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New Orleans-area defendants plead guilty to fraudulent possession and black market distribution of oxycodone

… conspiracy resulted in approximately 10,000 oxycodone pills NEW ORLEANS – Eight New Orleans-area defendants have … resulted in the diversion of approximately 10,000 oxycodone pills on the black market.  In pleading guilty, Cabrera, … then filled at area pharmacies, and a portion of oxycodone pills obtained with those prescriptions were subsequently …
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Leader of Lawrence Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

… and the courier brought the requested suspected fentanyl pills. For two of these transactions, the pills distributed by the DTO tested positive for fentanyl. For the third transaction, the pills distributed by Rodriguez Then’s DTO tested positive …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… than a billion potentially lethal doses).   Of counterfeit pills tested in DEA laboratories, one in four pills made with fentanyl contained a potentially lethal … more potent that morphine.    The seizure of fentanyl-laced pills along the Southwest border increased more than 89 …
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Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

… provided prescriptions for oxycodone and hydrocodone pills to 18 of his patients without a legitimate medical … individuals who he had been warned were not taking their pills as prescribed and, in some instances, possibly … prescribed over 1.5 million oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, making him one of the top prescribers of those …
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Santa Clarita Man Charged with Distributing Opioid More Powerful than Fentanyl and Causing Victim’s Overdose Death

… than heroin. Collins allegedly sold the 22-year-old victim pills containing protonitazene and arranged to sell the victim a bulk supply of these pills in the future. The victim, a resident of Stevenson Ranch, consumed the pills soon afterward in the front seat of his car and …
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Thurston County Man Caught Twice with Drugs and Firearms Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

… on Graves’ home and car.  In the home they found fentanyl pills, two firearms (one of them loaded) and nearly $5,000 … car they found a third loaded firearm as well as fentanyl pills, methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin.  In the car was … On September 20, 2023, Graves was arrested with fentanyl pills, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine in his car. A …
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More Than a Dozen Individuals Indicted in Drug Trafficking Operation

… - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl Pills Bag.jpg kilos of cocaine.jpeg Atlanta METH.png …
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Man Who Attempted to Shoot and Kill a Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

… pack that contained once ounce of heroin and fentanyl laced pills. The second incident occurred on June 26, 2022, when … in the shooting, detectives located thousands of fentanyl pills, a small quantity of heroin, and other drug related …
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Vermont Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids

… at their residences in Vermont. These substances included pills containing opioids Tapentadol and Tramadol, as well as … coconspirators in Bethel, Vermont and seized about 14,449 pills containing Schedule II and IV drugs. Also in June … shipping material and approximately 15,000 Zolpidem pills concealed in packages of baked goods. United States …
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DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment

… (mg) of fentanyl is considered a potentially fatal dose. Pills tested in DEA laboratories average 2.4 mg of fentanyl, …
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Central Oregon Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

… containing approximately 30,000 counterfeit Oxycodone pills that later tested positive for fentanyl. Further … 519 grams of methamphetamine, more than 1,000 fentanyl pills, 41 grams of cocaine, and nine firearms from the …
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Monroe, Washington, Resident Convicted for Role in Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Ring

… the car authorities found approximately 10,000 pills that contained fentanyl, more than eight kilograms of … law enforcement seized 16,000 suspected fentanyl pills, 30 pounds of suspected methamphetamine, and six …
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Final Defendant in Large Western Washington Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison

… of methamphetamine, 15 pounds of heroin, 35,000 fentanyl pills, 24 firearms, and $778,000. Drug ring leader  Cesar … 1.8 kilograms of heroin, and 162.4 grams of blue fentanyl pills. Investigators also found a loaded Walther PPQ 9mm …
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Member of Skagit and Whatcom Drug Distribution Ring Sentenced to Prison

… of Witteveen’s home and car turned up turned up fentanyl pills, meth, multiple cell phones, firearms parts, and … in this case law enforcement seized: 11.5 kilos of fentanyl pills, 2.8 kilos of fentanyl powder, 5.7 kilos of cocaine, …
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Virginia Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth on the Darknet

… for conspiring to distribute between 15 and 45 kilograms of pills containing methamphetamine via the darknet. According … $482,572.10 in sales for an approximate 44,872 pills sold. As of Nov. 7, 2019, “addy4cheap” had fulfilled …
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Two men plead guilty to roles in large multi-drug trafficking conspiracy across Hampton Roads Virginia

… home in York County to manufacture heroin/fentanyl pills for distribution. These pills were pressed to look like commonly marketed opioid pills, such as Oxycodone. Mackie pleaded guilty to operating …
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Norton doctor pleads guilty to illegally prescribing prescription drugs

… including illegally prescribing more than 25,000 oxycodone pills, more than 17,000 hydrocodone pills, and more than 10,000 benzodiazepine pills; obtaining drugs by fraud; health care fraud; making a …
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California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

… 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 500 fentanyl laced pills. In March of 2022, a call was recorded between the … the informant with 20 pounds of methamphetamine as well as pills that contained deadly amounts of fentanyl. Ferrel also …
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Spokane Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… of methamphetamine about the size of a softball, blue pills, two digital scales, ammunition, marijuana, extended … 38 grams of cocaine, and approximately 1,500 fentanyl pills. In October of 2022, SPD officers responded to a …
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DEA Medford, Grants Pass Police and Oregon State Police Dismantle Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring in Southern Oregon

…  DEA laboratory testing indicates seven out of every 10 pills seized by DEA contain a lethal dose of fentanyl.  One …
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DEA Investigations Result in Three Southern Oregon Drug Traffickers Pleading Guilty in Federal Court

… and fentanyl, in the form of counterfeit Oxycodone pills, in and around Klamath Falls. A coordinated law … 17 pounds of methamphetamine and 700 counterfeit Oxycodone pills. Martinez-Gil will be sentenced on February 22, 2024, …
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High Level Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Leadership Role in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… was heard arranging delivery of thousands of fentanyl pills and multi-pound amounts of methamphetamine. In one … of methamphetamine, 15 pounds of heroin, 35,000 fentanyl pills, 24 firearms, $778,000, and a bank account valued at …
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San Jose Doctor Convicted of Twelve Counts of Illegally Prescribing Opioids

… specific opioids by name, and admitting to sharing the pills with friends and coworkers.  Evidence at trial further … to the mother E.J. after she repeatedly claimed that her pills had been lost or stolen, despite Siao receiving an … despite Siao being advised that E.J. was jailed for selling pills, all documented in Siao’s medical file for E.J.  …
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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 …
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Ellensburg Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution that Resulted in the Deaths of Two Young People

… in August 2021, Rivera-Venegas distributed fentanyl-laced pills to a 21-year-old male and a 16-year-old male. Both … should serve as a warning to those who distribute fake pills laced with fentanyl that we will find you and hold you …
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Culpeper Couple Sentenced to 9 Years for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Conspiracy

… of methamphetamine as well as thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, was sentenced this week to 9 … elsewhere for their drug trafficking of kilos of meth and pills laced with deadly fentanyl. The Drug Enforcement …
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Honduran Man Arrested in Portland Trafficking Rainbow Fentanyl and Firearms Is Charged in Federal Court

… and crystal methamphetamine, 45,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, and 12 firearms. As part of this … for distribution, 417 grams of counterfeit oxycodone pills (M30s) containing fentanyl, 393 grams of crystal …
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DEA Supports Healthy, Drug-free Lives with 2022 Red Ribbon Campaign

… Milgram. “Education around the dangers of fentanyl and fake pills is more important than ever.  I encourage everyone to … to address the dangers associated with fentanyl and fake pills as part of Operation Prevention.  The new … grades 9–12 with an understanding of what fentanyl and fake pills are and why they are so harmful to individuals and …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the efforts of …
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Leader of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Firearms Possession, and Money Laundering Charges

… 15 pounds of heroin, 35,000 suspected fentanyl pills, 24 firearms, approximately $525,000, and a bank … nearly 6 kilos of heroin, and nearly 2 kilos of fentanyl pills, much of it buried underground.  On the property, …