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Leominster Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Drug Offenses

March 07, 2024
… 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. …
March 07, 2024
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Idaho Falls Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to Nearly 12 Years

January 11, 2024
… admitted to possessing between 10,000 and 15,000 fentanyl pills in his room at a relative’s house in New Plymouth, …
January 11, 2024
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Two Members of Austin Fentanyl Distribution Organization Sentenced to Federal Prison

July 25, 2023
… identified as the main source of the supply, purchasing the pills from Mexico and, with the help of co-conspirators, …
July 25, 2023
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 70 Months for Attempted Drug Sale at Arizona Mills Mall

June 01, 2023
… 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 …
June 01, 2023
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 08, 2023
… 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 …
May 08, 2023
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Bryan County Man Convicted on Federal Drug Charges for Trafficking Fentanyl

March 14, 2023
… 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 …
March 14, 2023
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Tenderloin Drug Dealer Sentenced to 46 Months for Fentanyl Sales

June 09, 2022
… 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 …
June 09, 2022
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DEA Warns of Increase in Mass-Overdose Events Involving Deadly Fentanyl

April 06, 2022
… 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 …
April 06, 2022
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Nampa Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine

October 12, 2021
… 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 …
October 12, 2021
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Two North Sound men indicted for trafficking fentanyl

September 14, 2018
… 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 …
September 14, 2018
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Task Force Charges Four Tied To Opana Epidemic In Southern Indiana

June 23, 2015
… 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 …
June 23, 2015
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Hundreds Of Counterfeit Oxycodone Tablets Seized At Port Of Entry Contained Ultra-Deadly Fentanyl

April 15, 2016
… 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 …
April 15, 2016
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Operation Engage Kansas City

March 28, 2025
… City Kansas City Learn more about illicit fentanyl and fake pills below. The One Pill Can Kill website can provide facts for families wanting …
March 28, 2025
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First Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death Conviction in Western District of Louisiana

January 17, 2025
… 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 …
January 17, 2025
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 19, 2024
… 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 …
January 19, 2024
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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 … and local counterparts seized more than 40 million fentanyl pills and over 380 pounds of fentanyl powder in Arizona, …
January 18, 2024
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 17, 2024
… 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 …
January 17, 2024
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DEA Warns of Brightly-Colored Fentanyl Used to Target Young Americans

September 01, 2022
… partners seized brightly-colored fentanyl and fentanyl pills in 26 states.   Dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” in the …
September 01, 2022
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Twelve arrested in North Sound drug trafficking organization

August 05, 2020
… Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Group trafficking pills tainted with deadly fentanyl IMG_1751 COPY.jpg … communities with indiscriminate sales of fentanyl tainted pills, heroin and methamphetamine,” said DEA Special Agent …
August 05, 2020
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Multi-Agency Law Enforcement Operation Tackles Gang And Gun Violence In Palm Beach

July 28, 2011
… rifles, and 80 stolen firearms; --12,451 Oxycodone pills; -- 819 Percocet pills; -- 260 Endocet pills; -- 250 Lorcet pills; -- 245 Morphine pills; -- …
July 28, 2011
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… in both fentanyl powder purity and the number of fentanyl pills containing a potentially lethal dose. As of December …
December 03, 2025
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Nebraska Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

August 11, 2025
… 571-387-4625 NE-SD.Diversion.registration@dea.gov Iowa Pills.JPG A Nebraska man who conspired to distribute …
August 11, 2025
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Gastonia Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

July 09, 2025
… - (910) 815-4513 The Defendant Sold More Than 1,500 Pills Without a Prescription diversion logo.jpg CHARLOTTE, …
July 09, 2025
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“Operation Bread, White and Blues” shuts down drug distribution ring in Orange and Rockland Counties

February 05, 2019
… which was sold, and “blues” to represent the blue colored pills which were being trafficked MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – … cocaine, and another of which involves the sale of narcotic pills which were represented to contain oxycodone, but which … which was sold, and “blues” to represent the blue colored pills which were being trafficked. Most of the defendants …
February 05, 2019
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Fresno Man Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Overdose Death

January 21, 2025
… July 20, 2020, Gonzalez knowingly distributed 10 fentanyl pills to a person in Fresno, who then distributed one of those pills to a victim who took the pill, overdosed, and died. …
January 21, 2025
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day with Extended Hours for the Faces of Fentanyl Exhibit

August 17, 2023
… of fentanyl." In 2022, DEA seized more than 58.3 million pills containing fentanyl and more than 13,000 pounds of … counter to DEA.gov so the public can track DEA’s fentanyl pills and powder seizures.      Fentanyl is a synthetic …
August 17, 2023
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Madera Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

January 25, 2023
… Saybyn Borges, 30, of Reno, Nevada, with 493 fake oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl. On May 21, 2018, Borges then sold those fentanyl pills to a confidential source working with law enforcement … in possession of an additional 3,440 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that he had received from Sanchez. …
January 25, 2023
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New Jersey Man Sentenced To 77 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone Illegally Obtained During Multiple Trips To Florida

March 14, 2011
… in possession of 193 OxyContin, 156 Endocet, and 24 other pills. Kilcourse admitted that he and others traveled to … of pain. The doctors wrote prescriptions for Oxycodone pills such as Roxicodone, Percocet, and Oxycontin - which … to New Jersey where they would distribute a portion of the pills. Kilcourse would also take some of the pills himself. …
March 14, 2011
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Essex County, New Jersey, Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

May 25, 2016
… to various doctors’ offices and obtained prescriptions for pills containing oxycodone, had the prescriptions filled, and sold the pills to members of the conspiracy and others. He said that … conspirators each obtained a prescription for 60 Endocet pills. Horvath and his conspirators dropped off the three …
May 25, 2016
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Houston Doctor, Pharmacist, Recruiter Sentenced In Opioid Diversion Conspiracy

April 04, 2017
… resulting in the dispensation of more than 32,000 pills of 30-milligram-strength oxycodone in March and April … be used by others to acquire and sell for profit oxycodone pills.    According to her plea, Osire agreed to fill three … filling these prescriptions. Each prescription was for 120 pills of 30-milligram strength oxycodone.    Flanagan, who …
April 04, 2017