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Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

… dose.” “These individuals allegedly distributed fentanyl laced heroin out of a building on 167th street, with a total … vicinity.  As a means of marketing its heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin, and to ensure that the only heroin sold in the DTO’s drug territory belonged to the DTO, the DTO placed stamps on the glassines of heroin and fentanyl-laced …
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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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Three Charged with Drug Distribution in Prison Following the Death of Prison Staff Member

… of that scheme, Jones and Ferreira had Rudd mail a letter laced with narcotics to Jones that was fraudulently labeled … also felt ill after coming into contact with the narcotics-laced letter but recovered. This case is the product of an …
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Top Source of Supply in Juvenile Fentanyl Case Charged, Thousands of Pills Found Stuffed in Microwave

… 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 …
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Three indicted for conspiring to traffic 20,000 fentanyl pills and 20 pounds of methamphetamine

… distribute approximately 20,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl and approximately 20 pounds of … Kern County, Garcia-Valdez sold approximately 300 fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills. Garcia-Carranza drove … On Jan. 30, Garcia-Valdez sold approximately 2,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills. Garcia-Carranza drove …
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Fentanyl Distributors Charged Following Fourth Fatal Juvenile Overdose

… 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 …
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DEA One Pill Can Kill Social Media Campaign

October 22, 2026
… CJNG cartels in Mexico are producing fentanyl and fentanyl-laced counterfeit prescription pills with chemicals from … Opioid Crisis Fentanyl Flow to the United States Fentanyl-Laced Crack Cocaine a Deadly New Threat DEA Fentanyl Related …
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Carrollton Couple Tied to Possibly 10 Juvenile Overdoses Charged with Fentanyl Conspiracy

… Ms. Cano allegedly dealt fake Percocet and Oxycontin pills laced with fentanyl, commonly known as “M30s,” to multiple … is 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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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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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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Fentanyl Dealers Plead Guilty in Relation to Overdose Death of Oklahoma Man

… 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 …
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35 defendants charged in joint federal and state investigation into heroin and fentanyl delivery service in Chicago area

… of the defendants allegedly distributed heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin to customers in the Chicago area, with drivers dispatched to make deliveries after customers placed orders on a telephone hotline.   The investigation was … Customers intending to purchase heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin called a designated telephone number operated …
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… cocaine) and fentanyl, as well as over 20,000 doses of drug-laced paper were seized during the investigation. According … envelope marked as legal mail, in the hopes that the drug-laced paper will be delivered undetected.  Carpenter-Grady …
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H Block Gang Associate Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… cocaine) and fentanyl, as well as over 20,000 doses of drug-laced paper were seized during the investigation. The …
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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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Fentanyl Free America Awards

July 16, 2026
… the distribution and trafficking of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced substances. The work of the City/County Investigative … on October 20, 2021, after unknowingly receiving something laced with fentanyl.  In honor of Sarah’s memory and legacy, … 33-year-old son, Andrew Ganhão, in March 2022 to fentanyl-laced marijuana, Paula turned grief into relentless action, …
July 16, 2026
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Supplier in Juvenile Fentanyl Overdoses Case Charged with Drug Conspiracy

… 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 …
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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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H Block Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… cocaine) and fentanyl, as well as over 20,000 doses of drug-laced paper were seized during the investigation. Since the …
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Tacoma Man Who Persisted in Drug Trafficking Despite Being Stopped With More Than 25 Pounds of Meth Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison

… Portland Police Department seized 7.5 kilograms of fentanyl laced pills from a bag that had been abandoned at a bus …
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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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Keeping Area Families Safe This Summer

July 16, 2021
… 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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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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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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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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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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York County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy

… region.  Brown was supplied with fentanyl and fentanyl laced pills.   United States District Mary Geiger Lewis …
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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

… 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 …