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Georgia Fugitive Sentenced to 13 Years for Drug Trafficking

April 21, 2022
… also recovered at the scene marijuana and prescription opioid pills. On November 1, 2021, Lumpkin pleaded guilty to …
April 21, 2022
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Seven Defendants Indicted on Federal Charges in Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

October 06, 2021
… parole in the federal system. “In the wake of the nation’s opioid epidemic, DEA and its law enforcement partners will …
October 06, 2021
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Honduran Drug Dealer Indicted and Detained Pending Trial for Possessing more than a Kilogram of Fentanyl on Multiple Dates in 2023

January 17, 2024
… Task Force (ACNTF) to target the distribution of the deadly opioid fentanyl.   Arrests/Convictions - Major Seizures …
January 17, 2024
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense

December 14, 2023
… mushrooms, cocaine, marijuana, heroin, synthetic opioid films, fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone, MDMA, …
December 14, 2023
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DEA Summit Brings Together Families Suffering Tragic Losses from Fentanyl

October 19, 2023
… of educational resources and the effectiveness of the opioid overdose reversal spray, Naloxone. Six mothers, whose …
October 19, 2023
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High Level Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Leadership Role in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

August 29, 2023
… trafficking widened the circles of those touched by the opioid epidemic, spreading meth, heroin and fentanyl in …
August 29, 2023
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DEA Washington Division Encourages Back to School Drug Awareness and Education

September 05, 2023
… Prevention/Education - DEA websites GSAD, JTT etc Fentanyl Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
September 05, 2023
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Defendant Caught with 14 Kilos of Fentanyl and Seven Kilos of Methamphetamine Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

August 28, 2023
… Benjamin H. Settle cited the “grave” consequences of the opioid epidemic including an estimated 70,000 overdose …
August 28, 2023
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Ellensburg Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution that Resulted in the Deaths of Two Young People

April 13, 2023
… medication containing fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid – in Ellensburg, Washington beginning in at least …
April 13, 2023
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

March 01, 2023
… Pills Guilty Plea Guns/Weapons Synthetic drugs Synthetic Opioids Methamphetamine On On Press Release Image Layout …
March 01, 2023
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Henrico Man Sentenced on Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

February 22, 2023
… Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs Cocaine Synthetic Opioids Heroin Methamphetamine On On Press Release Image …
February 22, 2023
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Woodbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics to 14-Year-Old

January 06, 2023
… drugs Task Forces/Task Force Officers Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
January 06, 2023
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Culpeper Couple Sentenced to 9 Years for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Conspiracy

January 25, 2023
… Force Officers Methamphetamine Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
January 25, 2023
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Fifth Defendant in Multi-Kilogram Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

November 03, 2022
… Fake Pills Guns/Weapons Oxycodone Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
November 03, 2022
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DEA Reaches Agriculture Community at Farm Progress Show with Important Message About Fentanyl

August 30, 2022
… more than 107,000 overdose deaths in 2021 with synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, serving as the primary driver …
August 30, 2022
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DEA Omaha Division Stands with Law Enforcement Partners in Effort to Reduce Violent Crime in Minnesota

August 19, 2022
… percent of those deaths have been attributed to synthetic opioids including fentanyl. Fentanyl is 50 times stronger …
August 19, 2022
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Dallas Attorney Sentenced to Five Years for Laundering Purported Drug Money

August 17, 2022
… on Sept. 3, 2020 by “Person A,” the leader of a large-scale opioid distribution ring known to deal in illegally diverted …
August 17, 2022
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DEA El Paso Division Safety Bulletin

March 01, 2019
… fentanyl. Fentanyl is an extremely potent synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine. …
March 01, 2019
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Couple Who Murdered Government Witness Sentenced to Life in Prison

April 21, 2022
… United States is currently in the midst of an unprecedented opioid epidemic. Every single day, DEA investigators, along …
April 21, 2022
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DEA Launches Second Year of Operation Engage

March 23, 2022
… community and local stakeholders on the dangers of fentanyl/opioids and other dangerous drugs and encourage roundtable …
March 23, 2022
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… that flood our communities with deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the …
October 20, 2020
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Manchester man sentenced to 57 months for drug trafficking

October 01, 2020
… deal. Ortez previously pleaded guilty on June 25, 2020.  “Opioid abuse is at epidemic levels in New Hampshire,” said …
October 01, 2020
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Thirteen charged, eight search warrants, more than a thousand grams of fentanyl, three firearms seized in Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation

November 19, 2019
… are currently serving suspended or probationary sentences. “Opioid abuse is at epidemic levels in New England,” said DEA …
November 19, 2019
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Groveton man sentenced to 65 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

June 25, 2019
… as a warning to those traffickers who are fueling the opioid epidemic in the Granite State.”   “Interstate …
June 25, 2019
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State of Maryland locations collect a record breaking amount of medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

November 06, 2019
… from the last Drug Take Back Day in April 2019. “The opioid and drug crisis has affected almost every family in …
November 06, 2019
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Spokane Naturopath Agrees To Pay $47,700 Civil Penalty

November 10, 2021
… pursuit of all those involved in the trafficking of opioids and other controlled substances.” The settlement was …
November 10, 2021
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Twenty Seven Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley on Drug Charges

October 28, 2021
… in addition to the illicit sales of prescription opioids.  This investigation also revealed Yolanda Yevon …
October 28, 2021
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DEA Honolulu statement regarding practitioner scam

March 25, 2019
… forge prescriptions for the purpose of unlawfully obtaining opioids and/or other controlled substances.     The reported …
March 25, 2019
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DEA and Local Partners Host 18th National Drug Takeback on October 26th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

October 26, 2019
… Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medications from the nation’s homes, where …
October 26, 2019
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Eleven people charged In federal court with heroin and fentanyl trafficking in the Milwaukee area

January 16, 2020
… to live.” “Fentanyl and heroin are extremely dangerous opioids that have led to numerous overdose deaths,” said …
January 16, 2020