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Burke County men indicted for operation of illegal pill factory

… our neighborhoods safe from dangerous drugs.” “Deadly, addictive and illegal drugs – especially opioids and methamphetamine – are ripping asunder small …
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Special Agent In Charge Gary Tuggle Speaks With Undergraduate Students At Lehigh University

… drew our attention to the relationship between prescription opioids and street addiction in a way that we hadn’t spent much time thinking …
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Palm Beach County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

… the same across all demographics. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 … Control and Prevention (CDC), fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the most common drugs involved in overdose …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… across the United States.                        Opioids, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25th

… from communities across the United States.        Opioids, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Leader of Clan Del Golfo, The Colombian Drug Cartel and Terrorist Organization, Charged in Superseding Indictment With Expanded Criminal Conduct and Terrorism Offenses

… the violence in our neighborhoods, and the lives lost to addiction and overdose. The DEA, alongside our federal, …
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39 People Charged On Heroin Conspiracy Charges In Central Ohio

… prevention and drug treatment, play in fighting the current opioid epidemic, but we also recognize that putting a … dent into the supply of these poisons will help to reduce addiction rates and ultimately overdose deaths.”  “These …
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Ten Charged In Broome County Methamphetamine And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… drug traffickers succeeded in flooding the market with opioids, and now they are trying to do the same with … drugs, which continue to destroy the lives of many through addiction. Today’s arrests should send a strong message to …
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Law Enforcement Partnership in Nebraska Takes Stance Against Methamphetamine

… the most recent data available. “While fentanyl and opioids dominate the headlines, it’s important that we don’t … Special Agent in Charge Justin C. King said. “This highly addictive substance is destroying families in Nebraska and …
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Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Operation in Eastern Washington

… dangerous and often deadly substance contributing to the opioid crisis nationwide.” Sergeant Julian Covella of the …
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Long Island Man Charged With Distributing Heroin That Caused The Death Of A 20-Year-Old College Student

… those heroin dealers who flood our streets with this highly addictive narcotic, be forewarned: if you sell heroin, my … Naloxone, a nasal spray that reverses the effect of an opioid overdose, and save that young man’s life. Undeterred, …
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Federal Court Sentences Foreign National Drug Trafficker Who Moved Thousands of Kilograms of Cocaine

… united in protecting the public from those who profit from addiction.” The evidence at trial proved Didani and other …
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Dominican National Convicted of Fentanyl Distribution

… will continue to pursue and prosecute those who prey on addicts by distributing deadly drugs.” “Fentanyl is causing … as a warning to those traffickers who are fueling the opioid epidemic.” The charge of distribution of fentanyl …
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Three Large Fentanyl Packing Mills Dismantled in the Bronx and Manhattan: Up to 90 Pounds of Fentanyl and Two Guns Seized

… have lost a loved one from his terrible scourge of drug addiction. It is incalculable, the number of people that 90 … disrupt, and hold accountable those who profit from addiction and endanger lives across New York.” The New York …
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DEA And Community Partners In Michigan Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

… asked. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over, …
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DEA And Community Partners In Kentucky Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

… asked. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over, …
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DEA And Community Partners In Ohio Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

… asked. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over, …
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DEA Atlanta Divisional Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

… the state. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and …
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DEA Charlotte District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

… the state. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and …
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DEA Columbia District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

… the state. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and …
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DEA Nashville District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

… the state. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers. There are 6.4 million Americans age 12 …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back This Saturday

… asked. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and …
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Drug Ring Supplying Elmira, NY With Heroin And Fentanyl Shut Down

… consecutive to any penalty received on the drug charge. "As opioid overdose rates skyrocket, and law enforcement seize … for supplying our neighborhoods with poison used to feed addiction, enable crime and destroy families." SAC Hunt …
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New York Doctor Sentenced To More Than 13 Years In Prison For Unlawfully Dispensing Nearly 1 Million Oxycodone Pills

… clear, those who abuse their medical licenses to fuel the opioid epidemic that is devastating so many of our … proceedings and in court filings: Oxycodone is a highly addictive, prescription-strength narcotic used to treat …
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Federal Grand Jury Charges Owner Of Several North Texas Pill Mills With Drug Distribution Conspiracy And Firearm Charges

… Department of Justice has designated as National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week, in which it seeks to prevent new victims from succumbing to addiction and highlight its ongoing commitment to hold …
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Alleged Dealer Indicted For Manslaughter In Fatal Overdose Case; Six Suspects Charged As Operating As A Major Trafficker

… and safety.”  Fentanyl is considered to be the most potent opioid available for use in medical treatment and is … of heroin and fentanyl onto our streets and into addicts’ hands.” During the course of the investigation of …
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DEA Administrator Terrance Cole on the Capture of Ryan Wedding

January 23, 2026
… across North America - driving overdoses, violence, and addiction on both sides of the border.   Today’s …
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Physician Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Operating a Pill Mill from His Northwest D.C. Medical Practice

… for walk-in appointments. Each individual was prescribed opioids by Okafor after minimal examination. Further … drug distribution scheme, whereby he would prescribe opioids to numerous individuals using false identities, whom … nationwide. Okafor was convicted of distribution of opioids to undercover sources, numerous uncharged …
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DEA Omaha Division kicks off Red Ribbon Week on October 23

… to them that are designed to steal their future through addiction.”   Omaha Division agents, covering Iowa, … to live drug free lives while providing information on opioid awareness and discussing topics such as vaping and …
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Denver doctor pleads guilty to illegally prescribing controlled substances

… of a combination of drugs comprised of a benzodiazepine, an opioid, and a muscle relaxant, which while highly sought out … will be fewer people in this state being provided highly addictive controlled substances for no legitimate medical …