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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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Former Heart Surgeon Convicted Of Unlawfully Prescribing And Dispensing Oxycodone

… controlled narcotics at a Cartersville, Georgia, “pill mill” pain clinic that served as a front for the mass … doctor distributed copious quantities of opiate-based pills to scores of drug-seeking patients. At one point, Dr. …
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New Hampshire Man Sentenced On Drug Charges

… regularly ordered significant quantities of oxycodone pills from Garcia and Nunez, which were then sold to other … 22, 2014, Demers ordered approximately 1,508 oxycodone pills from Nunez and Garcia. In addition, video evidence … after contacting Nunez or Garcia and ordering a quantity of pills. Upon his arrest on August 7, 2014, Demers admitted …
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Staten Island man sentenced to 12 years for illegally distributing oxycodone

…   “Vito Gallicchio sold hundreds of thousands of oxycodone pills on the streets of New York, and masterminded a ring of purported ‘patients’ who faked injuries to get pills,” said U.S. Attorney Berman. “As Gallicchio’s sentence … prescriptions. Gallicchio subsequently sold the oxycodone pills for millions of dollars in profit, which he used to …
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Southeastern Connecticut Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Federal Prison

… of heroin; approximately 100 grams of fentanyl and fentanyl pills; 10 firearms, several of which were stolen; and … at  https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF . Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Money Laundering OCDETF/Task Force Heroin Cocaine …
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Texas health care fraud and opioid takedown results in charges against 58

… involved in Medicare fraud schemes and networks of “pill mill” clinics resulting in $66 million in loss and 6.2 million pills. Of those charged, 16 were doctors or medical …
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Pennsylvania Man Going to Prison for 10 Years on Meth Charges

… the seizure of $10,210 in U.S. currency, suspected ecstasy pills, packaging materials, a digital scale, drug paraphernalia, Xanax pills, MDMA pills, Suboxone strips, and two hypodermic needles. The …
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Pearl River Man Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxymorphone Causing The Overdose Death Of Two Young Men

… distribution of highly-addictive and dangerous prescription pills is the fastest-growing drug problem in the country. … regularly distributed Oleksowicz’s prescription oxymorphone pills for profit. Oyxmorphone is a powerful painkiller with … in July 2011 and in October 2011, the use of oxymorphone pills supplied by Oleksowicz caused the overdose death of …
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Arizona Woman Charged for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin on I-5 in Oregon

… trafficking approximately 45,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and several additional pounds of … and found more than 10 pounds of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and five and half pounds of bulk …
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DEA Omaha Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

… close to four million lethal doses of fentanyl in both pill and powder form.  “I am honored to lead the men and …
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Two fentanyl dealers sentenced for role in synthetic drug distribution ring linked to two overdose deaths

… Barrett and Pemberton were street-level dealers of blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl in the Elmira area. The blue pills were manufactured by the leaders of the organization – … – and made to look like legitimate 30 milligram Percocet pills.   Barrett and Pemberton each admitted to selling …
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Supplier Of “Molly” That Resulted In A Death At Electric Zoo Concert Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Narcotics Conspiracy Charge

… proceedings: In early August 2013, Patrick Morgan sold pills commonly called “Molly,” which contained 3,4-(“MDMA” … pooled their money in order to buy additional Molly pills from Morgan. The Three Individuals intended to consume and distribute these Molly pills at the Electric Zoo music festival. Electric Zoo was a …
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North County Woman Sentenced On Methamphetamine Related Charge

… January 2014 and July 2016, she purchased pseudoephedrine pills with an aggregate weight of 94 grams from different … often rotated the stores from which she bought the pills. Wujek purchased the pseudoephedrine knowing it would … used to illegally manufacture methamphetamine, and gave the pills she had purchased to others for that purpose.  In …
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Man Sentenced for Sale of Fentanyl and Illegal Possession of Firearms

… 142 months in prison for selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl in addition to illegally … 2020 through June of 2021, Perez sold nearly 1,000 pills containing fentanyl to an undercover law enforcement …
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Passaic County Doctor Charged in Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids

… their names. Ferraro typically wrote prescriptions for 90 pills of 30mg oxycodone each, which were typically split … 425 prescriptions for approximately 36,500 30 mg oxycodone pills. The charge of conspiracy to distribute controlled …
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Carlsbad Man Sentenced for Federal Drug and Firearms Offenses

… first incident, officers located 3.8 kilograms of fentanyl pills, over $11,000 in cash, and two loaded firearms in … ### Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons OCDETF/Task Force Seizures …
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Florida Woman, Kristen Franco, Sentenced To 27 Months In Jail For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… of her jail term. According to Court records, Franco sent pills containing oxycodone by Federal Express from Florida … April of 2010 to July of 2011. Franco obtained these pills from at least two different Florida doctors. Although the pills were prescribed to her, she sold many of the pills. …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Supplier Of “Molly” That Resulted In A Death At Electric Zoo Concert

… federal court: In early August 2013, Patrick Morgan sold pills commonly called “Molly,” which contained 4-(MDMA) and … pooled their money in order to buy additional Molly pills from Morgan. The Three Individuals intended to consume and distribute these Molly pills at the Electric Zoo music festival. Electric Zoo was a …
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Ellensburg Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution that Resulted in the Deaths of Two Young People

… in August 2021, Rivera-Venegas distributed fentanyl-laced pills to a 21-year-old male and a 16-year-old male. Both … should serve as a warning to those who distribute fake pills laced with fentanyl that we will find you and hold you …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… the search window, or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, will be accepted-the … combined.  “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from friends and family, including from the household … firearms.  The removal from homes of unwanted prescription pills that can be abused, stolen or resold is an easy way to …
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Laredo Dealer Set to Appear for Fentanyl-Related Death

… dangers of fentanyl can be found on the DEA’s website. #OnePillCanKill An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal … convicted through due process of law. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill Fentanyl On On …
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Ten indicted for fentanyl trafficking

… of thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone (M-30) pills, as well as cocaine and methamphetamine. Law enforcement seized more than 20,000 of these pills during the investigation. Wiretapped calls show … by at least some co-conspirators that these fentanyl pills had been responsible for multiple overdoses and …
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Miami doctor arrested for overprescribing oxycodone resulting in death

… revealed that Dr. Farinas prescribed 60 to 180 opioid pills on a monthly basis, and often, more than once within a … January 2018, Dr. Farinas prescribed a total 2,665 opioid pills. From evidence gathered, the investigation also … herself. When she prescribed a large number of narcotic pills to her patients, she would ask them to give her a …
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… have been collected. That’s more than a quarter pound of pills for each of the 25 million children aged 12 to 17 in America, pills that won’t result in abuse or overdose.   The public … their zip code .  Or they can call 800-882-9539.  Only pills and other solids, like patches, can be brought to the …
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Virginia Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth on the Darknet

… for conspiring to distribute between 15 and 45 kilograms of pills containing methamphetamine via the darknet. According … $482,572.10 in sales for an approximate 44,872 pills sold. As of Nov. 7, 2019, “addy4cheap” had fulfilled …
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New Jersey Man Sentenced To 77 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone Illegally Obtained During Multiple Trips To Florida

… in possession of 193 OxyContin, 156 Endocet, and 24 other pills. Kilcourse admitted that he and others traveled to … of pain. The doctors wrote prescriptions for Oxycodone pills such as Roxicodone, Percocet, and Oxycontin - which … to New Jersey where they would distribute a portion of the pills. Kilcourse would also take some of the pills himself. …
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Alaska Man Sentenced To 6a½ Years In Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone And Morphine

… made deposits into Mistler’s bank account to pay for the pills. In total, Mistler shipped approximately 9,600 pills to Connor. About two-thirds of the pills were oxycodone and one‑third of the tablets were …
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Orangevale Man Sentenced For Hydrocodone Distribution

… the hydrocodone from the pharmacy, and Reyes would sell the pills. On July 29, 2009, Savaloja was arrested following a … 508 prescriptions for (totaling approximately 97,000 pills) were distributed by approximately 89 pharmacies under … admitted responsibility for at least 5,000 of those pills. CURES logged the date of each prescription, the …
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Wichita Man Pleads Guilty of Gun Possession While Selling Fentanyl

… 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 …