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DEA Expands Opioid Initiative To Pinal County

… DEA Expands Opioid Initiative To Pinal County November 08, 2017 Phoenix … and the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office to address the opioid epidemic.  Nearly 500 people in Arizona have lost …
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Local pain management doctor going to prison for 70 months for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and health care fraud

… not only to defendant’s crimes but to the larger opioid crisis generally. From a healthcare system, which, in … which developed and aggressively marketed powerful opioids, all the while minimizing their risks and … powerful drugs and how to deal with patients suffering from addiction; to a medical community, which was too willing to …
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Houston Physician And Pain Management Clinic Owner Convicted Of Running “pill Mill” That Provided Unlawful Prescriptions For Millions Of Doses Of Opioids And Other Controlled Substances

… Provided Unlawful Prescriptions For Millions Of Doses Of Opioids And Other Controlled Substances March 29, 2018 … daily to control the crowds of people, who ranged from addicts to “crew leaders.” This case was investigated by the …
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Pain Clinic Doctor and Staff Member Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Opioids

… and Staff Member Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Opioids January 06, 2022 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) …
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Dark Web Vendor of Opioids and Counterfeit U.S. Currency Pleads Guilty

… Dark Web Vendor of Opioids and Counterfeit U.S. Currency Pleads Guilty May 12, …
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Madera Pharmacist Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Illegally Trafficking Hundreds of Thousands of Opiate Pills

… Office will continue our pursuit of those who fuel the opioid epidemic for their own personal benefit."  “As a … pills, knowing his greed-fueled actions would put opioids in the hands of drug dealers and could cause grave … led to the distribution of nearly half a million highly addictive opioids in Tennessee, Texas and beyond; fueling …
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Knoxville Man Charged in Federal Court with Fentanyl and Firearms Offenses

… public awareness campaign designed to combat the synthetic opioid crisis. On December 15, 2025, the President issued an …
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Doctor Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Selling Oxycodone Prescriptions To Addicts And Dealers For Cash And Gifts

… 57 Months In Prison For Selling Oxycodone Prescriptions To Addicts And Dealers For Cash And Gifts December 09, 2014 San … prescribing thousands of Oxycodone pills and other highly addictive painkillers without any legitimate medical …
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Town Hall: Your Voice. Your Future – Opioids: A National Crisis

March 05, 2019
… Town Hall: Your Voice. Your Future – Opioids: A National Crisis March 05, 2019 LAS VEGAS – On …
March 05, 2019
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

… Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments June 29, 2018 Dallas Contact Info Contact … distribution of and fraudulent billing for prescription opioids by health care professionals, announced Special …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day with Extended Hours for the Faces of Fentanyl Exhibit

… tirelessly to amplify and increase awareness of the highly addictive and dangerous drugs containing fentanyl - … pills and powder seizures.      Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 50 times more potent than … mixing fentanyl with other illicit drugs to drive addiction and create repeat business. Many victims of …
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

… Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments May 29, 2018 Dallas Contact Info Contact … distribution of and fraudulent billing for prescription opioids by health care professionals, announced Special …
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Eight Defendants, Including a Brooklyn Medical Doctor, And Three Pharmacists, Charged with Illegally Distributing More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills

… to traffickers for distribution, resulting in dangerous opioids flooding the streets of this district,” stated … New York City, promoting the illicit trade of dangerously addictive opioids. DOI will continue to work tirelessly with …
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Maryland Man Convicted of Fentanyl Distribution

… Green’s federal trial he sold fentanyl that fueled the opioid crisis in Southern Maryland,” stated Acting United … investigating and prosecuting those responsible for fueling addiction and deadly overdoses and poisonings in our area – … Major Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Opioids Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout …
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As Western Maryland battles the opioid crisis, meth is surging

… As Western Maryland battles the opioid crisis, meth is surging November 13, 2019 Washington, … largely been overshadowed by the nation’s intense focus on opioids. Because there has been so much attention on opioids …
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Opioid Overdose Deaths Remain High in Seattle and King County

June 01, 2017
… Opioid Overdose Deaths Remain High in Seattle and King … The majority (63 percent) of the 360 deaths were caused by opioids. The opioids responsible for the overdose deaths …
June 01, 2017
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HSTF: Armed Kent, Washington, Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Role in a Family-Led Drug Conspiracy

… our partners are committed to removing highly dangerous and addictive drugs from our communities and combatting the …
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Charlotte couple indicted on conspiracy to distribute prescription opioids in Virginia

… couple indicted on conspiracy to distribute prescription opioids in Virginia November 29, 2019 Washington, DC Contact … that they conspired to illegally distribute prescription opioids to patients in the Western District of Virginia and …
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Suburban Chicago Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison for Prescribing Opioids Without a Medical Exam

… Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison for Prescribing Opioids Without a Medical Exam July 17, 2023 Chicago Contact …
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Orange County Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Causing Two Fatal Drug Overdoses

… time, to victim “L.F.,” who ingested the powerful synthetic opioid and died. The indictment further alleged that …
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Operation Engage Wichita

April 29, 2025
… will focus on the greater Wichita, Kansas region, targeting opioids and methamphetamine misuse and abuse. Other … step in avoiding drug experimentation, drug misuse, drug addiction, and related behaviors that are plaguing our …
April 29, 2025
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Laurence Doud, Former CEO of Pharmaceutical Distributor, Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Unlawfully Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

… than his responsibility as CEO of RDC to prevent dangerous opioids from making their way to pharmacies, drug dealers, and people struggling with addiction.  The sentence imposed today holds Doud … for shipping massive amounts of dangerous and highly addictive oxycodone and fentanyl to pharmacies that he knew …
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Panama City Meth Trafficker Receives 17 Years in Prison

… our streets with poison, plaguing our communities with addiction, blight, and despair. President Donald J. Trump … Our deputies will continue to pursue those who profit from addiction and destruction, and we will not stop until our …
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Federal Court In New Mexico Dismisses Drug Addict’s Lawsuit Against United States And DEA Agents

… Federal Court In New Mexico Dismisses Drug Addict’s Lawsuit Against United States And DEA Agents … commonly known as crack, thus “reigniting” his previous addiction to crack.  Romero sought $8,500,000.00 in damages …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… nationwide efforts to increase awareness of the highly addictive and dangerous drugs containing fentanyl that continue driving the opioid epidemic. “Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug … with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—to drive addiction and create repeat customers. Many fentanyl …
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The Overdose Crisis in the DMV

February 17, 2021
… numb their pain. So many people in our area get hooked on opioids such as fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, and heroin. …
February 17, 2021
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Glendale Doctor Agrees To Plead Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkiller

… Glendale Doctor Agrees To Plead Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkiller May 11, 2016 Los Angeles Contact Info …
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking After Possessing 86 Pounds of 100% Pure Meth and 4,700 Carfentanil Pills

… According to the DEA, carfentanil is a synthetic opioid estimated to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl and …
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2018 Fentanyl Remains the Most Significant Synthetic Opioid Threat in US

May 01, 2018
… 2018 Fentanyl Remains the Most Significant Synthetic Opioid Threat in US Publication Intelligence May 01, 2018 … to produce new fentanyl-related substances and other novel opioids.  PRB-DIB-003-18.pdf On …
May 01, 2018
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Ten Defendants Charged In Drug Conspiracy Indictment For Allegedly Distributing Thousands Of Addictive Opiate Pain Pills In North Jersey

… Indictment For Allegedly Distributing Thousands Of Addictive Opiate Pain Pills In North Jersey November 07, … “Gutierrez and his co-conspirators were allegedly peddling addiction and death in North Jersey in the form of thousands …