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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 …
December 15, 2025
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Fentanyl

April 21, 2026
Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an analgesic (pain relief) and anesthetic. It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesic.
April 21, 2026
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Carver Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Oxycodone Conspiracy

… and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone pills. Campbell was indicted by a federal grand jury in … November 2023 and June 2023, Atwood obtained oxycodone pills from co-defendant John Campbell that he redistributed to others. The amount of oxycodone pills that the defendant obtained from Campbell ranged from …
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Woman Caught Dealing Drugs in Eastern Washington While on Supervised Release Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

… backpacks that contained methamphetamine, 2,649 fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder, marijuana, a digital scale, and a … phones contained pictures of large sums of cash, fentanyl pills, and text conversations regarding illegal drugs. …
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Woman Who Managed On-Demand Drug Delivery Service that Catered to Students and Young Professionals Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison

… multiple sales to the undercover agent of methamphetamine pills that were delivered by The Shop’s drivers.  In … In addition to accepting cash payments for methamphetamine pills, Gonzalez also advertised that The Shop accepted … roughly seven kilograms of cocaine, orange fake Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, and ketamine. In addition …
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Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Causing the Overdose Deaths of Two patients and Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

… prescriptions for oxycodone in quantities of up to 180 pills per month. At trial, the evidence established that on … gave an illegal prescription for 120 30 mg oxycodone pills to 42-year-old Edward Martin. On March 5, Mr. Martin … gave an illegal prescription for 150 30 mg oxycodone pills to 32-year-old John Ubaghs. On April 13, 2013, Mr. …
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Former Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone

… prescribed thousands of highly addictive oxycodone pills to two individuals identified in the indictment as … a legitimate medical necessity. Ammar prescribed oxycodone pills to John Doe 1, knowing that he intended to sell the pills to others. In addition, after learning that John Doe 2 …
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Colorado Attorney General, DEA Task Force Dismantle Major Drug Trafficking Ring

… - (307) 778-1500 More than 77,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl that flooded the Metro area during … substances, including heroin and counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, … investigation has recovered: 77,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills (contain fentanyl) 250 pounds of methamphetamine 60 …
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Four Men Indicted for Meth Trafficking

… (417) 888-9800 Officers Seized 100 Pounds of Meth, Fentanyl Pills, Illegal Firearms KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two Springfield, … 100 pounds of methamphetamine and two pounds of fake pills believed to contain fentanyl hidden in a subwoofer …
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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 … arrests and the seizure of more than 1.3 million fentanyl pills, 100 pounds of fentanyl powder, more than 200 pounds …
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Staten Island doctor pleads guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone

… cash.  Anderson prescribed large quantities of oxycodone pills to patients he knew had no legitimate medical need for … including his co-defendant Arthur Grande, who sold the pills on the streets of New York.  Anderson often held … or were plainly not taking, and instead were selling, their pills.  When Anderson was arrested in October 2018, the DEA …
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Midland DTO Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison

… with methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl “M30” pills for distribution purposes. Castillo-Lopez also … kgs of cocaine, and several hundred grams of fentanyl M-30 pills and heroin. Additionally, Castillo-Lopez was …
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Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More than 47 Combined Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

… organization responsible for distributing fentanyl pills in the Western District of Arkansas from November 2022 … Arkansas for their respective roles in the offense. The pills distributed by this group contained fentanyl made or pressed to look like M-30 Oxycontin prescription pills.  “This case is an example of the outstanding results …
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Washington Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role as “Right Hand Man” in Deadly Drug Distribution 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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Red Ribbon Week: A Time to Remember, A Time to Teach

… Agent in Charge Steve Bell and Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen stand with a sign proclamation declaring October … motion and their work still resonates today. With fentanyl pills, pink cocaine and the resurgence of methamphetamine … lethal doses of fentanyl, including close to 40 million pills.  Landmarks Going Red for Red Ribbon Week Iowa Alliant …
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Natick Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for 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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More Than 18,000 Pounds of Unused Medication Removed From Communities in Five State DEA Omaha Division

… Rapid City - (605) 434-4947 Sioux Falls - (605) 330-4421 Pill Bottles_Blur.jpg More than 18,000 pounds of unneeded …
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Local Doctor and Former Pro Football Player Indicted

… practice. In addition, Hodge sold illegitimate oxycodone pills from Dr. Hanson on the streets for cash,” said Robert … were not present.  In turn, Hodge allegedly sold oxycodone pills on the street for cash.  On two separate occasions in October and November 2018, Sedrick Hodge sold oxycodone pills to a confidential source working with the DEA in …
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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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Red Ribbon Week Brings Drug Awareness to Communities Across the Nation

… DEA laboratory testing indicates that seven out of 10 fake pills seized by DEA contains a lethal dose, 2 milligrams or … To date, the DEA has seized more than 62 million fentanyl pills, exceeding last year’s total of 58 million pills.  This year, 10 landmarks in the DEA Omaha Division …
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Armed Drug Trafficker with Multiple Criminal Convictions is Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison

… ammunition, knives, as well as methamphetamine, Oxycodone pills, and marijuana. Later the same day, Owens was observed … inside they found more firearms and ammunition, over 1,100 pills containing fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana and …
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Spanaway, Washington Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Key Role in Drug Distribution Ring

… Brown.  “He also was poised to bring 80,000 fentanyl pills to our community. Both meth and fentanyl are claiming … 2021, and 57 pounds of methamphetamine and 20,000 fentanyl pills were seized in a traffic stop on September 28, 2021.  …
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Blind Rapper Who Goes by ‘Mac Wayne’ Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Drug Distribution

… ring distributing heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl pills in Pierce, King, Snohomish, and Lewis Counties.  The … 15 pounds of heroin, 35,000 suspected fentanyl pills, 24 firearms, approximately $525,000, and a bank … 20 pounds of heroin, and more than 7,000 suspected fentanyl pills. Frisby was heard on the wiretap ordering up pound …
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Two South Denver pharmacists plead guilty to felony charges of illegally distributing opioids

… on five other occasions—involving more than 3,600 pills of various opioids, amphetamines, and benzodiazepines … Pharmacy. In total, the individual was receiving 1,320 pills of oxycodone per month in addition to morphine and … substances on three other occasions—involving 1,500 pills of oxycodone and diazepam—as relevant for sentencing …
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Arizona Residents Dispose Of Over 6 Tons Of Prescription Drugs

… that this past Saturday, DEA collected 60 percent more pills than the previous Take-Back event, demonstrating the … and increased enforcement to address doctor shopping and pill mills. Shortly after DEA’s first Take-Back Day event …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Owners Of Three Pharmacies, Pharmacists, And Others For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Oxycodone And Other Painkillers

… the Pharmacies would charge from approximately $6 to $9 per pill of oxycodone. A 28-day prescription for oxycodone, which could contain approximately 158 pills, could cost a patient between $948 and $1,400. The …
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Leader And A Member Of An International Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate Sentenced To 120 Months And 110 Months Respectively For Drug Trafficking

… and Mexico, and large quantities of diverted prescription pills, such as oxycodone. Rudaj, a Career Offender whose … and Peru, and large quantities of diverted prescription pills, such as oxycodone. The drugs were distributed in … of oxycodone, and distributed thousands of oxycodone pills in New York which had been diverted from pain clinics …
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Columbia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fatal Quantity of Fentanyl to USC Student

… on May 30, 2023, Martin distributed a counterfeit pill to the victim, which she believed to be Percocet but … $30,000.  “There is always danger in taking prescription pills that are not prescribed to you by a legitimate health …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Ring that Used Social Media to Communicate and Advertise Wares Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

… nearly 52 kilos of cocaine, more than 23 kilos of fentanyl pills, and 131 kilos of marijuana. One drug shipment seized … 37 kilos of cocaine and more than a kilo of fentanyl pills. In June 2023, a traffic stop on Interstate 5 resulted …
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… taken in over 7.1 million pounds-more than 3,500 tons-of pills.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …