PRESS RELEASE

Lake Worth Doctor Arrested On Fifty-Five Counts Of Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone At Lake Worth Clinic

May 18, 2011
… 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 …
May 18, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 30, 2022
… 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 …
September 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Six indicted in drug conspiracy that included production and distribution of power synthetic opioid

June 12, 2019
… 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 …
June 12, 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION

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
PRESS RELEASE

Two North Shore Men Arrested For Controlled Substance Conspiracy

October 31, 2022
… 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 …
October 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Rhode Island Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For His Role In Wide-Ranging Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy That Spanned Across The Country

February 05, 2025
… Defendant conspired to distribute counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl BOSTON – A Rhode Island man was …
February 05, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Heading into Summer, DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division on Record-Setting Fentanyl Pace

May 31, 2024
… 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 …
May 31, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Former Angels Communications Director Eric Kay Convicted in Tyler Skaggs Overdose Case

February 17, 2022
… to evidence presented at trial, Mr. Kay distributed the pills that killed Mr. Skaggs. The investigation began on …
February 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 05, 2021
… 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. …
November 05, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two Whatcom County men charged in fentanyl drug distribution scheme

May 29, 2020
… 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 …
May 29, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Joint Operation Targets Drug Distribution Ring in Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish Counties

December 01, 2022
… 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 …
December 01, 2022
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Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute, Distributing Fentanyl Causing Two Overdose Deaths

March 21, 2024
… A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Defendant Sold Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl in 2021 and 2023 BROOKLYN, NY - …
March 21, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Defendant Charged in Connection with Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Center

June 01, 2023
… & Red Ribbon: Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 200,000 Pills, Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine Seized in …
June 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

August 11, 2025
… 571-387-4625 NE-SD.Diversion.registration@dea.gov Fentanyl Pills_Bulk.jpg Fake pills remain a threat, with 5 out of 10 …
August 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2021
… of opioid addictions in America start with prescription pills found in medicine cabinets at home. What’s worse, …
October 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 18, 2024
… year 2023, DEA seized more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. This is …
January 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

March 17, 2022
… 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 …
March 17, 2022
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Nearly 24 Years for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

December 11, 2024
… 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 …
December 11, 2024
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More Than Three Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized in Minnesota Last Year

March 18, 2021
… 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 …
March 18, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

This Holiday Season Talk to Your Loved Ones About Fentanyl

December 19, 2024
… and blue. Download Original Image Bag of seized fentanyl pills. Download Original Image Bag of seized fentanyl pills. …
December 19, 2024
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Partner Toolbox

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
PRESS RELEASE

Defendant Charged in Connection with Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Center

June 01, 2023
… & Red Ribbon: Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 200,000 Pills, Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine Seized in …
June 01, 2023
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Co-Conspirators Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 20, 2024
… to have distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit pills containing deadly narcotics BOSTON – Two men have been … distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Christopher …
August 20, 2024
STORY

A Message From DEA Administrator Anne Milgram

October 06, 2023
… DEA in 2021, DEA laboratory testing indicated 4 out of 10 pills contained a deadly dose of fentanyl.  Last year, DEA saw a significant increase to 6 out of every 10 pills.  Today, I share yet another increase – laboratory testing indicates 7 out of every 10 pills seized by DEA contain a lethal dose of fentanyl.   DEA …
October 06, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Northern District Of Georgia Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

June 27, 2014
… with either cash or a portion of their oxycodone pills. All eleven defendants pleaded guilty to conspiring to … ways.  Falsifying prescriptions, theft, or just purchasing pills on the street are some of the more popular methods of …
June 27, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Jefferson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Fentanyl

January 23, 2025
… additional narcotics were discovered, including over 1,200 pills in the bathroom.  The pills were analyzed by the crime …
January 23, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

The Dallas Field Division Announces the Seizure of Over 11.4 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl and over 7,000 Pounds of Methamphetamine in 2022

January 03, 2023
… and over 1 million fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills during the 2022 calendar year, the latter representing …
January 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Florida-Based Oxycodone Suppliers Sentenced To Federal Prison

February 26, 2014
… large amounts of the prescription narcotic Oxycodone to pill distributors in northwest Georgia, have been sentenced … diversion and abuse of controlled pharmaceuticals. These pill peddling perpetrators trafficked scores of Oxycodone pills. Now, they are deserving of the prison term they …
February 26, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 01, 2021
… 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. …
November 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Denver Man of Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

December 08, 2023
… Rhodes and found a key chain in his coat with two metal pill holders attached; one pill holder contained 61 blue counterfeit oxycodone hydrochloride pills that contained fentanyl and the other contained 33 …
December 08, 2023