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Providence Man Who Sold Oxycodone to Undercover Officer Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

May 16, 2024
… Defendant possessed approximately 1,500 oxycodone pills at time of arrest BOSTON – A Providence man was … today in federal court in Worcester for selling oxycodone pills on multiple occasions to an undercover officer.    … met with undercover law enforcement to distribute oxycodone pills in controlled purchases. In February 2023, the rental …
May 16, 2024
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Virginia Man Trafficking Kilos of Fentanyl and Counterfeit Oxycodone, Sentenced

February 24, 2021
… Cornelius Frazier, 32, and others would press illicit pills containing fentanyl, among other substances, to resemble prescription pills such as Oxycodone, for illegal distribution and …
February 24, 2021
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking

January 26, 2024
… three plastic bags containing 793 grams of blue fentanyl pills pressed to look like oxycodone pills, two plastic bags containing cocaine, and two plastic … of crystal methamphetamine for $100, the blue counterfeit pills for $15 each, and a gram of another drug for $225. At …
January 26, 2024
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Two Albuquerque Men Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Offenses

December 19, 2023
… 6, 2023, Ramirez allegedly agreed to sell 30,000 fentanyl pills to an undercover detective from the Albuquerque Police … car carrying a bag which agents believed carried fentanyl pills. At that time, agents attempted to take both men into …
December 19, 2023
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Man Indicted for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl

December 08, 2023
… cocaine. Dickerson also had 136 “skittles” (multi-colored pills suspected to contain fentanyl) in his pants pocket. … stated a man had given him a quantity of meth and 10,000 pills from Mexico and that it would be found in the Jeep …
December 08, 2023
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Snohomish Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Drug, Gun, and Murder-for-Hire Related Charges

October 02, 2023
… 2020 to 78 months in prison for dealing fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine. According to documents filed with the … 30, 2020, he was arrested as he arrived to sell fentanyl pills to a person in Whatcom County. That person was working …
October 02, 2023
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Oklahoma Files First Degree Murder on Drug Dealer

January 14, 2021
… Jerry Leflore, 32, is accused of selling fake Oxycodone pills that contained Fentanyl to two individuals, one who … A controlled, undercover investigation, where Leflore sold pills that tested positive for Fentanyl to a law enforcement …
January 14, 2021
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Gainesville Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offense

December 07, 2022
… conspired to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl pills throughout the Northern District of Florida and … conducting surveillance, the DEA and ACSO seized fentanyl pills, disguised as marked Oxycodone pills, as well as two pistols, from the three conspirators …
December 07, 2022
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Eastern Washington Man Sentenced to 168 Months in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

October 28, 2022
… with a co-defendant, was a distributor of fentanyl laced pills in both Eastern Washington and Idaho. On both May 14, …
October 28, 2022
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Texarkana, Texas Men Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

May 18, 2022
… $5 million worth of drugs. “The counterfeit oxycodone pills--sometimes known as ‘blues’ or ‘M30s’--that were …
May 18, 2022
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 10, 2022
… to the Pacific Northwest in the form of counterfeit pills. “The DEA works every day to prevent overdose deaths …
May 10, 2022
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DEA Investigations Result In The Prosecution Of Multiple Defendants

March 22, 2018
… including three deaths, plus the dismantling of a pill-mill operation and action against two doctors. “The … According to the complaint, Shephard distributed fentanyl pills to the Marine Corporal with Shephard acknowledging …
March 22, 2018
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Miami doctor arrested for overprescribing oxycodone resulting in death

May 08, 2019
… revealed that Dr. Farinas prescribed 60 to 180 opioid pills on a monthly basis, and often, more than once within a … January 2018, Dr. Farinas prescribed a total 2,665 opioid pills. From evidence gathered, the investigation also … herself. When she prescribed a large number of narcotic pills to her patients, she would ask them to give her a …
May 08, 2019
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Two defendants arrested for distribution of controlled substances through sham internet pharmacy

July 09, 2018
… of an online pharmacy suspected of peddling illegal pills and money laundering.  Postal Inspectors will continue … oxycodone from the Pharmacy Website, but instead received pills containing other substances.  In the course of the … had been sent to Rodriguez-Lopez, and recovered over 200 pills weighing over 40 grams.  These pills tested positive …
July 09, 2018
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

April 30, 2021
… - whether laced in heroin or disguised in counterfeit pills,” said DEA Chicago Division Special Agent in Charge … and 100 times more potent that morphine.   Of counterfeit pills tested in DEA laboratories, one in four pills made with fentanyl contained a potentially lethal …
April 30, 2021
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Cocaine and Fentanyl Seizures Rise in Iowa

February 24, 2021
… King said. “We’ve seen a jump in fentanyl and counterfeit pills across our five state Division and we want to make people aware of the fact that pills purchased off of the street should be considered …
February 24, 2021
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Five Kentucky Defendants Convicted And Sentenced For Supplying Drugs That Resulted In Overdose Deaths

August 23, 2016
… that, in July 2015, they distributed a counterfeit pain pill to a Woodford County woman, who consumed the pill and subsequently died of an overdose.  The pill, made … was a major distributor of these deadly counterfeit pills in Central Kentucky.  This case, one of the first to …
August 23, 2016
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New Jersey And New York Doctors, 20 Others Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

May 11, 2011
… today: Oxycodone, the active ingredient in brand name pills such as Oxycontin, Roxicodone and Percocet, is a … and the defendants then sold and redistributed the pills. Lopresti and Lahham wrote the prescriptions in … for cash payments from Erwin and others, knowing that the pills were to be redistributed. Erwin and others, with the …
May 11, 2011
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Prescription Drug Take-Back To Be Held Saturday, April 26, 2014

April 24, 2014
… the public its eighth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially … unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.  Bring your pills to a disposal site.  (The DEA cannot accept liquids, …
April 24, 2014
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Newnan Dentist Sentenced To Prison For Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances

November 15, 2013
… named in the original complaint as an abuser of opiate pain pills. This patient was a long-time dental patient at … eight months. She admitted to being addicted to opiate pain pills. In January 2012, investigators interviewed the owner … patients, most of whom admitted to seeking Schedule II pain pills from Maddux for the purpose of supporting their drug …
November 15, 2013
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West L.A. Pharmacy Owners Arrested On Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges For Diverting Prescription Drugs To Black Market

October 01, 2015
… seized parcels containing thousands of hidden oxycodone pills that the brothers attempted to ship to customers in … quantities of drugs, including nearly 100,000 oxycodone pills, as well as tens of thousands of pills of (commonly …
October 01, 2015
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Metro-West Drug Traffickers Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

May 09, 2013
… details Bourque’s distribution of thousands of (Percocet) pills to both re-distributors and drug customers.  Bourque … and McGuire, among others, as “runners” to distribute pills and collect drug proceeds. On March 29, 2013, it is … alleged that Ouellette and Cotter distributed 700 Oxycodone pills to Bourque.  In a search of Ouellette’s home, law …
May 09, 2013
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San Diego Pharmacy Owners Pay $750,000 To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations

November 18, 2015
… Center Pharmacy was unable to account for roughly 21,000 pills at four locations over a two-year span.  In some … two pharmacy technicians allegedly diverted thousands of pills.  In others, Medical Center Pharmacy allegedly …
November 18, 2015
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Visalia Doctor Indicted For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

June 10, 2013
… for abuse, and users will often crush and snort the pills or dissolve and inject them to get an immediate high. … that the defendant prescribed thousands of highly addictive pills for his own personal profit and with complete … cards. After obtaining the oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, the defendants shipped the pills to other states. On …
June 10, 2013
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Operator Of Urgent Care Clinics On Long Island Sentenced

January 20, 2017
… substances, issued prescriptions for thousands of oxycodone pills to co-conspirators for the purpose of illegally re-selling the pills. During the government’s investigation, Troyan was … with phony prescriptions for huge quantities of oxycodone pills, which Bender filled and illegally exchanged for cash …
January 20, 2017
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Pensacola Women Plead Guilty to Illegal Drug Diversion

November 17, 2025
… in many instances were fictitious. The controlled substance pills were dispensed by area pharmacies, picked up by … distributed and dispensed over 300,000 hydrocodone pills and over 30,000 oxycodone pills. McCray further coordinated with Bradley and Purves to …
November 17, 2025
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DEA St. Louis Division Announces National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 25, 2025
DEA St. Louis Division Announces National Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 25, 2025 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
April 25, 2025
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Milwaukee Area Pharmaceutical Controlled Substance Distribution Ring Targeted

October 16, 2014
… were then either paid in cash or retained some of the pills.  Many of these individuals also utilized their … Schedule II controlled substance.  Once filled, the pills were then returned to one of the group’s main …
October 16, 2014
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Dominican Man Arrested for Fentanyl and Meth Conspiracy

March 11, 2025
… possessed over 20 kilograms of controlled substances, pill press and six firearms hidden inside an alarmed trap … “Those who choose to distribute fentanyl, especially fake pills containing the drug, endanger their customers as well …
March 11, 2025
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11 Defendants Sentenced for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl from the Mexico Border to Idaho

April 16, 2025
… Resulted in the Seizure of over 48,000 Fentanyl Pills and Four Pounds of Methamphetamine Fentanyl Pills Hidden in Oil Containers Fentanyl Hidden in Oil …
April 16, 2025