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Sentencing of two men for their roles in one of the largest fentanyl seizures in U.S. history

… 10 kilograms of pure fentanyl, 20 kilograms of fentanyl laced with heroin and more than half a million dollars in …
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Two Indicted In Investigation Involving Smuggling Heroin Into Attica Correctional Facility; Two Others Facing Heroin Charges

… heroin overdose deaths have been attributed to heroin laced with fentanyl throughout the northeast and in this …
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Drug Seizures Surge in 2020, Fentanyl Remains a Threat in Nebraska

… of fentanyl last year with an additional 1,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills also collected by agents. Fentanyl …
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High-ranking member of violent drug trafficking ring sentenced to nine years in prison

… in large amounts of meth and heroin as well as fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine.  The distribution ring operated in …
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Mount Vernon, Washington, woman pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl-tainted pills

… oxycodone pills that matched the appearance of the fentanyl-laced pills linked to the fatal overdose.  Lopez-Rodriguez …
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January 21, 2025
… grams of psilocybin, 600 grams of cocaine suspected to be laced with fentanyl, and 11 pounds of marijuana.  Agents …
January 21, 2025
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Eugene Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Overdose Death of University of Oregon Student

… for supplying a University of Oregon student with fentanyl-laced counterfeit Oxycodone pills that caused the student’s …
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DEA And IRS Present Bay Area Law Enforcement Agencies With More Than $1.2 Million In Cash

… marijuana grows, hundreds of marijuana plants, marijuana laced cookies, brownies, popcorn, pies, candy, two inert …
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International law enforcement operation targeting opioid traffickers on the Darknet results in over 170 arrests worldwide and the seizure of weapons, drugs and over $6.5 million

… and distribution of more than one million fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and laundered approximately $2.8 …
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OCDETF Operation Zombie Island Shuts Down Major Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Organization On Staten Island

… distributing large quantities of heroin, including heroin laced with fentanyl, in New York City and other locations. …
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Repeat Offender Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Distributing Drugs for a Transnational Drug Trafficking Ring

… pill spill copy.jpg DEA file photo: Fake pills laced with fentanyl  Methamphetamine Stock photo.jpg DEA …
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Spokane Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Idaho Teen

… years fixed followed by seven 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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$1 Million Worth Of Methamphetamine Secreted In Candles Seized And Five People Arrested

… conspired to distribute over 1,300 pounds of wax candles laced with methamphetamine.  The defendants were arrested … Carrillo, Alcantara, and Gonzalez-Solis were subsequently placed under arrest.  Minjarez was arrested later at the NJ …
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Roswell Woman Indicted On Federal Charges For Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl & Synthetic Opioids

… look like normal Roxicodone tablets when they were actually laced with fentanyl and two synthetic opioids,” said U. S. …
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Rockland County Drug Crew Arrested

… in Rockland County,” said Zugibe. “Dealers selling heroin-laced fentanyl or replacing the heroin entirely with …
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Three Sentenced In Alabama For Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl

… Alabama,” Hamilton said. “Overdoses from heroin and heroin laced with fentanyl have increased dramatically and are …
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Takedown of Drug Trafficking Operation in the Capital Region

… trafficking ring for their roles in distributing heroin laced with fentanyl, powder and crack cocaine, and …
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Houston Man Sentenced For East Texas Drug Trafficking Violations

… quantities of methamphetamine, kilogram quantities of drug-laced hallucinogen “gummy” candies, 22 firearms, over 400 …
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July 02, 2025
… States are raising awareness of the dangers of fentanyl laced fake pills. Florida El Paso Washington, D.C. Chicago …
July 02, 2025
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Mt. Vernon, Washington man sentenced to 8+ years in prison for dealing deadly fentanyl

… oxycodone pills that matched the appearance of the fentanyl-laced pills linked to the fatal overdose.  Co-conspirator …
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Skagit County business owner sentenced to prison for laundering money for drug cartel that trafficked heroin and fentanyl

… enforcement seized thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl, a powerful and potentially deadly …
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California Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin In Operation Goldy Locks

… as oxycodone. This type of heroin, as well as heroin laced with fentanyl, is growing in popularity across the …
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Drug Dealer Indicted For Distribution Of Fentanyl

… to 100 capsules per purchase. “Drug dealers selling heroin-laced fentanyl or replacing the heroin entirely with …
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Narcotics dealer charged with fentanyl overdose death

… no regard for human life when they allegedly concocted and laced pills with fentanyl, which led to yet another needless …
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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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Two Soldotna Men Indicted For “Spice” Trafficking

… and “Cotton Candy.” Spice consists of plant material laced with psychotropic drugs. Usually marketed in flashy …
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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

… to be legitimately produced oxycodone, but in fact are laced with fentanyl. By working collaboratively with our law …
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Nyack Man Arrested For Sales Of Synthetic Cannabinoid Resulting In One Known Overdose

… more than one synthetic compound, and are sometimes laced with other toxic chemicals.  Nationally, calls to …
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Ten year prison term imposed for a fentanyl distributor

… as one of the first major distributors of fentanyl-laced pills that are unlawfully made to appear to be …
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Four Michigan Men Charged With Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl And Vicodin, That Resulted In Three Overdose Deaths

… had supplied the man with a tenth of a gram of heroin laced with fentanyl. Brownlee was charged in a separate but …