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DEA working hard to tackle rising drug threat in Johnson City area

… last fall, DEA agents in eastern Tennessee seized three pill presses and 240 grams of butyrfentanyl during joint … that is lethal in extremely small amounts. Counterfeit pills provide an elevated danger to those who abuse illicit …
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DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to CJNG; Arkansas Leads Division with 25 Arrests in Four-State Sweep

… 92.4 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 1,157,672 counterfeit pills, 6,062 kilograms of methamphetamine, 22,842 kilograms …
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Public Safety Alert From Drug Enforcement Administration Counterfeit Hydrocodone Tablets Containing Fentanyl

… Health and Law Enforcement officials believe that the pills containing Fentanyl were likely sold on the street … guise of being legitimate hydrocodone.  Additionally, the pills are marked to mimic the authentic hydrocodone product. … reports that test results show that some of the tested pills did not contain hydrocodone, but rather fentanyl.  The …
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Final Federal Defendant from “Operation New Day” Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

… had crack cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl pills.   Cao was indicted in March 2022, and pleaded guilty … the Seattle Police Department. ### Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guilty Plea Synthetic drugs Fentanyl On On Press …
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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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Two defendants arrested for distribution of controlled substances through sham internet pharmacy

… of an online pharmacy suspected of peddling illegal pills and money laundering.  Postal Inspectors will continue … oxycodone from the Pharmacy Website, but instead received pills containing other substances.  In the course of the … had been sent to Rodriguez-Lopez, and recovered over 200 pills weighing over 40 grams.  These pills tested positive …
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DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to Sinaloa Cartel, Securing Dozens of Arrests and Seizures

… - Major Asset Forfeiture Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guilty Plea Guns/Weapons Major Law Enforcement …
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Slovakian Man Accused of Running Darknet Market Selling Drugs and Personal Information

… Investigators used the market to purchase methamphetamine, pills containing fentanyl, the personally identifiable … Dark Web- Internet Trafficking Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Methamphetamine Fentanyl On On Press Release Image …
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Federal health care fraud takedown in Northeastern U.S. results in 54 defendants charged and convicted

… million in losses and the distribution of over 3.25 million pills of opioids in “pill mill” clinics and doctors’ … the criminal prescription of highly-addictive opioid pills to patients with no medical need, the paying of …
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California Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin In Operation Goldy Locks

… in California and Louisiana to distribute thousands of pills pressed to resemble oxycodone that, in fact, contained heroin. Upon delivery of the pills to Baton Rouge from California, they were then …
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Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells

… - (509) 454-4407 Seized 200,000 Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Suspected to Contain Fentanyl PORTLAND, Ore .—In … the seizure of approximately 200,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills suspected to contain fentanyl, two pounds of fentanyl …
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Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring

… Takedowns and seizures yield tens of thousands of fentanyl pills, firearms, and more than 150 pounds of methamphetamine … 2021, and 83 pounds of methamphetamine and 20,000 fentanyl pills were seized in a traffic stop on September 28, 2021.  …
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DEA Houston Serves ISO on Woodfield Pharmaceuticals & Distribution

… an estimated 700 million dosage units of controlled pills.  The suspension was, in part, due to Woodfield illegally importing more than 200 million opioid pills and failure to accurately account for over 5 million controlled substance pills. “The immediate suspension of registrations served on …
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California Oxycodone Dealer & Gang Member Convicted For Drug Conspiracy And Witness Tampering

… criminal street gang “Bloods”.  Corum supplied oxycodone pills to the drug trafficking conspiracy who would then utilize drug couriers to transport the pills to Juneau, Alaska, for subsequent distribution. In … cousin and his girlfriend to fly to Juneau to distribute pills for the organization. In early December 2010, Corum’s …
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Long Island Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Distribution Of Oxycodone

… acted as a drug dealer, putting thousands of oxycodone pills onto the streets of Long Island for no valid medical … Stambler provided prescriptions for hundreds of oxycodone pills to two of his patients without a legitimate medical … with those patients and assisted them in the sale of pills that he prescribed. On November 21, 2011, …
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Two More Convicted In Multi-State Heroin Ring In Baton Rouge

… heroin ring which involved disguising heroin as oxycodone pills in order to maximize profits. Both defendants remain … California and Louisiana to distribute thousands of heroin pills that had been pressed to resemble oxycodone. Once delivered to Baton Rouge from California, the pills were distributed to mid-level drug dealers and …
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to Serve 157 Months for Possessing Fentanyl for Distribution and for Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

… of DeWitt, he possessed a parcel containing 1,024 grams of pills containing fentanyl, which had been mailed through the … Wallace admitted that he intended to distribute these pills, and other quantities of fentanyl that he possessed in …
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Joint Law Enforcement Operation Arrested Six Individuals On Drug Charges In The East Bay, One In Fresno

… in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute Xanax pills and other drugs was returned by the Grand Jury on May … and possessed with intent to distribute counterfeit (Xanax) pills and other drugs. The Xanax pills at issue were manufactured to resemble alprazolam …
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California Man Indicted for Smuggling Fentanyl Aboard Train

… found 43 clear plastic bags that contained counterfeit M30 pills with fentanyl, which weighed a total of approximately … Kansas City, Mo., Police Department. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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Overdoses Drop Nearly 40 Percent Since Formation of Omaha Task Force

… 2023, the ODRTF has seized approximately 345 fake fentanyl pills and more than 1,000 grams of fentanyl powder. While … for nearly 98,000 deadly doses seized in Omaha alone. Fake Pills Fentanyl Awareness HIDTA Overdose On On Press Release …
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Four Individuals Involved In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Are Sentenced

… at unscrupulous pain clinics, commonly referred to as “pill mills.” Marchitto also arranged to have three Florida … to him on a regular basis. Marchitto sold most of the pills that he and his associates were able to acquire to an …
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Man from Albuquerque pleads guilty to federal armed robbery of medical products and drug charges

… at gunpoint and demanded opioid painkillers, anxiety pills and money from behind the counter. They fled with more than 2,500 pills before law enforcement arrived. On Feb. 12, 2018, law … his vehicle and finding 1,600 of the stolen prescription pills and a firearm. Matney is currently in custody pending …
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Dallas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… 23, 2017.  Lewis’ guilty plea stemmed from her role in a pill mill operating during parts of 2013-2015.  The sentence … agreed to drive a co-conspirator carrying 30mg oxycodone pills from Dallas to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport …
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Long Island Doctor Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Distribution Of Oxycodone

… Stambler provided prescriptions for hundreds of oxycodone pills to two of his patients without a legitimate medical … with those patients and assisted them in the sale of pills that he prescribed. On November 21, 2011, … to meet with a third individual where some of the oxycodone pills were exchanged for cash. Investigators stopped …
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High-Ranking Gang Member gets Substantial Sentence for Drug Trafficking

… to federal prison after packaging thousands of ecstasy pills for sale, announced Drug Enforcement Administration … baggies, each containing approximately ecstasy 1,000 pills. Scott advertised 6,000 ecstasy pills for $3,500.  Authorities executed a search warrant and …
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Leader of Lawrence Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

… and the courier brought the requested suspected fentanyl pills. For two of these transactions, the pills distributed by the DTO tested positive for fentanyl. For the third transaction, the pills distributed by Rodriguez Then’s DTO tested positive …
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Dominican National Sentenced to 38 Months in Prison for Selling Oxycodone from New Britain Grocery Store

… began investigating individuals who were selling oxycodone pills from Elzier Grocery, located at 1485 Corbin Avenue in … made multiple controlled purchases of oxycodone pills from Lugo, Eliezer Perez and Elzier Grocery’s owner, … and a nearby residence revealed more than 1000 oxycodone pills, drug packaging materials, drug ledgers, and …
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Williamsville Doctor Pleads Guilty To Prescription Drug Charge

… and gave her seven hydrocodone and seven clonazepam pills. Later that same day, the defendant drove the … to the car, Siddiqui asked her to return the hydrocodone pills that he had given her earlier in the day. The … patient’s daughter asked the defendant if he wanted more pills and he responded, “Yes” and took 30 hydrocodone pills. …
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Honduran Man Arrested in Portland Trafficking Rainbow Fentanyl and Firearms Is Charged in Federal Court

… and crystal methamphetamine, 45,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, and 12 firearms. As part of this … for distribution, 417 grams of counterfeit oxycodone pills (M30s) containing fentanyl, 393 grams of crystal …
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Two men indicted for conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine and fentanyl in Tulare County

… (571) 387-3956 160 pounds of methamphetamine, 300 fentanyl pills seized FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned … pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 300 fentanyl pills, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement … 200 pounds of liquid methamphetamine, and approximately 300 pills containing fentanyl. Inside both residences law …