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California Couple Sentenced to Prison for Mail Order Drug Trafficking

March 19, 2025
… behalf. The drugs included Schedule II opioids and pills (appearing to be Adderall) containing methamphetamine. … months, the Kaisers possessed or mailed more than 169,000 pills and funneled more than $500,000 from customers to the …
March 19, 2025
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Venezuelan National Arrested With Large Load of Drugs

March 13, 2025
… as a possible controlled substance; five bags of fentanyl pills – approximately 5,000 pills in all; and two bags of black tar substance appearing …
March 13, 2025
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El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Fentanyl, Causing Death

October 01, 2024
… Adrian David Perez Jr., 21, sold counterfeit M-30 pills laced with fentanyl to an individual on Oct. 13, 2021. The individual consumed the pills and his mother found him deceased the following day. …
October 01, 2024
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El Paso Man to Spend 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Deadly Fentanyl

July 17, 2024
… Michael Joseph Cuccaro, 22, sold counterfeit M-30 oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to a purchaser on Dec. 11, 2022. The purchaser consumed the pills and died from fentanyl poisoning. A federal grand jury …
July 17, 2024
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Stratford Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Meth and Oxycodone

March 12, 2024
… seized approximately 967 grams of methamphetamine in both pill form and powder form, approximately 13 grams of oxycodone pills; other prescription pills, more than six pounds of …
March 12, 2024
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Man Sentenced for Sale of Fentanyl and Illegal Possession of Firearms

February 23, 2022
… 142 months in prison for selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl in addition to illegally … 2020 through June of 2021, Perez sold nearly 1,000 pills containing fentanyl to an undercover law enforcement …
February 23, 2022
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Alexandria Man Convicted of Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

November 04, 2021
… conspired with others to distribute counterfeit, pressed pills containing fentanyl, as well as Eutylone, which is a designer drug similar in character to MDMA. Pills distributed by the conspiracy twice on December 20, …
November 04, 2021
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Eastern Washington Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison

January 11, 2024
… trailer. Law enforcement sized approximately 5,000 fentanyl pills, several ounces of methamphetamine, digital scales, 2 … to be stolen, .45 caliber ammunition, 50 fentanyl-laced pills, two plastic bags containing methamphetamine, and a …
January 11, 2024
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Repeat Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

September 29, 2023
… engaged in the distribution of deadly fentanyl-laced pills and methamphetamine in the Eastern District of … and law enforcement seized thousands of fentanyl-laced pills, methamphetamine, and several loaded firearms. “This …
September 29, 2023
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Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges

August 25, 2023
… and arranged to sell the gun buyer methamphetamine pills. Subsequently, she made at least two deliveries of pills to the buyer, totaling more than 244 grams. The person …
August 25, 2023
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 08, 2023
… 3,337 arrests and the seizure of nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, more than 6,500 pounds of fentanyl powder, more than … today, flooding our communities with fentanyl and fake pills and killing our friends and loved ones in record …
May 08, 2023
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Idaho Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 15 Pounds of Fentanyl

March 02, 2023
… between 12 and 15 pounds of fentanyl (approximately 60,000 pills) on a weekly basis for local distribution. In return … was arrested on June 7, 2022, she had over 30,000 fentanyl pills (approximately seven pounds), nearly eight pounds of …
March 02, 2023
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Arizona Woman Charged for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin on I-5 in Oregon

January 19, 2023
… trafficking approximately 45,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and several additional pounds of … and found more than 10 pounds of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and five and half pounds of bulk …
January 19, 2023
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Oklahoma Couple Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Child’s Fentanyl Overdose Death

August 18, 2022
… detectives reported finding three blue tablets in a plastic pill bottle labeled for Brooks, the victim’s mother, hidden … young and innocent as well. Simply put, these counterfeit pills kill people and destroy families. I appreciate the …
August 18, 2022
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Two Malden Men Indicted For Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

December 02, 2021
… MDMA crystals, cocaine, doses of LSD and nearly 10,000 pills suspected to include thousands of methamphetamine pills pressed to resemble Adderall or Xanax; thousands of fentanyl pills pressed to resemble oxycodone; thousands of MDMA …
December 02, 2021
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Florencia 13 Gang Member Sentenced to 160 Months in Federal Prison

July 01, 2021
… responsible for the distribution of thousands of deadly pills containing fentanyl in early 2019.  A partner of Leon, … s apartment was searched in March of 2019 where 5000 pills containing fentanyl, one pound of heroin, over $20,000 … conduct to include the distribution of large quantities of pills containing fentanyl and heroin.  Even after his …
July 01, 2021
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

April 27, 2021
… 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 … potentially lethal doses).   The seizure of fentanyl-laced pills along the Southwest border increased more than 89 …
April 27, 2021
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Physician Assistant sentenced to 10 years in prison

December 20, 2018
… and the DEA has worked to decrease the total quantities of pills that pharmaceutical companies produce every year, all … with the end of decreasing the numbers of powerful opioid pills getting into the hands of vulnerable members of our … in this way.  He showed no hesitation when asked to provide pills to someone who said he was going to sell them.  There …
December 20, 2018
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Multiple Arrests Dismantle North Little Rock Drug Trafficking Organization

March 27, 2018
… and seizures. Agents seized nine firearms, 189 oxycodone pills, 187 alprazolam pills, 61 ecstasy pills, and several pounds of marijuana. The defendants were …
March 27, 2018
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Kentucky Pain Clinic Owners Plead Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances

April 26, 2013
… dispense more than 50,000 controlled substance prescription pills. Tammy Cantrell, 40, of Oil Springs, Ky., and Shelby … prescriptions that were usually for 90 Percocet 10 mg pills.  Patients paid $200 for the initial visit and $185 …
April 26, 2013
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DEA In Kentucky Holds Sixth Rx Drug Take-Back Day And Public Participation Continues To Rise

May 06, 2013
… Take-Back Day this past Saturday collected 50 percent more pills than the previous one, demonstrating the American … During the day on April 27, 2013, nearly 7,200 pounds of pills, capsules, and other medications were collected from …
May 06, 2013
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New Jersey Doctor Sentenced To More Than 11 Years For Writing Illegal Oxycodone Prescriptions In Drug Distribution Conspiracy Also Ordered To Pay Approximately $630,000 In Fines And Forfeiture

December 17, 2013
… in a conspiracy that put tens of thousands of prescription pills on the streets for resale.   Michael Durante, 59, of … Durante sold prescriptions for more than 80,000 oxycodone pills to patients who were engaged in drug trafficking. The street-level redistribution of the pills prescribed by Durante was accomplished primarily by …
December 17, 2013
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Monmouth County, N.J., Doctor Indicted On Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy, Money Laundering And Tax Charges

June 26, 2014
… this case: Oxycodone, the active ingredient in brand name pills such as Oxycontin, Roxicodone and Percocet, is a … DiLorenzo’s conspirators would obtain oxycodone pills at pharmacies and then distribute the pills.   DiLorenzo allegedly agreed to split the proceeds …
June 26, 2014
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DEA's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Meet A Growing Need For Americans

May 08, 2014
… Take-Back Day program by dropping off more prescription pills than ever this past Saturday.  After seven previous … Days spread over almost four years, 780,158 (390 tons) of pills were brought to the 6,072 collection sites that DEA …
May 08, 2014
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Haverhill Resident Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

June 06, 2017
… participated in the distribution of cocaine and oxycodone pills in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.  During a … addiction often begins with the misuse of oxycodone pills.  This case was an example of excellent law … that was profiting from the sale of these dangerous pills.  Thanks to the hard work of multiple law enforcement …
June 06, 2017
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Six Defendants Charged In Controlled Substance Dispensation Conspiracy

February 27, 2013
… said, “During the last two years, we’ve seen a number of pill-mills relocate their unlawful businesses to the State … coat, and they prey upon their so-called ‘patients.’ Any pill mills that seek to do business in the Southern District … pled guilty for their role in the East Health Center pill-mill.  Adelard LeFrancois, III, 43, of Boca Raton, …
February 27, 2013
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DEA Revokes Two CVS Retailers’ Ability To Sell Controlled Substances

September 12, 2012
… 28, 2011, the Miami Field Division established a 24-hour “Pill Mill” tip line, which allows callers to leave … or members of the public can send an email to Florida.Pill.Mill.Tips@usdoj.gov . In addition, the Miami Field …
September 12, 2012
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

October 24, 2017
… 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 …
October 24, 2017
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DEA’S National Drug Take-Back Day Collected Nearly 16 Tons In The Pacific Northwest

May 08, 2014
… Take-Back Day program by dropping off more prescription pills than ever.  After seven previous Take Back Days spread over almost four years, 780,158 - ( 390 - tons) of pills were brought to the 6,072 - collection sites that DEA …
May 08, 2014
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Riverhead Physician Assistant Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

June 17, 2016
… Gregovich 720-431-8836 Defendant Issued Prescriptions for Pills to be Sold in Exchange for Cash BROOKLYN, N.Y. - … substances, issued prescriptions for thousands of oxycodone pills to co-conspirators for the purpose of illegally …
June 17, 2016