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Nash County Armed Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Kilograms of the Drug

… Crystal Meth gun and ammo.jpg 1,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills (fentanyl pills) concealed in a dog chew toy RALEIGH, N.C. – A Nash …
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New Orleans-area defendants plead guilty to fraudulent possession and black market distribution of oxycodone

… conspiracy resulted in approximately 10,000 oxycodone pills NEW ORLEANS – Eight New Orleans-area defendants have … resulted in the diversion of approximately 10,000 oxycodone pills on the black market.  In pleading guilty, Cabrera, … then filled at area pharmacies, and a portion of oxycodone pills obtained with those prescriptions were subsequently …
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Investigation by Tucson Strike Force Leads to Indictment of 13 Involved in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… of methamphetamine, cocaine, counterfeit M-30 OxyContin pills laced with fentanyl, and heroin. The investigation … of Arizona, Tucson, is handling the prosecution. Fake Pills OCDETF/Task Force Synthetic drugs Drug Trafficking …
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Eight drug traffickers indicted for distributing heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl throughout the Puget Sound region

… and seizing these illegal drugs—especially fentanyl pills—that are connected with overdose deaths in our … In his car law enforcement found approximately 10,000 pills believed to contain fentanyl, more than 20 pounds of … law enforcement seized 16,000 suspected fentanyl pills, 30 pounds of suspected methamphetamine, and six …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine In Fairbanks

… of (FBI) revealed that Flores was selling hundreds of pills of (oxycodone), along with methadone, each day from … drug sales. Flores was caught with hundreds of methadone pills, and Sherwood had hundreds of oxycodone pills in his …
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New York City Firefighter Charged In Narcotics Sales: Drugs Sold In Front Of Firehouse And Near Schools

… conspiracies. On June 15, 2016, Torres allegedly sold 80 pills of Vicodin, an addictive prescription opioid … Lorraine Street. Torres sold a customer another 80 Vicodin pills, as well as 28 Xanax pills, an addictive drug prescribed for anxiety. Torres also …
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Operation Engage Manchester

March 28, 2025
… 2023.  Laboratory testing indicates 7 out of every 10 pills seized by DEA contain a lethal dose of fentanyl, an … Monitoring the Future ) In 2023, 7 out of 10 fentanyl-laced pills contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl ( Drug …
March 28, 2025
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DEA And Community Partners In Michigan Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On 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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DEA And Community Partners In Kentucky Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On 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 … enter 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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DEA And Community Partners In Ohio Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day On 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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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back This 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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Henrico Man Sentenced on Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

… 9 grams of heroin and fentanyl mix, 29 fake Oxycodone “M30” pills that contained fentanyl and 28 red and green tablets … searching for Case No. 3:22-cr-94. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs …
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Fresno Man Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession

… the sale of narcotics, including counterfeit oxycodone pills stamped with an “M” on one side and a “30” on the … controlled substances, including the “M” “30” fentanyl pills, as well as a loaded, short-barreled AR-15 rifle with …
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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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Two Defendants Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Sell Prescription Drugs Unlawfully

… N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell OxyContin pills. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in … both admitted that they had purchased and sold OxyContin pills and that Justin Doyle, one of the 33 defendants, was … station in Cheektowaga and is accused of actively selling pills while at work to a broad network of other distributors …
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Man Involved in Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Prison

… and distribution of illegal drugs, namely fentanyl pills, methamphetamine, and heroin. Sillas-Burgos was also … includes 147 pounds of methamphetamine, 130,400 fentanyl pills, and ¼ pound of heroin. Investigators also recovered …
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Alabama Doctor Arrested For Unlawful Distribution Of Prescription Drugs And Money Laundering

… Those charges stem from Dr. Ritchea’s operating a “pill mill,” which is a medical clinic created to dispense … to the indictment, Dr. Ritchea used the proceeds of his pill mill to purchase Schedule II pain … hydrocodone-directly from a drug manufacturer.  With these pills, Dr. Ritchea was able to fill his patients’ unlawful …
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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 … J. Plancon said, “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from their own family, or from their friends.  Please … 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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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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Local Doctor and Former Pro Football Player Indicted

… practice. In addition, Hodge sold illegitimate oxycodone pills from Dr. Hanson on the streets for cash,” said Robert … were not present.  In turn, Hodge allegedly sold oxycodone pills on the street for cash.  On two separate occasions in October and November 2018, Sedrick Hodge sold oxycodone pills to a confidential source working with the DEA in …
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Former Mount Vernon (OH) Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Extortion In Federal Court

… with marijuana, methamphetamine, bath salts, and ecstasy pills to sell and split the profits. A portion of the drugs … Dailey meeting with a second individual, who sold Oxycodone pills to Dailey approximately five days a week for seven … awareness was missing crack and powder cocaine and ecstasy pills. Dailey initially agreed to plead guilty on December …
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Multiple Arrests Dismantle North Little Rock Drug Trafficking Organization

… and seizures. Agents seized nine firearms, 189 oxycodone pills, 187 alprazolam pills, 61 ecstasy pills, and several pounds of marijuana. The defendants were …
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Double Homicide Suspect Charged With Drug Crime

… and seized more than 3,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, multiple firearms, and roughly 20 cell phones that … U.S. Attorney Shawn Smith is prosecuting the case. Fake Pills Guns/Weapons Fentanyl Cocaine Methamphetamine Heroin …
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Synthetic Opioids

January 25, 2025
Synthetic opioids are substances that are synthesized in a laboratory and that act on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids (e.g., morphine and codeine) to produce analgesic (pain relief) effects. In contrast, natural opioids are naturally occurring substances extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of...
January 25, 2025
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Peabody Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking

… of 85 grams of fentanyl disguised as counterfeit oxycodone pills, 132 grams of methamphetamine disguised as counterfeit Adderall pills and 85.3 grams of powder cocaine. It was later …
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Metro East fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 19 years in federal prison 

… the case. ### Drug Trafficking Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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Colorado Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Tramadol

… of his arrest, investigators seized approximately 17,500 pills from his vehicle. The pills included Tramadol and other Schedule IV controlled …
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Member Of Violent Gang Sentenced To Decade In Prison For Racketeering And Drug And Firearms Trafficking

… two scales with cocaine residue, a bag of oxycodone pills and over 400 rounds of various calibers of ammunition …
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DEA To Hold Its Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Month

… be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the country free of charge, no … Drug Take-Back Day events turned in more than 309 tons of pills at more than 5,300 sites manned by over 3,800 federal, …
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New Jersey Doctor Sentenced To More Than 11 Years For Writing Illegal Oxycodone Prescriptions In Drug Distribution Conspiracy Also Ordered To Pay Approximately $630,000 In Fines And Forfeiture

… in a conspiracy that put tens of thousands of prescription pills on the streets for resale.   Michael Durante, 59, of … Durante sold prescriptions for more than 80,000 oxycodone pills to patients who were engaged in drug trafficking. The street-level redistribution of the pills prescribed by Durante was accomplished primarily by …