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Denver Man Sentenced for Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

… federal court today for transporting thousands of fentanyl pills and methamphetamine through Kansas City, Mo., aboard a …
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Three Lawrence Men Arrested On Drug Charges

… Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Approximately 35,000 pills seized allegedly containing fentanyl and …
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Jury Convicts Vallejo Man of Drug and Gun Offenses

… Mitchell negotiated a transaction for 1,000 methamphetamine pills with a buyer who testified at trial. Federal law … residence, agents recovered methamphetamine-laced pills and an industrial pill pressing machine. Hidden inside …
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DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Pills and Poster- Take Back The DEA will host its 29th …
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Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy And Structuring Cash Transactions

… a drug conspiracy involving the distribution of oxycodone pills across Southeastern Massachusetts and beyond. Christan … and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone pills and structuring cash transactions. U.S. District Court … February 2023 and July 2023, Russell supplied oxycodone pills to co-conspirator Kenneth Veiga, who then …
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Taunton Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

… and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone pills. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled … July 2022 and June 2023, Campbell distributed oxycodone pills to others for further re-distribution. He also obtained oxycodone pills from his co-conspirator and co-defendant Kenneth …
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Woman Who Managed On-Demand Drug Delivery Service that Catered to Students and Young Professionals Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison

… multiple sales to the undercover agent of methamphetamine pills that were delivered by The Shop’s drivers.  In … In addition to accepting cash payments for methamphetamine pills, Gonzalez also advertised that The Shop accepted … roughly seven kilograms of cocaine, orange fake Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, and ketamine. In addition …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… the lives lost.”  DEA seized more than 80 million fentanyl pills and 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder in 2023.  That … our communities. In 2022, DEA seized 58.3 million fentanyl pills and more than 13,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. The …
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13-Year-Old D.J. Daniel Sworn In As Honorary DEA Special Agent

April 22, 2025
… to the DEA studios to share an important message - One Pill Can Kill, but Your Voice Can Save a Life. DJ then …   D.J. showing off his credentials in front of the One Pill Can Kill Car with AA. Maltz   D.J. taking the time to …
April 22, 2025
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Illegal Online Pharmacies

August 19, 2025
… illegal online pharmacies selling and shipping counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and methamphetamine to unsuspecting … exploited the online pharmacy market to sell counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine to …
August 19, 2025
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Law Enforcement Cooperation Between United States and Mexico Leads to Mexican Takedown of Significant Fentanyl Trafficker

… two firearms currency, a large number of fentanyl pills, and other controlled substances.     Six U.S. based … and distribution of a foreign pill press to fabricate fake pills.  Garcia-Ibarra and Vega-Ochoa remain fugitives. …
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Year in Review: The DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Sees Record Year in Fentanyl Seizures

… 2023, DEA seized nationally more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. This is …
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Eastside Rollin 20s Crips members and associates indicted

… to distribute large quantities of pressed fentanyl pills, narcotics trafficking, identity fraud, and the … distributed multi-kilogram quantities of pressed fentanyl pills. The indictment also alleges that, as part of the …
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Liberty County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine in School Zone

… marijuana, numerous clear baggies containing red/orange pills marked “AD-30”, two pill bottles labeled as Adderall, and numerous bottles of Xanax pills. Additionally, deputies found a digital scale and …
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Carver Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Oxycodone Conspiracy

… and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone pills. Campbell was indicted by a federal grand jury in … November 2023 and June 2023, Atwood obtained oxycodone pills from co-defendant John Campbell that he redistributed to others. The amount of oxycodone pills that the defendant obtained from Campbell ranged from …
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Illegal Aliens Charged With Meth Trafficking and Firearm Possession

… approximately 44 kilograms of methamphetamine, 22 “M30” pills suspected to contain fentanyl, and a loaded firearm …
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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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Fresno County Resident Charged with Federal Gun and Drug Crimes

… baggies, vials containing fentanyl, more than 200 fentanyl pills, and more than 100 alprazolam pills. A search of Yama’s residence on the same day revealed … of the car resulted in the seizure of more alprazolam pills, ammunition, and a ghost gun. Prior to September 2020, …
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Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

… Apartment as Workshop to Create Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills for Distribution CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Timothy Brian …
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State and Local Task Forces

January 22, 2025
… DEA seized more than 47 million fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and nearly 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. The 2025 …
January 22, 2025
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Southern Indiana Snapchat Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… a 19-year-old. Leach advertised fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills over Snapchat to hundreds of recipients using the …
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Woman Caught Dealing Drugs in Eastern Washington While on Supervised Release Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

… backpacks that contained methamphetamine, 2,649 fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder, marijuana, a digital scale, and a … phones contained pictures of large sums of cash, fentanyl pills, and text conversations regarding illegal drugs. …
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Two Rock Hill Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Role in Drug Conspiracy

… - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl 2.jpg Bag of seized fentanyl pills. Crack cocaine 1.jpg crack cocaine (DEA file photo) … they learned both Foster and Hall purchased fentanyl-laced pills during the time of the conspiracy from the leader.  These pills were then sold to other dealers in the Rock Hill area. …
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Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute, Distributing Fentanyl Causing Two Overdose Deaths

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Defendant Sold Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl in 2021 and 2023 BROOKLYN, NY - …
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Miami DEA Stress Fentanyl Dangers During Community Stakeholder Meeting

… with chronic pain. However, illicitly manufactured fentanyl pills with zero quality control pour into the United States …
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DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

… at 915-479-2540 or  Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov . ### Fake Pills Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill Outreach/Drug Prevention Other On On Press …
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Six Members of Evansville Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking Ring Indicted

… more than 50 pounds of methamphetamine, 14,000 fentanyl pills, and 1 kilogram of cocaine.  Lovechild McGuire …
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DEA Surge Targets Sinaloa Cartel Networks Worldwide

… 480 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 714,707 counterfeit pills, 2,209 kilograms of methamphetamine, 7,469 kilograms … and 378 kilograms of illicit drugs including counterfeit pills, cocaine, fentanyl powder, marijuana, MDA/MDMA, Meth, …
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Federal Jury Finds California Drug Supplier Guilty of Distribution in Relation to Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Fairbanks Man

… Gafatasi Tulali, 48, was the original source of fentanyl pills that were sold to a Fairbanks man who died of a …
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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, …