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Ten people indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl stamped into pills, heroin, cocaine and other drugs from Mexico to Cleveland

September 13, 2019
… to be legitimately produced oxycodone, but in fact are laced with fentanyl. By working collaboratively with our law …
September 13, 2019
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DEA testifies at Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing

March 20, 2019
… in North Dakota, including methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced heroin, both originating outside of the state and most …
March 20, 2019
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Four Charged In Large Scale Heroin/Fentanyl Trafficking Ring

August 25, 2017
… Boston to Cape Cod and removed suspected deadly fentanyl-laced pills from the streets. Those pills would have put …
August 25, 2017
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Twenty-Four Indicted For Trafficking Methamphetamine Through East Texas

April 02, 2015
… quantities of methamphetamine, kilogram quantities of drug laced hallucinogen “gummy” candies, 22 firearms, over 400 …
April 02, 2015
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Dutchess County Man Pleads Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Caused The Deaths Of Three People

April 27, 2015
… Bad.” At least some of the heroin distributed by Sica was laced with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is …
April 27, 2015
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Guilty Verdict In Major Drug Trafficking Case

September 30, 2016
… of the vehicle contained approximately 1 kilogram of heroin laced with fentanyl packaged in a “brick.”  As a result of …
September 30, 2016
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DEA-Led Investigation Results In Sentencing Of Three Iowa Heroin And Fentanyl Dealers Causing An Overdose Death

July 26, 2017
… neighbors and common man,” said Thimmesch.  “Dealing drugs laced with fentanyl is a lethal concoction, and to knowingly …
July 26, 2017
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DEA’s Louisville Field Division Kept Nearly 89 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl out of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia in 2025

December 16, 2025
… Louisville Field Division seized 170,617 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and 177.76 kilograms of fentanyl …
December 16, 2025
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Domestic Trafficker Imprisoned For Possessing Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills

July 23, 2025
… young son or daughter dying after taking a single pill laced with fentanyl, and it’s people like this defendant who …
July 23, 2025
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Two Louisville Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Offenses

July 14, 2025
… less than sixteen years old. “Counterfeit pharmaceuticals laced with deadly doses of fentanyl continue to devastate …
July 14, 2025
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DEA Washington Division Gears up to Celebrate the 24th National Drug Take Back Day

April 18, 2023
… die from  drug poisoning  unknowingly consume fake pills laced with fentanyl. Our team has been working around the …
April 18, 2023
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Multi-Agency Investigation Shuts Down Violent Drug Trafficking Ring

December 14, 2022
… 50 pounds of K2, 3.45 pounds of suspected marijuana laced with fentanyl and $22,464 in cash. Twelve individuals …
December 14, 2022
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Two Defendants Arrested for Operating Narcotics Delivery Service

September 16, 2021
… The cocaine distributed by the defendants’ service was laced with the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, and as …
September 16, 2021
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State and Local Task Forces

January 22, 2025
… in 2025 In 2024, DEA seized more than 60 million fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and nearly 8,000 pounds of fentanyl …
January 22, 2025
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Two Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms in Case Arising from Investigation of Aryan Family Prison Gang

September 16, 2024
… recommendations, prosecutors pointed out that fentanyl laced pills can be deadly, writing to the court “…first-time …
September 16, 2024
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DEA Washington Division Calls on the Community to Have Important Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Fake Pills in Back-To-School Routines

August 22, 2024
… by a licensed pharmacist. Fake pills are frequently laced with fentanyl and other drugs and are made to look …
August 22, 2024
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Two Defendants Charged with Murder in Fatal Pacific Beach Fentanyl Overdose

June 04, 2024
… with homicide stemming from selling or furnishing fentanyl-laced drugs. In 2021 and 2022, there was an average of about …
June 04, 2024
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Southern Indiana Snapchat Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

May 17, 2024
… in the death of a 19-year-old. Leach advertised fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills over Snapchat to hundreds of …
May 17, 2024
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Domestic Trafficker Admits to Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills

April 04, 2024
… of law enforcement when discussing the dangers of fentanyl-laced pills,” said Hamdani. “Laredo’s children are dying …
April 04, 2024
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41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel

April 01, 2024
… heroin, five kilograms of pentobarbital and 22,600 fentanyl-laced pills. As part of the arrests, they also allegedly …
April 01, 2024
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Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA New England Release PSA Warning of Fentanyl and Counterfeit Pills

March 19, 2024
… pounds of fentanyl powder and more than 79 million fentanyl-laced pills across the U.S.,” said David Lanzoni, Assistant …
March 19, 2024
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Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

January 19, 2024
… Percocet, Xanax, and other drugs. Fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl are usually shaped and colored to look …
January 19, 2024
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Mexican National Sentenced to 18 Months for Transporting Heroin in 2019

January 12, 2024
… prison for engaging in distribution of heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in a drug poisoning death.       …
January 12, 2024
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Six Indicted as Part of Whatcom County Fentanyl Trafficking Organization

April 20, 2023
… Sound region from organizations that distribute fake pills laced with fentanyl, we will act swiftly, as we did in this …
April 20, 2023
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Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

April 13, 2023
… overdose deaths in the United States. Counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills are usually shaped and colored to resemble pills …
April 13, 2023
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 30, 2022
… Mexican cartels are pushing deadly fake pills, often laced with fentanyl, into our neighborhoods to exploit the …
September 30, 2022
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Repeat Offender Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Distributing Drugs for a Transnational Drug Trafficking Ring

December 22, 2022
… pill spill copy.jpg DEA file photo: Fake pills laced with fentanyl  Methamphetamine Stock photo.jpg DEA …
December 22, 2022
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin

September 28, 2022
… from drug overdoses and poisonings involving fake pills laced with fentanyl,” said Special Agent in Charge Robert …
September 28, 2022
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18 month multi-agency operation “Fury Road” results in 82 federal prosecutions; seizure of 128 firearms, 1 kilogram of heroin and cocaine base

October 15, 2020
… cocaine. Much of the heroin seized during the operation was laced with fentanyl. The operation included three law …
October 15, 2020
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Twenty Charged in ‘Operation Shut Down Corner’

January 26, 2022
… 37 guns, 220 lbs of drugs (including cocaine, fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, methamphetamine, and marijuana), …
January 26, 2022