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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… - 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 …
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Cocaine and Fentanyl Seizures Rise in Iowa

… 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 …
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Five Kentucky Defendants Convicted And Sentenced For Supplying Drugs That Resulted In Overdose Deaths

… 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 …
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New Jersey And New York Doctors, 20 Others Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

… 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 …
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Prescription Drug Take-Back To Be Held Saturday, April 26, 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, …
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Newnan Dentist Sentenced To Prison For Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances

… 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 …
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West L.A. Pharmacy Owners Arrested On Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges For Diverting Prescription Drugs To Black Market

… 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 …
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Metro-West Drug Traffickers Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… 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 …
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San Diego Pharmacy Owners Pay $750,000 To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations

… 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 …
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Visalia Doctor Indicted For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… 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 …
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Operator Of Urgent Care Clinics On Long Island Sentenced

… 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 …
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Pensacola Women Plead Guilty to Illegal Drug Diversion

… 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 …
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DEA St. Louis Division Announces National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

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 …
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Milwaukee Area Pharmaceutical Controlled Substance Distribution Ring Targeted

… 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 …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day, April 29

… DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day Fentanyl Pills_STL_Missouri.jpg The DEA will recognize National …
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Meth and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

… County Correctional Center, Frazier dropped a baggie of 362 pills containing fentanyl onto the floorboard of the patrol …
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Dominican Man Arrested for Fentanyl and Meth Conspiracy

… 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 …
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11 Defendants Sentenced for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl from the Mexico Border to Idaho

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

… 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 …
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Multiple cases lead to arrests of five doctors, one pharmacist, one nurse practitioner and three others

… 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 …
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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

… Meth and Firearms Seized Seized bucket of fentanyl pills. Download Original Image Seized bucket of fentanyl pills. Firearms seized during the investigation. Download …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… and Virginia Take Back- April 2026 Download Original Image Pills collected during Take Back event Download Original Image Pills collected during Take Back event WASHINGTON –  The …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… 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 …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

… 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 …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… 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 …
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South Dakota’s 2025 Fentanyl Seizures Follow National Trend

… in fentanyl powder seizures and 41% decrease in counterfeit pill seizures in 2025 falling in line with a nationwide … than four pounds of fentanyl and roughly 27,500 counterfeit pills. Together, these totals are estimated at 146,000 fatal …
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DEA Encourages Routine Conversations on Dangers of Drug Use and Social Media

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

… 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 …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

… lethal dose. The DEA continues to see fentanyl in fake pills made to look like prescription medications including …