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Montgomery Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution, Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering Charges

November 28, 2017
… beginning on an unknown date and continuing until he was arrested on August 1, 2017, Dr. Sanchez operated a “pill … hydrocodone, methadone, hydromorphone, amphetamine, and fentanyl.  As for the health care fraud charge, the court …
November 28, 2017
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Two heroin and cocaine trafficking rings in Western New York dismantled

September 27, 2019
… Police Superintendent Keith M. Corlett today announced the arrests of 23 people for their roles in two drug trafficking … but today’s street dealers are making them deadlier with fentanyl, accounting for 60 percent of all fatal overdoses … trafficking will not be tolerated in New York.”  “Today’s arrests are the result of an aggressive strategy to stop …
September 27, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon Indicted for Drug and Firearms Offenses

December 20, 2022
… possessing a firearm, multiple rounds of ammunition and fentanyl intended for distribution while on federal … of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, one count of being a felon in possession of a …
December 20, 2022
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Brockton Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Role in South Shore Drug Distribution Ring

June 15, 2022
… distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, cocaine base, oxycodone and marijuana and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, cocaine base and marijuana. In the fall …
June 15, 2022
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Former medical doctor sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for unlawful distribution of opioids and causing the overdose death of a patient

April 30, 2019
… and one count of unlawful distribution of oxycodone and fentanyl that resulted in the death of a patient. The court … and January 2017, Tesher prescribed oxycodone tablets and fentanyl patches without a legitimate medical purpose to … positive for cocaine, heroin, methadone, oxycodone and fentanyl. Nonetheless, Tesher prescribed oxycodone and …
April 30, 2019
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Lynn Man Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Prison For Counterfeit Pill Trafficking Conspiracy

August 02, 2024
… of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Lawrence Nagle Sr. (Nagle … (both pharmaceutical-grade and counterfeit pills containing fentanyl), cocaine and marijuana, among others. Lawrence …
August 02, 2024
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More Than a Dozen Individuals Indicted in Drug Trafficking Operation

July 31, 2024
… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl Pills Bag.jpg kilos of cocaine.jpeg Atlanta … with intent to distribute large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine.   Ten defendants were …
July 31, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Reminds Families to Discuss the Dangers of Drugs Before Students Return to School

August 01, 2022
… Dakota 571-387-4625 NE-SD.Diversion.registration@dea.gov Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Seizures Remain High in … like marshmallows from cereal and fake pills laced with fentanyl made to look like Xanax, Adderall, Oxy and other …
August 01, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division Rolls Out Operation Engage

February 24, 2021
… majority of these deaths involve illicitly manufactured fentanyl, including fentanyl analogs. Communities in the DMV area have been …
February 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two Sentenced for Role in Maryland-to-Virginia Heroin Pipeline & Overdose Death

February 09, 2021
… families across our area. And it is the heroin and fentanyl traffickers such as these who are fueling this … numerous lives, perpetuating the scourge of heroin and fentanyl in our communities,” Acting U.S. Attorney Bubar …
February 09, 2021
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Leaders of Poly-Drug Distribution Network Plead Guilty in Federal Court

November 30, 2022
… firearms, and drug proceeds Cocaine HCl3.jpg cocaine Fentanyl Lethal Dose.png CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Salvador Barrera, … approximately 328 kilograms of cocaine, 26 kilograms of fentanyl, and a kilogram of heroin. In addition to the …
November 30, 2022
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

February 07, 2024
… Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Trafficked Fentanyl and Methamphetamine to Eastern Washington Richland, … buy as much as 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 500 fentanyl laced pills. In March of 2022, a call was recorded …
February 07, 2024
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

March 01, 2023
… today to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine According … a co-conspirator sold counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl to a Fairfax County Police Department confidential … officers recovered 999 counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl, approximately 723 grams of methamphetamine, over …
March 01, 2023
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DEA Omaha Division Stands with Law Enforcement Partners in Effort to Reduce Violent Crime in Minnesota

August 19, 2022
… deaths have been attributed to synthetic opioids including fentanyl. Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times more …
August 19, 2022

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Essex County Man Indicted for Operating Heroin Mill

February 05, 2021
… 51, of Newark, is charged with possessing over 400 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute. Garcia Cabrera was … lab tests revealed that the suspected heroin also contained fentanyl. The possession of over 400 grams of fentanyl with …
February 05, 2021
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Atlantic City woman charged with drug distribution resulting in death

September 24, 2019
… by indictment with one count of distribution of heroin and fentanyl that resulted in a death, one count of conspiracy … 2018, Curry distributed a substance containing heroin and fentanyl to an individual who died as a result of using the …
September 24, 2019
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Jamestown man indicted on multiple drug and gun charges

August 13, 2020
… with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of acetyl fentanyl, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, five grams or more of methamphetamine, …
August 13, 2020
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes

March 09, 2023
… pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin along with possession of a firearm in … in this case, from September to October 2020, Brantley sold fentanyl and heroin to law enforcement on multiple …
March 09, 2023
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Waterville Man Sentenced to 15 Years on Federal Drug Charges

June 17, 2021
… and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge … 2020.  According to court records, Lacroix distributed fentanyl in Kennebec County between May 2017 and October …
June 17, 2021
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Three Wisconsinites Charged for Drug Trafficking Crimes

September 22, 2021
… of methamphetamine and attempted distribution of fentanyl. Jason Jordan, 36, Madison, Wisconsin is charged … two counts of attempting to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The indictment alleges that he attempted to …
September 22, 2021
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Duo charged in a criminal complaint

January 16, 2020
… possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl along with possession of a firearm in furtherance … approximately 19 pounds of methamphetamine, 900 grams of fentanyl, multiple firearms and U.S. currency. “We are …
January 16, 2020
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Anchorage Man Sentenced To 160 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Synthetic Heroin

June 25, 2012
… substance turned out to be a synthetic mixture containing fentanyl, a dangerous controlled substance, as well as … customer of both Moores and Adams, died from an overdose of fentanyl. Analysis of M.C.’s blood revealed traces of … kratom, diphenhydramine, caffeine, and morphine, as well as fentanyl. In M.C’s bedroom, there was also a quantity of the …
June 25, 2012
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Dark Web Marketplace Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty

October 16, 2017
… “Blime-Sub” and “BTH-Overdose,” was a large-scale heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine distributor on the dark web … commonly in Bitcoin. Babadjov accepted orders for heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamines on AlphaBay, and then mailed … District of California. The parcel contained a mixture of fentanyl and heroin. Law enforcement agents were able to …
October 16, 2017
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GUARDS

December 30, 2024
… lower-scheduled or non-controlled substances such as fentanyl or xylazine, when found in mixtures containing a … chromatographic methods by separating Fluoro- & Chloro-fentanyl positional isomers and derivatization of …
December 30, 2024
STORY

DEA Washington Division Hosts Community Pop Up Events

July 07, 2021
… Hosts Community Pop Up Events July 07, 2021 Fighting fentanyl-fueled crime spikes The Drug Enforcement … the dangers associated with drugs, particularly since more fentanyl has come into the area. “We are particularly …
July 07, 2021
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DEA announces release of 2018 Pennsylvania Drug-Related Overdose Death Report

October 03, 2019
… compared to 84% of drug-related overdose deaths in 2017.   Fentanyl was the most frequently identified substance in … The younger population demographic was associated with fentanyl usage, as fentanyl was present in more than 75% of …
October 03, 2019
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Info for Teens

December 11, 2024
… pills are easy to purchase, widely available, often contain fentanyl or methamphetamine , and can be deadly.   Fake … amphetamines (Adderall®) What is their effect on the body? Fentanyl misuse may result in an intense, short-term high; …
December 11, 2024
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Red Ribbon Motorcycle Ride Raises Drug Education Awareness

October 08, 2024
… and pledging to live drug free lives. Across the Midwest, fentanyl and methamphetamine remain the top two drugs seized … in 2024. To date, approximately 3.5 million lethal doses of fentanyl have been removed from the five state Division … along with nearly 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine.  While fentanyl pill seizures are trending downward, fentanyl …
October 08, 2024
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Drug And Firearms Offenses

July 11, 2024
… to possessing a firearm, multiple rounds of ammunition and fentanyl intended for distribution while on federal … of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of possession of a firearm in …
July 11, 2024