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Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… 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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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

… StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov 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 …
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Bryan County Man Convicted on Federal Drug Charges for Trafficking Fentanyl

… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fake pills laced with fentanyl.jpg Fake pills laced with fentanyl SAVANNAH, GA:   A Bryan County man …
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Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to 46 Months for Fentanyl Sales

… can be diluted with cutting agents to create counterfeit pills that purport to mimic the effects of Oxycodone and can … cost than genuine Oxycodone.  Counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills are commonly shaped and colored to resemble Oxycodone …
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DEA Warns of Increase in Mass-Overdose Events Involving Deadly Fentanyl

… mixing it with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—in an effort to drive addiction and attract repeat … it actually contains fentanyl; or when drug dealers sell pills designed to appear nearly identical to legitimate …
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Nampa Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine

… McLean also admitted that he sold another person fentanyl pills on three occasions. On January 27, 2021, he sold 10 compressed fentanyl pills; on February 2, 2021, he sold 20 compressed fentanyl pills; and on February 8, 2021, he sold 15 compressed …
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Two North Sound men indicted for trafficking fentanyl

… Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Men pressed pills into fake oxycodone, stashed more than $1 Million & … scheme to traffic fentanyl disguised as fake oxycodone pills in Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom Counties. Bradley … found three bags each containing 1,000 fake oxycodone pills. Thompson also had more than $8,000 in cash. Law …
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Task Force Charges Four Tied To Opana Epidemic In Southern Indiana

… Tyler TURNER and William THROWER; the seizure of 19 Opana pills, approximately 14 ounces of methamphetamine, an AK 47 … 150.  It was learned that Opana, other opioid prescription pills, and methamphetamine are the drugs of choice that have …
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Hundreds Of Counterfeit Oxycodone Tablets Seized At Port Of Entry Contained Ultra-Deadly Fentanyl

… recent attempt to bring hundreds of counterfeit oxycodone pills through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry has raised serious … concerns among law enforcement officials here because the pills turned out to be ultra-deadly fentanyl. In Sacramento, … urged individuals to refrain from taking prescription-type pills that are not prescribed and obtained from one’s own …
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… City Kansas City Learn more about illicit fentanyl and fake pills below. The One Pill Can Kill website can provide facts for families wanting …
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First Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death Conviction in Western District of Louisiana

… of fentanyl in a brick form, and 639.9 grams of fentanyl pills (over 5,000 pills). Agents learned that these two individuals had made …
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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 … West Texas and New Mexico, seized 1.5 million fentanyl pills and nearly 165 pounds of fentanyl powder in calendar …
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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 … and local counterparts seized more than 40 million fentanyl pills and over 380 pounds of fentanyl powder in Arizona, …
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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 … we see today is even deadlier than before. Fentanyl pills today are more potent. DEA laboratory testing in 2023 …