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Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

… Edwin Cabrera, Elvis Cabrera and Duran also allegedly placed multiple orders for pill-pressing materials to be … both produce death. DEA analysis shows that 60% of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills contain a deadly amount of …
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Three brothers charged in conspiracy to distribute more than 20,000 pills of fentanyl

… dining room, it is in your arm. They are all potentially laced with a profit-induced additive called fentanyl. No one …
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West Warwick Man Sentenced for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

… arranged for the sale of substantial quantities of fentanyl-laced counterfeit OxyContin to an undercover member of the …
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Operation Engage Michigan

March 28, 2025
Operation Engage Michigan Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Top Local Drug Threats Mexican drug trafficking organizations are the primary source for cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin and low-grade marijuana in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area.  Both …
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Rock Hill Man Pleads Guilty in Large Drug Trafficking Case

… fentanyl from California which they used to make fentanyl-laced pills which were sold to users in Rock Hill, …
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Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for fentanyl death

… to 30 years in prison for the January 2017 sale of fentanyl laced heroin that resulted in the death of a 36 year old …
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Three Additional Members of Heroin Drug Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty

… home in Kissimmee and seized 2.8 kilograms of heroin laced with fentanyl, along with a brick/kilogram press; a …
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Fairbanks Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… John E. Kuhn, Jr., District of Alaska. “When the pills are laced with fentanyl – as most are – the predictable outcome …
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Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

… front passenger seat, agents found 6,850 bags of fentanyl-laced heroin, a loaded 9 mm Sig Sauer handgun, and $2,500 …
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DEA Announces 10 Arrests & 1,700 Bags Of Heroin Seized In Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

… the country have been attributed to batches of heroin laced with fentanyl, which is a highly potent opioid.  In …
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Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

… According to court records, Johnson sold fentanyl-laced heroin and cocaine base to confidential informants in …
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DEA-Led Investigation Results In Sentencing Of Three Iowa Heroin And Fentanyl Dealers Causing An Overdose Death

… neighbors and common man,” said Thimmesch.  “Dealing drugs laced with fentanyl is a lethal concoction, and to knowingly …
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Washington Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Coeur d’Alene Teen

… 5 years fixed, followed by 7 years indeterminate and was placed on probation after completing a rider.  Creech was … officers learned that Holmberg had been selling fentanyl-laced pills for several months via social media websites, …
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Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 144 Months

… purchased from Coleman. The heroin Coleman sold them was laced with fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid used by drug …
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Guilty Verdict In Major Drug Trafficking Case

… of the vehicle contained approximately 1 kilogram of heroin laced with fentanyl packaged in a “brick.”  As a result of …
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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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Carfentanil-Related Overdose Death Indictments

… Cincinnati residents, alleging that they distributed heroin laced with carfentanil, a substance 10,000 times more …
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Alleged Dealer Indicted For Manslaughter In Fatal Overdose Case; Six Suspects Charged As Operating As A Major Trafficker

… investigators learned Headley was known to sell fentanyl-laced heroin bearing the “Aleve” stamp.  At a series of …
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Washington Man Sentenced for Involvement in Idaho Teen's Death

… officers learned that Holmes had been selling fentanyl-laced pills for several months prior to G.D.’s death. Idaho …
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

… pills that contain fentanyl and fentanyl-laced heroin are responsible for thousands of opioid-related …
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Thirty-Four Individuals Indicted in Eastern Washington

… and methamphetamine, as well as more than 8,000 fentanyl-laced pills.  Additionally, the law enforcement team seized …
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Virginia woman causes fatal, fentanyl-related overdose, admits guilt

… of distributing a mixture of heroin and fentanyl. “Heroin laced with fentanyl is driving the opioid epidemic that has …
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Nearly 40 Pounds of Heroin and Fentanyl Seized in the Bronx: Three Indicted

… that remove bulk shipments of deadly fentanyl-laced heroin from the drug market before they hit the …
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DEA Washington Division Issues Warning: “One Pill Can Kill”

… - (540) 662-5879 Counterfeit pills being ordered online, laced with fentanyl, causing deadly overdoses Washington, …
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Mt. Vernon Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

… oxycodone pills that matched the appearance of the fentanyl-laced pills linked to the fatal overdose.  Co-conspirator …
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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

… Bad.” At least some of the heroin distributed by Sica was laced with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is …
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Six Indicted as Part of Whatcom County Fentanyl Trafficking Organization

… Sound region from organizations that distribute fake pills laced with fentanyl, we will act swiftly, as we did in this …
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Two Day Stretch in Omaha Nets 32,000 Fake Fentanyl Pills

… seized approximately 32,000 fake pills in Omaha, some laced with lethal doses of fentanyl, in a two-day span …
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Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

… overdose deaths in the United States. Counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills are usually shaped and colored to resemble pills …
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Savannah residents plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin

… cash and more than 170 grams of heroin, with much of it laced with the synthetic opioid fentanyl.  DEA Special Agent …