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Four Pensacola Women Charged with Illegal Drug Diversion

June 30, 2025
… than $14.6 billion in intended loss and over 15 million pills of illegally diverted controlled substances. The … distributed and dispensed over 300,000 hydrocodone pills and over 30,000 oxycodone pills. McCray is further charged with distributing and …
June 30, 2025
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Halifax County Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics in Halifax County

April 25, 2025
… - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl 2.jpg Bag of seized fentanyl pills. Methamphetamine DEA Stock Photo.jpg DEA stock photo: … . For more information on fentanyl, visit DEA’s One Pill Can Kill Campaign at  www.dea.gov/onepill .  The …
April 25, 2025
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Charleston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine

April 23, 2025
… - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl 2.jpg Bag of seized fentanyl pills. Cocaine Mixture.jpeg CHARLESTON, S.C.  — Omar D. … . For more information on fentanyl, visit DEA’s One Pill Can Kill Campaign at  www.dea.gov/onepill .  The …
April 23, 2025
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Violent Drug Dealers Who Attempted to Shoot and Kill a Spokane Police Officer Sentenced to Decades in Prison

March 28, 2025
… pack that contained once ounce of heroin and fentanyl-laced pills. Approximately six months later, on June 26, 2022, … of spent shell casings, approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills, a small quantity of heroin, and other drug related …
March 28, 2025
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Foreign National Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

April 23, 2024
… on Friday, April 19, 2024, to face charges for fentanyl-pill, cocaine, and methamphetamine trafficking and money … 13 co-defendants, charging them with a variety of fentanyl-pill, cocaine, and methamphetamine trafficking and money … of thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone “M-30” pills from Mexico and distributing them in northern …
April 23, 2024
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Long Island Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine and Oxycodone

April 04, 2024
… Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Four Kilos of Fentanyl, Pill Press Parts and Multiple Firearms Recovered from … the fentanyl that killed Victim-1, which was in a pressed pill that made it appear to be oxycodone, was sold to the …
April 04, 2024
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Multi-state international drug trafficking organization targeted in 18-month investigation

December 07, 2018
… in U.S. District Court in Tacoma today. “The dangerous pills containing fentanyl flowing through this pipeline … methamphetamine and fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills in Pierce, Kitsap, King, Skagit and Snohomish … law enforcement seized thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills tainted with fentanyl, a powerful and potentially …
December 07, 2018
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Wichita Man Pleads Guilty of Gun Possession While Selling Fentanyl

September 14, 2023
… vehicle and found a backpack containing approximately 3,000 pills that later tested positive for fentanyl, $22,000 in … is investigating the case. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
September 14, 2023
DRUG FACT SHEET

Opium

January 22, 2025
Narcotics (Opioids)
Opium is a highly addictive non-synthetic narcotic that is extracted from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum. The opium poppy is the key source for many narcotics, including morphine, codeine, and heroin.
January 22, 2025
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Third Ward Narcotics Dealer Heads to Prison

January 08, 2025
… a drug house in Third Ward. Jerry sold counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl and ecstasy pills containing meth.  During the operation, authorities …
January 08, 2025
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Madera County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Death

May 08, 2024
… 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 …
May 08, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Nineteen Indicted in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

April 07, 2021
… of methamphetamine, more than $160,000 in cash, fentanyl pills and a fentanyl pill manufacturing lab.  Today alone, law enforcement seized …
April 07, 2021
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Indiana Woman Sentenced to 63 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

July 25, 2023
… City. At that time, McCoy had over a kilogram of fentanyl pills on her person.  This case was investigated by the DEA, … L. Schultz and Joel Gabrielse. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guilty Plea Guns/Weapons Fentanyl On On Press Release …
July 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Woman Sentenced to 130 Months for Fentanyl Charges

July 20, 2023
… in the Michigan City area. Marion’s co-defendants sold pills purporting to be oxycodone that were actually … back to Michigan City with over a kilogram of fentanyl pills. Marion was in possession of over $3,000 when …
July 20, 2023
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El Paso Man Pleads Guilty in San Antonio to Fentanyl Trafficking Charge

April 20, 2023
… Medina Jr. aka “Tots,” 37, sent at least 60,000 fentanyl pills to an undercover agent in San Antonio in 2021. Federal … William Calve is prosecuting the case. Guilty Plea One Pill Can Kill On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
April 20, 2023
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San Antonio Woman Pleads Guilty to Providing Fentanyl That Led to Man’s Death

April 04, 2023
… U.S. Attorney Amy Hail is prosecuting the case.   Fake Pills Guilty Plea One Pill Can Kill Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout …
April 04, 2023
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Vallejo Men Sentenced to Prison for Robbery and Assault of Federal Officer

April 25, 2022
… crystal methamphetamine and thousands of methamphetamine pills to an undercover agent. Ruiz agreed to sell heroin to … Halloween mask, knife, and 3,000 additional methamphetamine pills were later seized from Ruiz’s residence. Ruiz was …
April 25, 2022
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced to over 5 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl in Bakersfield

April 18, 2022
… restaurant to sell to a person 15,000 counterfeit M30 pills containing fentanyl. During the meeting, Pena-Gamez … from Pena-Gamez’s vehicle approximately 3 pounds of pills containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Charges …
April 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA New England Field Division collects 40 tons of prescription drugs during the 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2018
… help remove unwanted, expired and unused prescription pills that can be abused, stolen, or resold which helps our continued dedication to combat the prescription pill, fentanyl and heroin epidemic. DEA thanks the citizens …
November 02, 2018
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Mexican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl in Bakersfield

December 17, 2021
… restaurant to sell to a person 15,000 counterfeit M-30 pills containing fentanyl. During the meeting, Pena-Gamez … from Pena-Gamez’s vehicle approximately three pounds of pills containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. …
December 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of opioid distribution ring sentenced

May 31, 2019
… the leader of a group that distributed thousands of opioid pills in in Cocoa, Fla., between May 2017 and September … made more than a dozen undercover purchases of opioid pills and intercepted hundreds of communications between …
May 31, 2019
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Lake Worth resident sentenced to 10 years for distributing heroin and fentanyl

August 10, 2018
… heroin, marijuana, Adderall, Methoxyacetyl Fentanyl pills (which were made to look like Oxycodone pills), plastic baggies and digital scales.   This case was …
August 10, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Wisconsin Dentist Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Diversion Charge

March 16, 2020
… wrote a prescription to his dental hygienist for oxycodone pills and asked her to fill the prescription and return the pills to him for his own use.  His hygienist, who cooperated …
March 16, 2020
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Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Attempting to Sell Fentanyl, Cocaine and Methamphetamine

June 14, 2021
… shopping mall and sell him 20,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl for $42,000. During their meeting, … and located a total of 51,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, approximately 40 pounds of …
June 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl distribution organization disrupted in Kern County

December 06, 2019
… 11 and Nov. 21, Medina-Perez sold more than 8,000 fentanyl pills and one pound of methamphetamine to an undercover … who was working with Medina-Perez, delivered 5,000 fentanyl pills to the undercover officer. Garcia, obtained fentanyl …
December 06, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Biannual Take Back Of Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

October 23, 2017
… and unwanted prescription drugs. Individuals can take pills and other solid forms of medication to one of almost … taken in over 8.1 million pounds-more than 4,050 tons-of pills. On …
October 23, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Kentucky Physician Surrenders DEA Registration To Prescribe Controlled Substances

April 19, 2013
… that she failed to account for nearly 5,000 prescription pills at her office. According to the settlement agreement, … who practices family medicine, couldn’t account for 4,967 pills and at least 10 purchasing records for controlled …
April 19, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

United States Reaches $22 Million Settlement Agreement With CVS For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

May 13, 2015
… an investigation that began as part of DEA’s crackdown on pill mills in Florida.  Prescription drug addicts were … the wrongdoing that occurred at the height of Florida’s pill mill crisis. This matter was investigated by the DEA …
May 13, 2015
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New York Doctor Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Oxycodone Distribution And Conspiracy

July 22, 2013
… prescriptions in exchange for cash payments, and knew the pills were to be redistributed.   Oxycodone, the active ingredient in brand name pills such as Oxycontin, Roxicodone and Percocet, is a …
July 22, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Sponsoring 12th National Prescription Take Back Day

October 18, 2016
… unwanted prescription medications from the home.  If the pills are not there the temptation to abuse them, especially … their zip code .  Or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
October 18, 2016