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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Overdose Death

… is our priority.” “M30 pills sold on the street are often laced with fentanyl, a cheap and deadly substitute,” said … that in mid-April 2020, Robledo sold counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills known as “M30” pills.  M30 pills are light blue … “30” on the other.  He arranged the sale of three fentanyl-laced M30 pills via cell phone messages to a customer to …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… groups are harnessing social media platforms to bring drugs laced with fentanyl and fake prescription pills into … in Mexico are mass-producing deadly fentanyl and fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced … DEA has determined that four out of ten DEA-tested fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills contain at least two …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… groups are harnessing social media platforms to bring drugs laced with fentanyl and fake prescription pills into … in Mexico are mass-producing deadly fentanyl and fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced … DEA has determined that four out of ten DEA-tested fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills contain at least two …
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Three individuals indicted for conspiring to traffic over 10,000 fentanyl pills, 10 lbs methamphetamine and possessing firearms in furtherance of their drug trafficking crimes

… to distribute over 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl and approximately 10 pounds of … 13, 2020, Landeros distributed approximately 1,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills, which Velasquez helped to … conspired to distribute approximately 10,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills and 10 pounds of …
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Leader of Drug Distribution Organization Sentenced to Ten Years

… Drugs hidden in secret compartment in car Fake pills laced with fentanyl.jpg Fake pills laced with fentanyl SEATTLE – The drug supplier to multiple …
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Major Takedown Of Western New York Narcotics Pipeline Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 25 Individuals In Erie County Court; Seizures Of Over Half A Million Dollars In Heroin And Cocaine

… into Western New York that was a top supplier of fentanyl-laced heroin and other drugs," said Attorney General … to the seizure of more than 1 ½ kilograms of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, and 6 kilograms of cocaine, all for … Avenue in Buffalo.  Hector Santiago sold heroin laced with fentanyl in Niagara County, which he obtained …
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El Cajon Resident Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Pills Causing 19 Year Old's Death

… in federal court yesterday, admitting that he sold fentanyl-laced pills that caused the death of a nineteen-year-old … Akintonde delivered two counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to S.J.G. After the meeting, Akintonde … John W. Callery.  “The epidemic of counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills poisoning our community has raised the stakes of …
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Career Offender Sentenced

… - 561-684-8000 More than Eight Years for Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin ORLANDO, Fla. –Jesus Manuel Rodriguez-Castillo … and four months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin. Rodriguez-Castillo had pleaded guilty on …
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

… to distribute over a kilogram of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced heroin. Delgado-Martinez had pleaded guilty on … Cordova, and Cordero worked together to distribute fentanyl-laced heroin to a DEA cooperating source and undercover … to distributing approximately 680 grams of fentanyl-laced heroin to the DEA for around $35,000, the conspirators …
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Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced to 12 and 8 Years in Federal Prison

… for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl-laced heroin. Cordova and Cordero had pleaded guilty in … and Delgado-Martinez worked together to distribute fentanyl-laced heroin to, and collect drug proceeds from, a DEA … to distributing approximately 680 grams of fentanyl-laced heroin to the DEA for approximately $35,000, the …
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Heroin and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy Resulting in Death

… involved in obtaining and distributing heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin in Orlando and elsewhere in central and … Cepeda-Chico selling thousands of dollars of fentanyl-laced heroin on multiple occasions. The audio recordings … that on one occasion Cepeda-Chico had distributed fentanyl-laced heroin to an individual, M.D., causing M.D.’s fatal …
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Substantial prison terms imposed for fentanyl distributors

… organization responsible for trafficking fentanyl-laced pills into the Eastern District of Washington. They … identified as one of the first major sources of fentanyl-laced pills in Eastern Washington and were responsible for … to 10,000 pills per week beginning in 2017. These fentanyl-laced pills are made to appear to be prescription …
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Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Heroin And Cocaine

… Cranston Police, DEA seized 6,600 packets of fentanyl-laced heroin JAN 27 - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Michael Bermudez, … in federal court in Providence today to trafficking heroin laced with fentanyl and trafficking cocaine.  Michael J. … resulted in the seizure of nearly 140 grams of heroin laced with fentanyl packed into approximately 6,600 packets, …
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Three Defendants Arrested In Connection With Illegal Fentanyl Pill Manufacturing Operation

… pills, which did not contain oxycodone but instead were laced with fentanyl.  Fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled … complaint alleges that Zolfaghari sold over 1,500 fentanyl-laced pills, over the course of six transactions, to a … to the complaint, Zolfaghari also sold the fentanyl-laced pills to customers through an online marketplace.  The …
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Five Defendants Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused the Fatal Overdoses of Three 19-Year-Olds

… thousands of counterfeit prescription opioid pills laced with fentanyl, among other drugs, to teenagers and … apartment in downtown Manhattan after ingesting fentanyl-laced pills that she had purchased from John Nicolas and Roy … Nicolas and Roy Nicolas repeatedly sold numerous fentanyl-laced pills to Stein. Stein  suffered multiple non-fatal …
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Operation Engage Spokane: Several Large-Scale Distributors of Counterfeit Pills Charged in Federal Court

… in possession of approximately 20,000 suspected fentanyl-laced pills, suspected heroin, and a loaded Glock 9mm pistol … identified as one of the first major sources of Fentanyl-laced pills in Eastern Washington and were responsible for … methamphetamine, 1 pound of cocaine, about 50,000 fentanyl-laced pills, $500,000 in U.S. currency, and multiple …
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El Cajon Resident Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Counterfeit Pills with Fentanyl that Caused 19-Year-Old’s Death

… court today to 15 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills that caused the death of a 19-year-old Santee … Akintonde delivered two counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to S.J.G. After the meeting, Akintonde … to justice.” “There is an epidemic of counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills in our community,” said Acting U.S. Attorney …
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DEA, HIDTA, and 18th Judicial District Announce Takedown of Colorado Based Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Organization

… of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has been … the alarming trend in counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl flooding our streets, as well as the … in Colorado. The counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl are suspected of being manufactured in …
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Cumberland Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison in Largest Counterfeit Pill Seizure

… to possessing approximately 665,728 methamphetamine-laced counterfeit Adderall® pills, the largest known seizure … agents seized approximately 665,728 methamphetamine-laced counterfeit Adderall® pills, weighing a total of … of methamphetamine powder; fake Oxycodone fentanyl-laced pills; two motorized pill presses; 250 grams of …
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Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Pill Manufacturing and Distribution

… Tuesday to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine-laced pills, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug … Barnes, and others, to make and sell thousands of drug-laced pills. Barnes and his co-conspirators made the pills …
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Stockton Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Meth Pills and Illegal Firearms Possession

… documents, in May 2019, Wiley sold 4,000 methamphetamine-laced pills to a confidential source at a music studio in … studio, agents found large amounts of pills and powders laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine, materials for … handgun sitting on top of a large bag of methamphetamine-laced pills. Wiley possessed the assault-style rifle and …
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Fentanyl Trafficker Tied to Juvenile Overdoses Pleads Guilty

… that co-defendant Luis Navarrete routinely dealt fentanyl-laced pills to juveniles from his Highland Drive residence.  … prosecuting the case. Note: Illicitly produced, fentanyl-laced pills often look similar to legitimate prescription … or “TNT.” DEA research shows that six out of ten pills laced with fentanyl contain a potentially lethal dose. One …
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Concord Resident Responsible for Teen's Fentanyl Poisoning Death Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

… 96 months in prison after admitting he supplied a fentanyl-laced counterfeit M30 pill that caused the overdose death of … as “Victim 1.”  Victim 1 ingested one-half of the fentanyl-laced pill, which caused her to fatally overdose.  Victim … overdose deaths in the United States. Counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills are usually shaped and colored to resemble pills …
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Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

… Randise admitted providing four counterfeit M-30 pills laced with fentanyl, commonly referred to as “blues,” to … overdose. Randise had been selling counterfeit M-30 pills laced with fentanyl to Lustig and others for at least one … authorities seized approximately 680 counterfeit M-30 pills laced with fentanyl, 2.33 grams of cocaine, suspected MDMA, …
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East Bay Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years for Sale of Fentanyl That Killed a Young Woman

… to 68 months in federal prison for distributing pills laced with fentanyl that caused a Walnut Creek woman’s … her thirteen M30 pills, which lab tests later showed were laced with deadly fentanyl.  The next morning the victim was … deaths in the United States.  Counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills are commonly shaped and colored to resemble …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… groups are harnessing social media platforms to bring drugs laced with fentanyl and fake prescription pills into … in Mexico are mass-producing deadly fentanyl and fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced … DEA has determined that four out of ten DEA-tested fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills contain at least two …
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Man Sentenced to Prison for Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Related Death of Massapequa Woman

… County. The defendant was found guilty of dealing drugs laced with fentanyl to our residents and caused the death of … on the night of September 13, 2020, Riddick sold fentanyl-laced heroin to the victim, who suffered a fatal overdose at … possession of street-level quantities of the same fentanyl-laced heroin that had caused the death of the victim the day …
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Rhode Island Man With Ties to Mexican Drug Suppliers Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

… Valenzuela Ruiz arranged for the sale of 1,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills to an individual for $6.00 … Ruiz offered to sell the individual 10,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills for $5.00 per pill. As … activities resulted in the seizure of 8,964 fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills with a net weight of …
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Fentanyl Distributer Tied to 13-Year-Old’s Overdose Death Pleads Guilty

… DALLAS, TX - A drug distributer who was selling fentanyl-laced counterfeit M30 pills to a Carrollton middle schooler … prosecuting the case. Note: Illicitly produced, fentanyl-laced pills often look similar to legitimate prescription … or “TNT.” DEA research shows that six out of ten pills laced with fentanyl contain a potentially lethal dose. One …