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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… to 235 arrests and the seizure of nearly 2 million fentanyl pills, 87 pounds of fentanyl powder, 974 pounds of …
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Co-Conspirator in Idaho Drug Ring Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

… in federal prison for distributing over 7,000 fentanyl pills in Idaho's Magic Valley. According to court records, … to have him distribute approximately 7,000 fentanyl pills to an individual who, unbeknownst to Lee or Dana at …
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Spokane Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Idaho Teen

… a variety of controlled substances, including fentanyl pills. Holmberg began bringing Fitterer-Usher to drug deals …
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Charlotte Man is Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime

… Two Stolen Firearms younce_handgun.JPG Suspected fentanyl pills_x.jpg Seizures of fentanyl both in pill and powder …
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One Conversation Spins into Multiple Presentations for Omaha Community Outreach Specialist

… City - (605) 434-4947 Sioux Falls - (605) 330-4421 OPPD - Papillion #1.jpg In 2024, the DEA Omaha Division has reached nearly 600,000 people with messages such as One Pill Can Kill during community outreach events. OMAHA, Neb   … (OPPD), who employs nearly 2,000 people throughout Omaha, Papillion and Elkhorn. The first of three presentations to …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… our communities. Mexican cartels are pushing deadly fake pills, often laced with fentanyl, into our neighborhoods to …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… seizures across the United States.   As part of the One Pill Can Kill initiative, the DEA and its law enforcement partners seized more than 10.2 million fentanyl pills and approximately 980 pounds of fentanyl powder during …
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Two Interrelated Drug Rings in Seattle Area Taken Down in Series of Arrests Following Wiretap Investigation

… area,” said David F. Reames.  “The fentanyl powder and pills our team seized in this case could have yielded enough … of cocaine, 19 kilos of fentanyl powder, 250,000 fentanyl pills, and four kilos of heroin. The street value of the … 18 kilograms of methamphetamine, more than 57,000 fentanyl pills, and 17 firearms. They also seized more than $353,000 …
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Mexican National Sentenced to Prison for Role as Drug Ring Courier

… three kilos of methamphetamine, nearly a kilo of fentanyl pills and a small amount of fentanyl powder and cocaine. He … . ###   Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Methamphetamine Cocaine On On …
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Two New Bedford Men With Significant Criminal Histories Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Controlled Substances

… amounts of suspected fentanyl, cocaine and unidentified pills; cutting agents; multiple small “presses” used to … doubt in the court of law.   Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons Fentanyl Cocaine On On Press Release …
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DEA Highlights 2021

December 31, 2024
… in the availability and lethality of fake prescription pills also contributed to these tragic deaths. DEA seized …
December 31, 2024
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Community Event
July 28, 2022
July 28, 2022

Town Hall Meeting

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)
Kansas City, MO
DEA and the KANSAS CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT INVITE YOU TO ATTEND A TOWN HALL MEETING JULY 28 AT 6 P.M. LEARN HOW FAKE PILLS & FENTANYL ARE THREATENING OUR COMMUNITY FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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Four Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Meth in Idaho's Magic Valley

… lot in Heyburn.  Coltrin gave the officer 1,000 fentanyl pills in exchange for $4,500 that the officer agreed to … 30, of Pocatello, and again received 1,000 fentanyl pills in exchange for $4,000. As the investigation …
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DEA Houston Field Division Announces the Seizure of Over 7 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

… seizure of over 670,000 fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and more than 230 pounds of fentanyl powder this year. …
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Record Fentanyl Seizure by DEA Phoenix, Scottsdale Police & the Arizona Attorney General’s Office as DEA Announces Nationwide Public Safety Surge

… Yuma - 571-324-7324 Over 9.5 Million Counterfeit Pills Have Been Seized in Arizona since January 2021 Nearly …
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DEA Washington Warns of Deadly Counterfeit Drugs on Social Media

July 23, 2021
… like prescription medication, and delivering counterfeit pills to kids and young adults in our area. Law enforcement … Maryland, and Virginia are reporting these counterfeit pills causing tragic overdose deaths across the region. …
July 23, 2021
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DEA Releases New Tip Line to Encourage Information on Drug Kingpin Operating Throughout Colorado

… and distribute large quantities of counterfeit fentanyl pills. This rise in fentanyl pill trafficking has fueled a …
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Two Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… usage units, 13 pounds of marijuana, digital scales, a pill press, a kilogram press used for preparing cocaine for … the agency seized a record of 74.5 million fentanyl pills in 2023. Laboratory testing indicates that seven out …
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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 …
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Overdose Death

… lives with their criminal actions is our priority.” “M30 pills sold on the street are often laced with fentanyl, a …
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Three Indicted for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking in Sacramento and Stockton

… the defendants distributed thousands of counterfeit M30 pills containing fentanyl on behalf of a source of supply in … On Sept. 29, 2022, Mendoza sold over 1,000 counterfeit M30 pills containing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl in … Dec. 21, 2022, Bustamante sold over 2,000 counterfeit M30 pills containing fentanyl in Stockton. Several months later, …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… cartels—are intentionally driving addiction by selling fake pills and hiding fentanyl in other drugs, and they are … of salt—can kill a person. Fentanyl comes in two forms: pills and powder. The Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels are hiding …
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Idaho Falls Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to Nearly 12 Years

… admitted to possessing between 10,000 and 15,000 fentanyl pills in his room at a relative’s house in New Plymouth, …
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New, Dangerous Synthetic Opioid in D.C., Emerging in Tri-State Area

June 01, 2022
… country, ISO has already been seen pressed into counterfeit pills and falsely marketed as pharmaceutical medication … about the dangers of taking counterfeit prescription pills or other drugs, we stem the proliferation of these …
June 01, 2022
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Two Members of Mexico Connected Drug Trafficking Group Sentenced to Prison

… 81 kilograms of methamphetamine, 49 kilograms of fentanyl pills, 15 kilograms of cocaine, and three pounds of … https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF . ### Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Methamphetamine …
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Keeping Area Families Safe This Summer

July 16, 2021
… July 16, 2021 Deadly synthetic opioid found in counterfeit pills and street drugs Just this past week, three people in …
July 16, 2021
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… seizures across the United States.   As part of the One Pill Can Kill initiative, the DEA and its law enforcement partners seized more than 10.2 million fentanyl pills and approximately 980 pounds of fentanyl powder during …
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DEA Dismantles MS-13 Cell in Nashville

… also seized bulk quantities of marijuana, counterfeit pills, cocaine, THC vapes, liquid psilocybin, and multiple …
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Previously Convicted Felon Indicted for Narcotics and Firearms Offenses

… Boston for allegedly trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine, unlawfully …
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Leader of Major Alabama Drug-Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Life in Prison

… methamphetamine, more than a pound of cocaine, an illegal pill press, bulk cash, and firearms. Thomas told arresting …