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DEA Announces 5,456 Drug-Related Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania in 2017

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

… 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 …
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Peabody Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking

… 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 …
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Pawtucket Man Admits to Being an Armed Heroin Trafficker

… 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 …
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Buffalo man accused of selling drugs that led to a fatal overdose and two non-fatal overdoses

… 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 …
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Eastern Idaho Attorney Indicted for Drug Trafficking Charges

… 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 …
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Lancaster Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… 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 …
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Local Drug Dealer Admits to Selling “China White”

… 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 …
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DEA working hard to tackle rising drug threat in Johnson City area

… 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 …
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Three Illinois Residents Charged for Multiple Drug Trafficking Offenses

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … Department Narcotics Investigation Results in Seizure of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Cannabis, along with $380,000 and …
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Rochester man sentenced to 120 months for drug trafficking and gun offenses

… 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, …
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New Haven man who sold drugs involved in two overdose deaths sentenced to 7 years in federal prison

… 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 …
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Pasco County man responsible for numerous overdoses at Pasco County jail sentenced to 27 years in federal prison

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

… 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 …
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Orlando Man Sentenced To Over 15 Years For Drug And Firearm Offenses

… 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 …
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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

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

… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl 2.jpg Bag of seized fentanyl pills. Methamphetamine DEA Stock Photo.jpg DEA …
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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

… 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 …
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Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Pleads Guilty

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …
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Roanoke Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… 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 …
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Opioid Trafficking Organization Dismantled In The Bronx, NY

… Sixteen people indicted and multi-million dollars’ worth of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine seized BRONX, N.Y. - James J. … announced that 16 people have been charged with trafficking fentanyl, heroin and cocaine to the metropolitan area in a …
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Counterfeit Pills Factsheet

September 27, 2021
… or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall®) – but contain fentanyl or methamphetamine. Criminal drug networks are … before. The number of DEA-seized counterfeit pills with fentanyl has jumped nearly 430 percent since 2019. DEA lab testing reveals that 2 out of every 5 pills with fentanyl contain a potentially lethal dose. The only safe …
September 27, 2021
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DEA Administrator's Remarks on China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests

June 23, 2023
… considerable step forward in our unrelenting fight against fentanyl, targeting the threat where it starts. These … with the ingredients and scientific know-how needed to make fentanyl – a drug that continues to devastate families and …
June 23, 2023
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DEA and the Chicago Crime Commission Launch a Provocative New Billboard Campaign with Clear Channel Outdoor in an Effort to Save Chicagoans from Opioid-Related Deaths & Abuse

March 08, 2019
… campaign that addresses the prescription opioid, heroin and fentanyl epidemic plaguing the city of Chicago, our state, … half of those deaths occurring in the Chicagoland area. Fentanyl is the driving force behind the increase in …
March 08, 2019
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Second Largest Border Meth Bust in History on Southern Border

… Friday seized more than 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl powder, fentanyl pills and heroin as part of the second largest …
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Colorado Attorney General, DEA Task Force Dismantle Major Drug Trafficking Ring

… More than 77,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl that flooded the Metro area during the pandemic … including heroin and counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, which the Centers …
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Leader of Drug Ring Pleads Guilty as Federal Trial is Set to Begin

… L. Sinatra, Jr. to narcotic conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl causing death, which carry a mandatory minimum … Beardsley conspired with seven others sell methamphetamine, fentanyl, and other controlled substances in the Jamestown …
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Fatal overdose in Manhattan leads to arrest of alleged drug dealer in Miami

… an Indictment charging him with distributing the heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the death of Diana Haikova in … for allegedly distributing a fatal dose of fentanyl mixed with heroin,"  said DEA Special Agent in …
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Second-in-Command of Drug Distribution Organization Tied to Aryan Prison Gang Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

… Defendant and Drug Ringleader Discussed Huge Shipments of Fentanyl Pills and Methamphetamine Tacoma – A 61-year-old … of pounds of methamphetamine and hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills.  At the sentencing hearing Chief U.S. …