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Fentanyl Dealers Plead Guilty in Relation to Overdose Death of Oklahoma Man

November 10, 2022
… avoid future ones.” “Few drug traffickers dealing fentanyl-laced pills intend to take a life —but inevitably, some do. … pair admits they knowingly sold counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to an individual who later sold them to … Mr. Henderson admitted that he had been selling fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills since March 2020. The Drug …
November 10, 2022
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DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge Speaks with School Administrators about the Drug Threat Facing Nebraska

July 28, 2022
… communities. The DEA has seen an increase in fake pills laced with fentanyl both nationally and in Nebraska. … criminal drug networks in Mexico mass producing fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills using chemicals largely … “We’re seeing fentanyl in pill form and we’re seeing it laced with other drugs like heroin, methamphetamine and …
July 28, 2022
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Two Whatcom County men charged in fentanyl drug distribution scheme

May 29, 2020
… said DEA Special Agent in Charge Keith Weis.  “These pills laced with fentanyl can be highly toxic when handled and are … sources and undercover officers to purchase the fentanyl laced pills from Klander and to identify Salas as a source … was taken into custody. “These counterfeit oxycodone pills, laced with unknown amounts of fentanyl, have proven deadly …
May 29, 2020
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Stockton Man Sentenced to 16 Years and 8 Months in Prison for Fentanyl and Meth Pill Manufacturing and Distribution

May 12, 2025
… prison for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine-laced pills, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith and Drug … Barnes, and others, to make and sell thousands of drug-laced pills. Barnes and his co-conspirators made the pills …
May 12, 2025
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DEA Billboard in Omaha Looks to Re-Energize Conversations on Fentanyl Dangers

November 12, 2024
… Nebraska, highlights the dangers of taking fake pills laced with fentanyl. The Drug Enforcement Administration … One Pill Can Kill message to new heights with a billboard placed along Interstate 80 in Omaha, emphasizing the deadly consequences of fake pills laced with fentanyl.  Vehicles traveling east on Interstate …
November 12, 2024
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Spokane Man Involved in Robbery of Large Amount of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to Federal Prison

October 10, 2024
… of Methamphetamine. The backpack contained 50,441 fentanyl laced pills. After an arrest warrant was issued for his … to arrest, officers located a blue bottle with 100 fentanyl laced pills. During a search of the car, SPD found an additional 1,500 fentanyl laced pills.  “This case is a snapshot of the threats to the …
October 10, 2024
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Top Source of Supply in Juvenile Fentanyl Case Charged, Thousands of Pills Found Stuffed in Microwave

July 21, 2023
… of their residence, DEA agents found thousands of fentanyl-laced M-30 pills stuffed in the microwave, a partial … 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 …
July 21, 2023
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Fentanyl Distributors Charged Following Fourth Fatal Juvenile Overdose

June 23, 2023
… painkillers or other types of medications may well be laced with a deadly dose of fentanyl.”   “I am deeply … 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 …
June 23, 2023
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Supplier in Juvenile Fentanyl Overdoses Case Charged with Drug Conspiracy

February 15, 2023
… worked through a juvenile dealer to supply fentanyl-laced pills to Luis Eduardo Navarrete, 21, and Magaly Mejia … 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 …
February 15, 2023
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Multiple Defendants Charged in Federal Investigation that Dismantled Telephone Drug Hotline in Chicago

November 16, 2020
… enforcement made two dozen undercover purchases of fentanyl-laced heroin and crack cocaine from the defendants’ drug … to focus on individuals and groups who distribute fentanyl-laced drugs – a gravely potent mix – and prosecute those … who allegedly distributed more than 400 grams of fentanyl-laced heroin in Chicago; Ernest Russell, 35, Devon Lee, 22, …
November 16, 2020
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Record Fentanyl Seizure by DEA Phoenix, Scottsdale Police & the Arizona Attorney General’s Office as DEA Announces Nationwide Public Safety Surge

December 17, 2021
… 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 …
December 17, 2021
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Breaking Bad Drug Dealer Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Caused The Deaths Of Three People

October 08, 2015
… stated:  “Sica chose again and again, to sell lethal heroin laced with fentanyl for profit, even after realizing that … ones and causes others who peddle the poison of fentanyl-laced heroin not to make the same terrible choices Sica … Bad.’  At least some of the heroin distributed by Sica was laced with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is …
October 08, 2015
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Providence Resident Admits to Trafficking Fentanyl

September 04, 2025
… man found to be in possession of more than 1,500 fentanyl-laced pills and more than 400 grams of fentanyl powder has … Molina, 35, was found to be in possession of 1,503 fentanyl-laced pills designed to look like prescription drugs … Task Force officers, Molina made multiple sales of fentanyl-laced counterfeit prescription pills to another induvial. A …
September 04, 2025
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Washington Man Who Distributed Large Amounts of Fentanyl in the Tri-Cities Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

April 21, 2025
… who was a source of supply for methamphetamine and fentanyl laced pills, was distributing large quantities in and around … of Cantu’s bedroom, agents located 10,000 pink fentanyl-laced pills in a child’s Hello Kitty bag.  Inside the closet, there were another 2,000 fentanyl-laced pills, a digital scale, and loaded Glock firearm, …
April 21, 2025
STORY

Keeping Area Families Safe This Summer

July 16, 2021
Fentanyl
… three people in Arlington, Virginia overdosed on fentanyl-laced drugs – resulting in two deaths and one in critical … involved suspected, counterfeit prescription pills laced with the deadly synthetic opioid, fentanyl. Throughout … to be Xanax, but was, in fact, counterfeit Xanax pills laced with fentanyl -- a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times …
July 16, 2021
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Bristol, Tennessee, Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Fentanyl Distribution Related to an Overdose Death

August 07, 2025
… death, Whitaker made several, controlled sales of fentanyl-laced, counterfeit Roxicodone 30mg pills to a confidential … in possession of a significant quantity of fentanyl-laced, counterfeit Roxicodone 30mg pills and $13,754 in … an interview, Whitaker admitted that he provided fentanyl-laced, counterfeit Roxicodone 30mg pills to the victim that …
August 07, 2025
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Defendants Sentenced for Drug Trafficking that Resulted in Two Deaths

February 28, 2024
… on or about March 9, 2023, resulted from the use of cocaine laced with fentanyl that he had purchased from the ALLEN and … Grace Burton, who also died after ingesting cocaine laced with fentanyl purchased directly from Frasier. Robert … respectively. Both students died after using fentanyl-laced cocaine provided to them by ALLEN and FRASIER in …
February 28, 2024
STORY

DEA Washington Warns of Deadly Counterfeit Drugs on Social Media

July 23, 2021
… users in local communities. Counterfeit M30 Oxycodone laced with Fentanyl This issue has become such a problem in …
July 23, 2021
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Chicago man sentenced to three years of prison for trafficking heroin-fentanyl substances in Madison area

August 30, 2019
… of federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl-laced heroin in the Madison area during May through November … weighed against the great dangerousness of the heroin-laced fentanyl that Douglas was involved in distributing …
August 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

November 04, 2019
… pills that contain fentanyl and fentanyl-laced heroin are responsible for thousands of opioid-related … in more deaths than any other illicit drug .    "Fentanyl laced counterfeit pills are being sold in our communities in …
November 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Suspected online drug dealer indicted in fentanyl overdose death

October 11, 2018
… it’s very likely you’ll get fake prescription pills laced with deadly fentanyl,” said DEA Special Agent in … the individuals who are selling fake prescription pills laced with deadly fentanyl to citizens in our community.” …
October 11, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Major heroin trafficker and co-conspirator sentenced

August 01, 2019
… $97,000 cash and more than 170 grams of heroin, much of it laced with the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.  "Heroin … nearly 30,000 overdose deaths last year attributed to drugs laced with fentanyl,” said Bobby L. Christine, U.S. Attorney …
August 01, 2019
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl and Fentanyl-Related Substance

January 23, 2023
… for the sale of 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl and one kilogram of “Chinese Food,” believed to be synthetic heroin laced with fentanyl. After confirming the prices with his …
January 23, 2023
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Thirteen Arrested for Fentanyl Distribution

January 05, 2022
… the distribution of deadly counterfeit prescriptions laced with fentanyl,” said U. S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff. … for the distribution of counterfeit pills; these fake pills laced with fentanyl were clandestinely manufactured to mimic …
January 05, 2022
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Fentanyl Related Overdose Deaths Spike in Lincoln and Omaha

August 17, 2021
… in overdose deaths that began August 10, from fentanyl-laced drugs. No less than eight overdose deaths and 21 … overdose deaths in Lincoln and Omaha involved cocaine laced with fentanyl. Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than …
August 17, 2021
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San Francisco resident sentenced to 10 years prison for manufacturing counterfeit adderall pills containing methamphetamine

November 27, 2018
… in our district, particularly when the substances are laced with potentially life endangering drugs.  Those … in Charge John F. Bennett. “Counterfeit pharmaceuticals laced with dangerous substances on our streets threaten the …
November 27, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Issues Nationwide Alert On Fentanyl As Threat To Health And Public Safety

March 18, 2015
… and fentanyl analogues/compounds. Fentanyl is commonly laced in heroin, causing significant problems across the … safety,” said DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart. “Often laced in heroin, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues produced in …
March 18, 2015
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Philadelphia News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Organization SEP 15, 2006 Indictment Returned in Fentanyl Laced Heroin Case AUG 3, 2006 Northeast Philadelphia …
July 15, 2021
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Jefferson County Man Sentenced to 19 years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

July 24, 2025
… The investigation revealed that Hite was supplying fentanyl-laced pills on a recurring basis to individuals in Jefferson … County.  Federal agents were able to obtain fentanyl-laced pills directly from Hite, at which time Hite was …
July 24, 2025
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Holyoke Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearms Offenses

July 28, 2023
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 Defendant possessed fentanyl-laced heroin intended for distribution BOSTON – A Holyoke … possessed with intent to distribute 60 grams of fentanyl laced heroin and 59 grams of cocaine. Mercedes also …
July 28, 2023