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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

… - (802) 951-2900 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

… - 571-362-1180 Tucson - 571-324-7218 Yuma - 571-324-7324 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 …
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Supplier Of “Molly” That Resulted In A Death At Electric Zoo Concert Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Narcotics Conspiracy Charge

… proceedings: In early August 2013, Patrick Morgan sold pills commonly called “Molly,” which contained 3,4-(“MDMA” … pooled their money in order to buy additional Molly pills from Morgan. The Three Individuals intended to consume and distribute these Molly pills at the Electric Zoo music festival. Electric Zoo was a …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Supplier Of “Molly” That Resulted In A Death At Electric Zoo Concert

… federal court: In early August 2013, Patrick Morgan sold pills commonly called “Molly,” which contained 4-(MDMA) and … pooled their money in order to buy additional Molly pills from Morgan. The Three Individuals intended to consume and distribute these Molly pills at the Electric Zoo music festival. Electric Zoo was a …
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DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday April 26

… Day on Saturday, April 26th.  Americans can take their pills to one of over 5,600 collection sites across the … 2010, the public has surrendered over 3.4 million pounds of pills. Unused medications in homes create a public health …
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Operation Engage Yavapai

March 28, 2025
… to know 1) How much fentanyl is in a counterfeit oxycodone pill, 2) How much they are extracting from a fentanyl patch, … in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. International …
March 28, 2025
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Operation Avalanche

… Feygin. The clinics served as highly prolific oxycodone “pill mills,” or medical practices that make money by … responsible for prescribing over 3.7 million oxycodone pills between early 2012 and early 2017 and ordering …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… DEA laboratory testing indicates 29 percent of fentanyl pills analyzed during fiscal year (FY) 2025 contained a …
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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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Major Drug Redistributor for Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gang Sentenced to 10+ Years in Prison

… of Methamphetamine and Tens of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills Tacoma – A major redistributor for a South Sound-based … as much as 25 pounds of methamphetamine and 20,000 fentanyl pills,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Miller. “Distributing such …
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Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

… days after he had been arrested” with a load of fentanyl pills, Judge Coughenour said. “Ms. Rodriguez-Moreno is being … quantities of methamphetamine and thousands of fentanyl pills. But what is most shocking is that she had her …
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Orlando Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… licensed pharmacist, dispensed more than 500,000 oxycodone pills during the timeframe of the conspiracy and collected … The patients paid a premium, in cash, for the pain pills because they had fraudulent prescriptions and …
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Doctor indicted on Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment Charges in Three Overdose Deaths

… addictive medications in inappropriately high dosages and pill counts, and in potentially lethal combinations.  For … from substance abuse and by those seeking to resell pills on the black market. Because all three drug types have …
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Two Dominican Nationals Charged With Trafficking Massive Quantity Of Fentanyl

… one kilogram of fentanyl, approximately 16,000 fentanyl pills disguised as 30 milligram oxycodone pills, three high-capacity magazine, and a bump stock device … bags of prepackaged fentanyl, approximately 16,000 fentanyl pills, approximately 75 grams of heroin, 41 grams of cocaine …
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Four People Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

… The fentanyl was concealed within counterfeit prescription pills resembling oxycodone and the meth was concealed within …