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Six Indicted as Part of Whatcom County Fentanyl Trafficking Organization

… Puget Sound region from organizations that distribute fake pills laced with fentanyl, we will act swiftly, as we did in … investigation that worked to interdict potentially deadly pills over the last four months,” said U.S. Attorney Brown. …
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Spouse and Cousin of Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to Significant Prison Terms for Their Roles in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… 15 pounds of heroin, 35,000 suspected fentanyl pills, 24 firearms, and approximately $778,000.  Jose … six kilos of heroin, and nearly two kilos of fentanyl pills, much of it buried underground. On the property, there …
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Drug Trafficking Ringleader, Who Hid Huge Amounts of Drugs and Cash in Arlington, Sentenced to 15 Years

… 15 pounds of heroin, 35,000 suspected fentanyl pills, 24 firearms, and approximately $ 778,000.  … nearly 6 kilos of heroin, and nearly 2 kilos of fentanyl pills, much of it buried underground.  On the property, …
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Fort Lauderdale resident sentenced to 30 Years in prison for distributing fentanyl resulting in death

Fort Lauderdale resident sentenced to 30 Years in prison for distributing fentanyl resulting in death November 14, 2019 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3364 (571) 362-3364 - Option 5 Miami.FD.PIO@dea.gov 571-362-3106 Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk …
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Statewide Initiative Targets Distributors Of Heroin And Opioids That Cause Overdose Deaths

… to obtain and distribute more than 100,000 oxycodone pills. In addition, the U.S. Attorney’s Office continues to … supplied individuals with a vast quantity of prescription pills that they illegally distributed to others.   “While …
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24 Indicted: Some Of The Largest Methamphetamine Manufacturers, Distributors, Users In Central New York State Year Long Major Investigation Reveals Return Of Smurfing, Clandestine Laboratories – 16 Arrested Of 24 Indicted

… indicted personally purchased thousands of pseudoephedrine pills over the last two to three years, and received thousands of pills from individuals, known as “smurfs,” who bought the pills to trade for the finished product, methamphetamine, …
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United States Files Civil Complaint Seeking Injunctive Relief, Penalties And Forfeiture Of Assets Tied To Suffolk County Clinic’s Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Painkillers

… through her attorney, acknowledged that Choice was a “pill mill.” Another Choice doctor, a sleep specialist, … by Choice Medical Services, P.C., a now defunct Long Island pill mill which Kaplan controlled, prescribed thousands of pain pills a day to numerous patients in disregard of the …
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Yonkers Pharmacy Store Manager Arrested And Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… pain medication and functioned as a ‘go-to’ prescription pill dispenser for those who were willing to pay his … prices. The number of people who die from prescription pill abuse every year is staggering and bears repeating - … Lee typically charged $1,075 for 180 30-milligram oxycodone pills. When presented with a prescription from CI-1, Lee …
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Fourteen Plead Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Participating In Massive Oxycodone And Heroin Conspiracy In And Around Rockland County

… trafficked in large quantities of heroin.  Prescription pill and heroin abuse is on the rise, but so are law … helped to fuel Rockland County’s heroin and prescription pill problem has been dismantled.” “This was a large and … “These criminals trafficked over 50,000 oxycodone pills and significant amounts of heroin, and in the process …
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Fentanyl

January 29, 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.
January 29, 2026
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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 … mixing fentanyl with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—to drive addiction and create repeat customers. …
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Methamphetamine Seizures Continue to Climb in the Midwest

July 10, 2019
… Meth cooks across the country began using cold medication pills to make their own one-pot labs, producing two ounces … is finding its way into the country via liquid suspension, pills, powder and shards. A common misconception among …
July 10, 2019
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Detroit News 2010

July 15, 2021
… Substance Conspiracy November 8, 2010 Ohio Man Convicted of Pill Distribution Conspiracy in Eastern Kentucky November 5, … Jury Charges 12 People and 2 Businesses in Huge Internet Pill Conspiracy April 13, 2010 Bullitt County Couple …
July 15, 2021
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Bakersfield Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl

… to court documents, on Dec. 16, 2020, Randall sold fentanyl pills to a victim who later ingested the pills, resulting in her overdose death. This case is the …
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Vallejo Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Offense

… from Mexico and found to be in possession of hundreds of pills hidden near the wheel well of his vehicle. On March … in a desk next to bottles containing Xanax and Oxycodone pills and a bag containing 229 grams 100% pure …
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… Take Back Days give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially … partners. DEA’s last event collected more than double the pills as their first event two years ago, with almost 50% …
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Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

… Take-Back Day this past Saturday collected 50 percent more pills than the previous one, demonstrating the American … and increased enforcement to address doctor shopping and pill mills. Shortly after DEA’s first Take-Back Day event …
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Tulare County Man Indicted For Sales Of Oxycontin

… Drug Enforcement Administration a total of 355 oxycontin pills on three separate days between October and December … for the fourth time to purchase 150 additional oxycontin pills. This case is the product of an investigation by the …
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Cartels

September 30, 2025
… “do it big” and build an empire from counterfeit oxycontin pills laced with fentanyl. As the evidence at trial showed, … Trafficker Imprisoned For Possessing Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to …
September 30, 2025
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Parents and Caregivers

January 30, 2026
… and resources below to get smart about fentanyl and fake pills and then share what you have learned with young people … in your care. Hidden in Plain Sight Wyatt's Story Fentapills - You Need to Know Factsheets and Flyers What Every …
January 30, 2026
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Two Rock Hill Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Role in Drug Conspiracy

… - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl 2.jpg Bag of seized fentanyl pills. Crack cocaine 1.jpg crack cocaine (DEA file photo) … they learned both Foster and Hall purchased fentanyl-laced pills during the time of the conspiracy from the leader.  These pills were then sold to other dealers in the Rock Hill area. …
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Data and Statistics

December 12, 2025
… communities across the nation. DEA 2026 Drug Seizures 0 Pills Seized 0 Powder Seized Fentanyl 0 Pills Seized 0 Total Seized Methamphetamine 0 Powder Seized …
December 12, 2025
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Oxycodone Trafficker Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

… cash from Kentucky to Orlando to purchase 2,000 oxycodone pills.  Unbeknownst to them, the seller was a confidential … informant.  Upon meeting the informant to obtain the pills, Tipton and his conspirators were arrested. (46, …
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Buxton Man Sentenced To Over 4 Years On Drug Conspiracy Charge

… in a conspiracy in which co-conspirators obtained oxycodone pills from numerous medical providers in Florida by fraud … 2011, agents seized a package containing over 800 oxycodone pills that had been sent from Florida to Maine by a …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Trafficking Oxycodone

… troopers and found to be in possession of 500 oxycodone pills.  Snow - admitted the pills were his and that he intended to distribute them.  At …
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Santa Clara Resident Sentenced To Forty Four Months In Prison For Burglary Of Controlled Substances

… Alto, CA, without permission, and stole approximately 5,737 pills from the pharmacy. He also admitted that the replacement value of the stolen pills to the pharmacy is $14,512. The sentence was handed …
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New York Man Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Xanax on Dark Web

… he offered four different types of counterfeit/misbranded pills.  “Any medication purchased online should be …
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Four Pensacola Women Charged with Illegal Drug Diversion

… 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 …
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Halifax County Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Distributing Narcotics in Halifax County

… - (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 …
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Charleston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine

… - (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 …