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Synthetic Opioids

Synthetic Opioids

January 25, 2025
Synthetic opioids are substances that are synthesized in a laboratory and that act on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids (e.g., morphine and codeine) to produce analgesic (pain relief) effects. In contrast, natural opioids are naturally occurring substances extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of...
January 25, 2025
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Pittsford Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Cocaine Base

… Pittsford Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Cocaine Base November 07, 2022 New … was dismissed from the Rutland Federal Drug Court after his arrest for Grand Larceny in Bennington County, Vermont.  The …
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Flight Attendant Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl with the Intent to Distribute

… Flight Attendant Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl with the Intent to Distribute December 27, 2022 San … traffickers to justice and keep our community safe.” # # # Arrests/Convictions - Major Major Law Enforcement Operation …
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Worcester Business Owner Indicted For Fentanyl Distribution And Money Laundering

… Worcester Business Owner Indicted For Fentanyl Distribution And Money Laundering March 21, 2017 … 951-2900 MAR 21 - BOSTON - A Worcester business owner was arrested yesterday and charged in connection with using the …
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Trafficker Sentenced to 19.5 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and Ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel

… Weapons and Ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel January 13, 2025 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us (858) 616-4100 (571) … sourced cocaine and other controlled substances (including fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana) from South … Team; San Diego County District Attorney’s Office Arrests/Convictions - Major Guns/Weapons Fentanyl Heroin …
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Sentencing of two men for their roles in one of the largest fentanyl seizures in U.S. history

… Sentencing of two men for their roles in one of the largest fentanyl seizures in U.S. history February 28, 2019 Detroit … the sentences.   According to court records, the men were arrested in July 2017 at a condominium in Novi, Mich., with …
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Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug … far too long.” Court documents reflect that on November 10, 2025, law enforcement officers intercepted a package …
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Major Multi-Drug Seizure of Over 250 Pounds of Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Crystal Meth and Counterfeit Pills in the Bronx

… Major Multi-Drug Seizure of Over 250 Pounds of Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Crystal Meth and Counterfeit Pills in the … Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Accused Major Trafficker Arrested Inside Apartment $24 million worth of drugs seized …
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Concord Resident Responsible for Teen's Fentanyl Poisoning Death Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

… Concord Resident Responsible for Teen's Fentanyl Poisoning Death Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison … Urias’s prison term.  Urias has been in custody since his arrest on September 8, 2021, and will begin serving his …
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Multistate Kilo-Level Fentanyl Trafficker with Network from Philadelphia to Raleigh Sentenced to 10 Years

… Multistate Kilo-Level Fentanyl Trafficker with Network from Philadelphia to … the organization. On December 8, 2022, law enforcement arrested co-defendant Desmond Boyd, a well-known supplier in …
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Dominican Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Illegally Reentering The United States And Distributing Fentanyl

… For Illegally Reentering The United States And Distributing Fentanyl April 13, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us … of deported alien. In October 2007, Santos-Ocasio was arrested in the Bronx, N.Y. for heroin distribution …
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Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl August 02, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us … Rodriguez Rivera, who were present in the apartment, were arrested at that time.  That same day, a search of Torres’s …
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Eastern Washington Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison

… Eastern Washington Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to More Than Six Years in … 2 firearms, and a volume of ammunition.  Law enforcement arrested Garza during a high-risk vehicle stop and executed …
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New Haven Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

… Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl August 31, 2022 New England Contact Info Contact Us … narcotics conviction. Clark has been detained since his arrest on June 7, 2021.  On November 29, 2021, he pleaded …
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St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine, Fentanyl and Weapon Charges

… St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine, Fentanyl and Weapon Charges June 25, 2021 St. Louis Contact … federal drug and weapon offenses at the time of his arrest. This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement …
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Two Indicted for Conspiracy Involving Manufacturing of Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl

… Involving Manufacturing of Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl November 13, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact … distribute controlled substances. Both men were previously arrested and charged by complaint in June 2023. It is …
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Tucson Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… Tucson Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death October 05, 2022 Phoenix Contact … him selling drugs to two other customers. When Gomez was arrested, he had 462 fentanyl pills and a handgun inside his …
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Orlando Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring and Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Heroin

… Orlando Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring and Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Heroin March 23, 2021 Miami Contact Info … the DTO.          On September 8, 2020, Velez-Gonzalez was arrested alongside his co-defendant, Inginio Santos-Garcia, …
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H Block Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

… Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy April 25, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) … over 500 grams of cocaine, cocaine base (crack cocaine) and fentanyl, as well as over 20,000 doses of drug-laced paper …
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Winchester Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl and Fentanyl

… Winchester Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl and Fentanyl June 16, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact …
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35 defendants charged in joint federal and state investigation into heroin and fentanyl delivery service in Chicago area

… in joint federal and state investigation into heroin and fentanyl delivery service in Chicago area March 12, 2019 … Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … federal drug offenses.  Many of the federal defendants were arrested Thursday, and detention hearings will be held this …
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Monterey County drug dealer and Mexican pharmacist charged in fentanyl overdose death case

… County drug dealer and Mexican pharmacist charged in fentanyl overdose death case October 08, 2020 San Francisco … Sanchez and Schraidt Rodriguez are in custody on federal arrest warrants. Sanchez’s next federal court appearance is …
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Montgomery Man Found Guilty of Selling Fentanyl Pills that Resulted in Another Man’s Death

… Montgomery Man Found Guilty of Selling Fentanyl Pills that Resulted in Another Man’s Death August … and contained fentanyl instead of oxycodone. When officers arrested Coley during a traffic stop, they found him in …
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Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl That Caused 20-Year-Old’s Death

… Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl That Caused 20-Year-Old’s Death March 20, 2017 New … drug,” Hamilton said. “DEA will continue to investigate and arrest distributors of this poison, especially when the …
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Oakland Resident Sentenced to Three Years for Selling Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in San Francisco's Tenderloin

… Oakland Resident Sentenced to Three Years for Selling Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in San Francisco's Tenderloin … of methamphetamine for $1,400. Law enforcement officers arrested Murillo on June 21, 2022, outside of his apartment …
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Ohio man sentenced to life and ordered to pay funeral costs for selling deadly fentanyl

… to life and ordered to pay funeral costs for selling deadly fentanyl August 23, 2018 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us … than 220 grams of fentanyl at Sumlin’s home when he was arrested. He continued to sell drugs after Dobbins died and …
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Twenty-One Suspected El Paso Gang Affiliates Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses

… Twenty-One Suspected El Paso Gang Affiliates Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses … related to their alleged involvement in trafficking of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, and/or the unlawful …
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Mexican National Trafficking Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to 12 Years

… Mexican National Trafficking Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to 12 Years September 10, 2024 … located all three individuals hiding in a hotel and arrested all three individuals. The defendant was found to …
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Brooklyn Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl and Cocaine Base

… Brooklyn Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl and Cocaine Base January 27, 2023 New England … Thompson, aka “Tone,” 44, of Brooklyn, New York was arrested yesterday in Rutland, Vermont.  On December 14, …
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U.S. Attorney and Federal Law Enforcement Officials Assemble with State Law Enforcement Officers and Local Dignitaries in Show of Unity Against Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

… Officers and Local Dignitaries in Show of Unity Against Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San … of the initiative include the following: •    ramping up arrests of street dealers and suppliers of fentanyl who sell …