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Eastern Washington Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison

… 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 …
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Repeat Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

… 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 …
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Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges

… 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 …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… 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 …
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Idaho Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 15 Pounds of Fentanyl

… 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 …
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Arizona Woman Charged for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin on I-5 in Oregon

… 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 …
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Oklahoma Couple Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Child’s Fentanyl Overdose Death

… 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 …
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Two Malden Men Indicted For Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… 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 …
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Florencia 13 Gang Member Sentenced to 160 Months in Federal Prison

… 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 …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… 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 …
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Physician Assistant sentenced to 10 years in prison

… 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 …
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Multiple Arrests Dismantle North Little Rock Drug Trafficking Organization

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

… 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 …
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DEA In Kentucky Holds Sixth Rx Drug Take-Back Day And Public Participation Continues To Rise

… 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 …
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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

… 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 …
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Monmouth County, N.J., Doctor Indicted On Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy, Money Laundering And Tax Charges

… 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 …
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DEA's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Meet A Growing Need For Americans

… 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 …
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Haverhill Resident Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

… 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 …
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Six Defendants Charged In Controlled Substance Dispensation Conspiracy

… 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, …
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DEA Revokes Two CVS Retailers’ Ability To Sell Controlled Substances

… 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 …
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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 Drug Take-Back Day Collected Nearly 16 Tons In The Pacific Northwest

… 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 …
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Riverhead Physician Assistant Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

… 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 …
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Southampton Town Councilman Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

… A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Defendant exchanged oxycodone pills for cash and steroids CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Earlier … those prescriptions and illegally exchanged the oxycodone pills for cash and steroids with another co-conspirator. The oxycodone pills were then re-sold to drug abusers. Troyan was arrested …
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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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Visalia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… for abuse, and users will often crush and snort the pills or dissolve and inject them to get an immediate high. … cards. After obtaining the oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, the defendants shipped the pills to other states. Eight defendants in that case have …
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Surgeon Receives 78 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

… the distribution of tens of thousands of oxycodone pills. The announcement was made by Special Agent in Charge … filled the prescriptions and sold the oxycodone pills on the black market.  On several occasions, Gundel … with tens of thousands of deadly, addictive oxycodone pills.  Those who misuse their privilege to prescribe and …
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DEA To Hold Its Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Month

… be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the country free of charge, no … Drug Take-Back Day events turned in more than 309 tons of pills at more than 5,300 sites manned by over 3,800 federal, …
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DEA’s Third Annual National Family Summit on Fentanyl Highlights Progress in Fight to Save Lives

… 2021, DEA has seen a decrease in the potency of fentanyl pills.The latest DEA laboratory testing indicates 5 out of 10 pills tested in 2024 contain a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl. This is down from 7 out of ten pills in 2023 and 6 out of ten pills in 2022. “Decreases in …
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Schenectady Man Sentenced to 330 Months for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Crimes, and for Violating Supervised Release Conditions

… machinegun, as well as more than 400 grams of fentanyl pills, more than 7,000 grams of pills containing methamphetamine, and more than 700 grams of …