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Valley Stream man arrested for allegedly using doctor’s prescription pad to acquire thousands of opioid pills

… doctor’s prescription pad to acquire thousands of opioid pills November 13, 2020 New York Contact Info Contact Us … Cosentino allegedly illegally obtained 11,580 oxycodone pills and 2,820 morphine pills MINEOLA, N.Y. – Drug Enforcement Administration, New …
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Phoenix Man Charged After Seizure of 178,000 Suspected Fentanyl Pills, Guns, and Other Drugs

… Man Charged After Seizure of 178,000 Suspected Fentanyl Pills, Guns, and Other Drugs May 10, 2022 Phoenix Contact … Nogales, Sierra Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas Fentanyl pills & powder, meth, heroin and firearms seized. Fentanyl …
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DEA Alerts: Over one million deadly fentanyl pills seized by DEA Phoenix and Arizona law enforcement this year

… DEA Alerts: Over one million deadly fentanyl pills seized by DEA Phoenix and Arizona law enforcement this … of approximately 1,138,288 illicitly manufactured fentanyl pills by DEA’s Phoenix Field Division and law enforcement …
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Multiple Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Fentanyl Pill Press Operation in Eastern Washington

… Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Fentanyl Pill Press Operation in Eastern Washington September 11, … maddox 3.jpg Seized commercial pill press and fentanyl pills. SPOKANE, Wash . – United States District Judge Thomas …
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eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through Its Website

… to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through Its Website February 01, 2024 New … pill presses are capable of producing counterfeit pills that appear indistinguishable from legitimate …
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Astoria Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of 130 Painkiller Prescriptions: Three Patients Received 30,000 Pills In 6 Months

… Painkiller Prescriptions: Three Patients Received 30,000 Pills In 6 Months May 21, 2015 New York Contact Info Contact …
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El Cajon Resident Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Counterfeit Pills with Fentanyl that Caused 19-Year-Old’s Death

… Resident Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Counterfeit Pills with Fentanyl that Caused 19-Year-Old’s Death November … today to 15 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills that caused the death of a 19-year-old Santee man, …
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Border Enforcement Security Task Force Seizes 30,000+ Fentanyl Pills from Alleged Trafficker in Tukwila, Washington

… Enforcement Security Task Force Seizes 30,000+ Fentanyl Pills from Alleged Trafficker in Tukwila, Washington August … Impounded and Searched Following Apparent Drug Deal 1Fent pills.jpg Seized fentanyl pills 2fent pills.jpg Seized …
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Two Louisville Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Offenses

… Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Offenses July 14, 2025 Louisville Contact …
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Pill mill clinic manager sentenced to nine years in federal prison for illegal opioid distribution

… Pill mill clinic manager sentenced to nine years in federal … subsidize her county income by operating an illegal opioid pill mill. After DeMille arranged to lease an office for … some patients to kick back a portion of their prescribed pills to him for the “privilege” of returning to the clinic …
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Over 65,000 Fentanyl Pills to Syracuse for Distribution

… Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Over 65,000 Fentanyl Pills to Syracuse for Distribution April 27, 2023 New York … pled guilty today to possessing over 65,000 fentanyl pills with the intent to distribute them. United States …
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Windsor Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

… in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl September 12, 2023 New England … supervised release, for trafficking counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. According to court documents and …
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Arlington Doctor Sentenced to 12 Years in Pill Mill Case

… Arlington Doctor Sentenced to 12 Years in Pill Mill Case March 25, 2022 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us … Battle and his co-conspirators used their authority to push pills into our neighborhoods disregarding the inherent harm …
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Chattanooga Pill Mill Operator Sentenced To 280 Years In Prison

… Chattanooga Pill Mill Operator Sentenced To 280 Years In Prison August … health needs; it is about greed and those involved in “pill mill” activity are in fact drug dealers. The sentencing …
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Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Conspiracy, Money Laundering

… Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution … distribute a controlled substance through operating a “pill mill” and money laundering scheme, announced Drug … from a drug manufacturer. Ritchea then distributed the pills directly out of his medical practice. This was …
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DEA Laboratory Testing Reveals that 6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl

… Reveals that 6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl …
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Two Charged with Connection with Scheme to Operate Industrial-Scale Illegal Narcotics Pill Pressing Operations Throughout New York City

… with Scheme to Operate Industrial-Scale Illegal Narcotics Pill Pressing Operations Throughout New York City April 08, … illegal pill mill located near a school in the Bronx.  Fake pills, laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine, like the …
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Paul E. Knierim “Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China”

October 02, 2018
… Paul E. Knierim “Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from … States Senate for a hearing entitled “Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from …
October 02, 2018
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Approximately 32,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized at JFK Airport Hotel: Two Men from California Arrested

… Approximately 32,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized at JFK Airport Hotel: Two Men from California … resulted in the seizure of approximately 32,000 fentanyl pills in the vicinity of a hotel near John F. Kennedy …
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Redondo Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fentanyl-Laced Oxycodone Pills that Ultimately Resulted in Fatal Overdose

… Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fentanyl-Laced Oxycodone Pills that Ultimately Resulted in Fatal Overdose May 12, … to selling dozens of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills to a drug dealer who later sold them to a victim who …
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U.S. Attorneys And Federal Law Enforcement Leaders Convene At Detroit Summit To Target Opiate Pain Pill And Heroin Trafficking

… Leaders Convene At Detroit Summit To Target Opiate Pain Pill And Heroin Trafficking August 26, 2015 Detroit Contact … organizations that distribute heroin and prescription pills and by increasing prevention and educational …
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running Northeast Philadelphia Pill Mill

… Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running Northeast Philadelphia Pill Mill April 04, 2011 Philadelphia Contact Info Contact … in a conspiracy to operate an office that was, in fact, a “pill mill” that distributed millions of prescription …
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Elk Grove Man Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Prescription Pills And Heroin

… To 11 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Prescription Pills And Heroin May 27, 2016 San Francisco Contact Info … prescriptions and paying those individuals in exchange for pills obtained from pharmacies. Mathews would then transport …
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El Cajon “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Causing the Illegal Distribution of Opioids

… El Cajon “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for … January, admitting that he signed prescriptions for 78,544 pills that lacked a legitimate medical purpose and were …
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“Pill Mill” doctor pleads guilty to opioid distribution, admits signing prescriptions for dead and jailed patients

… “Pill Mill” doctor pleads guilty to opioid distribution, … Salerno, 75, illegally distributed 78,544 hydrocodone pills. Hydrocodone is an opioid pain medication commonly …
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Johnston Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

… in Federal Prison for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills June 02, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us … for the sale and delivery of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills, some of which were delivered at his direction by …
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Multiple Pharmaceutical Distributor Executives, Sales Representatives and Brokers Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of over 70M Opioid Pills

… in Connection with Unlawful Sales of over 70M Opioid Pills October 03, 2024 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) …
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Pain Clinic Owners And Medical Directors Indicted For Alleged “Pill Mill” Relocated From Florida To Maryland

… Clinic Owners And Medical Directors Indicted For Alleged “Pill Mill” Relocated From Florida To Maryland September 15, … WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov “Pharmaceutical pills can be just as harmful as illegal drugs” BALTIMORE - A …
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Operators of Three Texas Pharmacies and Two Pain Clinics Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills

… for Illegally Dispensing Nearly Four Million Opioid Pills December 21, 2021 Houston Contact Info Contact Us …
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Nurse-Practitioner Sentenced In High Profile Pill Mill Case

… Nurse-Practitioner Sentenced In High Profile Pill Mill Case April 24, 2017 New Orleans Contact Info … federal prison for his role in the operation of a massive pill mill run by Dr. Xiulu Ruan and Dr. John Patrick Couch, …