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DEA announces results in massive statewide opioid sweep

August 30, 2019
… surge brought together hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies throughout Florida. The operation … weapons, and 600 pounds of illicit drugs, including heroin, fentanyl and other dangerous drugs.   DEA inspected and shut …
August 30, 2019

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Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense

July 05, 2022
… after his guilty plea to one count of distribution of fentanyl.  U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss also ordered … 14, 2021, Zayas-Sanchez sold crack cocaine and ten bags of fentanyl to a confidential informant in the Rutland area. He …
July 05, 2022
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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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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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Dominican National sentenced to nine years in prison for drug and firearm charges

September 11, 2020
… today for possession of approximately one kilogram of fentanyl and illegal possession of a firearm.  Caonabo Cruz, … possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm.  On …
September 11, 2020
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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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St. Petersburg man arrested for drug and firearms offenses

March 30, 2020
… to distribute a substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine and for possessing a … vehicle. A search of his car later revealed two firearms, fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Later that night, …
March 30, 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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Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to distribute fentanyl; Possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin.
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Two Pensacola Men Charged with Armed Drug Trafficking

August 18, 2025
… possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, more than 500 grams of cocaine, and marijuana; one … possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, more than 500 grams of cocaine, and marijuana; one … a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are …
August 18, 2025
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Panama City Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking 10 Pounds of Meth

July 24, 2025
… court today to two counts: possession with the distribute fentanyl and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and … “Thanks to the excellent work of our state and federal law enforcement partners, this drug trafficker has been … and approximately 95 pressed-pills containing fentanyl. Williams subsequently bonded out of jail and was …
July 24, 2025
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Waterbury Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring

May 29, 2025
… the FBI’s Waterbury Safe Streets Gang Task Force and other law enforcement agencies investigated two drug trafficking … that the two organizations distributed cocaine, crack, and fentanyl through a network of sellers.  The organizations …
May 29, 2025
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High-Level CJNG Associate Financially Sanctioned

March 03, 2021
… of an individual due to a drug caused death and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   … responsible for trafficking a significant proportion of the fentanyl and other deadly drugs that enter the United … M. Gacki. “The CJNG is responsible for the majority of the fentanyl, methamphetamine and other illicit drugs that flood …
March 03, 2021
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Wiring Drug-Trafficking Profits to Mexico

July 01, 2024
… of methamphetamine, 22 kilograms of heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl, among other drugs, sourced from Mexico in the … in four controlled drug buys that were monitored by law enforcement. She sold more than a kilogram of …
July 01, 2024
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Queens Man Indicted in Connection with Seizure of Approximately $300,000 in Cocaine during Citywide Drug Trafficking Investigation

December 14, 2022
… his burgundy Nissan sports car. Almonte was arrested after law enforcement tracked his vehicle from Queens to the Bronx … significant health risks, but it is now commonly mixed with fentanyl, methamphetamine and other deadly substances, … prevented traffickers from mixing and selling a deadly fentanyl and cocaine cocktail.” Westchester County Police …
December 14, 2022
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Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

June 16, 2022
… from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing a fentanyl-based drug.  He was sentenced to eight months in … guilty to conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone, fentanyl, methadone, and alprazolam and was sentenced to 37 … in federal prison. ## Task Forces/Task Force Officers Major Law Enforcement Operation Diversion Division Guilty Plea …
June 16, 2022
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

May 29, 2018
… Schedule II opioids such as oxycodone, OxyContin, and fentanyl—outside the usual course of professional medical … distributing Schedule II controlled substances—hydrocodone, fentanyl, and similar opioids—outside the usual course of … Enforcement Team These two cases are also part of a larger law enforcement effort to focus on the prosecution of …
May 29, 2018
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

June 29, 2018
… Schedule II opioids such as oxycodone, OxyContin, and fentanyl—outside the usual course of professional medical … distributing Schedule II controlled substances—hydrocodone, fentanyl, and similar opioids—outside the usual course of … Enforcement Team These two cases are also part of a larger law enforcement effort to focus on the prosecution of …
June 29, 2018
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Parker doctor sentenced for illegally distributing controlled substances

April 24, 2019
… about the prescribing practices they were seeing and local law enforcement had repeated encounters with Dr. … for 300 oxycodone 30mg tablets and 10 Fentora (fentanyl) 200mcg tablets.   Littleford did not taper or … benzodiazepines and muscle relaxants as well as fentanyl patches and hundreds of vials of injectable …
April 24, 2019
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DEA says: “Time to clean out your medicine cabinets”

October 24, 2018
… to 2 p.m. the Drug Enforcement Administration and its local law enforcement partners will once again give the public an … than 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, and heroin, fentanyl, and/or prescription pain killers were responsible … 5,400 collection sites manned by more than 4,400 partner law enforcement agencies nationally will be accepting …
October 24, 2018
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Meth distributor heads to federal prison

April 10, 2019
… role in the offense as he claimed.    On Nov. 17, 2018, law enforcement conducted an inspection of a charter bus … him and discovered he was hiding an additional kilogram of fentanyl strapped to his torso underneath his clothing. …
April 10, 2019
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Overdose Investigation Leads To Heroin Distribution Charges Against Waterbury Man

October 05, 2016
… targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to … abuse, and the family of the victim turned over to law enforcement several wax folds of heroin, several empty … transactions for Weaver.  Between June and August 2016, law enforcement made four controlled purchases of heroin …
October 05, 2016
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DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

August 21, 2025
… Inviting families who have lost a loved one to fentanyl, other illicit substances DEA Family Summit on Fentanyl 2024 (No Text).jpg   WHEN: Tuesday Aug. 26 from 6-8 …
August 21, 2025
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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
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Albuquerque Man Convicted of Federal Firearm Offenses

June 06, 2024
… with the Albuquerque Police Department methamphetamine and fentanyl.  Most of the transactions took place at the Court … buy five pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 2,000 fentanyl pills. Prior to the buy, agents set up surveillance …
June 06, 2024
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South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Protonitazene from China

January 12, 2024
… opioid that is equally as potent, if not more potent, than fentanyl. As part of an investigation into Chinese chemical … a mixture of bromazolam, protonitazene, metonitazene, and fentanyl; (2) 1060.1 grams of a mixture of metonitazene, protonitazene, fentanyl, and lidocaine; (3) 4654 grams of a mixture of …
January 12, 2024
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Mexican National Sentenced to Prison for Role as Drug Ring Courier

June 23, 2025
… more than three kilos of methamphetamine, nearly a kilo of fentanyl pills and a small amount of fentanyl powder and cocaine. He had more than $12,000 in …
June 23, 2025
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Woman Caught Dealing Drugs in Eastern Washington While on Supervised Release Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

May 22, 2025
… located two backpacks that contained methamphetamine, 2,649 fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder, marijuana, a digital scale, and a pipe used …
May 22, 2025
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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