PRESS RELEASE

Alexandria Man Sentenced for Armed Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

March 04, 2022
… Defendant marketed pressed pills in form of legitimate prescription pills like Percocet, contained deadly amount of fentanyl …
March 04, 2022
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Dark Web Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Distributing Opioids

February 09, 2021
… to unlawfully distributing thousands of prescription opioid pills in exchange for over half a million dollars through … and “Imperial Royalty,” Reid sold over 12,000 oxycodone pills, the sales of which yielded a profit of over $500,000. … Wall Street, and Apollon to advertise and sell oxycodone pills of various strengths and prices. Reid utilized the …
February 09, 2021
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Malden Men Sentenced For Trafficking Fentanyl And Methamphetamine

January 22, 2024
… 571-362-9171 Nearly 10,000 counterfeit prescription pills seized, as well as cocaine, LSD mushrooms and suboxone … included approximately two kilograms of methamphetamine pills pressed to look like Adderall or Xanax; approximately …
January 22, 2024
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DEA Summit Brings Together Families Suffering Tragic Losses from Fentanyl

October 19, 2023
… DEA laboratory testing now indicates that 7 out of every 10 pills seized by DEA contain a lethal dose of fentanyl, an …
October 19, 2023
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Defendant Caught with 14 Kilos of Fentanyl and Seven Kilos of Methamphetamine Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

August 28, 2023
… November 22, 2022, with 14 kilos of fentanyl powder and pills and seven kilos of methamphetamine.  At the sentencing …
August 28, 2023
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DEA Encourages Back to School Drug Awareness and Education Among Family and Friends

August 09, 2023
… North Dakota and South Dakota, continue to rise as pills and powder make their way into the country. In 2022, … of fentanyl to include more than 170,000 fake fentanyl pills. According to the CDC, a leading cause of death for … is considered a potentially lethal dose and six out of 10 pills tested at DEA laboratories contain a potentially …
August 09, 2023
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… 3,337 arrests and the seizure of nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, more than 6,500 pounds of fentanyl powder, more than …
May 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

March 01, 2023
… Brown, 50, and a co-conspirator sold counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl to a Fairfax County Police … residence, officers recovered 999 counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl, approximately 723 grams of …
March 01, 2023
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison for Selling the Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of Young Woman

February 09, 2023
… today to 130 months in prison for selling the fentanyl pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of 23-year-old … in October 2022, admitting that she sold Gil the fentanyl pills that caused her death. According to the government’s …
February 09, 2023
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DEA Miami Field Division Warns of Alarming Increase in Suspected Fentanyl-Related Overdoses in Florida

July 15, 2022
… increasingly mix it with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—in an effort to drive addiction and attract repeat … opioid, like illicit fentanyl; or when drug dealers sell pills designed to appear nearly identical to legitimate …
July 15, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA El Paso Division Safety Bulletin

March 01, 2019
… this safety bulletin to remind the public not to purchase pills or medications from street dealers. Recently DEA El Paso learned that certain pills, which are being sold on the street and have similar …
March 01, 2019
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Man Indicted on Suspicion of Trafficking Illicit Drugs

May 31, 2022
… Nogales, Sierra Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas 140,000 Fake pills Containing Fentanyl, 11+ Pounds of Fentanyl Powder, 2+ … Heroin, and 3 Pounds of Methamphetamine Recovered 140,000 pills, fentanyl powder, meth, heroin and gun Photo of …
May 31, 2022
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

April 27, 2021
… 2.2 milligrams, and the average amount of fentanyl in the pills we seize is 1.8 milligrams,” said Kyle W. Williamson, … and 100 times more potent that morphine.    Of counterfeit pills tested in DEA laboratories, one in four pills made …
April 27, 2021
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Long Island Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Distribution Of Oxycodone

July 22, 2014
… acted as a drug dealer, putting thousands of oxycodone pills onto the streets of Long Island for no valid medical … Stambler provided prescriptions for hundreds of oxycodone pills to two of his patients without a legitimate medical … with those patients and assisted them in the sale of pills that he prescribed. On November 21, 2011, …
July 22, 2014
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Joint Law Enforcement Operation Arrested Six Individuals On Drug Charges In The East Bay, One In Fresno

May 30, 2014
… in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute Xanax pills and other drugs was returned by the Grand Jury on May … and possessed with intent to distribute counterfeit (Xanax) pills and other drugs. The Xanax pills at issue were manufactured to resemble alprazolam …
May 30, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… progress. DEA laboratory testing indicates 29% of fentanyl pills analyzed during fiscal year (FY) 2025 contained a …
December 03, 2025
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… progress. DEA laboratory testing indicates 29% of fentanyl pills analyzed during fiscal year (FY) 2025 contained a …
December 03, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

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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DEA Safely Disposes of 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 08, 2025
… Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Pills and Poster- Take Back The DEA will host its 29th …
May 08, 2025
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Bakersfield Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Overdose Death

February 26, 2024
… 2020, Randall knowingly distributed 10 “blues” (fentanyl pills) to K.T. in Bakersfield. Randall knew that the pills he distributed to K.T. contained fentanyl. K.T. …
February 26, 2024
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Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years in prison for stealing opioids and selling them for profit

November 21, 2019
… to five years in federal prison for stealing thousands of pills of hydrocodone and selling them for a profit. … Jacqueline Green, conspired to steal approximately 56,108 pills of hydrocodone and sell them outside the … at least $10,800 in proceeds from the sale of the stolen pills.  Cruz concealed the theft by falsifying the …
November 21, 2019
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Dallas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

April 10, 2017
… 23, 2017.  Lewis’ guilty plea stemmed from her role in a pill mill operating during parts of 2013-2015.  The sentence … agreed to drive a co-conspirator carrying 30mg oxycodone pills from Dallas to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport …
April 10, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Illegally Distribute Pharmaceutical Drugs

July 18, 2013
… June 2012.   Oxycodone, the active ingredient in brand name pills such as OxyContin, Roxicodone and Percocet, is a … on the street. Users will often crush and snort the pills or dissolve and inject them to get an immediate high. … the parking lot of Texas Road Pharmacy to provide them with pills, or would leave the pills in a car in the parking lot, …
July 18, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Former Stockton College Police Officer Admits Distributing Oxycodone

August 07, 2014
… police officer today admitted selling oxycodone-based pills to an undercover officer and a witness who was … January 2013, Taylor sold 537 oxycodone-based prescription pills to either an undercover Drug Enforcement … series of text messages. Taylor discussed the price of the pills and his hope of fostering a long-term drug …
August 07, 2014
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Norwalk Man Sentenced To 70 Months In Federal Prison For Illegally Selling Prescription Narcotics

July 18, 2011
… conducted several undercover purchases of OxyContin pills from Sandalo at a cost of $40 to $45 for each … a search of Sandalo’s residence revealed 731 OxyContin pills, 683 Percocet (which contain oxycodone and …
July 18, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Hamden Man Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Oxycodone Involved In Weston Overdose

November 30, 2016
… January 3, 2016, a 20-year-old male purchased 30 oxycodone pills from Farid in exchange for $900.  He then consumed some of those pills, as well as other substances, including Xanax.  On … Ryan Looney, also of Hamden, supplied Farid with oxycodone pills.  Farid then distributed the pills to the victim.  …
November 30, 2016
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Man Pleads Guilty In Prescription Fraud Scheme

March 31, 2016
… others passed dozens of false prescriptions for OxyContin pills at pharmacies in the Manchester and Nashua areas. … at pharmacies. The runners would then provide the pills to McIntosh in exchange for pills or cash. McIntosh would then sell the pills or have …
March 31, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Two Hamden Men Admit Distributing Oxycodone Involved In Weston Overdose

May 02, 2016
… a 22-year-old male purchased 30 40-milligram oxycodone pills from Farid in exchange for $900.  He then consumed some of those pills, as well as other substances.  On January 5, 2016, the … the victim’s overdose, Looney supplied Farid with oxycodone pills.  Farid then distributed the pills to the victim.  …
May 02, 2016
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Man Sentenced For Participating In Prescription Fraud Scheme

July 12, 2016
… others passed dozens of false prescriptions for OxyContin pills at pharmacies in the Manchester and Nashua areas.  … at pharmacies.  The runners would then provide the pills to McIntosh in exchange for pills or cash.  McIntosh would then sell the pills or have …
July 12, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA To Doctor, “You’ve Been Served”

March 04, 2011
… The DEA and its state and local partners continue Operation Pill Nation enforcement and administrative actions today … work investigating the people involved in illegal, rogue pill mills is far from over. We have handcuffs and ISOs at …
March 04, 2011