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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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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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Two Sacramento Men Sentenced for Fentanyl Pill Trafficking

… was responsible for importing tens of thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone “M-30” pills from Mexico and …
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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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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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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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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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Maryland Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl

… families by selling deadly illicit drugs, many of which are laced with fentanyl.  What’s even more concerning is that …
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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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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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Pearsall Felon Sentenced to Prison for Dealing Fentanyl and Possessing a Stolen Firearm

… Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division. “A batch laced with fake fentanyl instantly claimed the lives of four … of July weekend because of a single batch of fentanyl-laced cocaine,” said U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the …
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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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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 …
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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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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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Domestic Trafficker Imprisoned For Possessing Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills

… young son or daughter dying after taking a single pill laced with fentanyl, and it’s people like this defendant who …
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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 …
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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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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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Mexican National Sentenced to 5 ½ Years for Fentanyl Trafficking

… doubt, lives were saved by this seizure of 70,000 fentanyl-laced M30 pills.  Every day we see the destruction and death …
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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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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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Two Louisville Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Offenses

… less than sixteen years old. “Counterfeit pharmaceuticals laced with deadly doses of fentanyl continue to devastate …
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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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DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge Speaks with School Administrators about the Drug Threat Facing Nebraska

… 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 …
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Repeat drug distributor sentenced to more than six years in prison, rearrested in midst of drug deal involving fentanyl pills

… just last week to 78 months in prison for dealing fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine is back behind bars tonight after … Scott continued to set up drug deals for fentanyl-laced pills.  Scott is now charged with possession of … this third arrest for trafficking dangerous fentanyl-laced pills, his lifestyle will be limited to a federal …