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Two More Guilty Pleas Entered In Vallejo-Based Drug Trafficking Indictments

… lyrics glorify and promote the use and distribution of MDMA pills. In April 2012, agents arrested a total of 25 … the investigation, agents seized approximately 45,000 MDMA pills, four pounds of crack cocaine, two pounds of heroin, …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcements Launched In New York

… drugs are safer than illicit drugs, are abusing pills at an alarming rate.  One in four teens has misused or … medicine cabinet is the number-one source of prescription pills for teens and young adults. The PSAs can be found …
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Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

… Drug Take-Back Day this past Saturday collected 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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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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Anchorage Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years for Role in Alaska Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… and found her in possession of nearly 3,000 blue fentanyl pills and over 80 grams of methamphetamine that she was … searched the vehicle and found over 500 blue fentanyl pills and over 40 grams of other controlled substances. On …
STORY

DEA and Federal Partners Support Continuity of Patient Treatment

December 28, 2023
… to select patients who then sold a portion of those pills for a profit, with the expectation they would share …
December 28, 2023
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Washington News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Convicted of Illegally Selling 10 Million Hydrocodone Pills June 30, 2008 26th - Annual IDecember to be held in …
July 15, 2021
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Delano Man Sentenced to 6 Years and 8 Months in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

… Morfin Villa with approximately 2,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to sell.  On Aug. 14, 2023, Morfin … prosecuted the case. Arrests/Convictions - Major Fake Pills Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs Fentanyl …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 88 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Conspiracy

… others possessed approximately 40 kilograms of powder and pills containing fentanyl and more than 55 pounds of … NUMBER:    2025-079_Montano-Peralta Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guilty Plea Fentanyl Methamphetamine On On Press …
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

… and a co-conspirator were illegally selling oxycodone pills that were prescribed to his co-conspirator.  In August … 2024, investigators made controlled purchases of oxycodone pills from Benitez and his co-conspirator. Benitez was …
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New Jersey nurse charged with drug and weapons offenses

… search warrants resulted in the location and seizure of pills and powder (suspected Adderal), prescription washing materials, assorted pill bottles, U.S. currency, a vehicle, and 30 firearms to …
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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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Webster Man Going to Prison on Drug and Gun Charges

… 572 grams of marijuana packaged for sale, 83 oxycodone pills, a scale, a loaded 22-gauge shotgun, and a box of … various THC products packaged for sale, 85 clonazepam pills, and a scale. In addition, on December 4, 2020, law …
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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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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to medication safe

… Oklahoma City - (405) 475-7500 Tulsa - (918) 459-9600 PILLS_0.jpg No Vaping_0.jpg DALLAS – With families …
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Providence Man Sentenced on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

… of more than 500 grams of cocaine and 100 fentanyl pills, and who, as a previously convicted felon, was … an additional quantity cocaine, approximately 100 fentanyl pills, $1,180 in cash, several magazines, and ammunition. …
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Six Arrested in Multi-Jurisdictional Fentanyl Takedown

… that distributed fentanyl and counterfeit oxycodone pills in and around the Andover and Lawrence areas. The … guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Fake Pills Drug Trafficking Oxycodone On On …
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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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Grocery Store Pharmacists Help Put St. Louis Man in Prison

… - (417) 888-9800 Used Fraud to Obtain Over 1,500 Oxycodone Pills ST. LOUIS – Derek J. Petty of St. Louis was sentenced … were caught, Petty and Price obtained over 1,500 oxycodone pills unlawfully. At the time of the conspiracy, Petty was …
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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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Several Million Dollars’ Worth of Narcotics Including Fentanyl Seized in Mount Vernon

… - (914) 682-6256 38 Kilograms of Fentanyl, 25,000 Fentanyl Pills, and $35,000 of Drug Proceeds WHITE PLAINS, NY – … District Attorney’s Office. Approximately 25,000 pills alleged to be fentanyl, many marked “M30,” and an …
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Pasco Drug Dealer Who Attempted to Assault a Richland Police Officer Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… BMW, RPD located an additional handgun, 10,179 fentanyl pills, $72,354 in cash, a small quantity of methamphetamine, … the Richland Police Department.  ### Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Fentanyl On On Press Release Image …
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El Paso Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Fentanyl

… documents, Victor Arellano, 40, delivered 1,000 fentanyl pills to an undercover agent in exchange for $1,500 on or … case. ### Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs Fentanyl …
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Phoenix Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 151 Months After Agents Seize Over 90 Pounds of Fentanyl and Over 40 Pounds of Cocaine from Stash House

… Administration (DEA) agreed to purchase 150,000 fentanyl pills (approximately 15 kilograms) from a member of a drug … Scope, approximately 34 kilograms (74.9 pounds) of blue pills stamped M30 which contained fentanyl, 8 kilograms …
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Florence Doctor Sentenced for Distributing Oxycodone in “Sex for Scripts” Scheme

… to engage in sexual activity with the doctor to obtain the pills. In total, Rodriguez distributed more than 600 Oxycodone pills to the patient during the eight months. At one point, …
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 69 Months in Prison for Possessing Gun and Drugs While on Supervised Release

… and a search of his vehicle revealed more than 30 fentanyl pills, approximately 23 grams of crack cocaine, and a … please visit www.justice.gov/psn . Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons Cocaine Fentanyl On On Press Release …
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Oxycodone

January 24, 2025
Oxycodone is a semi-synthetic narcotic analgesic and historically has been a popular drug of abuse among the narcotic abusing population.
January 24, 2025
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DEA’s Family Summits on Fentanyl

January 19, 2025
… efforts, ask them for their help with sharing the  One Pill Can Kill  fake pill awareness campaign in their communities, identify areas …
January 19, 2025
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Alabama Man Sentenced to 29 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl Being Shipped Through the Mail

… was expecting from another individual containing fentanyl pills to be delivered to Cooper’s residence. On March 15, … admitted that she knew the package contained fentanyl pills and that McWilliams intended to distribute them.  …
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Laredo Resident Charged with Selling Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… dangers of fentanyl can be found on the DEA’s website. #OnePillCanKill Fake Pills Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill Fentanyl On On …