking Offenses

June 27, 2022
… Department Narcotics Investigation Results in Seizure of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Cannabis, along with $380,000 and … able to locate and recover approximately one kilogram of fentanyl, approximately one kilogram of cocaine and …
June 27, 2022
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Rochester man sentenced to 120 months for drug trafficking and gun offenses

November 16, 2020
… in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug … possess with the intent to distribute, and to distribute, fentanyl and crystal “ice” methamphetamine.  On November 7, …
November 16, 2020
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New Haven man who sold drugs involved in two overdose deaths sentenced to 7 years in federal prison

June 11, 2019
… years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and fentanyl.    According to court documents and statements … that the victim’s death was caused by a combination of fentanyl and alprazolam (Xanax). The investigation revealed …
June 11, 2019
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Pasco County man responsible for numerous overdoses at Pasco County jail sentenced to 27 years in federal prison

March 12, 2020
… to distribute a substance containing detectable amounts of fentanyl and norfentanyl, the use of which resulted in serious bodily injury …
March 12, 2020
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Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg Meets With Drug Control Officials In China

January 13, 2017
… General Liu Xiaohui to discuss new psychoactive substances, fentanyl class substances, drug precursor chemicals, and … recognized China’s sustained efforts in combating the fentanyl/NPS epidemic in the United States and affirmed that … Operations Division to coordinate and advance bilateral fentanyl and New Psychoactive Substance investigations. DEA …
January 13, 2017
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Orlando Man Sentenced To Over 15 Years For Drug And Firearm Offenses

March 20, 2017
… possess with the intent to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.  … Agent in Charge, Adolphus P. Wright.  Falkowski obtained fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, butyryl fentanyl, and other controlled substances …
March 20, 2017
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Leader Of Multi-State Polydrug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Nearly Two Decades in Prison for Drug Conspiracy, Illegal Possession of Firearms and Money Laundering

June 16, 2025
… large-scale drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, fentanyl analogue and cocaine. Joseph Correa, 35, was …
June 16, 2025
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Halifax County Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics in Halifax County

April 25, 2025
… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl 2.jpg Bag of seized fentanyl pills. Methamphetamine DEA Stock Photo.jpg DEA …
April 25, 2025
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Money Launderer and Wholesale Supplier of Narcotics to East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $472,000

September 14, 2021
… of East Baltimore; possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; and for money laundering. Judge Hollander also … cocaine and for possession with intent to distribute a fentanyl and cocaine mixture. The sentences were announced …
September 14, 2021
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Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Pleads Guilty

June 28, 2021
… guilty today to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and powder and crack cocaine.  … intervention.  While he was engaged in the distribution of fentanyl and other dangerous narcotics, Alexander used his …
June 28, 2021
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Three Members of Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organizations in East Baltimore Sentenced to Federal Prison and a Fourth Defendant Will Be Sentenced on Friday

March 11, 2021
… to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and/or fentanyl in the Monument Street area of East Baltimore.  … including powder cocaine and crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, among others. Solomon admitted that he maintained …
March 11, 2021
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Roanoke Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

March 10, 2021
… drug kingpin who was subject to one of the largest fentanyl seizures in Virginia at the time, was sentenced … Roanoke, of one count of conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, one count of …
March 10, 2021