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Two Members of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Rings Linked to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms

… damage done to our communities is severe.” “Every Fentanyl pill introduced into our communities has the potential to … individuals already incarcerated, to traffic these deadly pills into Washington state. The FBI and our partners will …
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Two Defendants Charged with Murder in Fatal Pacific Beach Fentanyl Overdose

… a crime. The pair conspired to sell the victim fentanyl pills which resulted in his overdose death. “These … 31, 2023, Seau purchased at least $1,200 worth of fentanyl pills from co-defendant Cavanaugh in La Mesa. Thereafter, …
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Leader of Drug Distribution Organization Sentenced to Ten Years

… in car.jpg Drugs hidden in secret compartment in car Fake pills laced with fentanyl.jpg Fake pills laced with fentanyl SEATTLE – The drug supplier to … narcotics on his behalf.”  In addition to the fentanyl pills, during the investigation law enforcement seized more …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… progress. DEA laboratory testing indicates 29% of fentanyl pills analyzed during fiscal year (FY) 2025 contained a potentially lethal dose, a significant drop from 76% of pills tested just two years prior in FY 2023. Additionally, …
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San Diego Resident Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

… of San Diego pleaded guilty today to distributing a fake pill containing fentanyl that killed a 15-year-old Coronado … with C.J.S. Beltranlap warned C.J.S. to only take half the pill because it was “strong.” Law enforcement responded on … Beltranlap was arrested the next day carrying five fake pills containing fentanyl. In the plea agreement, Beltranlap …
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Multi-Year Investigation Leads to Indictment

… 26 Defendants and Seizure of Nearly 500,000 Counterfeit Pills Containing with Fentanyl SAN DIEGO – A two-year … who coordinated shipments of counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl, powder fentanyl, heroin, …
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Seven Arrested in Camarillo for Alleged Drug Trafficking

… for trafficking methamphetamine and fraudulent prescription pills into Ventura County.  The fraudulent prescription pills contain the deadly drug fentanyl and are pressed to …
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DEA, HIDTA, and 18th Judicial District Announce Takedown of Colorado Based Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Organization

… of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has … corroborates the alarming trend in counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl flooding our streets, as well as …
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Two Plead Guilty In Heroin And Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… of which disguised as pharmaceutical-grade prescription pills, into the Worcester community and profit off of … was identified by investigators selling purported oxycodone pills, which were later determined to be counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, at Albino’s Market in Worcester. …
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Man Likely Behind Woman's Fentanyl Poisoning Death Sentenced

… and what Bateman had available, including reference to pills referred to by them as “30s.” The victim’s blood … among other things, fentanyl and ethanol. Seventeen blue pills labeled “M30” that contained fentanyl, 14 green pills …
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Milford Man Who Used Telegram App to Traffic Drugs Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison

… various controlled substances, including fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and fake Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, and other drugs, on …
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Abington Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Oxycodone Conspiracy

… court in Boston for conspiring to distribute oxycodone pills. Kenneth Veiga, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District … and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone pills. Between November 2022 and May 2023, intercepted … of Veiga’s previous residence in July 2023, oxycodone pills along with a polymer-80 9 mm pistol and nine rounds of …
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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Poisoning Death of 19-Year-Old

… Kathy Lee Nicole Bradford, 32, coordinated the sale of M-30 pills to a woman in El Paso in April 2022. On Bradford’s … Patricia Tafoya, 40, delivered 10 counterfeit M-30 pills containing fentanyl to the purchaser, who consumed …
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Milford Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Charge

… various controlled substances, including fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and fake Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, and other drugs, through … of drugs from Guzman, including more than 1,000 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, counterfeit Adderall containing …
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Three Sentenced in Austin for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in 18 Year Old’s Death

… oxycodone tablets and other counterfeit prescription pills in the investigation of the overdose death of an …
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El Paso Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison

… Patrick Harley Chaires, 28, sold a counterfeit M-30 pill containing fentanyl on Jan. 10. The purchaser consumed … of fentanyl and its abundant presence in counterfeit pills being sold on the streets and through social media. As …
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Malden Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… 571-362-9171 Nearly 10,000 counterfeit prescription pills seized BOSTON – A Malden man has pleaded guilty in … MDMA crystals, cocaine, doses of LSD and nearly 10,000 pills that include thousands of methamphetamine pills …
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Seattle Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl in Downtown Seattle While Armed with a Handgun

… enforcement officer approached him and purchased fentanyl pills. At the time of the arrest Johnson had additional pills, $165 cash, and a semi-automatic 9 mm pistol. Johnson …
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Phoenix Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl

… agreed to deliver approximately 99,500 fentanyl pills to an individual in Tucson who, unbeknownst to … the fentanyl and met with the agent. After delivering the pills, Morales-Reyes was arrested, and agents found a loaded …
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Tucson Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

… On the afternoon of July 1, 2020, Pantoja provided three pills to the victim. Approximately three hours later, the … Pantoja’s residence where they located over 5,500 fentanyl pills and approximately $21,000 in cash. The Drug …
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Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

… agreement, Randise admitted providing four counterfeit M-30 pills laced with fentanyl, commonly referred to as “blues,” to Lustig on December 11, 2021. These pills caused Lustig to have a fatal overdose. Randise had been selling counterfeit M-30 pills laced with fentanyl to Lustig and others for at least …
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Idaho Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Distributing Fentanyl

… According to court records, Hoffman distributed oxycodone pills to a man with the initials A.K. who overdosed on … revealed that Hoffman had distributed oxycodone pills to A.K. approximately two weeks prior to the overdose. …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to Prison for Involvement in a Drug Trafficking Organization

… Lake Havasu, Nogales, Sierra Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas pills.jpg Fake pills containing deadly fentanyl seized during traffic … recovering 1/3 pound of methamphetamine, 1,000 fentanyl pills, and drug paraphernalia. At the time of his arrest, …
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Drug Seizures Surge in 2020, Fentanyl Remains a Threat in Nebraska

… year with an additional 1,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills also collected by agents. Fentanyl is up to100 times … of salt. “We’ve seen a jump in fentanyl and counterfeit pills across our five state Division,” SAC King said. “We …
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DEA investigators seeking answers in small Tennessee town

… purchases from distributors totaled more than one million pills CELINA, Tenn . -- DEA investigators this week …
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Search of Concord warehouse leads to re-arrest of dark web vendor

… his supervised release, inside the building, were multiple pill presses, plastic trays with punches and dies in them, … new counterfeit drug operation.  He set up a laboratory and pill press operation to manufacture the counterfeit pills, and he established a dark web vendor site to sell the …
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New Jersey Doctor, 11 Others Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

… today: Oxycodone, the active ingredient in brand name pills such as Oxycontin, Roxicodone and Percocet, is a … Corrao and Gavini. Renkart also supplied oxycodone pills for distribution to co-conspirators. Durante wrote the … of value, at one time prescribing Domando more than 1,000 pills in a 10-day period. Gebo, a retired Newark police …
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Twenty-Four Defendants Indicted On Federal Drug Charges

… Investigation targeted illegal distribution of prescription pills NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - A single count indictment … intent to distribute and distributing diverted prescription pills, announced David Rivera, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. The diverted pills contained the controlled substances Oxycodone, …
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Two More Convicted In Multi-State Heroin Ring In Baton Rouge

… heroin ring which involved disguising heroin as oxycodone pills in order to maximize profits. Both defendants remain … California and Louisiana to distribute thousands of heroin pills that had been pressed to resemble oxycodone. Once delivered to Baton Rouge from California, the pills were distributed to mid-level drug dealers and …
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California Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin In Operation Goldy Locks

… in California and Louisiana to distribute thousands of pills pressed to resemble oxycodone that, in fact, contained heroin. Upon delivery of the pills to Baton Rouge from California, they were then …