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Leader Of Interstate Online Pill Mill Ring Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Prison

… conspiracy that sent millions of dollars worth of highly addictive prescription painkillers to all 50 states was … painkillers, including hydrocodone and alprazolam, to drug addicts and recreational drug users who had no medical …
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Doctor, Pharmacist And Call-Center Manager Found Guilty In Massive Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… conspiracy that sent millions of dollars’ worth of highly addictive prescription painkillers to all 50 states, said … painkillers, including hydrocodone and alprazolam, to drug addicts and recreational drug users who had no medical …
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Mexican citizen sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison

… five kilograms of fentanyl.  “The country is battling an opioid epidemic that is taking lives by the minute. Fentanyl … overdoses, is responsible for the sharp increase in opioid deaths across the U.S.  In just three years, the …
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Spokane Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Idaho Teen

… in Washington and North Idaho. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times stronger than morphine. … pills. The pills are made to look like prescription opioids such as oxycodone (OxyContin, Percocet), hydrocodone …
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DEA-NJ And NYPD Recover 270 Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin And Cocaine With A Street Value Of Over $30 Million

… were composed of fentanyl mixed with heroin, the synthetic opioid tramadol and the tranquilizer ketamine. Given that a … - 46% more than in 2015. A dangerously strong synthetic opioid, fentanyl is approximately 50 times stronger than …
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Woman Sentenced To 25 Years in Federal Prison for Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Meth Distribution

… our citizens’ health and safety by distributing such addictive, controlled substances. This sentence, by a …
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Pittsfield man sentenced to 130 months for methamphetamine trafficking

… will do everything in our power to keep this highly addictive drug off the streets of New Hampshire.”         … Division Inspector in Charge Joseph W. Cronin. “This highly addictive drug has no place in our communities. We will …
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DEA Asheville Post of Duty Engages in First-Ever Major Takedown on Indian Reservation

March 29, 2019
… areas elsewhere, have felt the sting of drug abuse and addiction. DEA, its law enforcement partners and the U.S. …
March 29, 2019
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Nearly 40 Pounds of Heroin and Fentanyl Seized in the Bronx: Three Indicted

… of all drug overdoses in 2020 were attributed to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, nationwide. Here in New York … the callousness of these alleged traffickers, as opioid overdose deaths surged during the pandemic. I thank …
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Cocaine laced with fentanyl leads to multiple deaths, overdoses

… more than double the number in 2016. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine even in … Naloxone is a medication that reverses overdose from opioids. Additional doses of Naloxone are sometimes needed …
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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributors Sentenced

… in the Lubbock area of the highly potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl.  While fentanyl can serve as a direct substitute for heroin in opioid-dependent individuals, it is a dangerous substitute …
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Stockton Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Meth Pills and Illegal Firearms Possession

… fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and U-47700 (a synthetic opioid), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug …
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Upper Marlboro Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… Synthetic drugs Drug Trafficking Heroin Cocaine Oxycodone Opioids Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

… die from a drug overdose, about half from prescription opioids and heroin.  Prescription opioid abuse in many instances will transition to heroin use …
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Burlington Man Sentenced To Home Confinement And Supervised Release For Heroin Dealing

… in the Burlington area who sold heroin to support his own addiction to the substance. During the course of his career … the fact that he sold heroin to support his own severe addiction, and his successful efforts at drug treatment. …
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19 Charged In Prescription Drug Trafficking Conspiracies

… narcotics. Many of the users of these drugs are becoming addicted and moving on to more powerful drugs like heroin, which poses a significant risk to the addict and the community in which they live,” stated Gary M. …
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Operator Of Urgent Care Clinics On Long Island Sentenced

… to drug abusers, sustaining the destructive abuse of opioid analgesics in our communities,” stated United States … Prevention has called an epidemic increase in the abuse of opioid analgesics. To date, the Initiative has brought over …
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Detroit Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Overseeing a Drug Trafficking Network

… to hold drug traffickers accountable for distributing opioids and other illegal drugs into our communities while …
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Queens pharmacist indicted for illegal distribution of oxycodone and filing false tax returns

… prosecute medical professionals who seek to profit from the opioid epidemic.” “Income earned from the sale of … called an epidemic increase in the abuse of so-called opioid analgesics. To date, the initiative has brought over …
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Dominican Man Residing in Lawrence Sentenced to 75 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… Republic. “The state of New Hampshire is faced with an opioid crisis unlike ever before,” said Drug Enforcement … State.  Drug traffickers who seek to profit from selling opioids in the Granite State will be prosecuted and sent to …
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Baltimore career offender pleads guilty to federal charges for distributing fentanyl

… in Maryland. Under this initiative, titled the “Synthetic Opioid Surge,” or “SOS” for short, every arrest involving … of the efforts we are making to reduce the number of opioid overdose deaths in Maryland.” According to Nelson’s …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Brooklyn Federal Court To 10 A½ Years’ Imprisonment For Distributing Fentanyl

… to identify dealers and traffickers responsible for fueling opioid abuse and the rising number of fentanyl-related … described as 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.  Opioids have been a particular problem in West Virginia, …
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Gastonia Pharmacy to Pay $204,000 to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substances Act Violations

… to comply with the Controlled Substances Act, they can put opioids and other prescription drugs at risk of abuse on the …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… enactment of fentanyl-class controls in May 2019, the opioid threat remains at epidemic levels, affecting large … deaths in the United States, while heroin and prescription opioids remain significant challenges to public health and …
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Atlanta drug trafficker sentenced for heroin distribution

… as a part of Operation SCOPE (Strategically Combatting Opioids through Prosecution and Enforcement), which is an … that illegally-prescribed painkillers, heroin and synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl have on our neighborhoods. The …
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Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone, Defrauding Government Programs

… to flood the community with controlled substances that feed addictions and have a corrosive effect on our communities,” … medications to certain patients who showed obvious signs of addiction.  The investigation, which included the use of …
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Rochester Man Sentenced to 46 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

… to the crisis.  DEA’s top priority is combatting the opioid epidemic by working with our local, county, state and … are responsible for distributing fentanyl and other deadly opioids in our state.” This case was investigated by the …
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Eastside Rollin 20s Crips members and associates indicted

… Synthetic drugs Task Forces/Task Force Officers Synthetic Opioids Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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Three Defendants Sentenced To Over 32 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

… brings turmoil into the lives of those who are addicted to or live around it,” stated David Downing, … to anyone thinking of polluting our communities with this addictive substance.  DEA, along with our law enforcement …
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DEA Highlights 2021

December 31, 2024
… the year.  A majority of those deaths involved a synthetic opioid, primarily illicit fentanyl. The alarming increase in … and middle school students to address the nation’s opioid crisis and encourage resiliency through a native …
December 31, 2024