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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… 2.2 milligrams, and the average amount of fentanyl in the pills we seize is 1.8 milligrams,” said Kyle W. Williamson, … and 100 times more potent that morphine.    Of counterfeit pills tested in DEA laboratories, one in four pills made …
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

… in U.S. currency, fentanyl, methamphetamine, morphine pills, hydrocodone pills, buprenorphine pills, psilocybin mushrooms, cellphones, suboxone strips, …
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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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Snohomish Man Pleads Guilty to Drug, Gun, and Murder-for-Hire Related Charges

… 2020 to 78 months in prison for dealing fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine. One week later, before he was to report … 30, 2020, he was arrested as he arrived to sell fentanyl pills to a person in Whatcom County. That person was working …
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Two Sentenced in Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… was identified by investigators selling purported oxycodone pills, which were later determined to be counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, at Albino’s Market in Worcester. … was the supply source and that Garcia was distributing pills through Robles and Torres. The investigation also …
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Three More Indicted in Drug-trafficking Conspiracy

… marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, purported ecstasy pills, purported Percocet pills (believed to be counterfeit pills made with fentanyl), and purported OxyContin pills. …
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Northeast Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Dismantled

… Ultimo Montilla with a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pills. The case has been assigned to United States District … opioid addiction by pushing tens of thousands of oxycodone pills throughout the Northeast, allegedly. Every day, more … of tens of thousands of highly addictive and dangerous pills, helping to fuel the opioid epidemic plaguing our …
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Federal Law Enforcement Officials Warn of "Rainbow Fentanyl" Appearing in Oregon

… sidewalk chalk. Some versions seized elsewhere in pill or tablet form resemble candy. “Fentanyl is the … “Fentanyl is commonly disguised in fake prescriptions pills. If you find or come in contact with pills not …
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Madera County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Death

… on Aug. 3, 2023, Soliz knowingly distributed one fentanyl pill to J.M. in Madera. J.M. suffered a fatal drug poisoning … of California and nine other federal districts. Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Fentanyl On On Press Release Image …
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Drug trafficker with ties to Sinaloa cartel sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison

… of heroin, approximately 40,000 counterfeit pharmaceutical pills laced with fentanyl (known on the street as “fake … because they are designed to look like brand-name oxycodone pills), a cache of firearms and multiple rounds of …
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting 55 Pounds of Methamphetamine in Southern Oregon

… pounds of methamphetamine and more than a thousand fentanyl pills in Southern Oregon was sentenced to federal prison on … and approximately two pounds each of fentanyl pills and cocaine. Ponce-Gonzalez and his passenger were …
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Texarkana, Texas Men Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations

… $5 million worth of drugs. “The counterfeit oxycodone pills--sometimes known as ‘blues’ or ‘M30s’--that were …
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Indianapolis Pharmacy Technician Charged with Controlled Substances Violations

… who reported observing Gaines divert pharmaceutical pills from the pharmacy. Gaines admitted to diverting pills from the pharmacy over a period of several months. He … led to the recovery of approximately 775 pharmaceutical pills. The joint DEA/IMPD investigation is focused on …
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Fentanyl Overdose Response

January 22, 2025
… the overdose is opioid/fentanyl related. Evidence of pills, primarily blue/white colored round pills labeled “M” on one side and “30” on the other and/or …
January 22, 2025
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Former TSA Officer Sentenced To 45 Months In Federal Prison For Accepting Cash From Narcotics Trafficker

… Task Force into the large-scale trafficking of oxycodone pills from Florida to Connecticut. The investigation … by commercial airline or automobile, and sold the pills to various Connecticut-based narcotics dealers. The …
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DEA New Orleans Division Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… said Special Agent in Charge Steven Hofer. “Every pill collected is a potential life saved and one less …
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Natick Man Found Guilty Of Possession With Intent To Distribute Fentanyl

… fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin, counterfeit Xanax pills containing etizolam, an illegal benzodiazepine, a large metal press used for pressing counterfeit narcotic pills, kilograms of pill-making material and other …
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Father And Son Charged With Running Prescription Drug Trafficking And Forgery Ring

… prescriptions, and filled them at pharmacies to obtain pills for resale. The Quezadas recruited and paid numerous … per prescription filled in exchange for providing the pills to the Quezadas. The pills were then bundled for sale on the black market, where …
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Two Dallas Women Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… of Houston, Texas have been sentenced for their role in a pill mill operation that operated during 2013-2015 announced … Robinson that a customer wanted to purchase 30mg oxycodone pills and 10mg hydrocodone pills from her. Cane asks …
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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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2014 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 01, 2014
… Rogue pain management clinics (commonly referred to as pill mills) also contribute to the extensive availability of illicit pharmaceuticals in the United States. To combat pill mills and stem the flow of illicit substances, many states are establishing new pill mill legislation and prescription drug monitoring …
November 01, 2014
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Northern District Of Georgia Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

… with either cash or a portion of their oxycodone pills. All eleven defendants pleaded guilty to conspiring to … ways.  Falsifying prescriptions, theft, or just purchasing pills on the street are some of the more popular methods of …
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12 Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Distributing Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl and Laundering Proceeds … charges for conspiring to distribute counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl in the Pacific Northwest, and …
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Twelve arrested in North Sound drug trafficking organization

… - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Group trafficking pills tainted with deadly fentanyl IMG_1751 COPY.jpg … communities with indiscriminate sales of fentanyl tainted pills, heroin and methamphetamine,” said DEA Special Agent …
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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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Two Dominican Nationals Charged With Trafficking Massive Quantity Of Fentanyl

… one kilogram of fentanyl, approximately 16,000 fentanyl pills disguised as 30 milligram oxycodone pills, three high-capacity magazine, and a bump stock device … bags of prepackaged fentanyl, approximately 16,000 fentanyl pills, approximately 75 grams of heroin, 41 grams of cocaine …
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Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

… back of the car investigators found approximately 280,000 pills containing fentanyl. Investigators later searched … RELEASE NUMBER:    2024-068_Valencia-Avendano Fake Pills Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… 20 and Nov. 26, 2019, Torres-Rojas distributed fentanyl pills to a confidential source at a Goodwill Store in … Later, on Jan. 13, 2020, Torres-Rojas distributed pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine to the … total, Torres-Rojas distributed approximately 835 grams of pills containing methamphetamine and 102 grams of pills …
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Laredo Resident Charged with Selling Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… dangers of fentanyl can be found on the DEA’s website. #OnePillCanKill Fake Pills Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill Fentanyl On On …
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New York Man Sentenced 15 Years In Prison For Participating In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy And Failing To Appear In Court

… for participating in a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pills and failing to appear in Court.   Court documents and … a New York-based source of supply who provided oxycodone pills to a group of drug traffickers who were distributing the pills in Manchester, New Hampshire.  During a law …