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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

… - (914) 682-6256 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

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 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 …
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Prolific Drug Distributor with Lengthy Criminal Record Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang

… quantities of methamphetamine and thousands of fentanyl pills for distribution to his drug customers. Following one … than ten kilos of methamphetamine, 11 kilos of fentanyl pills and more than a kilo of fentanyl powder, three kilos …
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Law Enforcement Operation Results in 25 Arrests for Drug-trafficking Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

… marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, purported ecstasy pills, purported Percocet pills (believed to be counterfeit pills made with fentanyl), purported OxyContin pills, carry …
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Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

… at trial, Fonseca Flores and Parady sold fake “M30” pills laced with fentanyl to the victim, N.K. Between April … to be oxycodone. After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. … again on March 31, 2022, within days of purchasing “M30” pills from Fonseca Flores, N.K. sent a text message to …
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U.S. Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak issues progress report

… Defendants were charged with distributing fake Roxicodone pills that actually contained fentanyl. The distribution of … favors, Dr. Burton supplied opioids to women who sold the pills. Dr. Burton was sentenced to eight years in federal …
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Department of Justice Announces Results of Operation Dark HunTor

… fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methamphetamine pills, and counterfeit medicine ; and 45 firearms. Darknet … are flooding the United States with deadly, fake pills, driving the U.S. overdose crisis, spurring violence, …
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DEA Laboratory Testing Identifies New Soft/Pliable Form of Fentanyl

December 15, 2025
… from traditional samples, which are typically powders or pills. Its unique texture and appearance may be exploited by … fentanyl-related substances are often found in counterfeit pills, powders, and now in this newly identified pliable …
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Liberty County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine in School Zone

… marijuana, numerous clear baggies containing red/orange pills marked “AD-30”, two pill bottles labeled as Adderall, and numerous bottles of Xanax pills. Additionally, deputies found a digital scale and …
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Port Arthur Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… investigation, officers were able to obtain fentanyl-laced pills which Hardy had distributed.  Hardy admitted to being …
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DEA Recognizes 2025 National Fentanyl Awareness Day with Debut of Faces of Fentanyl Online Exhibit

… The Sinaloa and CJNG cartels are hiding fentanyl in fake pills that look like prescription medications, such as … applications and encrypted communications platforms to sell pills and powders that are advertised as legitimate …
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Drug Supplier From New Hampshire Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… trafficking organization distributing fentanyl, fentanyl pills, cocaine base and methamphetamine, including counterfeit pills containing fentanyl in the Merrimack Valley areas of …