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Vidor woman sentenced to 15 years in federal prison following opioid overdose deaths

… poly-drug toxicity resulting from the use of hydromorphone pills, also referred to as Dilaudid.  As part of the factual … for the plea, Ardis admitted to selling the hydromorphone pills that resulted in the death of the three victims. … reminder that the abuse of opioids and other prescription pills is just as deadly as illicit narcotics, and those who …
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Two men indicted for conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine and fentanyl in Tulare County

… 571-387-5018 160 pounds of methamphetamine, 300 fentanyl pills seized FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned … pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 300 fentanyl pills, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement … 200 pounds of liquid methamphetamine, and approximately 300 pills containing fentanyl. Inside both residences law …
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Two men indicted for trafficking heroin and fentanyl in San Joaquin County

… the fourth meeting, Guzman sold the agent approximately 500 pills containing fentanyl. Surveillance units saw Guzman … enforcement bought over a pound of heroin and 500 fentanyl pills from Guzman. When agents searched Guzman’s and … over 9.7 pounds of heroin and approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills in Guzman’s home, and another 10.9 pounds of heroin in …
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Alameda resident sentenced for selling prescription drugs without a license and related charges

… 10, 2017, the defendant posted a photograph of alprazolam pills on his social media account as a means of adverting … admitted that on Aug. 11, 2017, he possessed both the pills and a 9 mm pistol. He admitted he possessed the pills with the intent to distribute them, and he possessed …
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Physician Practicing In Grass Valley, Yuba City Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Prison For Illegal Prescription Practice

… agreement, Capos prescribed 2,640 APAP/Hydrocodone 325/10 pills in 28 days for one (325 mg acetaminophen and 10 mg … At that rate, the patient would have to take 94 pills per day. And for another patient, he prescribed 2,100 … oxycodone (30 mg) over 50 days, which would have been 42 pills per day. This case was the product of an investigation …
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Kentucky Woman Sentenced To 27 Years Federal Prison For Illegally Providing Rx Drugs

… 2010, a 19 year-old woman received a quantity of Oxycodone pills from 48-year-old Judy McIntosh, consumed the pills, and later died at McIntosh’s home. The medical … following the woman’s death, McIntosh continued trafficking pills and used two minors to facilitate her drug …
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Kentucky Man Convicted Of Pharmacy Robbery And Intent To Distribute Hydrocodone

… and possession with intent to distribute Hydrocodone pills. The jury returned the verdict after a 3-day trial. … armed with a handgun, stole approximately 4,000 Hydrocodone pills. Hydrocodone is a Schedule II controlled substance. … after the robbery Ayala possessed the stolen Hydrocodone pills with intent to distribute them. Carlton S. Shier, IV, …
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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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Essex County, New Jersey, Woman Admits Leadership Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… to various doctors’ offices and obtained prescriptions for pills containing oxycodone, had the prescriptions filled by various pharmacies, and sold the pills to members of the conspiracy and others. Horvath also … getting the prescriptions filled, and helped them sell the pills. Oxycodone is a Schedule II controlled substance - …
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Five North Shore Individuals Charged With Oxycodone Distribution

… week.  David Turner, Sr. and Ashley Turner were oxycodone pill customers of Romano who also redistributed oxycodone pills supplied by Romano or one of Ramon’s suppliers, such …
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Two Hamden Men Charged With Distributing Oxycodone Involved In Weston Overdose

… 3, 2015, the victim purchased 30 40-milligram oxycodone pills from Farid in exchange for $900.  He then consumed some of those pills, as well as other substances, which led to his … the victim’s overdose, Looney supplied Farid with oxycodone pills.  The charge of possession with intent to distribute, …
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Rocky Hill Man Sentenced To 3 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone

… New York to pick up oxycodone from Fields and transport the pills to Dyber in Connecticut.  Dyber distributed the pills he received from Fields and Garcia to customers and … to possess with intent to distribute 10,000 oxycodone pills.  Fields, Garcia and Vanderpool also pleaded guilty.  …
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Haverhill Resident Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charge

… participated in the distribution of cocaine and oxycodone pills in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.  During a … customers and recovered approximately 100 oxycodone pills.  The customer later admitted that he had obtained hundreds of pills from Medina. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled …
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Physician And His Patient Indicted In Scheme To Fraudulently Prescribe And Dispense Oxycodone And Adderall

… prescribe and dispense thousands of Oxycodone and Adderall pills, authorities announced today. From approximately … attention to such a high number of prescriptions and pills, the indictment alleges. In all, Stelmachowski used these prescriptions to obtain approximately 37,000 pills or tablets of Oxycodone and Adderall, according to the …
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Members Of Upstate Oxycontin Ring Plead Guilty

… prescription was valid. The recruits would receive a few pills for their efforts and the remainder would be sold by … to the pharmacy and bring the leaders of the conspiracy the pills obtained. Huckeba and Sarquist recruited individuals … the conspiracy earned at least $240,000 from the sale of pills. Mr. Nettles said that the maxim sentence Clark, …
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South Shore Drug Traffickers Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… from Fitzgibbons, Roberts was arrested and 274 Oxycodone pills were seized. Dunn purchased wholesale quantities of … from Roberts, Kilday and others, and then distributed the pills to “street level” customers through Henriques. Silva … arrested while returning from New York and 1,744 Oxycodone pills were seized. “These arrests demonstrate the commitment …
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South Florida Man Sentenced For Oxycodone Distribution And Identity Theft

… distribution conspiracy involving thousands of oxycodone pills and stolen identities of Puerto Rican residents. … January 2013, Perez sold large quantities of oxycodone pills to co-conspirators in Massachusetts and Rhode Island who distributed the oxycodone pills in Massachusetts. Beginning in November 2011, Perez …
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New Hampshire Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… regularly ordered significant quantities of oxycodone pills from two members of the conspiracy, Samuel Garcia and … the other individual ordered in excess of 2,000 oxycodone pills from the Samuel Garcia and Jennifer Nunez. Mailhot … 4 month period, she purchased quantities of 30 mg oxycodone pills from the two co-conspirators which she and another …
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Danbury Woman Sentenced To 57 Months In Federal Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone

… occasions to pick up hundreds of 30-milligram oxycodone pills from her supplier. Also, in February 2012, Papadakos … arranging the purchase of 2,000 15-milligram oxycodone pills. Over a three-month period, Papadakos facilitated the distribution of 8,000 pills with a total street value that exceeded $100,000. …
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New York Man Stopped On I-95 With Crack, Oxycodone Sentenced To Six Years In Prison

… release, for trafficking crack cocaine and oxycodone pills. According to court documents and statements made in … the bag of crack, as well as two bags containing oxycodone pills, onto the highway.  Although the narcotics were … to recover nearly 190 grams of crack, 147 30-mg oxycodone pills, and an additional amount of crushed oxycodone …
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Three Holyoke Residents Plead Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

… in Springfield for their role in distributing oxycodone pills shipped from Florida. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent … were part of a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pills which they received in large quantities from Florida via Express Mail.  The pills were then sold in western Massachusetts and the drug …
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Former Marlborough Resident Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Robbing 5 Connecticut Pharmacies

… a firearm that was in his waistband and demanded oxycodone pills.  The pharmacist gave Haney more than 2000 oxycodone pills of different strengths and Haney exited the store. On … 9, 2013. Haney has admitted that he used most of the pills to fuel his own addiction to pain medication and sold …
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New York Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone

… New York to pick up oxycodone from Fields and transport the pills to Dyber in Connecticut.  Dyber distributed the pills he received from Fields and Garcia to customers and … to possess with intent to distribute 5,000 oxycodone pills. Dyber, Garcia and Vanderpool have also pleaded …
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Two Defendants Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Sell Prescription Drugs Unlawfully

… N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell OxyContin pills. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in … both admitted that they had purchased and sold OxyContin pills and that Justin Doyle, one of the 33 defendants, was … station in Cheektowaga and is accused of actively selling pills while at work to a broad network of other distributors …
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San Diego Neighborhood Pharmacist Pays $150,000 Penalty For Mishandling Drugs

… that Ms. Loechler was unable to account for nearly 16,000 pills over a two-year span. The unaccounted-for pills were the powerful and highly addictive drug oxycodone, … for services, dispensing expired drugs, and “advancing” pills to customers. In addition to paying $147,500 in …
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West Charlton Woman Sentenced On Narcotics Conviction

… for possessing and intending to sell hundreds of Oxycodone pills that she stole from the Ballston Spa pharmacy that … 10, 2016 plea to possessing and intending to distribute 400 pills of Oxycodone, a controlled substance.  In her plea, Burgess admitted that she stole the pills from a Ballston Spa pharmacy where she worked.  This …
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Sacramento Woman Sentenced To 38 Months In Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… trips from California to Juneau carrying the oxycodone pills on her person. McGrath distributed the pills to local dealers and collected the drug proceeds. … of the conspiracy, McGrath transported approximately 1500 pills of oxycodone and laundered over $14,000 in drug …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs On 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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Sacramento And Bay Area Drug Traffickers Given Lengthy Sentences

… December of 2008, agents purchased approximately 9,000 MDMA pills from Johnson. During the investigation, … 8, 2008, the California Highway Patrol seized 11,000 MDMA pills from a vehicle driven by Robert Ly after he was … Highway 80 near West Sacramento. Approximately 39,000 MDMA pills were seized during this investigation. This case is …
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Fentanyl Supply Chain

February 07, 2025
… - DEA Issues Letter to E-Commerce Companies on the Sale of Pill Presses Used to Make Fentanyl Pills “Drug traffickers are killing Americans by selling …
February 07, 2025