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Worcester Man Charged For Drug Offense

… methamphetamine and materials for pressing illicit pills. Tong Tran, 34, was charged with possession with …
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Darknet Vendor Sentenced for Conspiracy to Sell Counterfeit Drugs

… to manufacture and sell counterfeit generic alprazolam pills. Sabbagh and his co-conspirators, without authorization, created pills stamped with manufacturer imprints designed to …
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Second-in-Command of Drug Distribution Organization Tied to Aryan Prison Gang Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

… and Drug Ringleader Discussed Huge Shipments of Fentanyl Pills and Methamphetamine Tacoma – A 61-year-old Auburn, …
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Abington Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

… court in Boston to conspiring to distribute oxycodone pills. Kenneth Veiga, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of … and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone pills. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled … Specifically, Veiga allegedly obtained oxycodone pills from co-conspirator Cristan Russell who redistributed …
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Two Men Plead Guilty To Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… to have distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit pills containing deadly narcotics BOSTON – Two men have … distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Isaac …
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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 … Counties, seized an estimated 11.4 million fentanyl pills in calendar year 2023; 2.5 times more than was seized …
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Lynn Man Who Was Arrested at Logan Airport Transporting Nearly $40,000 In Drug Proceeds Sentenced

… distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing narcotics. Melvin Nieves, 25, was sentenced … wide-ranging conspiracy to traffic counterfeit prescription pills. The defendants were subsequently indicted along with …
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Bulk Fentanyl Trafficker is Convicted of Drug and Gun Charges

… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fake pills laced with fentanyl.jpg Fake pills laced with fentanyl Drugs and guns_2_0.jpg …
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Silver Spring, Maryland Man Faces Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Minor Victim

… in January 2022, law enforcement discovered a counterfeit pill that appeared to be 30mg of oxycodone and alleged texts … The witness also described the “percs” to be small blue pills, which matched the pill found at the time of the …
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Eugene Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Overdose Death of University of Oregon Student

… of Oregon student with fentanyl-laced counterfeit Oxycodone pills that caused the student’s overdose death. Micaiah … a small baggie containing what appeared to be Oxycodone pills near Mr. Dreiling’s body. A toxicology report later …
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Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… 682-6256 Dr. William Conway issued over 782,000 oxycodone pills illegally to patients; two patients died of oxycodone … 5,554 oxycodone prescriptions - for a total of 782,032 pills - to numerous individuals. During the execution of a …
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Washington Man Guilty of Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Two Fatal Overdoses in Alaska

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Cotton photo 1.png Seized fentanyl pills. JUNEAU, Alaska – Following a five-day trial, a … a Washington man on Wednesday of distributing fentanyl pills that resulted in the overdose death of two men in …
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… 10, 2026, DEA seized more than 4.7 million fentanyl pills and nearly 2,396 pounds of fentanyl powder resulting …
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Seven Indicted in Seattle in Connection with Coast-to-Coast Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… and cars.jpg Seized firearms.jpg suitcases with fentanyl pills.jpg SEATTLE – Seven people have been indicted in the … accountable. According to DEA labs, 6 out of 10 fake pills contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. With …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the efforts of …
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Former Mercer County Pharmacist Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy

… of dosage units of oxycodone, including over 800,000 pills in 2014; over 900,000 pills in 2015; over 800,000 pills in 2016; and over 200,000 pills in 2017, until the DEA …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Selling the Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of User; Longest Sentence to Date

… today to 300 months in prison for selling the fentanyl pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of U.S. Army … turned to opioid drugs in the form of counterfeit oxycontin pills later that year. The evidence also showed that, on the … text messages to Springfield seeking to purchase oxycontin pills. Later that day, Gallagher’s roommates called 911 to …
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Arizona Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl

… criminal charge for supplying counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl to the drug dealer accused of … Reavis knowingly distributed counterfeit oxycodone pills to co-defendant Cameron James Pettit, 30, of West … Reavis admitted in his plea agreement to knowing that the pills contained fentanyl or some other controlled substance. …
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Former Wethersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Meth, Fentanyl and Cocaine Distribution Charge

… contained two bottles containing a total of 180 Farmapram pills.  Investigators also identified four similar parcels … apartment and seized thousands counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, a small quantity of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, a distribution quantity of …
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Convicted Felon Awaiting Trial in State Court Charged in Federal Court with Trafficking Fentanyl, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

… into his alleged dealing of fentanyl powder and fentanyl pills, as well as for allegedly being in the unlawful …
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

… Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized 33,000 Pills That Contained Four Kilograms of Fentanyl at KC Bus … court today to smuggling more than 33,000 counterfeit pills that contained nearly four kilograms of  fentanyl …
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Bonita Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 21 Years for Supplying Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of 15-Year-Old Girl

… today to 262 months in prison for providing the fentanyl pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of a 15-year-old … and November 2022, Chavez provided the girl with “M30” pills he knew were counterfeit and contained fentanyl, in …
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Husband and Wife Receive Combined 45 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted in Death

… the federal system. “This couple made the decision to sell pills containing a deadly, illegal drug, unfortunately … Conway. On the scene, officers located several blue, round pills scored “M30”. Subsequent investigation by the DEA and … and Franklin discussing the victim’s purchase of fentanyl pills. Franklin directed the victim to make payment to …
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

… Reyes oversaw the shipment of more than 3,000 fentanyl pills through the U.S. mail from the Northern District of … with the buyer to negotiate the amount and price of the pills, and then recruited and compensated co-defendant, …
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Two Madison Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

… Police Department conducted two undercover buys of fentanyl pills involving Pollard. During the two controlled buys, … assisted with selling an undercover officer fentanyl pills weighing 52.8 grams and 50.7 grams.  At Pollard’s …
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Leominster Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Drug Offenses

… Defendant possessed multiple kilos of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine BOSTON – A Leominster man … for possessing large quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine intended for distribution. …
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Idaho Falls Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to Nearly 12 Years

… admitted to possessing between 10,000 and 15,000 fentanyl pills in his room at a relative’s house in New Plymouth, …
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Two Members of Austin Fentanyl Distribution Organization Sentenced to Federal Prison

… identified as the main source of the supply, purchasing the pills from Mexico and, with the help of co-conspirators, …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 70 Months for Attempted Drug Sale at Arizona Mills Mall

… of Methamphetamine Concealed in Shark Pillow Pet, Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Photo of over 28 pounds of methamphetamine … pictured child's Shark Pillow Pet and over 9,000 fake pills containing fentanyl.  PHOENIX, Ariz. – Steve Lugo …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… cartels—are intentionally driving addiction by selling fake pills and hiding fentanyl in other drugs, and they are … of salt—can kill a person. Fentanyl comes in two forms: pills and powder. The Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels are hiding …