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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… huge amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine, which drives addiction and violence and kills Americans.  It also shows … communities with fentanyl and methamphetamine, drive addiction, fuel violence, and kill Americans,” said … platforms. “Illicit fentanyl, and other synthetic opioids, are responsible for nearly 70% of the drug overdose …
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Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation

… overdose deaths and devastate the lives of those who become addicted and the people who love them,” Bridget G. Brennan … we can do to rein in this epidemic is reduce the flow of addictive drugs available in our neighborhoods and on our … organizations at the foundation of the heroin and opioid epidemic are being targeted by law enforcement …
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Queens Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… in Long Island with distribution of oxycodone, a highly-addictive prescription medicine used to treat severe pain. … drugs from their intended use they fuel drug abuse and addiction. We are committed to vigorous prosecution of this …
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DEA and partners hold 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … (DEA cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps).   "Addiction causes a tremendous amount of pain and suffering, not just for those addicted to drugs, but also for their families and friends," …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2019

… Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … (DEA cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps.)   "Addiction causes a tremendous amount of pain and suffering, not just for those addicted to drugs, but also for their families and friends," …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… of the high and the cheap price of methamphetamine. Many opioid addicts are reportedly transitioning to … methamphetamine has been a leading cause of violence and addiction – a drug threat that has never gone away,” said … By reducing the supply of meth, we reduce the violence, addiction, and death it spreads.”  “The stark rise in …
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Turning Grief into Action: Bereaved Families and DEA Unite for “Walk for Lives” to Combat Fentanyl Crisis

… Black Sheep Recovery Warfare Organization, American Addiction Centers-Oxford Treatment Centers, Oceans …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… to come together and do his or her part to fight the opioid crisis - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription … Back Day events continue to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce the addiction and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… to come together and do his or her part to fight the opioid crisis - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription … Back Day events continue to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce the addiction and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… to come together and do his or her part to fight the opioid crisis - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription … Back Day events continue to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce the addiction and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to …
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McKesson Settlement: Pays $150 Million, Largest Fine In DEA History

… from all angles.” “In light of the growing epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose deaths, drug companies have a duty to …
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Drug Induced Homicide

… State, County and Municipal agencies to address the opioid crisis.  The Task Force has further support from the … of law enforcement involvement in the fight against the opioid epidemic.  The Task Force has also partnered with … traffickers who prey on those who suffer the scourge of addiction.” On …
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… out and secure home medicine cabinets WASHINGTON, DC – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the … prescription drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce addiction and stem overdose deaths. Learn more about the …
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Fort Lauderdale Doctor And Staff Arrested For Running A Pill Mill

… Mensah, 50.  All are accused of prescribing high amounts of opioids and other addictive drugs for no legitimate reason to patients seeking … during which in actuality, they issued prescriptions for opioids and other drugs in exchange for cash payments,.  As …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… drug networks and are made to look like real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, … pills that contain these dangerous and extremely addictive drugs are more lethal and more accessible than … Drug traffickers are using fake pills to exploit the opioid crisis and prescription drug misuse in the United …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… drug networks and are made to look like real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, … pills that contain these dangerous and extremely addictive drugs are more lethal and more accessible than … Drug traffickers are using fake pills to exploit the opioid crisis and prescription drug misuse in the United …
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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… drug networks and are made to look like real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, … pills that contain these dangerous and extremely addictive drugs are more lethal and more accessible than … Drug traffickers are using fake pills to exploit the opioid crisis and prescription drug misuse in the United …
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Federal Law Enforcement Officials Warn of "Rainbow Fentanyl" Appearing in Oregon

… a brightly-colored version of the highly-toxic synthetic opioid responsible for hundreds of fatal overdoses every day … an increase of nearly 15% from the previous year. Synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) accounted for more than three …
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70 Individuals Arrested After DEA Unleashes Knoxville Thunder, Taking the Fight to Area Drug Traffickers

… from investigations related to fentanyl and other dangerous opioids.  Over the course of the surge, Knox County saw a 24 …
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Drug Fact Sheets

November 30, 2021
… Search Results Drug Category Depressants (2) Narcotics (Opioids) (2) Drugs of Concern (1) Heroin (1) Synthetic Opioids (1) Clear All Results …
November 30, 2021
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Second Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 97 Months’ Imprisonment For Distributing Fentanyl In Which A Young Mother Died After Ingesting

… holds Monroe accountable for contributing to the deadly opioid epidemic facing this country. This Office, together … lives will be saved by reducing the availability of opioids and preventing new addictions.” “There are no words to express our sorrow for …
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DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to Northeast

… DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to Northeast March 04, …
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Homeland Security Task Force: Mississippi Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

… dangerous drugs will be held accountable. The drugs fuel addiction, devastate families, and too often result in …
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DEA Announces 20th Take Back Day

… partners prepare for April event WASHINGTON, D.C. – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the … prescription drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce addiction and stem overdose deaths. Learn more about the …
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Multi-Year Investigation Leads to Indictment

… “Drug cartels, such as the Sinaloa cartel, are driving addiction and overdose deaths in the United States,” said … and to prevent massive amounts of fentanyl pills and other addictive drugs from being sold to our citizens.”  “This … Randy Grossman. “As fentanyl continues to fuel the ongoing opioid epidemic and claim ever more lives, we will use every …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 601 Individuals Responsible for over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses

… of Justice History Resulted in 76 Doctors Charged and 84 Opioid Cases Involving More Than 13 Million Illegal Dosages of Opioids WASHINGTON  – Attorney General Jeff Sessions and …
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Fourteen Plead Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Participating In Massive Oxycodone And Heroin Conspiracy In And Around Rockland County

… drug overdose deaths; 28,647 deaths, or 61%, involved opioids,” said DEA SAC Hunt.  “The abuse of diverted pain … and enabling drug traffickers to make a toxic profit off addiction.  Last March, law enforcement combined resources …
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Doctor who operated oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme sentenced to 5 years in prison

… narcotics without regard to his patients’ medical needs and addictions is no more than a drug dealer. Lopez will serve a … federal court:   Oxycodone and fentanyl are highly addictive, narcotic opioids that are used to treat severe pain conditions. …
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Returns April 26 to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse

… a success.”  “Substance abuse - sometimes leading to opiate addiction - frequently starts when family members take drugs … Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Operation Engage Richmond

March 28, 2025
… step in avoiding drug experimentation, drug misuse, drug addiction, and all related behaviors that are plaguing our … 150% overdose rate increase.  In 2019, there were 60 fatal opioid overdoses reported in the city of Richmond.  In 2020, … that provide services to the public regarding addiction, community empowerment, drug education and …
March 28, 2025