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Fresno man sentenced to 3 years in prison for selling fentanyl to a minor

… Garcia-Palacio distributed counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to a juvenile student at Bullard High …
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DEA Makes Three More “Fake Pot” Drugs Temporarily Illegal Today

… These products consist of plant material that has been laced with these cannabinoids. These substances have not …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison

… use pill presses to manufacture fake OxyCodone pills laced with fentanyl, and distribute large quantities of …
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Southern Indiana Snapchat Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… in the death of a 19-year-old. Leach advertised fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills over Snapchat to hundreds of …
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New York Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

… Reynoso Vasquez brought over 30,000 bags of fentanyl laced heroin from the Bronx to Springfield on March 30, …
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Two Members of Austin Fentanyl Distribution Organization Sentenced to Federal Prison

… manufacturing and distributing fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl," said Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. …
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Bakersfield Resident Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl

… meet with and sell to the undercover officer 1,000 fentanyl-laced pills for the negotiated price of $2,900. At least one …
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Federal Jury Finds California Drug Supplier Guilty of Distribution in Relation to Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Fairbanks Man

… in Fairbanks, when in fact, they were counterfeit pills laced with deadly fentanyl. The pills were shipped from …
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DEA Continues To Act Against Synthetic Drugs

… These products consist of plant material that has been laced with a substance that mimics THC, the active …
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Domestic Trafficker Admits to Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills

… of law enforcement when discussing the dangers of fentanyl-laced pills,” said Hamdani. “Laredo’s children are dying …
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41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel

… heroin, five kilograms of pentobarbital and 22,600 fentanyl-laced pills. As part of the arrests, they also allegedly …
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Man Who Attempted to Shoot and Kill a Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

… fanny pack that contained once ounce of heroin and fentanyl laced pills. The second incident occurred on June 26, 2022, …
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Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

… at trial, Fonseca Flores and Parady sold fake “M30” pills laced with fentanyl to the victim, N.K. Between April 2020 …
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Washington Jury Finds Mexican National with Ties to the Jalisco Cartel Guilty of Trafficking in Hundreds of Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana

… total, investigators seized approximately 161,000 fentanyl-laced pills (to include Mexi-blues and rainbow-colored …
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

… brokered the sale of a total of approximately 480 fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone M-30 pills to a confidential …
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July 15, 2021
… People of Syracuse, New York NOV 30, 2005 DEA Seizes Heroin-Laced Artwork NOV 28, 2005 Russian Federation Director of …
July 15, 2021
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Two Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms in Case Arising from Investigation of Aryan Family Prison Gang

… recommendations, prosecutors pointed out that fentanyl laced pills can be deadly, writing to the court “…first-time …
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DEA Report: Counterfeit Pills Fueling U.S. Fentanyl And Opioid Crisis

… expanding the fentanyl market and introducing new fentanyl-laced drug products to the U.S. drug market. The DEA …
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Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to 46 Months for Fentanyl Sales

… a lower cost than genuine Oxycodone.  Counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills are commonly shaped and colored to resemble …
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Former Santa Rita Jail Inmate Sentenced to 7 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Killed Fellow Inmate

… deaths in the United States.  Fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl are usually shaped and colored to look …
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Six Members of Evansville Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking Ring Indicted

… Percocet, Xanax, and other drugs. Fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl are usually shaped and colored to look …
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Johnston Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

… arranged for the sale and delivery of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills, some of which were delivered at his direction …
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Bakersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… meet with and sell to the undercover officer 1,000 fentanyl-laced pills for the negotiated price of $2,900. During the …
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San Diego Resident Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

… in prison for distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that resulted in the death of …
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Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

… Percocet, Xanax, and other drugs. Fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl are usually shaped and colored to look …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 18 Months for Transporting Heroin in 2019

… prison for engaging in distribution of heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in a drug poisoning death.       …
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Eastern Washington Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison

… to be stolen, .45 caliber ammunition, 50 fentanyl-laced pills, two plastic bags containing methamphetamine, …
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Congressional Affairs

July 09, 2026
… in 2026 In 2025, DEA seized more than 47 million fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and nearly 10,000 pounds of fentanyl …
July 09, 2026
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Former Inmate Admits Distributing Fentanyl at Santa Rita Jail That Killed Fellow Inmate

… a lower cost than genuine Oxycodone.  Counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills are commonly shaped and colored to resemble …
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Spokane Man Found with Meth and Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking

… located 131 grams of methamphetamine, 1,750 fentanyl-laced pills, as well as a smaller amounts of other …