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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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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… to bring drugs laced with fentanyl and fake prescription pills into American homes with one click on a smartphone. In …
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Dark Web Drug Vendor and Clandestine Lab Manufacturer Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Meth and Fentanyl

… in the first six months of 2023 alone. Just one fentanyl pill can kill. Two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a … fatal dose and laboratory testing indicates seven out of 10 pills seized by the DEA contain a lethal dose of fentanyl. …
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Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on the Increase in DEA Fentanyl Seizures Containing Xylazine

April 26, 2024
… xylazine, up from 25% in 2022.  The percentage of fentanyl pills testing positive for xylazine decreased slightly from … 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder and 79.5 million fentanyl pills in 2023. In April 2023, the White House Office of …
April 26, 2024
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Two Members of Austin Fentanyl Distribution Organization Sentenced to Federal Prison

… identified as the main source of the supply, purchasing the pills from Mexico and, with the help of co-conspirators, …
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Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Giving Fentanyl that Killed Man

… Ralls, 35, of Wichita gave Michael Marsalla, 35, a fake pill while the two men were working together at a company in … After calling 911, Ralls phoned his source for fentanyl pills to discuss whether anyone had ever died after taking …
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Sinaloa Cartel-Connected Drug Distribution Ring That Used Semi-Trucks to Transport Huge Loads Disrupted With Multiple Arrests

… He was found to have more than two kilograms of fentanyl pills when law enforcement searched his residence on August … and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Major Law Enforcement Operation OCDETF/Task Force …
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Fresno County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl

… connected the overdose victim with Kerns to buy fentanyl pills. Over the next 48 hours, the victim bought fentanyl pills multiple times from Kerns and died soon after of a …
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Two North Shore Men Arrested For Controlled Substance Conspiracy

… difference is that, with the recent spike in counterfeit pill distribution, someone may not even know that they’re … “Those who distribute these drugs within fake prescription pills are endangering the safety of the citizens of …
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Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

… enforcement agencies against criminal networks. Beware of pills bought on the street:  One Pill Can Kill . Fentanyl, a …
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Mt. Vernon, Washington man sentenced to 8+ years in prison for dealing deadly fentanyl

… Kennewick - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Some 900 pills seized from his home; same pills linked to overdose …
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Brother and Sister Plead Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl Sales

… - (540) 662-5879 Government Alleges Fake Oxycodone (M-30) Pills Containing Fentanyl Caused Overdose and Death to …
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Man Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Fake Percocet

… TX - A Fort Worth man who allegedly sold fake Percocet pills laced with fentanyl has been charged with a federal … pushed onto the streets large numbers of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl,” said Eduardo A. Chávez, Special …
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Fentanyl Awareness

August 13, 2026
… for adults ages 18 to 45.   It's hidden in counterfeit pills, disguised as something safe.  But it's anything but … on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs. National Fentanyl Awareness …
August 13, 2026
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DEA St. Louis Division Breaks Fentanyl Seizure Record

… Seized; 41% Increase Over 2021 20221107 DEA-STLCoPD fake pills-3.jpg These 20,000 fentanyl pills are the most fake pills seized in St. Louis. They were seized in a joint …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 70 Months for Attempted Drug Sale at Arizona Mills Mall

… of Methamphetamine Concealed in Shark Pillow Pet, Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Photo of over 28 pounds of methamphetamine … pictured child's Shark Pillow Pet and over 9,000 fake pills containing fentanyl.  PHOENIX, Ariz. – Steve Lugo …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within American Communities

… 434-4947 Sioux Falls - (605) 330-4421 Suspected fentanyl pills_x.jpg Seizures of fentanyl both in pill and powder …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… of opioid addictions in America start with prescription pills found in medicine cabinets at home. What’s worse, …
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Federal Charges Filed Against Washington State Man Caught Trafficking Fentanyl Powder and Methamphetamine in Oregon

… More Than 11 Pounds of Fentanyl Powder, 1,000 Fentanyl Pills, and Four Pounds of Meth Giron-Rodas-1.jpg Seized Fentanyl Powder, Fentanyl Pills, and Meth Giron-Rodas-2.jpg Seized Fentanyl Powder, …
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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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DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… 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 …
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Monterey County drug dealer and Mexican pharmacist charged in fentanyl overdose death case

… bottles of alprazolam and counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills across the border from Mexico to California.  Once he … United States, Schraidt Rodriguez shipped these bottles and pills to a drug dealer in Monterey County.  The dealer, in … sold some of the bottles of alprazolam and fentanyl-laced pills to Sanchez.  The indictment further describes how …
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DEA Phoenix, Phoenix Police Department, and the Arizona Attorney General's Office Disrupt Major Transnational Criminal Organization Operating in the United States and Mexico

… Operation Double Down:   1,700,000 suspected fentanyl pills (approximate) Over 26 kilograms of fentanyl powder … success these partnerships bring.” Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Fentanyl Awareness Guns/Weapons HIDTA Major Law …
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Two Charged with Fentanyl Distribution in Fresno County

… are flooding the United States with deadly, fentanyl-laced pills,” said U.S. Attorney Talbert. “We remain committed to … violence and overdose deaths caused by these deadly pills. Law enforcement efforts, however, are not enough, and … the public to be aware of the threats and dangers of these pills.” “Fentanyl is the greatest drug threat to public …
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Woodbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics to 14-Year-Old

… documents, in April of 2022, Latae'veion Woods, 21, sold pills purporting to be Percocet to a 14-year-old, who died … officers found a clear plastic baggie containing four blue pills with markings consistent with 30 milligram Percocet …
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DEA Warns of Brightly-Colored Fentanyl Used to Target Young Americans

… partners seized brightly-colored fentanyl and fentanyl pills in 26 states.   Dubbed “rainbow fentanyl” in the …
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Twenty Seven Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley on Drug Charges

… Poly-Drug Network Responsible for Distributing Counterfeit Pills MCALLEN, TEXAS – Twenty seven defendants were arrested …
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

… Springfield - (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized 33,000 Pills That Contained Four Kilograms of Fentanyl at KC Bus … court today to smuggling more than 33,000 counterfeit pills that contained nearly four kilograms of  fentanyl …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… of opioid addictions in America start with prescription pills found in medicine cabinets at home. What’s worse, …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… of opioid addictions in America start with prescription pills found in medicine cabinets at home. What’s worse, …