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Virginia Man Trafficking Kilos of Fentanyl and Counterfeit Oxycodone, Sentenced

… Cornelius Frazier, 32, and others would press illicit pills containing fentanyl, among other substances, to resemble prescription pills such as Oxycodone, for illegal distribution and …
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Twelve People Charged Following Investigation of Drug Trafficking Ring

… 16 kilos of cocaine and about 50-thousand fentanyl tainted pills.  In one traffic stop in January 2021 on I-5 they … seized a pill press used for manufacturing fentanyl tainted pills, three pounds of methamphetamine and some heroin. …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… 13 “All too often, drug abuse starts with prescription pills in the family medicine cabinet," said David F. Reames, …
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Pierce County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes

… was served on Townsend’s residence, agents seize fentanyl pills, heroin, and three firearms. In June 2024, Townsend … and Tacoma Police Departments. ### Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Heroin On On …
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Hundreds Of Counterfeit Oxycodone Tablets Seized At Port Of Entry Contained Ultra-Deadly Fentanyl

… recent attempt to bring hundreds of counterfeit oxycodone pills through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry has raised serious … concerns among law enforcement officials here because the pills turned out to be ultra-deadly fentanyl. In Sacramento, … urged individuals to refrain from taking prescription-type pills that are not prescribed and obtained from one’s own …
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Darknet Drug Vendor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Illicit Prescription Drugs

… Cullen Roberts, 23, of Duluth, Georgia, used the moniker “Pillpusher” to sell prescription opioids and other scheduled … drugs via the Darknet. Roberts promoted the quality of the pills that he advertised for sale on his Darknet vendor … page. For example, in September 2020, he listed oxymorphone pills, a powerful opiate used to treat severe pain, for sale …
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August 29, 2025
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Multiple cases lead to arrests of five doctors, one pharmacist, one nurse practitioner and three others

… role in distributing millions of unnecessary oxycodone pills, allegedly.” SAC Hunt commends the men and women from … a nurse practitioner, prescribed over 6 million oxycodone pills to individuals they knew did not need the medication …
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Kansas City Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm

… of cocaine, 10.5 kilograms of marijuana, 687 Xanax pills, 3.1 kilograms of unknown pills, a quantity of bulk cash, five firearms, a 3D printer …
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Tulare County Man Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Deliveries, Co Conspirator Pleads Guilty

… residing in Porterville, Aguilera delivered 800 fentanyl pills to an undercover officer in exchange for $4,250. Aguilera also transported several thousand fentanyl pills from Los Angeles to Porterville. In addition, at … niece Maria Delgado admitted that she delivered fentanyl pills to an undercover officer, on behalf of …
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Ventura Prolific Fentanyl Trafficker Receives 15-Year Federal Prison Sentence

… methamphetamine, and a small quantity of M-30 fentanyl pills. Reid’s residence is located just one block north of … 2023, DEA seized more than 80 million fentanyl-laced fake pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. The 2023 …
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Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 15 Years

… Davis, 32, purchased heroin and counterfeit Percocet pills in Las Vegas, Nevada. Davis then packaged the drugs … Department investigated the case. ## Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Heroin Fentanyl On On Press Release …
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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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Task Force Charges Four Tied To Opana Epidemic In Southern Indiana

… Tyler TURNER and William THROWER; the seizure of 19 Opana pills, approximately 14 ounces of methamphetamine, an AK 47 … 150.  It was learned that Opana, other opioid prescription pills, and methamphetamine are the drugs of choice that have …
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Oakland Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Conspiracy To Manufacture Counterfeit Drugs

… his role in a conspiracy to manufacture counterfeit Xanax pills and to launder the proceeds gained by the illegal … David Beckford and others to manufacture and distribute pills that were designed to resemble Xanax® pills as nearly as possible.  King admitted that he knew his …
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24 In Arkansas Charged In Nationwide Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

… 24 defendants in schemes intended to divert pharmaceutical pills to the streets were unsealed, announced Stephen G. … by preventing the common drug dealers from diverting these pills to the hands of other addicts and dealers, either by …
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Essex County, New Jersey, Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… to various doctors’ offices and obtained prescriptions for pills containing oxycodone, had the prescriptions filled, and sold the pills to members of the conspiracy and others. He said that … conspirators each obtained a prescription for 60 Endocet pills. Horvath and his conspirators dropped off the three …
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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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DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday April 26

… Day on Saturday, April 26th.  Americans can take their pills to one of over 5,600 collection sites across the … 2010, the public has surrendered over 3.4 million pounds of pills. Unused medications in homes create a public health …
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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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East Windsor Man Sentenced to Prison for Oxycodone Prescription Fraud Scheme

… using their Medicaid or Medicare benefits, and provided the pills to Kemp and his co-conspirators in exchange for … prescription. Kemp and his co-coconspirators then sold the pills to individuals suffering from opioid addictions. Kemp … oxycodone, almost all of which were for 150 30-mg oxycodone pills. Judge Bolden ordered Kemp to pay $48,836.14 in …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight Against Opioid Epidemic

… DEA issued a Public Safety Alert and launched the One Pill Can Kill public awareness campaign to warn Americans of a surge in deadly, fake prescription pills driven by drug traffickers seeking to exploit the U.S. …
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Panama City Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking 10 Pounds of Meth

… six-ounces of methamphetamine and approximately 95 pressed-pills containing fentanyl. Williams subsequently bonded out …
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Doctor convicted on nine counts in connection with oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme

… Lopez wrote prescriptions for nearly one million oxycodone pills, with a street value of approximately $20 … spray to patients. Lopez also provided loose oxycodone pills, without a prescription, directly to at least one …
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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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Oklahoma Couple Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Child’s Fentanyl Overdose Death

… detectives reported finding three blue tablets in a plastic pill bottle labeled for Brooks, the victim’s mother, hidden … young and innocent as well. Simply put, these counterfeit pills kill people and destroy families. I appreciate the …
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DEA’s Strong Partnerships in South Dakota Result in Higher Drug Seizures for 2020

… entering the state. Fentanyl, most commonly found in pill form, but also available as a powder, is on the rise … equates to approximately 156,000 lethal doses. “Counterfeit pills are flooding the market,” SAC King said.  “This isn’t …
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Law Enforcement Operation Results in 25 Arrests for Drug-trafficking Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

… marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, purported ecstasy pills, purported Percocet pills (believed to be counterfeit pills made with fentanyl), purported OxyContin pills, carry …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Hosts Tribal Focused Family Summit

… find resources to share in your community, visit dea.gov/onepill.  Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill Outreach/Drug Prevention On On Press Release …
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Pensacola Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine, and Heroin

… Lewis that contained approximately four pounds of fentanyl pills. With this information, law enforcement obtained a …