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East Bay Counterfeit Drug Manufacturer Convicted

… his role in a conspiracy to manufacture counterfeit Xanax pills, for engaging in international money laundering, and … obtain manufacturing equipment, including a press to make pills, and press fake Xanax pills at locations in the …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… seizures across the United States.   As part of the One Pill Can Kill initiative, the DEA and its law enforcement partners seized more than 10.2 million fentanyl pills and approximately 980 pounds of fentanyl powder during …
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DEA and NFL Alumni Health Team Up on Football’s Biggest Stage to Tackle the Fentanyl Crisis

… dangers of fentanyl and spreading a critical message:  One Pill Can Kill . Building on the success of the last two … a synthetic opioid that is often pressed into counterfeit pills designed to look like prescription medications such as …
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DEA Reports Nearly 4.7 million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized in Five State Omaha Division

… seized nearly 4.7 million lethal doses of fentanyl in both pill and powder form.  Nationally, DEA investigators … fentanyl in the form of fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills. These pills are made to look identical to real …
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Four Charged In Large Scale Heroin/Fentanyl Trafficking Ring

… operation in Boston and on Cape Cod. Hundreds of fentanyl pills designed to look like oxycodone pills were allegedly trafficked by the defendants. Alex … to Cape Cod and removed suspected deadly fentanyl-laced pills from the streets. Those pills would have put lives at …
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Suspected online drug dealer indicted in fentanyl overdose death

… indicted for ongoing conspiracy to distribute hydrocodone pills SAN DIEGO – Suspected drug dealer Trevon Lucas was … indicate he met Lucas to purchase prescription oxycodone pills around 11:20 p.m. the night before his mother found … Law enforcement officials recovered counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl from C.A.S.’s residence, and …
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Arizona Man Sentenced to 10 Years on Fentanyl Charges

… a federal search warrant on the parcel and found 1,000 blue pills inside. The pills were monogrammed with an “M” on one side and a “30” on the other side and appeared to be legitimate oxycodone pills. However, the pills were sent to a laboratory and …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

… DEA issued a Public Safety Alert and launched the One Pill Can Kill public awareness campaign to warn Americans of a surge in deadly, fake prescription pills driven by drug traffickers seeking to exploit the U.S. …
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Kentucky Man Receives 20 Year Prison Sentence For Distributing Powerful Opiate Fentanyl That Resulted In Overdose Death

… Dewayne Garrett sold fentanyl that was disguised as a pain pill LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Versailles, Kentucky, man, who … to distributing fentanyl, that was disguised as a pain pill and caused the overdose death of a Woodford County … a deadly drug, that killed a woman who was seeking a pain pill,” said Kerry B. Harvey, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern …
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Lake Worth Doctor Arrested On Fifty-Five Counts Of Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone At Lake Worth Clinic

… of pain killers. This prosecution is part of Operation Pill Nation, in which DEA and local law enforcement agencies are investigating rogue pain clinics, known as “pill mills,” in South Florida, for illegally distributing …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… seizures across the United States.   As part of the One Pill Can Kill initiative, the DEA and its law enforcement partners seized more than 10.2 million fentanyl pills and approximately 980 pounds of fentanyl powder during …
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Six indicted in drug conspiracy that included production and distribution of power synthetic opioid

… drug conspiracy that included mass production of pills and possession with intent to distribute a powerful … dark web, used industrial-grade machinery to manufacture pills and sold the drugs on the dark web and throughout …
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Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border

January 23, 2025
… States, and raise public awareness about how just one pill can kill. We have transformed our vision by focusing on … with fentanyl disguised in the form of fake prescription pills. These fake pills often are made to appear legitimate …
January 23, 2025
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Two North Shore Men Arrested For Controlled Substance Conspiracy

… difference is that, with the recent spike in counterfeit pill distribution, someone may not even know that they’re … “Those who distribute these drugs within fake prescription pills are endangering the safety of the citizens of …
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For His Role In Wide-Ranging Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy That Spanned Across The Country

… Defendant conspired to distribute counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl BOSTON – A Rhode Island man was …
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Heading into Summer, DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division on Record-Setting Fentanyl Pace

… Mountain Field Division is on pace to eclipse fentanyl pill seizure records set just last year. “It is an unfortunate reality that seizures of fake fentanyl pills across our Division – Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and …
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Former Angels Communications Director Eric Kay Convicted in Tyler Skaggs Overdose Case

… to evidence presented at trial, Mr. Kay distributed the pills that killed Mr. Skaggs. The investigation began on …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… which can lead to tragic results; because we know one pill can kill!  DEA National Take Back Day helps by … to warn Americans of a surge in deadly, fake prescription pills driven by drug traffickers seeking to exploit the U.S. …
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Two Whatcom County men charged in fentanyl drug distribution scheme

… alleges distribution of fentanyl-tainted counterfeit opioid pills with distinctive M-30 markings B'ham pills bag.JPG glove with markings.jpg SEATTLE - Two … and safely remove these suppliers of dangerous counterfeit pills,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Keith Weis.  “These …
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Joint Operation Targets Drug Distribution Ring in Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish Counties

… Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Fentanyl Pills, Fentanyl Powder, Heroin, Meth, and Cash Seized DSC_0393.JPG Seized fentanyl pills in duffel bag DSC_9609.JPG Handgun seized IMG_1434.JPG …
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Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute, Distributing Fentanyl Causing Two Overdose Deaths

… A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Defendant Sold Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl in 2021 and 2023 BROOKLYN, NY - …
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Defendant Charged in Connection with Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Center

… & Red Ribbon: Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 200,000 Pills, Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine Seized in …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

… 571-387-4625 NE-SD.Diversion.registration@dea.gov Fentanyl Pills_Bulk.jpg Fake pills remain a threat, with 5 out of 10 …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… of opioid addictions in America start with prescription pills found in medicine cabinets at home. What’s worse, …
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

… year 2023, DEA seized more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. This is …
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California Man Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

… Officers Seize Four Kilograms of Pills at Bus Terminal KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A California man … with smuggling more than four kilograms of counterfeit pills that contain fentanyl aboard a bus traveling through …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Nearly 24 Years for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… he knew that he was making and selling “pressed” fentanyl pills, pressing those pills to look like prescription medication, and that “his” pills were causing overdoses.  As this prosecution shows, my …
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More Than Three Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized in Minnesota Last Year

… in the 6.2 kilograms are more than 55,000 counterfeit pills, many laced with potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. … from 2018, when agents seized less than 1,500 counterfeit pills.  Fentanyl is up to 100 times more potent than …
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This Holiday Season Talk to Your Loved Ones About Fentanyl

… and blue. Download Original Image Bag of seized fentanyl pills. Download Original Image Bag of seized fentanyl pills. …
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July 11, 2025
… Partner Toolbox The One Pill Can Kill Campaign  offers an opportunity for the media, … with Deadly Fentanyl Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth Graphics Banners Download …
July 11, 2025