DRUG FACT SHEET

Kratom

January 22, 2025
Drugs of Concern
Kratom is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia. Consumption of its leaves produces both stimulant effects (in low doses) and sedative effects (in high doses), and can lead to psychotic symptoms, and psychological and physiological dependence. Kratom leaves contain two major psychoactive ingredients (mitragynine and 7-hydroxymytragynine). These leaves are...
January 22, 2025
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Jury Convicts Vallejo Man of Drug and Gun Offenses

April 08, 2025
… Mitchell negotiated a transaction for 1,000 methamphetamine pills with a buyer who testified at trial. Federal law … residence, agents recovered methamphetamine-laced pills and an industrial pill pressing machine. Hidden inside …
April 08, 2025
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Trafficker smuggling large quantities of deadly fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine sentenced to 168 months

December 23, 2019
… prison for conspiring to smuggle more than 450,000 fentanyl pills from Mexico into the United States during a nine-month … in her plea agreement, Kelly smuggled the fentanyl pills through ports of entry in San Diego and Nogales, … into the U.S. could have produced millions of fentanyl pills and significantly impacted the increasing …
December 23, 2019
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Report fraudulent and suspicious pharmaceutical activities anonymously through the DEA San Diego RxAbuse Tip Line

February 24, 2020
… well as information about people who are doctor shopping or pill seeking for illegal purposes. The vast majority of … lead to further identification of doctors, pharmacists, and pill seekers who are fueling the opioid crisis that we are … know of someone who is illegally obtaining or dispensing pills, please call and report them to help make this …
February 24, 2020
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East Windsor Man Sentenced to Prison for Oxycodone Prescription Fraud Scheme

May 11, 2023
… using their Medicaid or Medicare benefits, and provided the pills to Kemp and his co-conspirators in exchange for … prescription. Kemp and his co-coconspirators then sold the pills to individuals suffering from opioid addictions. Kemp … oxycodone, almost all of which were for 150 30-mg oxycodone pills. Judge Bolden ordered Kemp to pay $48,836.14 in …
May 11, 2023
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Dominican National Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store

September 16, 2022
… began investigating individuals who were selling oxycodone pills from Elzier Grocery, located at 1485 Corbin Avenue in … made multiple controlled purchases of oxycodone pills from Lugo, Eliezer Perez and Elzier Grocery’s owner, … and a nearby residence revealed more than 1000 oxycodone pills, drug packaging materials, drug ledgers, and …
September 16, 2022
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East Windsor Man Admits Role In Oxycodone Prescription Fraud Scheme

July 19, 2022
… using their Medicaid or Medicare benefits, and provided the pills to Kemp, Welborn and their co-conspirator in exchange … Kemp, Welborn and their co-conspirator then sold the pills to individuals suffering from opioid addictions. Kemp, … oxycodone, almost all of which were for 150 30-mg oxycodone pills. Kemp was arrested on August 2, 2019.  He is released …
July 19, 2022
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Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Causing Fentanyl Death

February 20, 2024
… today to 25 years in prison for giving a man a fentanyl pill which caused his death. According to court documents, … death. On July 31, 2019, Ralls gave Michael Marsalla, 35, a pill that Ralls knew was laced with fentanyl. Ralls admitted … Kansas, Police Department investigated the case. Fake Pills Overdose Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout …
February 20, 2024
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Fentanyl Drug Dealing Results in 10 Years in Prison

February 21, 2024
… guilty plea hearing last year, Pulido admitted that he sold pills containing fentanyl to an individual in Cape Girardeau … to Pulido at the time, the individual purchasing the pills was working as an informant for the federal Drug …
February 21, 2024
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Miami Woman Going to Prison on Fentanyl Charge

December 19, 2023
… and found a plastic bag containing a large quantity of blue pills. The defendant was detained, and the car was towed for … plastic bag containing approximately 9 lbs. 13 oz. of blue pills bearing the markings “m” and “30.” The pills contained 4,389 grams of fentanyl. The sentencing is …
December 19, 2023
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Miami Woman Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Charge Following Traffic Stop in Jamestown

August 23, 2023
… and found a plastic bag containing a large quantity of blue pills. The defendant was detained, and the car was towed for … plastic bag containing approximately 9 lbs. 13 oz. of blue pills bearing the markings “m” and “30.” The pills contained 4,389 grams of fentanyl. The plea is the …
August 23, 2023
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to over 13 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking and Illegal Weapons Possession Charges

February 14, 2025
… documents, in 2019 and 2020, Salgado trafficked fentanyl pills, heroin, marijuana, and firearms. On multiple … sold heroin and fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills and illegal short-barreled rifles to a confidential …
February 14, 2025
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Montana Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

January 30, 2025
… in a Car Stopped in Idaho with a Large Quantity of Fentanyl Pills COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Ayana R. Bacon, 25, of Box … in the car had picked up a large quantity of fentanyl pills in Washington and were taking them to Montana to …
January 30, 2025
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Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids

January 13, 2025
… previously pled guilty to selling thousands of pressed pills containing metonitazene, N-desethyl isotonitazene, and … possessing over six kilograms of powders and pressed pills containing fentanyl, protonitazene and N-pyrrolidino …
January 13, 2025
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Orlando Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

November 14, 2024
… agent and a confidential informant a total of over 1,100 pills containing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl, an … fentanyl. In February 2024 Plaza possessed more than 7,000 pills containing fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl, which he …
November 14, 2024
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Dominican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

July 15, 2024
… that Acosta-Colon was trafficking fentanyl powder and pills.  On June 21, 2023, investigators conducted a … approximately 100 grams of fentanyl powder and 100 fentanyl pills from Acosta-Colon in Stamford.  Acosta-Colon was … the purchase of more than 700 grams of fentanyl powder and pills from him. On January 5, 2024, Acosta-Colon pleaded …
July 15, 2024
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Montana Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Through Idaho

May 02, 2024
… traveling through Idaho with over 216 grams of fentanyl pills that he had recently acquired in the Seattle area.  … investigation, and Brockman’s own statements, the pills had been acquired for the purpose of reselling in …
May 02, 2024
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Last Defendants Sentenced for Central Valley Drug Conspiracy

February 05, 2024
… of Porterville, and delivered 1,150 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and one-half pound of … to an undercover officer 1,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. Alcantar and Mendiola are the …
February 05, 2024
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting 55 Pounds of Methamphetamine in Southern Oregon

December 29, 2023
… pounds of methamphetamine and more than a thousand fentanyl pills in Southern Oregon was sentenced to federal prison on … and approximately two pounds each of fentanyl pills and cocaine. Ponce-Gonzalez and his passenger were …
December 29, 2023
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El Paso Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Causing Fentanyl Overdose Death

November 15, 2023
… Christian Torres, 24, was the supplier of counterfeit M-30 pills containing fentanyl at his residence on March 4, 2022. Torres and another user consumed the pills, which led to the overdose and death of the other …
November 15, 2023
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Mexican National Residing in Stockton Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking

September 26, 2023
… intent to distribute heroin and counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl. As part of this conspiracy, … occasions. Aispuro also supplied 500 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl that Guzman sold to the undercover … plea agreement. Approximately 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and 2.8 kilograms of heroin were …
September 26, 2023
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Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Fentanyl While Armed with a Handgun

July 26, 2023
… drug rings that import hundreds of thousands of pills, as well as individual dealers whose criminal conduct … downtown Seattle on August 4, 2022. After selling fentanyl pills to an undercover officer, Austin attempted to run from …
July 26, 2023
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Smuggling Over $2M in Fentanyl and Other Narcotics Lands Women in Prison

May 31, 2023
… vehicle. A search revealed 15 bundles of cocaine and 32,500 pills of disguised fentanyl concealed in the front and rear …
May 31, 2023
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Tucson Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

October 05, 2022
… and burial . In December 2019, Gomez sold the decedent six pills containing fentanyl for $90, which caused the decedent … customers. When Gomez was arrested, he had 462 fentanyl pills and a handgun inside his vehicle. During a search of … Restaino.  “This lengthy sentence for a $90 sale of six pills should serve both as a deterrent to other traffickers …
October 05, 2022
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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Drug Conspiracy

December 14, 2021
… conspired with others to transport fentanyl and 1,000 pills containing controlled substances from New York to … contained additional controlled substances. In total, 938 pills were recovered containing fentanyl, or a mixture of …
December 14, 2021
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Tulare County Man Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Deliveries, Co Conspirator Pleads Guilty

April 29, 2022
… residing in Porterville, Aguilera delivered 800 fentanyl pills to an undercover officer in exchange for $4,250. Aguilera also transported several thousand fentanyl pills from Los Angeles to Porterville. In addition, at … niece Maria Delgado admitted that she delivered fentanyl pills to an undercover officer, on behalf of …
April 29, 2022
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Norwalk Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Third Federal Narcotics Conviction

March 10, 2021
… was in possession of a large quantity of cocaine, oxycodone pills and marijuana.  On June 7, 2019, Sandalo was arrested … grams of cocaine, six kilograms of marijuana, 77 oxycodone pills, 46 fentanyl pills, 771 THC vape cartridges, and $53,943 in cash. On …
March 10, 2021
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West Bloomfield Doctor sentenced for opioid drug conspiracy

July 26, 2018
… sold in the Metropolitan Detroit area or in Tennessee.  Pills travelling from Michigan to Tennessee are commonly known as diverting pills down the “Southern Pipeline.”  Both Michigan and …
July 26, 2018
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Man from Albuquerque pleads guilty to federal armed robbery of medical products and drug charges

February 11, 2021
… at gunpoint and demanded opioid painkillers, anxiety pills and money from behind the counter. They fled with more than 2,500 pills before law enforcement arrived. On Feb. 12, 2018, law … his vehicle and finding 1,600 of the stolen prescription pills and a firearm. Matney is currently in custody pending …
February 11, 2021
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Two Fresno County Residents Indicted for Dealing Fentanyl

November 10, 2021
… court documents, after two juveniles overdosed on fentanyl pills, investigators interviewed witnesses and reviewed … Diaz-Santos’s house and found thousands of fentanyl pills and a firearm. This case is the product of an … containing fentanyl, and over 200 counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl. This case is the product of …
November 10, 2021