PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA announce charges against Rochester Drug Co-operative and two executives for unlawfully distributing controlled substances

April 23, 2019
… officer, for unlawfully distributing oxycodone and fentanyl, and conspiring to defraud the DEA. Mr. Berman’s … Pietruszewski, RDC supplied large quantities of oxycodone, fentanyl and other dangerous opioids to pharmacy customers … the direction of Doud, increased its sales of oxycodone and fentanyl exponentially. From 2012 to 2016, RDC’s sales of …
April 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak issues progress report

November 13, 2018
… distributing fake Roxicodone pills that actually contained fentanyl. The distribution of the fake pill resulted in one … Nathans pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl on Aug. 13, 2018, and has a sentencing hearing … minutes after taking a fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl. The PSA ran a total of 76,887 times and was seen …
November 13, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Two Mobile Pain Doctors Convicted After Seven-Week Trial

March 02, 2017
… Schedule II and III Controlled Substances, including fentanyl, outside the usual course of professional practice … importance in the trial were two brand name instant-release fentanyl drugs - Subsys and Abstral. Both Subsys and Abstral … practice; (3) Conspiracy to prescribe more than 40 grams of fentanyl outside the usual course of professional practice; …
March 02, 2017
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Education and Prevention

September 30, 2025
… use prevention and education efforts in a variety of ways. Fentanyl Awareness Publications Together for Families Get …
September 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Albany Doctor Admits to Violating the Controlled Substance Act

August 09, 2021
… while under the influence of ketamine; and • Prescribing fentanyl strips for a patient who had ongoing substance abuse problems and ultimately died of fentanyl intoxication. The DEA suspended Dr. Bruni’s DEA …
August 09, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis and Kansas City Part of DEA Initiative to Combat Drug-Related Violence and Overdo

February 15, 2022
… A majority of identified criminal drug networks sell fentanyl or methamphetamine, and almost all of the … amounts of both methamphetamine (2,097 kilograms) and fentanyl (180 kilograms). Overdose rates continue to rise in …
February 15, 2022
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St. Peters man gets 22 years in prison

December 08, 2020
… purchases of large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl directly from Gonzalez.  One of these purchases … at that residence, during which they seized 6,386 grams of fentanyl, 5,547 grams of methamphetamine, 5,013 grams of …
December 08, 2020
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Eastern Idaho Attorney Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

October 10, 2024
… to the Salt Lake City area to pick up methamphetamine and fentanyl.  Dunn and the client then brought the drugs back … further indicated that in November 2022, Dunn caused fentanyl to be distributed into a correctional facility (the …
October 10, 2024
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Kissimmee Felon Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for Unlawful Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

September 18, 2024
… executed on a hotel room occupied by Chappell after he sold fentanyl to an undercover agent. Inside the hotel room, agents located cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs as well as drug …
September 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Two men plead guilty to roles in large multi-drug trafficking conspiracy across Hampton Roads Virginia

February 06, 2020
… base, Mackie also trafficked in a mixture of heroin and fentanyl. Mackie used one co-conspirator’s home in York County to manufacture heroin/fentanyl pills for distribution. These pills were pressed to …
February 06, 2020
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Seven Defendants Indicted on Federal Charges in Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

October 06, 2021
… Forces (OCDETF), targeted the distribution of heroin and fentanyl-tainted heroin in the Vidalia, Ga., and greater … Distribute and to Distribute Heroin, Eutylone (bath salts), Fentanyl, and Methamphetamine, a charge that carries a …
October 06, 2021
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Woodbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics to 14-Year-Old

January 06, 2023
… purporting to be Percocet to a 14-year-old, who died of a fentanyl overdose approximately five days after the … Analysis later showed that the pills actually contained fentanyl. Police also discovered text messages on the …
January 06, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Supports Healthy, Drug-free Lives with 2022 Red Ribbon Campaign

October 25, 2022
… Anne Milgram. “Education around the dangers of fentanyl and fake pills is more important than ever.  I … digital resources to address the dangers associated with fentanyl and fake pills as part of Operation Prevention. … equip students in grades 9–12 with an understanding of what fentanyl and fake pills are and why they are so harmful to …
October 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Cartel Traffickers Sentenced For Multi-kilogram Drug Conspiracy

April 04, 2022
… the importation of crystal meth, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) … and transportation coordinators responsible for smuggling fentanyl, heroin, meth and cocaine. The drugs were concealed …
April 04, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches Second Year of Operation Engage

March 23, 2022
… Engage resources on our top local drug threat(s), synthetic fentanyl in Yavapai County, specifically Prescott, Prescott … to bring the facts and truth about the dangers of fentanyl to all of our County residents, particularly young … college community and local stakeholders on the dangers of fentanyl/opioids and other dangerous drugs and encourage …
March 23, 2022
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DEA Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Data

January 22, 2025
… Information: Drug Type: Drug category (Cannabis, Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Other Drugs/Substances). …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA hosts industry association conference as part of continued collaboration on prescription drug abuse

June 25, 2019
… last year, and many of them were opioid-related—heroin, fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and potent prescription medications such …
June 25, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Licensed pharmacist charged with hoarding and price gouging of N95 masks in violation of Defense Production Act

May 26, 2020
… of the Drug Enforcement Administration, announced the arrest today of Richard Schirripa, a/k/a “the Mask Man,” a … thousands of controlled substance pills/patches, including fentanyl, oxycodone, and oxymorphone.  These substances were …
May 26, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Upper Marlboro Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

November 30, 2021
… Operation Overdose Task Forces/Task Force Officers Arrests/Convictions - Major Narcoterrorism OCDETF/Task Force … Synthetic drugs Drug Trafficking Cocaine Heroin Fentanyl On On …
November 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Laurence Doud, Former CEO of Pharmaceutical Distributor, Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Unlawfully Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

March 08, 2023
… for conspiring to unlawfully distribute oxycodone and fentanyl and conspiring to defraud the Drug Enforcement … amounts of dangerous and highly addictive oxycodone and fentanyl to pharmacies that he knew were illegally … including Doud, RDC supplied large quantities of oxycodone, fentanyl, and other dangerous opioids to pharmacy customers …
March 08, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

California Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced

July 29, 2021
… others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and other drugs. Avalos and a … In total, officers recovered approximately 866 grams of fentanyl, approximately 1,505 grams of cocaine, and at least …
July 29, 2021
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Gang Members Admit to Racketeering Charge and Related Crimes

September 14, 2023
… also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine and to possessing a firearm in … Edmonds possessed with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, and possessed a firearm in furtherance of that …
September 14, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Local Leader of Violent Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 12+ Years in Prison

February 28, 2023
… drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in the Puget Sound region was … 55 pounds of methamphetamine, 600 grams of heroin, and fentanyl throughout Western Washington and elsewhere. The …
February 28, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA agents in Iowa take more than $2 million in drugs off streets

January 22, 2020
… seized more than 200 pounds of methamphetamine, 50,000 fentanyl pills and 10 kilograms of heroin estimated at more … distribution cell known for methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl and cocaine trafficking. In a case that crossed …
January 22, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

More Than 30 Charged With Federal And State Drug, Gun And Immigration Offenses

May 30, 2017
… drug and gun charges for their role in the distribution of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine in and around the Lawrence, … dubbed “Operation Bad Company,” aimed at attacking the fentanyl and heroin problem in the Lawrence, Massachusetts … charged the following individuals with distribution of fentanyl: Leonny Burgos, of Lawrence, Massachusetts Miriam …
May 30, 2017
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New England News 2010

July 15, 2021
… September 30, 2010 Former UMass Lowell Graduate Student Arrested and Charged with Manufacturing Fentanyl September 28, 2010 New York Man Pleads Guilty to …
July 15, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Michigan

March 28, 2025
… the primary source for cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin and low-grade marijuana in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area.  Both fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine are readily available … the Kalamazoo area.  Drug Information Learn more about how fentanyl, stimulants, and opioids more broadly can affect a …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches New Initiative to Combat Drug-Related Violence and Overdoses in Communities across America

February 08, 2022
… A majority of identified criminal drug networks sell fentanyl or methamphetamine. And almost all of the … drug networks that sell those deadly synthetic drugs (fentanyl or methamphetamine) are also engaged in violent gun … importantly to assist our agency with getting poison like fentanyl and heroin off our streets and out of our …
February 08, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division Gears up to Celebrate the 24th National Drug Take Back Day

April 18, 2023
… drug poisoning  unknowingly consume fake pills laced with fentanyl. Our team has been working around the clock to have … seized over 8.3 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl in 2022. “This lethal drug is poisoning our … status. It is extremely alarming that the amount of fentanyl [fake pills and powder] confiscated by our teams …
April 18, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Son of Sinaloa Cartel Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

October 31, 2024
… Zazueta was in the apartment along with more than 42,000 fentanyl pills, methamphetamine, and heroin. Additionally, … while he reaped the profits of his methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin distribution,” said David F. Reames, …
October 31, 2024