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Investigation by Tucson Strike Force Leads to Indictment of 13 Involved in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… methamphetamine, cocaine, counterfeit M-30 OxyContin pills laced with fentanyl, and heroin. The investigation leading …
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Ten indicted for fentanyl trafficking

… in the United States tens of thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone (M-30) pills, as well as cocaine …
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Recent DEA Seizures of Pill Presses

April 09, 2024
… grams of psilocybin, 600 grams of cocaine suspected to be laced with fentanyl, and 11 pounds of marijuana.  Agents …
April 09, 2024
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Former Angels Communications Director Eric Kay Sentenced to 22 Years in Tyler Skaggs Overdose Case

… a 30-milligram oxycodone tablet – revealed it had been laced with fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate. In an …
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Pasco Woman Sentenced to 9 Years for Trafficking Rainbow-Colored Fentanyl Pills

… that Loza had recently purchased several thousand fentanyl laced pills. Agents obtained search warrants for two …
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Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to 12.5 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

… agreement, Souza admitted that he provided four fake pills laced with fentanyl, commonly referred to as “blues,” to …
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Fresno man charged with illegally possessing thousands of fentanyl pills and a firearm

… Armando Chavez Jr. was selling counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl on Snapchat, a social media platform. …
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First of Six-Member Drug Trafficking Ring Bringing Hundreds of Pounds of Narcotics to Western Washington Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Prison

… 749 pounds of methamphetamine, 25 kilograms of fentanyl laced pills, over seventeen kilograms of cocaine, over seven …
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Double Homicide Suspect Charged With Drug Crime

… Jerome Thomas Watkins, and seized more than 3,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, multiple firearms, and roughly 20 …
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Leader of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison In Connection with the Overdose Death of Colin Kroll

… The DTO delivered heroin and cocaine (sometimes laced with fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue) on demand to … New Year’s Eve, and Labor Day.  Customers of the DTO placed delivery orders via text message to a centralized …
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Drug Dealer Involved in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Violent Spokane-Area Shooting Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

… pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 50,000 fentanyl-laced pills to a man named Brady Baughman in the Spokane …
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Two Mexican nationals indicted for transporting counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl

… were found in possession of approximately 14,799 fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills, weighing approximately …
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DEA Washington Division Gears up to Celebrate the 24th National Drug Take Back Day

… die from  drug poisoning  unknowingly consume fake pills laced with fentanyl. Our team has been working around the …
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DEA Miami Field Division Warns of Alarming Increase in Suspected Fentanyl-Related Overdoses in Florida

… across the state suspected to be related to drug supplies laced with a synthetic opioid. While law enforcement …
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Two Charged in Connection with Search of Bronx Drug Mail Distribution Center Containing Approximately 100,000 Pills Suspected of Fentanyl and Meth

… and Adderall, but that are, in fact, counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl.  On multiple occasions, an undercover …
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Multi-Year Investigation Leads to Indictment

… resulted in the seizure of nearly half a million fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills plus additional quantities of …
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Mexican National Who Supervised a Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Orville, Washington, Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

… total, investigators seized approximately 161,000 fentanyl-laced pills (to include Mexi-blues and rainbow-colored …
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Fort Worth Jury Convicts Whitt Drug Trafficker

… on April 26. Inside, they found more than 4,000 pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin, along with …
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Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused Death of Thirty-Five-Year-Old

… the counterfeit pills or powder you sell will inevitably be laced with fentanyl. If you provide the fatal pill or …
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

… as 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 500 fentanyl laced pills. In March of 2022, a call was recorded between …
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Three Men Charged in Conspiracy to Distribute Millions of Fentanyl Pills

… Choisil conspired to manufacture and distribute fentanyl-laced pills throughout the Middle District of Florida. The …
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Brother and Sister Plead Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl Sales

… The DEA Laboratory has found that, of the Fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills analyzed in 2022, six out of …
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Prince William Drug Dealer Sentenced for Causing Multiple Overdoses

… September 21, 2021, Michael Vaughn, 28, distributed cocaine laced with fentanyl at a party at an apartment in the …
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13+ years in prison for drug dealer who sold fatal dose of heroin/fentanyl

… heroin and fentanyl in his system. Heroin is now commonly laced with fentanyl to increase the high. Fentanyl is 80 to …
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Four Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking in Las Vegas

… the sale of bulk quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl laced pills in Las Vegas, NV.  The other suspects arrested …
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Culpeper Couple Sentenced to 9 Years for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… for their drug trafficking of kilos of meth and pills laced with deadly fentanyl. The Drug Enforcement …
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San Diego Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

… the others knew the cocaine they were using was, in fact, laced with fentanyl. Casper explained that the case “should …
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Indianapolis Felon Serving Community Correction Sentence Indicted for New Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… partners to make our communities safer.” “Dealing drugs laced with lethal fentanyl is unacceptable and is a large …
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Missouri man pleads guilty to interstate marijuana trafficking conspiracy

… compartment with 384 pounds of marijuana, 78 pounds of THC-laced edibles, and $1,629 in cash. Frazier is scheduled to …
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Former Angels Communications Director Eric Kay Convicted in Tyler Skaggs Overdose Case

… a 30-milligram oxycodone tablet – revealed it had been laced with fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate. In an …