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Gateway Strike Force Combats Drugs, Violence in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area

… of cocaine, 10 kilograms of heroin, 3 kilograms of fentanyl and over $2,000,000 in currency. U.S. v. Johnson, … for their various roles in the trafficking of heroin and fentanyl in and around the Peabody Housing Complex just …
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Red Ribbon Week: A Time to Remember, A Time to Teach

… in motion and their work still resonates today. With fentanyl pills, pink cocaine and the resurgence of … noted a slight increase in methamphetamine and fentanyl seizures across the five-state division. Agents … and approximately 3.5 million lethal doses of fentanyl both in pill and powder form. Nationally, DEA has …
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug and Gun Crimes in Burlington

… pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, as well as being a felon in … Dodson came to Vermont in 2021 to sell methamphetamine and fentanyl. In late 2021 and early 2022, the Burlington Police …
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Rome-Area Drug Traffickers Sentenced for Distributing Deadly Opioids that Killed Victims

… his guilty plea, Cornelius Brown admitted that he also sold fentanyl in June 2018 that resulted in the death of a man … literally thousands of citizens from the use and abuse of fentanyl and unfortunately Rome is not exempt. Law …
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Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Lengthy Sentences

… law enforcement also seized methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and 56 firearms. Of the 13 defendants charged in … and distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. (3:20-cr-218). -Timonth Antonio Flanagan, 35, of …
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DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

… Free event is for families who have lost a loved one to fentanyl, other illicit substances ELP FAMILY SUMMIT … who have suffered the terrible loss of a loved one to fentanyl or other illicit substances WHO: DEA El Paso …
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Red Ribbon Week Brings Drug Awareness to Communities Across the Nation

… week, I visited with family members who lost loved ones to fentanyl poisonings. We talked about the significant role … of these deaths attributed to synthetic opioids including fentanyl.  DEA laboratory testing indicates that seven out … by DEA contains a lethal dose, 2 milligrams or more, of fentanyl. To date, the DEA has seized more than 62 million …
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DEA Kicks Off Red Ribbon Campaign

… the annual National Survey on Drug Use and (NSDUH); Whereas fentanyl and its analogues have been devastating communities … Forensic Laboratory Information System reported 13,002 fentanyl exhibits tested by forensic laboratories across the country in 2015, a 1,392 percent increase from the 934 fentanyl exhibits in 2013; Whereas the presence of fentanyl …
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Insys Regional Manager Pleads Guilty To Kickback Conspiracy

… in exchange for their prescribing the instant-release fentanyl drug Subsys, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) … a sales representative in Florida for the instant-release fentanyl drug Subsys.  Prior to coming to Insys, Hill was a … where she gained experience selling another instant-release fentanyl drug under the brand name Actiq.  During the course …
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Illegal Online Pharmacies

August 19, 2025
… pharmacies selling and shipping counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and methamphetamine to unsuspecting customers in … online pharmacy market to sell counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine to unsuspecting victims.  These … money by driving addiction with deadly, highly addictive fentanyl. The DEA is relentlessly focused on saving lives by …
August 19, 2025
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Passaic County man admits participating in heroin conspiracy

… to distribute heroin and to distributing a quantity of fentanyl. Cequan Wharton, 26, of Paterson, New Jersey, … heroin and knowingly and intentionally distributing fentanyl. Wharton and his conspirators are members and … conspired to distribute narcotics, including heroin and fentanyl. Each count of the information carries a maximum …
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Milton Man Sentenced for Drug Distribution Activities

… be followed by 3 years of supervised release for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute the drug. According … was found in possession of over 10,000 glassine baggies of fentanyl, a CZ 9-mm pistol, and  ammunition at his home in …
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Man Indicted for Taking Controlled Substances from Kansas Hospital

… with a consumer product, one count of possession of fentanyl by deception and subterfuge, and one count of … 30, a registered nurse, is accused of removing vials of fentanyl and hydromorphone from an automated dispensing …
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Oneonta Woman Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking

… federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl. The announcement was made by United States … Eckberg admitted she trafficked methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl from New York City to the areas of Tupper Lake, … 54 grams of heroin and approximately 90 grams of fentanyl. Chief United States District Judge Glenn T. …
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Leader of Rochester drug trafficking conspiracy going to prison for ten years

… to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine, was sentenced … 2019, Casado conspired with multiple co-defendants to sell fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine out of drug … at 467 Clifford Avenue. Investigators recovered 19 bags of fentanyl, nine bags of powder cocaine, nine bags of crack …
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Federal jury convicts Bryson City woman of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death

… that White believed to be heroin, but that turned out to be fentanyl. According to trial testimony, J.F.’s use of the fentanyl resulted in J.F.’s overdose death. According to …
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Arizona Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Drug and Firearm Offenses

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … of guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl and heroin, maintaining a drug-involved premises …
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Member of Narcotics Conspiracy Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison

… to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl.  Salvi had pleaded guilty on January 21, 2021. In … April 14 and May 27, 2020, Salvi purchased two ounces of fentanyl from one of his co-defendants across a series of …
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Bradenton man sentenced to more than fifteen years for drug offenses

… and 8 months in federal prison for distributing heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine.  Yarrell had pleaded guilty on August … 4, 2019, Yarrell,a ten-time convicted felon, sold heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine to undercover officers on five …
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Manatee County drug trafficker sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison

… the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and fentanyl. Cotton had pleaded guilty on Feb. 22, 2019.   … of the search warrants, the officers seized heroin, fentanyl, $30,000 and a firearm.   This case is the result …
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Houston Man Guilty of Trafficking Drugs through the Eastern District of Texas

… Inside the vehicle, officers discovered over a kilogram of fentanyl, which represented DEA’s largest fentanyl seizure in the Houston/Southeast Texas area at that … Cerda conspired with others to distribute 2.5 kilograms of fentanyl, one kilogram of heroin and over 21 kilograms of …
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Seven indicted on meth distribution conspiracy

… and seized 36 pounds of methamphetamine, 1 kilogram of fentanyl and 1 kilogram of heroin. Based on the drug seizure … pounds of methamphetamine, six kilograms of fentanyl, one kilogram of heroin and more than $130,000 in …
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Heroin dealer sentenced to 66 months in federal prison

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … to 66 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine.  Jackson pleaded guilty to this …
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Four Individuals Indicted On Drug Trafficking Charges

… BOSTON - Four individuals involved in a Lawrence-based fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine trafficking organization were … to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine.  In July 2015, the defendants … Rougeau and Solis transporting nine kilograms of fentanyl to Martinez-Tejeda and his wife, Carmenatty, in …
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy And Firearms Charges

… with the intent to distribute, quantities of heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone and unlawful possession of a firearm … Diaz, conspired to distribute quantities of heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone in the Lawrence, Massachusetts area … partners to address the significant presence of heroin and fentanyl in New Hampshire by continuing to target drug …
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DEA Releases 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

… and (435,000).  Deaths due to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl and its analogues, increased 79 percent from 2013 … this year’s summary is information on a recent phenomenon-fentanyl disguised as prescription pills-something allegedly … sedatives by producing inexpensive counterfeits containing fentanyl that can be sold on the street. “We tend to overuse …
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DEA Announces 4,642 Drug Related Deaths In Pennsylvania In 2016

… was identified in 85 percent of the overdose deaths.  Fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances were the most frequently (52 …
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Operation Engage Anchorage

March 28, 2025
… Alaska, to include rural villages. Opioids (illicit fentanyl and heroin) and prescription drugs are among the … Public Health, Section of Epidemiology , from 2019 to 2020, fentanyl overdose-deaths increased 193% … quarters of 2019 with the same three quarters in 2020, fentanyl overdose-deaths increased approximately 238% …
March 28, 2025
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to Ten Years Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… Convicted and Sentenced in Case Targeting Major Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Yoan … of the conspiracy brought kilogram quantities of heroin and fentanyl from Pennsylvania to Syracuse, where they packaged …
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Niagara Falls man sentenced to 78 months for role in drug conspiracy tied to Sinaloa Cartel

… 2015, the defendant conspired with others to sell heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. Specifically, Mitchell received … of cocaine, 17.5 kilograms of heroin and 8.5 kilograms of fentanyl. Using standard dosage amounts, the seized drugs … “hits” of heroin and, considering that two milligrams of fentanyl can be a lethal dose, enough fentanyl potentially …