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Multi-Agency Investigation Shuts Down Violent Drug Trafficking Ring

… 50 pounds of K2, 3.45 pounds of suspected marijuana laced with fentanyl and $22,464 in cash. Twelve individuals …
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U.S. District Court Enters Judgment Against Fugitive And Surety In Fentanyl Distribution Case

… and sold counterfeit oxycodone pills online that were laced with fentanyl, a powerful opiate. Following her …
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San Antonio Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… October 28, 2020, the defendant possessed and sold fentanyl-laced pills to the victim who died after ingesting them.  …
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Global investigation of Dark Web drug network leads to arrest of 3 German Nationals

… they could not collect the virtual funds that had been placed in escrow by their customers, which prompted German … death of a Florida resident who ordered a nasal spray laced with the powerful opioid from the vendor.   Two of the …
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Approximately 32,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized at JFK Airport Hotel: Two Men from California Arrested

… “Recent DEA lab testing revealed that 6 out of 10 fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills contain a potentially lethal … two parked cars, at which point Pierre-Lys allegedly placed the brown box on the ground between himself and … blue fentanyl pills marked “M 30”. The defendants were placed under arrest near the time of the seizure. Full DEA …
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DEA Phoenix Task Force and the Goodyear Police Department Seize Over 270,000 Fentanyl Pills, Guns and Money

… in Mexico are mass-producing deadly fentanyl and fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced …
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San Diego Resident Sentenced to Nearly 14 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Eighteen-Year-Old’s Death

… powder, counterfeit blue “M30” pharmaceutical tablets laced with fentanyl, digital scales bearing fentanyl …
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Arizona Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl

… fentanyl. Shortly after Reavis distributed the fentanyl-laced pills to Pettit, Pettit distributed the pills to …
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Convenience store manager sentenced to prison for trafficking synthetic cannabinoids

… Snax,” and “Mad Hatter.” The green vegetable matter was laced with chemicals that were not authorized by law for …
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Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA New England Release PSA Warning of Fentanyl and Counterfeit Pills

… pounds of fentanyl powder and more than 79 million fentanyl-laced pills across the U.S.,” said David Lanzoni, Assistant …
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Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Case

… playing Russian Roulette with your life. Just one fentanyl-laced pill can kill, and when that occurs, we will follow …
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Chicago resident sentenced to 84 months for possessing heroin with intent to distribute

… officers recovered approximately 104 grams of fentanyl-laced heroin during a traffic stop of a vehicle in Dunn …
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Downey Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Fake Prescription Pills that Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

… October 29, 2021, Limas-Reyes sold the victim the fentanyl-laced pills, “the use of which resulted in the death and …
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Leader of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Pleads Guilty

… 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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DEA Washington Division is Ready to Celebrate the 25th National Drug Take Back Day Across the DMV

… who die from drug poisoning unknowingly took a fake pill laced with fentanyl and many other dangerous drugs. Our team …
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Man Arrested on Federal Charges of Selling Fake Pills that caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

… that, on March 8, 2020, Wolfe sold the victim the fentanyl-laced pills, “the use of which resulted in the death and …
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Pacific Beach Resident Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Overdoses

… about money.  As this case tragically shows, illegal drugs laced with fentanyl are deadly.”    In July 2018, the Drug …
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Alleged CJNG Cartel Enforcers Charged with Drug Trafficking

… for moving tons of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced heroin into the United States. CJNG is also a prolific …
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Oxnard Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Brokering Sale Of Fentanyl Pills

… were marked as genuine oxycodone pills, they were instead laced with fentanyl.  Harris admitted that, in total, the …
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Robeson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Thousands of Illegal Pills While Possessing Gun

Robeson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Thousands of Illegal Pills While Possessing Gun July 06, 2022 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 …
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Law Enforcement Partners Host Second Annual Nebraska Drug Forum

… DEA laboratory testing reveals that 6 out of 10 fentanyl-laced pills now contain a potentially lethal dose of …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… billion potentially lethal doses). The seizure of fentanyl-laced pills along the Southwest border increased more than …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… times more potent that morphine.    The seizure of fentanyl-laced pills along the Southwest border increased more than …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… potentially lethal doses).   The seizure of fentanyl-laced pills along the Southwest border increased more than …
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Several Million Dollars’ Worth of Narcotics Including Fentanyl Seized in Mount Vernon

… users beware, what you may think is one drug, is really laced with something more powerful and deadly.” Westchester …
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Several Million Dollars’ Worth of Narcotics Including Fentanyl Seized in Mount Vernon

… users beware, what you may think is one drug, is really laced with something more powerful and deadly.” Westchester …
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Heroin dealer sentenced to 66 months in federal prison

… distributing a large amount of heroin – some of which was laced with fentanyl – during a six-month period in the …
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DEA Washington Division Saw a Surge of Over 250% in Fentanyl Pill Seizures in 2023

… more than a three-fold increase in the number of fake pills laced with fentanyl seized in 2022 (180,100). DEA’s primary …
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Orlando man sentenced to twenty years for distributing fentanyl that resulted in overdose death

… resident a controlled substance that contained cocaine laced with fentanyl and heroin. After the victim ingested …