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Second leader of major opioid trafficking organization sentenced in Rochester

… and Thatcher purchased equipment and materials – including pill presses/mechanical tableting machines, microcrystalline … – which they used to manufacture tens of thousands blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl and U-47700. The pills …
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Florence Doctor Sentenced for Distributing Oxycodone in “Sex for Scripts” Scheme

… to engage in sexual activity with the doctor to obtain the pills. In total, Rodriguez distributed more than 600 Oxycodone pills to the patient during the eight months. At one point, …
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Last member of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking organization sentenced to prison

… and Sams purchased equipment and materials – including pill presses or mechanical tableting machines, … – which they used to manufacture tens of thousands blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl and …
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More Than Three Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Seized in Minnesota Last Year

… in the 6.2 kilograms are more than 55,000 counterfeit pills, many laced with potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. … from 2018, when agents seized less than 1,500 counterfeit pills.  Fentanyl is up to 100 times more potent than …
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Worcester Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… 20, 2019, and on Nov. 26, 2019, Torres-Rojas distributed pills containing fentanyl and heroin to a confidential … Later, on Jan. 13, 2020, Torres-Rojas distributed pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine to the … Torres-Rojas distributed approximately 835 grams of pills containing methamphetamine, 102 grams of pills …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Counterfeit Oxy Fentanyl pill generic 1.jpg Facing Fentanyl Graphic Facing Fentanyl … on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the efforts of …
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Administrator Anne Milgram Remarks on the Overdose Epidemic

… in the form of fake, counterfeit prescription pills. These pills are made and marketed to purposefully deceive … enforcement partners have seized more than 14 million fake pills – an amount that has continued to rise dramatically …
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Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Dismantled in Western New York

… communities in Western New York with cocaine and fentanyl pills. As alleged in the 129-count indictment — unsealed in … than $250,000 worth of cocaine and thousands of fentanyl pills disguised as Oxycodone throughout Erie and Niagara … 1,440 counterfeit prescription “M-30” fentanyl pills, nearly one kilogram of cocaine, a loaded .45 caliber …
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Man Indicted for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl

… cocaine. Dickerson also had 136 “skittles” (multi-colored pills suspected to contain fentanyl) in his pants pocket. … stated a man had given him a quantity of meth and 10,000 pills from Mexico and that it would be found in the Jeep …
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

… Brown, 50, and a co-conspirator sold counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl to a Fairfax County Police … residence, officers recovered 999 counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl, approximately 723 grams of …
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Dark Web Fentanyl Distributor Receives 20-Year Sentence

… Dylan Holcomb, 28, sold counterfeit Xanax and Oxycodone pills across the country on the dark web.  Using a …
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Leominster Man and Woman Charged with Drug Offenses

… to distribute large quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine. Chanhda Onesyvieng, 48, … distributing significant quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine in Rhode Island using a …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

… Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Pills and Poster- Take Back WASHINGTON, DC – The Drug …
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Convicted Felon Awaiting Trial in State Court Charged in Federal Court with Trafficking Fentanyl, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

… into his alleged dealing of fentanyl powder and fentanyl pills, as well as for allegedly being in the unlawful …
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Head of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking ring pleads guilty

… and Sams purchased equipment and materials – including pill presses/mechanical tableting machines, microcrystalline … – which they used to manufacture tens of thousands of blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl and U-47700. The pills …
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Seattle Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl in Downtown Seattle While Armed with a Handgun

… enforcement officer approached him and purchased fentanyl pills. At the time of the arrest Johnson had additional pills, $165 cash, and a semi-automatic 9 mm pistol. Johnson …
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Dominican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… 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 …
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Indicted Man Accused of Being Part of Drug Trafficking Organization

… 20 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 74,000 fentanyl pills, 6.5 pounds of heroin, and 85 pounds of meth recovered … Luis Ronaldo Neiblas-Beltran. Fentanyl powder, Fentanyl Pills, Heroin & Meth Seized. Fentanyl powder, Fentanyl …
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Third major takedown of drug trafficking ring nets 14 arrests

… seized the during the investigation_1.jpg Approximately 500 pills tainted with fentanyl seized during the … of methamphetamine, 55 pounds of heroin, 41,200 fentanyl pills, 30 firearms; and more than $1. 3 million in drug … seized 10 kilos of methamphetamine, 1,000 fentanyl-tainted pills and a loaded firearm from the lead defendant in this …
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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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Cumberland County man admits conspiring to distribute opioids, launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds

… to illegally distribute over 1 million prescription pills and launder drug trafficking proceeds through the use … August 2018, Chatmon obtained large quantities of Tramadol pills from suppliers outside the United States by having the pills shipped to numerous U.S. Post Office boxes that he …
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DEA Washington Division Holds Second Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl

… tricking our youth into consuming fentanyl and fake pills, harnessing the accessibility and anonymity of social …
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DEA Washington Division Encourages Back to School Drug Awareness and Education

… Administration (DEA) seized more than 58 million fake pills containing fentanyl and more than 13,000 pounds of … Maryland and Virginia confiscated nearly 160,000 fake pills containing fentanyl and more than 250 pounds of …
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Woman Who Dealt Drugs From Her Lake Stevens Restaurant Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

… days after he had been arrested” with a load of fentanyl pills, Judge Coughenour said. “Ms. Rodriguez-Moreno is being … quantities of methamphetamine and thousands of fentanyl pills. But what is most shocking is that she had her …
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Drug Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Selling the Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of User; Longest Sentence to Date

… today to 300 months in prison for selling the fentanyl pills that resulted in the fatal overdose of U.S. Army … turned to opioid drugs in the form of counterfeit oxycontin pills later that year. The evidence also showed that, on the … text messages to Springfield seeking to purchase oxycontin pills. Later that day, Gallagher’s roommates called 911 to …
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Terrance C. Cole Sworn in as Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

… methamphetamine, and heroin, and press fentanyl into pills made to look like prescription medications. This is …
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl and Fentanyl-Related Substance

… negotiated for the sale of 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl and one kilogram of “Chinese … the agent a large clear plastic bag containing 10,004 blue pills marked “M-30” containing fentanyl and another clear …
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Miami Woman Going to Prison on Fentanyl Charge

… 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 …
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DEA Releases 2024 Edition of Drugs of Abuse Resource Guide

January 03, 2025
… marijuana concentrates, vaping, stimulant drugs, and fake pills.        Because education plays a critical role in …
January 03, 2025
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Upstate Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Firearms Offenses

… Marijuana gun and ammo.jpg 1,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills (fentanyl pills) concealed in a dog chew toy SPARTANBURG, S.C.  — …