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24 Boston gang members, associates charged with cocaine trafficking

… over human life, and are responsible for fueling drug addiction and much of the violent crime across America. DEA … and protect the health and safety of those affected by drug addiction.”  “During these times of significant societal …
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Peabody Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Drugs Laced with Fentanyl

… with co-defendant Yeffry Reynoso.  In January 2017, a fatal opioid overdose in Melrose prompted an investigation into … The investigation determined that Reynoso supplied the opioids that led to the fatal overdose in January and that …
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Three Metro Detroit Doctors Among Conspirators Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Opiate Prescription Drugs

… on the illegal market. The prescriptions for these highly addictive drugs were written outside the course of usual … of prescription pills to the street market promotes the addiction to painkillers that leads to overdose deaths,” …
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DEA, SAMHSA Extend COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications for Six Months While Considering Comments from the Public

… that promote access to effective and safe treatment for opioid use disorder, including through telemedicine …
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Man And Woman Admit To Their Roles In Synthetic Drug Distribution That Lead To An Overdose Death

… designer drugs over the internet, including a synthetic opioid that is several times more potent than morphine. … the controlled substance analogues U-47700, a synthetic opioid several times more potent than morphine, and A-PHP …
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Norfolk Man Responsible for Fatal Overdose Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl, Heroin, and Firearm Charges

… (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs Drug Trafficking Fentanyl Opioids Synthetic Opioids Heroin On On …
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Dark web fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

… Melissa Scanlan who recklessly flood our communities with opioids may think they can evade detection in the shadowy … prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.” “Illicit opioid distribution, whether online or through conventional …
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Leader of prescription fraud ring sentenced to over three years in federal prison

… our federal, state and local counterparts,” “Addressing the opioid epidemic is a top priority for the Department of … lives and families are affected and destroyed daily due to opioid drug abuse.”    Brandon Fuller was the leader of a …
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Lubbock Man Involved In Furanyl Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charge

… Forcum’s involvement in distributing the potent synthetic opioid when Forcum voluntarily made a police report that … in the Lubbock, Texas, area. Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid analgesic that is about 30 to 40 times stronger than …
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Manager in Major Baltimore Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced

… (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs Drug Trafficking Fentanyl Opioids Synthetic Opioids Heroin On On …
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Two fentanyl dealers sentenced for role in synthetic drug distribution ring linked to two overdose deaths

… stated that both defendants were part of a large-scale opioid manufacturing and trafficking organization that … drug overdoses.   To date, 16 members and associates of the opioid manufacturing and trafficking operation have been …
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DEA New Jersey Welcomes New Special Agent In Charge

… Nickerson reports to New Jersey in the midst of the current opioid crisis.  In 2016, approximately 1,900 residents of New Jersey died from an opioid overdose.  SAC Nickerson said, “We will continue with …
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Doctor Arrested And Charged With Using Patient Names Fraudulently To Obtain Controlled Substances

… manner from the Tampa pharmacy.  The prescriptions were for opioids including hydromorphone HCL, fentanyl citrate, and … Evidence obtained from Dr. Biddle’s trash suggest that the opioids he was fraudulently receiving, as well as marijuana, …
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Fentanyl Importer/Supplier and Sex Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison

… trafficked women for sex. He often recruited women who were addicted to his drugs and then advertised and “managed” them …
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West Portsmouth Couple Sentenced For Operating “Pill Mill” In Waverly

… 4. “The crimes committed caused and enabled countless drug addictions throughout the Portsmouth area, which created …
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DEA Targets CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their Drugs in Five Days

… fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin to fuel addiction, overdoses, and violence in communities across the …
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Leaders Of Meth And Heroin Distribution Ring Sentenced To Long Prison Terms

… group contributed to the methamphetamine and heroin addiction in the Pacific NW,” said DEA Special Agent in … where liquid methamphetamine was processed into highly addictive crystal methamphetamine.  The conversion of liquid …
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DEA Arrests Two Individuals In Synthetic Drug Conspiracy Linked To An Overdose Death

… distribute dangerous designer drugs, including a synthetic opioid that is several times more potent than morphine Brian … and Benzodiazepine (Etizolam).   U-47700 is a synthetic opioid that is several times more potent than morphine.  Law …
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DEA announces release of 2018 Pennsylvania Drug-Related Overdose Death Report

… Pharmacy’s Program Evaluation Research Unit, Pennsylvania Opioid Overdose Reduction Technical Assistance Center to … districts ranged from 11% to 1%.   The presence of an opioid, illicit or prescription, was reported in 82% of …
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Perry County Pharmacist Arrested On Federal Drug Charge

… good medicines to get into the hands of drug dealers and addicts. The arrest of Christopher Watson and the issuance … user. Without these protections, the risk of side effects, addiction, and even death are greatly multiplied. It is …
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Boston Man Pleads Guilt to Drug Trafficking Following Two-Kilogram Cocaine Deal

… with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. “Opioids continue to take far too many lives and cause … in our Commonwealth. You will be found and prosecuted.” “Opioid abuse is at epidemic levels in New England,” said …
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Former Roanoke pharmacist sentenced for tampering with powerful narcotics

… Randy Ramseyer prosecuted the case for the United States. Opioids Synthetic Opioids Hydromorphone On …
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Three Defendants Indicted In One Of The Nation’s Largest-Ever Fentanyl Seizures

… federal indictment against three alleged traffickers. “The opioid crisis the country is facing right now makes this … the potency of heroin or to manufacture counterfeit opioid painkillers that resemble oxycodone.  Due to …
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of 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 …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Indicts 14 For Acadiana Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

… organizations determined to profit on the backs of addiction.  Methamphetamine is an insidious, addictive drug that consumes all who abuse it.  Citizens in …
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Sinaloa Cartel-Connected Drug Distribution Ring That Used Semi-Trucks to Transport Huge Loads Disrupted With Multiple Arrests

… in Mexico who profited by spreading their poisons and addiction in the Pacific Northwest,” said Acting U.S. …
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Supervising pharmacist sentenced to prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy

… the filling forged prescriptions and the outright sale of opioid pills. In so doing, he knowingly fueled the deadly opioid epidemic.”   An indictment charged Laperla and …
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June 07, 2022
… Miniscule quantities of fentanyl are incredibly potent, addictive, and deadly. Our agents say they have never seen a …
June 07, 2022
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DEA targets methamphetamine in three states with Operation Crystal Mountain

… Division Office D. Christopher Evans. “While America’s opioid crisis may dominate headlines, Operation Crystal … offenders on state-level drug charges.   While the opioid epidemic has ravaged the nation, several large swaths …