PRESS RELEASE

Two Detained in Federal Custody on Meth Trafficking Charges

June 21, 2022
… 75 grams of fentanyl; nearly 48 grams of fentanyl laced cocaine; and more than $21,700 in cash. A federal …
June 21, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

West Warwick Man Sentenced for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

May 25, 2022
… arranged for the sale of substantial quantities of fentanyl-laced counterfeit OxyContin to an undercover member of the …
May 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

March 28, 2022
… front passenger seat, agents found 6,850 bags of fentanyl-laced heroin, a loaded 9 mm Sig Sauer handgun, and $2,500 …
March 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Causing Fentanyl Death

February 20, 2024
… Ralls gave Michael Marsalla, 35, a pill that Ralls knew was laced with fentanyl. Ralls admitted knowing that Marsalla …
February 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

March 10, 2025
… During the search, law enforcement seized 992 fentanyl-laced pills that were made to look like oxycodone “M-30” …
March 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Sacramento Man Sentenced to over 13 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking and Illegal Weapons Possession Charges

February 14, 2025
… On multiple occasions Salgado sold heroin and fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills and illegal short-barreled …
February 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Detroit Man Convicted of Distributing Fentanyl Causing Multiple Overdoses; Sentenced to 23 years in Federal Prison

January 30, 2025
… base. In November 2022, Triplett distributed fentanyl-laced crack cocaine that caused multiple overdoses. DEA …
January 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Dozens arrested as part of Houston Violent Crime Initiative

September 07, 2023
… 248 kilograms of meth, including meth pills some of which laced with fentanyl; over 1.7 kilograms of fentanyl, heroin, …
September 07, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Kirkland Man Charged with Drug Trafficking Offense Related to Recent Motel Robbery

August 05, 2022
… unit, law enforcement located approximately 20,000 fentanyl-laced pills, 2 pounds of methamphetamine, 1 kilogram of …
August 05, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield Resident Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl

June 17, 2022
… meet with and sell to the undercover officer 1,000 fentanyl-laced pills for the negotiated price of $2,900. At least one …
June 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Three Men Charged in Conspiracy to Distribute Millions of Fentanyl Pills

April 21, 2022
… Choisil conspired to manufacture and distribute fentanyl-laced pills throughout the Middle District of Florida. The …
April 21, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

March 18, 2022
… meet with and sell to the undercover officer 1,000 fentanyl-laced pills for the negotiated price of $2,900. During the …
March 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Double Homicide Suspect Charged With Drug Crime

March 11, 2022
… Jerome Thomas Watkins, and seized more than 3,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, multiple firearms, and roughly 20 …
March 11, 2022
STORY

Fentanyl Deaths Climbing, DEA Washington Continues the Fight

February 16, 2022
… overdose deaths occurring due to “bad batches” of fentanyl-laced drugs being distributed to hard-hit communities. Based …
February 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Administrator Anne Milgram Remarks on the Overdose Epidemic

November 17, 2021
… has continued to rise dramatically year over year. Fentanyl-laced pills are extraordinarily dangerous and are …
November 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Fort Worth Jury Convicts Whitt Drug Trafficker

November 16, 2021
… on April 26. Inside, they found more than 4,000 pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin, along with …
November 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Orlando man sentenced to twenty years for distributing fentanyl that resulted in overdose death

February 18, 2020
… resident a controlled substance that contained cocaine laced with fentanyl and heroin. After the victim ingested …
February 18, 2020
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Ocala men sentenced up to twenty years for conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl

February 04, 2020
… in Marion County. Large quantities of the heroin were also laced with fentanyl.          This case was investigated by …
February 04, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Jury convicts Orlando man for distributing fentanyl resulting in overdose death

December 06, 2019
… resident a controlled substance that contained cocaine laced with fentanyl and heroin. After ingesting the …
December 06, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for fentanyl death

June 21, 2018
… to 30 years in prison for the January 2017 sale of fentanyl laced heroin that resulted in the death of a 36 year old …
June 21, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Report: Counterfeit Pills Fueling U.S. Fentanyl And Opioid Crisis

July 22, 2016
… expanding the fentanyl market and introducing new fentanyl-laced drug products to the U.S. drug market. The DEA …
July 22, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

November 04, 2019
… “Counterfeit pills that contain fentanyl and fentanyl-laced heroin are responsible for thousands of opioid-related …
November 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Fresno man charged with illegally possessing thousands of fentanyl pills and a firearm

November 19, 2020
… Armando Chavez Jr. was selling counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl on Snapchat, a social media platform. …
November 19, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Skagit County business owner sentenced to prison for laundering money for drug cartel that trafficked heroin and fentanyl

January 21, 2020
… enforcement seized thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl, a powerful and potentially deadly …
January 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Ten year prison term imposed for a fentanyl distributor

July 01, 2019
… as one of the first major distributors of fentanyl-laced pills that are unlawfully made to appear to be …
July 01, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Carfentanil-Related Overdose Death Indictments

September 21, 2016
… Cincinnati residents, alleging that they distributed heroin laced with carfentanil, a substance 10,000 times more …
September 21, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Final Defendants Sentenced In Synthetic Drug Distribution Conspiracy

November 02, 2017
… Featherston.  “In this case, the selling of chemically laced leaves and other substances to be sold as fake …
November 02, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Makes Three More “Fake Pot” Drugs Temporarily Illegal Today

May 16, 2013
… These products consist of plant material that has been laced with these cannabinoids. These substances have not …
May 16, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Natick Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Heroin And Fentanyl Charges

October 27, 2015
… in connection with selling heroin and white heroin - heroin laced with fentanyl and/or straight fentanyl - to addicts, …
October 27, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Two New Haven Men Plead Guilty To Distributing Drugs Involved In Rash Of Overdoses

August 04, 2016
… on DEA laboratory testing, it appears that the cocaine was laced with fentanyl, a powerful opioid that can be at least …
August 04, 2016