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U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA and HSI Announce Charges Against Fourteen Individuals in Major Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 07, 2024
… including: March 9, 2023: Beserra transported 182 fentanyl pills, 3.2 grams of methamphetamine, and a firearm in … Levario and Herrera were travelling to sell 40 fentanyl pills and was stopped by law enforcement while delivering …
November 07, 2024
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Parents and Caregivers

June 06, 2025
… and resources below to get smart about fentanyl and fake pills and then share what you have learned with young people … in your care. Hidden in Plain Sight Wyatt's Story Fentapills - You Need to Know Factsheets and Flyers What Every …
June 06, 2025
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Multiple cases lead to arrests of five doctors, one pharmacist, one nurse practitioner and three others

October 11, 2018
… role in distributing millions of unnecessary oxycodone pills, allegedly.” SAC Hunt commends the men and women from … a nurse practitioner, prescribed over 6 million oxycodone pills to individuals they knew did not need the medication …
October 11, 2018
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Drug Distributor Caught with Massive Amounts of Fentanyl and Meth as well as Firearms, Body Armor, and Silencer Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

February 20, 2025
… Meth and Firearms Seized Seized bucket of fentanyl pills. Download Original Image Seized bucket of fentanyl pills. Firearms seized during the investigation. Download …
February 20, 2025
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

October 17, 2016
… have been collected. That’s more than a quarter pound of pills for each of the 25 million children aged 12 to 17 in America, pills that won’t result in abuse or overdose.   The public … their zip code .  Or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
October 17, 2016
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

October 24, 2017
… the public its 14th opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially … and unwanted prescription drugs. Individuals can take pills and other solid forms of medication to one of almost …
October 24, 2017
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 25, 2016
… the search window, or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, will be accepted-the … combined.  “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from friends and family, including from the household … firearms.  The removal from homes of unwanted prescription pills that can be abused, stolen or resold is an easy way to …
April 25, 2016
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DEA Encourages Routine Conversations on Dangers of Drug Use and Social Media

September 04, 2025
… encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. Nationwide, DEA has seized fentanyl pills made …
September 04, 2025
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DEA Omaha Division Encourages NCAA Baseball College World Series Fans to Have Fun but Be Safe

June 13, 2025
… reminding locals and out of town guests alike that one pill can kill, but one conversation can save a life. OMAHA … College World Series game broadcast by NRG Media. Fake Pills Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill Outreach/Drug …
June 13, 2025
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

April 28, 2025
… lethal dose. The DEA continues to see fentanyl in fake pills made to look like prescription medications including …
April 28, 2025
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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

February 24, 2021
… Division seized just under 120,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills which were in fact fentanyl pills. In 2020, that number increased tenfold to 1.2 million …
February 24, 2021
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Fall River Man Arrested For Selling Drugs And Machine Guns On Telegram App

August 30, 2024
… controlled substances, including counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl and other drugs. It is alleged … allegedly used Telegram to sell 100 and 500 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, respectively, to undercover law …
August 30, 2024
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

January 25, 2024
… 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 showed that 7 out of 10 pills tested contain a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. …
January 25, 2024
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Texas health care fraud and opioid takedown results in charges against 58

September 18, 2019
… involved in Medicare fraud schemes and networks of “pill mill” clinics resulting in $66 million in loss and 6.2 million pills. Of those charged, 16 were doctors or medical …
September 18, 2019
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Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Doctor For Selling Assault Weapons & Drugs During Course Of Murder-for-Hire Plot

April 15, 2015
… commits arson and distributes diverted prescription pain pills out of his medical office. Through an intensive … police investigation involving the purchase of Oxycodone pills led to the additional undercover purchases of heroin …
April 15, 2015
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Fentanyl Awareness

August 20, 2025
… on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs. National Fentanyl Awareness … young lives from deadly fentanyl and fake prescription pills.   Learn More National Fentanyl Prevention and …
August 20, 2025
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Salem Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

May 30, 2025
… arranged a controlled buy of counterfeit oxycodone pills from Rigutto. Investigators observed him arrive and … vehicle and seized approximately 3,000 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and a firearm with a machine gun …
May 30, 2025
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Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced for Conspiring to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

October 07, 2021
… prescribed thousands of highly addictive oxycodone pills to two individuals identified in the indictment as … of legitimate medical need. Ammar prescribed oxycodone pills to John Doe 1, knowing that he intended to sell the pills to others. In addition, Ammar continued to prescribe …
October 07, 2021
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Doctor Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone From Brooklyn Clinic

July 23, 2020
… the law by peddling more than half a million oxycodone pills to ‘patients’ he knew had no medical need for them. … illicitly prescribed over 500,000 oxycodone 30-milligram pills to individuals he knew had no legitimate medical need for the pills.  DONSKY often performed little or no physical …
July 23, 2020
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Man Indicted for Meth, Fentanyl, Illegal Firearm

March 14, 2023
… Arrested with 2,300 Fentanyl Pills in KC, Meth & Firearm KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, … in Kansas City, Mo., with approximately 2,300 fentanyl pills. Walter Antwine Moore, 42, was charged in a four-count …
March 14, 2023
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Bates City Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

August 12, 2021
… 436.5 grams of marijuana, and 207 prescription pills that were identified to be either Xanax, Alprazolam, … Clonazepam, or Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine pills, which were in unlabeled prescription pill bottles. …
August 12, 2021
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Staten Island man sentenced to 12 years for illegally distributing oxycodone

October 30, 2019
…   “Vito Gallicchio sold hundreds of thousands of oxycodone pills on the streets of New York, and masterminded a ring of purported ‘patients’ who faked injuries to get pills,” said U.S. Attorney Berman. “As Gallicchio’s sentence … prescriptions. Gallicchio subsequently sold the oxycodone pills for millions of dollars in profit, which he used to …
October 30, 2019
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Law Enforcement Cooperation Between United States and Mexico Leads to Mexican Takedown of Significant Fentanyl Trafficker

January 24, 2025
… two firearms currency, a large number of fentanyl pills, and other controlled substances.     Six U.S. based … and distribution of a foreign pill press to fabricate fake pills.  Garcia-Ibarra and Vega-Ochoa remain fugitives. …
January 24, 2025
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Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy Charges

November 15, 2024
… with cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, and fentanyl pills. The police learned of his operation while … that Eaddy was supplying him with cocaine and fentanyl pills. Eaddy was shipping the drugs through the postal … five grams of crack cocaine and 344 gross grams of fentanyl pills that was set to be delivered to another co-conspirator …
November 15, 2024
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New Haven Resident Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Narcotics Distribution Ring

October 23, 2024
… of West Haven, coordinated the manufacture of counterfeit pills, which he distributed to others for further … grams of cocaine, and plastic bags full of hundreds of blue pills that tested positive for fentanyl. Fausel was arrested …
October 23, 2024
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One Conversation Spins into Multiple Presentations for Omaha Community Outreach Specialist

September 03, 2024
… 571-387-4625 NE-SD.Diversion.registration@dea.gov 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 …
September 03, 2024
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DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 07, 2024
… and awareness to the threats from fentanyl and fake pills – and the lives lost to poisonings and overdoses. … In 2023, DEA seized more than 77 million fake fentanyl pills. More than 70-thousand Americans died just last year …
May 07, 2024
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Bellingham, Washington, Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl While Possessing Firearms

March 29, 2024
… Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Had More Than 3,200 Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Meth, and Four Firearms When His RV was … late December 2022, he was carrying thousands of fentanyl pills, and drug proceeds,” said U.S. Attorney Gorman. “But …
March 29, 2024
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Idaho Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 10 Pounds of Fentanyl

March 27, 2024
… Watson locally sold approximately $15,000 worth of fentanyl pills and powder on a weekly basis. When he was arrested on …
March 27, 2024
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Drug Trafficker Who Created Fortified Compound at Bellingham Homeless Encampment Pleads Guilty

March 14, 2024
… Returning from Drug Run with More Than 65,000 Fentanyl Pills – Search Uncovered Guns and More Drugs SEATTLE, Wash. … law enforcement found over seven kilos of fentanyl pills – more than 65,000 pills in all. Vasquez-Martinez …
March 14, 2024