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DEA New Orleans Division Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Three Charged with Trafficking Narcotics in the Naugatuck Valley

… Smith were distributing fentanyl, cocaine, and prescription opioids in Connecticut’s Lower Naugatuck Valley.  Zimmerman …
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DEA St. Louis Division Announces National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Treasury Sanctions Regional Commander of Mexico’s CJNG in Coordination with Justice and State Actions

… Gacki.  “Flores Silva, who traffics massive amounts of opioids and cocaine, represents a major threat to the United …
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DEA St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs

… has decreased, while the number of deaths from synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, has remained steady. DEA uses …
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Leader of Drug Delivery Service Responsible for Three Fentanyl Poisoning Deaths Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

… that they were receiving cocaine mixed with that deadly opioid.  In the course of a single day – March 17, 2021 – …
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Chinese National Indicted for Importation of Enough Chemicals to Make Millions of Fatal Doses of Fentanyl

… plays a pivotal role in disrupting the supply of illicit opioids at every point in the drug supply chain: …
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DEA Brings Its “One Pill Can Kill Game Over” Tournament to New England for a First-of-Its-Kind Event

… Street, Worcester, Mass., 02604. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, which is now involved in a majority of drug …
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Six Members of Evansville Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking Ring Indicted

… adults in the United States. Fentanyl is a highly potent opioid that drug dealers dilute with cutting agents to make …
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Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Pleads Guilty to a Federal Racketeering, Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs, Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

… Force Officers Heroin Fentanyl Cocaine Synthetic Opioids On On …
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Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers

… of controlled substances. “Our region is awash in opioids that have brought heartbreak and suffering to …
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Georgia Man Sentenced To 135 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine

… heroin and marijuana are also of concern.  In addition, the opioid threat, and diversion of prescription drug are a …
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AlphaBay, The Largest Online ‘dark Market,’ Shut Down

… 16, in Portland, Oregon, involving U-47700, a synthetic opioid, revealed that the drugs were purchased on AlphaBay …
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Ross Ulbricht, The Creator And Owner Of The “Silk Road” Website, Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court On All Counts

… as “Cannabis,” “Dissociatives,” “Ecstasy,” “Intoxicants,” “Opioids,” “Precursors,” “Prescription,” “Psychedelics,” and …
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Iraqi National Dealing Fentanyl from Glen Allen Hotel Room Sentenced to Prison

… the results. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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Virginia Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… Task Forces/Task Force Officers Cocaine Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration To Participate in National Night Out Events Across the Country

… Yakama Nation. Keeping our communities safe from synthetic opioids takes everyone and I am proud that DEA can be a part …
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Mexican National Unlawfully Residing in Oregon Faces Federal Charges For Trafficking Large Quantities of Fentanyl and Heroin

… for the District of Oregon. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 100 times more powerful than morphine and 50 times …
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15-Year Prison Sentence for Deadly Drug Deal that Killed Two People

… drugs Task Forces/Task Force Officers Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids Ketamine Xylazine On On Press Release Image Layout …
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Overdose Deaths Decline, Fentanyl Threat Looms

… 2023, with nearly 70 percent of those deaths attributed to opioids such as fentanyl.  “While we are grateful to see a …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Set for Saturday

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… January through March 2023 in New York City were caused by opioids.  DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino stated …
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DEA warns of methamphetamine and fentanyl drug market built by aftermath of COVID-19 in New York

… involving psychostimulants (methamphetamine) and synthetic opioids (fentanyl),” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray …
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Pharmacist Sentenced to More Than 14 Years in Federal Prison for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Murder for Hire

… the case. # # #   Drug Trafficking Prescription Drugs Opioids Oxycodone On …
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

… the arrest of El Mencho.     In 2018, there were over 5,500 opioid-related deaths in Florida, according to the Florida …
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97 in Puerto Rico Charged With Drug Trafficking

… and trafficking in heroin, cocaine, marijuana and opioids-prescription drugs. Today, the work and sacrifice of …
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Former Physician Indicted For Selling Amphetamine Diet Pills To Patients After Losing Medical License

… to family members for narcotics, including the opioid painkillers (commonly known by the brand name …