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Large-scale, Spokane based fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 180 months in federal prison

… distributor of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl-laced pills in the Spokane, Washington area. On June 11, 2020, a controlled buy of fentanyl-laced pills was conducted from Bridges. A search warrant was … was staying at, and a large quantity of fentanyl-laced pills were located. Bridges was not present at the time. On …
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More Than 1,000 Stakeholders From Throughout Minnesota Convene To Define The Problem With Prescription Painkillers And Develop Solutions

… from across Minnesota are meeting to address the pain pill problem. The Pain.Pill.Problem. conference brings … Special Agent in Charge Dan Moren. “The source of these pills is not a foreign based drug cartel. The responsibility …
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Dominican National Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution

… indicted by a federal grand jury for distributing fentanyl pills.  Miguel Gonzalez Duarte, 37, has been indicted on one … Gonzalez Duarte distributed approximately 191 counterfeit pills that contained fentanyl, methamphetamine and xylazine, …
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Federal and Local Law Enforcement Announce New Public Education Campaign to Highlight Danger of Fentanyl – “Death in Disguise”

… 387-6555 Death in Disguise Press Conference.jpg Fentanyl Pills graphic with agency logos.png Inland Empire Fentanyl …
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Members of Mexican Cartel Pipeline Indicted on Charges of Distributing Large Quantities of Fentanyl in Adams County

… 20230524_230014.jpg Thousands of Fentanyl Pills with Cheetos Markings IMG-20230424-WA0000(1).jpg … Seized methamphetamine and fentanyl pills Matzke 5.22.23 20230522_183837.jpg Confiscated Meth …
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Operators Of Bogus Medical Clinics Charged In Conspiracy To Divert Massive Amounts Of Prescription Narcotics To The Black Market

… that allege they diverted at least 2 million prescription pills - including oxycodone and other addictive and … was paid “for sitting at home,” while thousands of narcotic pills were prescribed in that doctor’s name and Medicare was … the sale of fraudulent prescriptions and narcotic pills; Armen Simonyan, 52, of Burbank, California, who …
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June 27, 2025
… Health On Sports Biggest Stage to Share the Message: One Pill Can Kill, Your Voice Can Save Lives DEA is committed to … social media platforms to promote and sell poisonous pills to Americans. The program, which was livestreamed in …
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Four Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking in Las Vegas

… bulk quantities of methamphetamine and suspected fentanyl pills in California and Las Vegas, NV. On March 22, 2022, … of bulk quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl laced pills in Las Vegas, NV.  The other suspects arrested were …
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Leominster Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Offense

… to possessing large quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine intended for distribution. … distributing significant quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine in Rhode Island. On April …
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Worcester Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… 20, 2019, and on Nov. 26, 2019, Torres-Rojas distributed pills containing fentanyl and heroin to a confidential … Later, on Jan. 13, 2020, Torres-Rojas distributed pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine to the … Torres-Rojas distributed approximately 835 grams of pills containing methamphetamine, 102 grams of pills …
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Leominster Man and Woman Charged with Drug Offenses

… to distribute large quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine. Chanhda Onesyvieng, 48, … distributing significant quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine in Rhode Island using a …
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Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Giving Fentanyl that Killed Man

… Ralls, 35, of Wichita gave Michael Marsalla, 35, a fake pill while the two men were working together at a company in … After calling 911, Ralls phoned his source for fentanyl pills to discuss whether anyone had ever died after taking …
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Miami Woman Arrested on Fentanyl Charge Following Traffic Stop in Jamestown

… of the driver’s side and officers found a plastic bag of pills secreted in battery of the car. Following a more … officers recovered approximately 9 lbs. 13 oz. of blue pills, which field tested positive for the presence of …
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Two more opioid dealers sentenced for their role in large drug conspiracy

… Elford and Hill were street-level dealers of blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl in the Elmira area. The blue pills were manufactured by the leaders of the organization – … – and made to look like legitimate 30 milligram Percocet pills.   Elford and Hill each admitted to selling pills to …
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Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

… the search, law enforcement seized 992 fentanyl-laced pills that were made to look like oxycodone “M-30” pills, a loaded Glock 9mm pistol, over $31,000 in cash drug … regarding the purchase and sale of counterfeit M-30 pills (in quantities ranging from hundreds of pills to …
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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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Leader of conspiracy that manufactured illegal drugs on an industrial scale sentenced to 20 years in federal prison

… GA:  A Georgia man who operated an industrial-scale illegal pill-manufacturing operation has been sentenced to 20 years … Dark Web, used industrial-grade machinery to manufacture pills, and sold the drugs on the Dark Web and throughout …
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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 showed that 7 out of 10 pills tested contain a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. …
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Orlando Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

… supply source who wanted to sell $25,000 worth of fentanyl pills. The CI informed Colon that the CI wanted a sample of the pills before agreeing to a large order. Colon agreed to sell the CI 1,000 fentanyl pills for $4,500. On or about January 18,2023, Colon met the …
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Bakersfield Resident Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… law enforcement officer counterfeit OxyContin/oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. Cardenas thereafter negotiated a second sale of pills to the undercover officer. On Jan. 19, 2021, Rockmore … and sell to the undercover officer 1,000 fentanyl-laced pills for the negotiated price of $2,900. During the …
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Thirteen Arrested for Fentanyl Distribution

… enterprise responsible for the distribution of counterfeit pills; these fake pills laced with fentanyl were clandestinely manufactured to …
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Administrator Anne Milgram Remarks on the Overdose Epidemic

… in the form of fake, counterfeit prescription pills. These pills are made and marketed to purposefully deceive … enforcement partners have seized more than 14 million fake pills – an amount that has continued to rise dramatically …
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Substantial prison terms imposed for fentanyl distributors

… organization responsible for trafficking fentanyl-laced pills into the Eastern District of Washington. They each … as one of the first major sources of fentanyl-laced pills in Eastern Washington and were responsible for transporting and distributing more than 5,000 to 10,000 pills per week beginning in 2017. These fentanyl-laced pills …
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Orlando Man Sentenced To Over 15 Years For Drug And Firearm Offenses

… from China in order to manufacture counterfeit prescription pills, including Xanax and Percocet. After receiving the … substances, he would prepare and manufacture counterfeit pills using pill presses and dyes.  Falkowski and others …
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Role In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

… Task Force into the large-scale trafficking of oxycodone pills from Florida to Connecticut.  The investigation … by commercial airline or automobile, and sold the pills for profit to various Connecticut-based narcotics …
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Leader Of Dover Oxycodone Distribution Ring Sentenced To 54 Months Of Imprisonment

… to unlawfully distribute approximately 25,000 Oxycodone pills in Dover, Delaware, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ … of 2010, the DEA confirmed that packages full of Oxycodone pills were being shipped from a Florida location to Griffith … with co-defendant Kristopher Collins, to purchase the pills from his source of supply. Upon their return to …
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Pearl River Man Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxymorphone Causing The Overdose Death Of Two Young Men

… distribution of highly-addictive and dangerous prescription pills is the fastest-growing drug problem in the country. … regularly distributed Oleksowicz’s prescription oxymorphone pills for profit. Oyxmorphone is a powerful painkiller with … in July 2011 and in October 2011, the use of oxymorphone pills supplied by Oleksowicz caused the overdose death of …
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Oakland Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Conspiracy To Manufacture Counterfeit Drugs

… his role in a conspiracy to manufacture counterfeit Xanax pills and to launder the proceeds gained by the illegal … David Beckford and others to manufacture and distribute pills that were designed to resemble Xanax® pills as nearly as possible.  King admitted that he knew his …
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Orangevale Man Sentenced For Hydrocodone Distribution

… the hydrocodone from the pharmacy, and Reyes would sell the pills. On July 29, 2009, Savaloja was arrested following a … 508 prescriptions for (totaling approximately 97,000 pills) were distributed by approximately 89 pharmacies under … admitted responsibility for at least 5,000 of those pills. CURES logged the date of each prescription, the …