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Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Manufacture And Distribute Counterfeit Pills

… To Conspiring To Manufacture And Distribute Counterfeit Pills October 06, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us …
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Career Offender Sentenced to Over 26 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Pill Mill and Meth Distribution with Firearms

… Sentenced to Over 26 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Pill Mill and Meth Distribution with Firearms October 05, … a dozen pill press machines utilized to produce fentanyl pills that appeared as brand name medications. Prior to his …
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Boston Man Sentenced For Distributing Counterfeit Meth-Laced Pills

… Boston Man Sentenced For Distributing Counterfeit Meth-Laced Pills September 17, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us … January and July 2021, Lagasse sold counterfeit Adderall pills to an undercover law enforcement officer. The pills …
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HSTF Investigation Leads to Criminal Indictment of Prominent Pill Press Company and Arrest of Principal Managers

… HSTF Investigation Leads to Criminal Indictment of Prominent Pill Press Company and Arrest of Principal Managers … to compress powder formulations into pill form, creating pills of uniform size, shape, and weight. LFA Machines sells …
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Antelope Valley Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl, The Use of Which Resulted in Two Deaths

… had requested to buy “blues,” a slang term for Oxycodone pills. Morales sold the pills without warning the victim that the pills contained …
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Antelope Valley Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl, The Use of Which Resulted in Two Deaths

… had requested to buy “blues,” a slang term for Oxycodone pills. Morales sold the pills without warning the victim that the pills contained fentanyl. Three days later, on March 11, …
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Indictment Charges Ansonia and New Haven Men with Narcotic Pill Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

… Indictment Charges Ansonia and New Haven Men with Narcotic Pill Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses September … others were involved in the manufacture and distribution of pills containing fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other …
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October 08, 2026
… These substances are frequently mixed into counterfeit pills or fentanyl powder without the user’s knowledge.   … depression and death. Public Safety Guidance: Never take a pill that wasn’t prescribed to you and dispensed by a …
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Drug Trafficking Duo Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

… Mexico agreed to deliver more than 400 grams of fentanyl (pills) from California to an undercover law enforcement … the perpetrators of violent crime. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guilty Plea Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Off On Press …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 21 Years in Prison for Operating Fentanyl and Meth Pill Factory

… To 21 Years in Prison for Operating Fentanyl and Meth Pill Factory August 19, 2026 New England Contact Info … that manufactured thousands of fentanyl and methamphetamine pills and for possessing firearms that furthered his drug …
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Lexington County Man Caught Shipping Fentanyl Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

… grams of fentanyl powder in one package and 1,019 fentanyl pills in the other. On Oct. 7, 2024, law enforcement … a search warrant at Hill’s home and found 1,438 fentanyl pills, over $29,000 in cash, and packaging material. Law … cocaine, 984 grams of fentanyl powder, and 32,458 fentanyl pills to various drug traffickers. United States District …
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CVS Agrees to Pay $315M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government

… filled prescriptions for controlled substances from “pill mill” prescribers who issued large numbers of …
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Dominican National Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Trafficking Tens Of Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills

… In Prison For Trafficking Tens Of Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills August 19, 2026 New England Contact Info Contact Us …
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Four Sentenced for Conspiring with Annandale-Based Doctor to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone and other Controlled Substances

… doctor convicted of distributing more than 7,000 oxycodone pills, 34,000 milliliters of hydrocodone-chlorpheniramine … entered into an agreement to distribute oxycodone pills, promethazine-codeine solution, and Tussionex to …
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DEA Assists ATF With Operation 11th Hour Which Nets 42 Defendants in Eastern Washington

… approximately 42lbs of meth, more than 1,000 fentanyl pills, almost 2lbs of fentanyl powder, and more than 2lbs of … Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. ### Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Fentanyl Free America Guns/Weapons Synthetic drugs …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Results in Prison Sentence for Drug Trafficker who Targeted Seattle's Chinatown International District

… of cocaine, 19 kilos of fentanyl powder, 250,000 fentanyl pills, and four kilos of heroin as they investigated this … 18 kilograms of methamphetamine, more than 57,000 fentanyl pills, and 17 firearms. They also seized more than $353,000 …
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Texas Physician Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Operating a Houston-Area Pill Mill

… to 12 Years in Prison for Operating a Houston-Area Pill Mill August 06, 2026 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … mill that issued prescriptions for over 3 million opioid pills. According to court documents, Maryam Qayum, M.D., 68, …
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Washington Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Two Fatal Overdoses in Alaska

… agreed to sell and mail approximately 150 fentanyl pills to an individual for distribution in Skagway. The …
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Illegal Alien from Mexico with Ties to the Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking more than 133,000 Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl

… to Prison for Trafficking more than 133,000 Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl August 13, 2026 Atlanta Contact … in prison for trafficking more than 133,000 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. …
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HSTF Investigation Leads to 17 Years in Prison for Tucson's "Queen of the South," Bringing Her Reign to a Close

… Tucson - 571-324-7218 Yuma - 571-324-7324 RAINBOW FENTANYL PILLS - USAO PR - 09.25.2026.jpg TUCSON, Ariz. – On Sep. 22, …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker That Led Law Enforcement on a High-Speed Pursuit Sentenced to 230 Months in Federal Prison

… Officers also located a baggie of suspected fentanyl pills in Almaguer’s sock. In plea papers, Almaguer admitted …
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DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Fentanyl Pill Seizure Totals 2026 Year-To-Date

… DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Fentanyl Pill Seizure Totals 2026 Year-To-Date July 20, 2026 Rocky … Cheyenne - (307) 778-1500 2026: ONE of every SIX fentanyl pills in the U.S. have been seized in the RMFD …
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West Haven Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Role in Counterfeit Pill Manufacturing and Distribution Operation

… Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Role in Counterfeit Pill Manufacturing and Distribution Operation July 17, 2026 … the large-scale manufacture and trafficking of counterfeit pills containing synthetic opioids and other substances. …
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Violent Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Kilograms of Fentanyl Hidden in Car Batteries, Fentanyl Pills, and Meth

… Kilograms of Fentanyl Hidden in Car Batteries, Fentanyl Pills, and Meth August 13, 2026 Atlanta Contact Info Contact … of fentanyl powder. In another, he sold over 2,000 fentanyl pills. He had previously sold a kilogram of methamphetamine …
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DEA Detroit Field Division Investigation Results in Guilty Verdict for Detroit Business Owner

… stash house that held over 42 kilograms of fentanyl, a pill press, and a variety of other materials used to manufacture fentanyl pills. On March 28, 2024, law enforcement executed search …
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Beebe Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Pills, Including one that Killed Individual

… to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Pills, Including one that Killed Individual July 22, 2026 …
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The Red Ribbon Campaign Champions Prevention to Advance a Fentanyl Free America

… and deadly drugs come in many forms, including powder, pills, and vapes. Vapes can contain nicotine, marijuana …
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U.S. Attorney and DEA San Antonio Field Division Announce New Overdose Task Force to Combat Drug Related Overdoses

… 131 grams of cocaine, and 165 grams of various unknown pills, as well as a short barrel shot gun and an AR style …
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Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty in Cross-Country Drug-Trafficking HSTF Case

… of ammunition, more than 100 grams of fentanyl pressed pills, and more than 300 grams of cocaine.   Carroll faces a …
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Five Sentenced to Prison for Large-Scale Interstate Drug Trafficking Operation

… throughout the state. Additionally, Ward purchased a pill press machine and more than 55 pounds of pill-binding powder, had them shipped to her home in Mansfield, and then used them to press illicit pills. In total, federal investigators seized more than 33 …

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