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Three Charged with Drug Distribution in Prison Following the Death of Prison Staff Member

August 20, 2024
… 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 …
August 20, 2024
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Pearsall Felon Sentenced to Prison for Dealing Fentanyl and Possessing a Stolen Firearm

February 15, 2024
… 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 …
February 15, 2024
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Snohomish Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Drug, Gun, and Murder-for-Hire Related Charges

October 02, 2023
… in January 2020 to 78 months in prison for dealing fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine. According to documents filed with … 2018.  Scott was a high-volume redistributor of fentanyl-laced imitation oxycodone pills and cocaine, who delivered …
October 02, 2023
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Repeat Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

September 29, 2023
… reportedly engaged in the distribution of deadly fentanyl-laced pills and methamphetamine in the Eastern District of … and instead fled the scene at a high rate of speed, which placed the community at risk. Officers were not permitted to … and law enforcement seized thousands of fentanyl-laced pills, methamphetamine, and several loaded firearms. …
September 29, 2023
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10 Individuals Charged for Drug Trafficking in the South Side of Chicago

August 23, 2023
… charges, the defendants distributed fentanyl and fentanyl-laced heroin. Michael Pearson allegedly conducted several … states. Charged with distributing fentanyl and fentanyl-laced heroin is Reginald Allen, 22, of Chicago. Reginald …
August 23, 2023
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Phoenix Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl

April 21, 2023
… DEA recently announced that six out of every 10 fentanyl-laced pills tested in 2022 contained a potentially lethal … a.gov/alert/dea-laboratory-testing-reveals-6-out-10-fentanyl-laced-fake-prescription-pills-now-contain ).  The Drug …
April 21, 2023
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Tucson Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

January 20, 2023
… public service campaign, that six out of every 10 fentanyl-laced pills tested in 2022 contain a potentially lethal dose … a.gov/alert/dea-laboratory-testing-reveals-6-out-10-fentanyl-laced-fake-prescription-pills-now-contain . The DEA and the …
January 20, 2023
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Eastern Washington Man Sentenced to 168 Months in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

October 28, 2022
… along with a co-defendant, was a distributor of fentanyl laced pills in both Eastern Washington and Idaho. On both … Washington and found to be in possession of fentanyl laced pills and firearms. Holmes’ fentanyl trafficking …
October 28, 2022
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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 … Adolphus P. Wright. “The creation of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl will only increase to worsen the ever …
November 04, 2019
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Ohio Man sentenced for attempting to murder witness with deadly heroin cocktail

March 06, 2019
… to 300 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin laced with carfentanil and attempting to murder a witness he … Watkins conspired with others in August 2016 to sell heroin laced with carfentanil, an animal tranquilizer 10,000 times …
March 06, 2019
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DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

November 07, 2019
… pills that contain fentanyl and fentanyl-laced heroin are responsible for thousands of opioid-related … by fentanyl pills coming from Mexican sources.  Fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills are directly linked to at least …
November 07, 2019
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DEA Reminds Families to Discuss the Dangers of Drugs Before Students Return to School

August 04, 2021
… 3,400 pills in Iowa.  In addition to counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, DEA has seen an uptick in counterfeit … Investigators have seen both fentanyl and methamphetamine laced pills marketed and sold with common prescription brand …
August 04, 2021
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

April 30, 2021
… including the deadly synthetic opioid – fentanyl - whether laced in heroin or disguised in counterfeit pills,” said DEA … billion potentially lethal doses). The seizure of fentanyl-laced pills along the Southwest Border increased more than …
April 30, 2021
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Fentanyl And Heroin Seized Before Deadly Mix Hits The Streets

September 07, 2016
… have wreaked havoc in our communities.  The sale of heroin laced with fentanyl is particularly alarming, since fentanyl … fentanyl, as well as approximately two kilograms of heroin laced with fentanyl, from the apartment.  In addition, DEA …
September 07, 2016
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San Francisco Woman Who Helped Sell Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Sentenced

February 09, 2018
… to appear like genuine oxycodone, the pills were in fact laced with fentanyl.  Vazquez helped with the pill pressing … husband had distributed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills via online marketplaces.  Fentanyl is a …
February 09, 2018
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DEA One Pill Can Kill Social Media Campaign

October 09, 2024
… CJNG cartels in Mexico are producing fentanyl and fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills with chemicals from China, … Opioid Crisis Fentanyl Flow to the United States Fentanyl-Laced Crack Cocaine a Deadly New Threat DEA Fentanyl Related …
October 09, 2024
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Staten Island man arrested for distributing heroin and fentanyl

May 06, 2019
… announced the charges.   “As alleged, Charles sold heroin laced with fentanyl, and on occasion fentanyl alone, without … 2019, Charles sold at least 40 grams of fentanyl and heroin laced with fentanyl. On Sept. 9, 2018, a 43-year-old …
May 06, 2019
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Drug Trafficker Who Participated in the Delivery of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to Federal Prison

April 08, 2024
… in deliveries of significant quantities of fentanyl-laced pills in Pawtucket, RI, and Dorchester, MA, has been … arranged for deliveries of large quantities of fentanyl-laced pills. On April 29, Nieves Zayas delivered 1,000 …
April 08, 2024
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Five indicted on federal charges for drug manufacturing, trafficking conspiracy

May 28, 2020
… in the case, seizing thousands of methamphetamine-laced pills and their raw materials, along with industrial … of dangerous drugs (in this case methamphetamine-laced pills), coupled with the possession of illegal …
May 28, 2020
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Snohomish Man Pleads Guilty to Drug, Gun, and Murder-for-Hire Related Charges

May 01, 2023
… in January 2020 to 78 months in prison for dealing fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine. One week later, before he was to … 2018.  Scott was a high-volume redistributor of fentanyl-laced imitation oxycodone pills and cocaine, who delivered …
May 01, 2023
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Ellensburg Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution that Resulted in the Deaths of Two Young People

April 13, 2023
… span in August 2021, Rivera-Venegas distributed fentanyl-laced pills to a 21-year-old male and a 16-year-old male. … serve as a warning to those who distribute fake pills laced with fentanyl that we will find you and hold you …
April 13, 2023
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Fentanyl Distribution Nets West Texas Man 12 Years in Federal Prison

January 06, 2023
… leading up to the search, totaling at least 12,000 fentanyl-laced M30 pills. Arevalo pleaded guilty on September 27, … the DEA seized more than 50.6 million fake pills often laced with fentanyl, more than double the amount of fentanyl …
January 06, 2023
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Drug Dealing Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison

November 29, 2022
… Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill Linked to Overdose Death Fentanyl_oxy_30mg_bulk … pill spill copy.jpg DEA file photo: Fake pills laced with fentanyl  EUGENE, Ore.—A Douglas County couple …
November 29, 2022
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking

July 21, 2025
… was responsible for importing tens of thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone “M-30” pills from Mexico and … December 2020, Zamora Rojo supplied thousands of fentanyl-laced M-30 pills to the organization and also gave the …
July 21, 2025
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Three Missouri Men Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Nearly 83 Pounds of Fentanyl

October 17, 2023
… Resulted in Several Overdose Deaths from Fentanyl Laced with Xylazine, Other Dangerous Substances SPRINGFIELD, … that was distributing significant amounts of fentanyl laced with an assortment of other dangerous substances, …
October 17, 2023
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DEA’s OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death Investigations Across the United States

December 16, 2024
… A 27-year-old in Florida died from a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl, leading investigators to supplier … After a 17-year-old in Virginia Beach died from a fentanyl-laced pill, investigators identified and arrested Izayah …
December 16, 2024
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DEA & MPD Issue Public Safety Alert on Mass Overdose Events Across D.C. Metro Area

April 14, 2022
… of Southeast Washington D.C., after ingesting crack cocaine laced with fentanyl. Just this week, 17 individuals … they took what MPD believes was a “bad batch” of drugs laced with fentanyl. Tragic events like these are being …
April 14, 2022
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Law Enforcement Warns of Increase in Fentanyl Overdoses

May 21, 2021
… pills and other illicit narcotics suspected to be laced with fentanyl. These deaths involve four males and one …
May 21, 2021
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Leader of Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 30 Years

June 21, 2023
… Resulted in Several Overdose Deaths from Fentanyl Laced with Xylazine SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Battlefield, Mo., … that was distributing significant amounts of fentanyl laced with an assortment of other dangerous substances, …
June 21, 2023
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Rockland County Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Six Overdoses, Including Multiple Deaths

July 12, 2023
… for one simple reason – drug traffickers are intentionally lacing all drugs with fentanyl, making today’s street drugs … had been packaged into pills, pure fentanyl, and fentanyl-laced powder. Turnick repeatedly distributed fentanyl …
July 12, 2023