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Jake’s Fireworks Owner Sentenced to 15 years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Violations

… drug) with the same effects, causing potential overdoses, addiction, and death.  At least two people died after …
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New Jersey Doctor Charged with 34 Counts of Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

… The counts charging illegal prescribing of Schedule II opioids and stimulants are punishable by a maximum of 20 …
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Franklin County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug-Trafficking Charges

… of methamphetamine from Evans. “Methamphetamine is a highly addictive and destructive substance.  This sentence …
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Local trafficker distributing methamphetamine in North San Diego County sentenced to 10 years

… we’re seeing is highly pure, highly potent, and highly addictive. As a result, San Diego County had 438 …
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New York Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Firearms and Meth

… seizures rise, DEA stands committed to keeping this highly addictive drug off the streets. Let this sentencing serve as …
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Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine

January 22, 2025
Stimulant that speeds up body’s system that comes as pill or powder. Available in prescription as Desoxyn® to treat obesity and ADHD. Crystal meth resembles glass fragments and is an illegally altered version of the prescription drug that is cooked with over-the-counter drugs in meth labs.
January 22, 2025
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Overdoses Drop Nearly 40 Percent Since Formation of Omaha Task Force

… been crucial in addressing and mitigating the impact of the opioid crisis. This acknowledgment highlights the importance …
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California Kingpin Found Guilty of Directing Drug Enterprise

… message to drug traffickers who feed those struggling with addiction and line the pockets of criminal organizations,” …
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Second New Jersey Pharmacist Sentenced To Prison In Less Than A Week

… red flags included customers who were believed to be drug addicts, or believed to be selling or abusing the oxycodone; …
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Recidivist Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison

… drug trafficking.” “DEA stands committed to keeping highly addictive drugs like methamphetamine off the streets of New …
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Minnesota man sentanced to more than five years for distributing methamphetamine in the Eau Claire area

… the defendant’s lack of criminal history and addiction issues, he made a calculated decision to …
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Drug dealer pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose death

… drugs in fatal overdose cases.   For those who suffer from addiction, please know there is help. Call the crisis line …
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DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. DEA, along with its law …
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Lakeside Gang Member Sentenced to 14½ Years in Prison in Fentanyl Overdose Death

… drugs in fatal overdose cases. For those who suffer from addiction, please know there is help. Call the Crisis line …
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DEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin And Painkiller Abuse Continue To Concern

… heroin, MDMA, and PCP combined. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 25 to 40 times more potent than heroin, has caused …
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Historic Methamphetamine Bust for DEA Los Angeles Division

… dollars. “Synthetic drugs like methamphetamine are highly addictive, dangerous and killing people at alarming rates,” …
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Oxycodone

January 24, 2025
Oxycodone is a semi-synthetic narcotic analgesic and historically has been a popular drug of abuse among the narcotic abusing population.
January 24, 2025
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35 Years for Second Drug and Weapons Conviction

… across state lines to distribute to Texans struggling with addiction, using firearms in furtherance of his crimes,” …
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Eight Kilograms of Meth

… for their crimes, which are contributing to the death and addiction of many Americans.” According to court documents, …
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Arrests Made in Joint Federal/Local Investigation Targeting Jackson, Calhoun, Liberty, and Gadsden Counties

… us safe and serve a critical role in our efforts to remove addictive and deadly controlled substances from our …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking

… lengthy prior criminal record, against his struggle with addiction and his acceptance of responsibility for his …
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Arizona Man Convicted of Controlled Substance Offense

… us safe and serve a critical role in our efforts to remove addictive and deadly controlled substances from our …
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Two men charged in federal court with looting pharmacies in Chicago

… the street and increases the public’s risk of drug abuse, addiction and overdose.” Anyone involved in destructive …
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Rolling Hills Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused High School Freshman’s Death

… were authentic pharmaceutical pills that contained the opioid oxycodone.    At around 11:30 p.m. that night, the …
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Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to 46 Months for Fentanyl Sales

… a Schedule II controlled substance, is a highly potent opioid that can be diluted with cutting agents to create …
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Greenwood Village Psychiatrist Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances and Financial Crimes

… the defendant to warn about the patient’s methamphetamine addiction, but Weiss prescribed the methamphetamine anyway. …
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Fort Wayne, Indiana man sentenced to over 21 years in prison for methamphetamine charges

… said U.S. Attorney Kirsch. “Distribution of highly addictive and destructive drugs like methamphetamine is …
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Perry Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

… our citizens’ health and safety by distributing such addictive, controlled substances. This sentence is further …
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DEA El Paso Safety Bulletin

… that the illicit drugs may be mixed with a synthetic opioid. DEA El Paso Division has received confirmation that …
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Harbor Area Man Arraigned on Federal Indictment Alleging He Knowingly Sold Fentanyl to Two Victims, One of Whom Later Died

… the other was seriously injured by the powerful synthetic opioid. Antjuan Stephone Doss, 33, a.k.a. “Giovani Dinero,” …