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Owner Of Columbus Southern Medical Center Pleads Guilty To Drug, Tax, Fraud Charges: $29 Million Forfeited

… Kevin Lake operated Columbus Southern Medical Center as a pill mill," said U.S. Attorney Glassman. "He got rich by … prosecuting this case.  Because of this team effort, this pill mill operation has been shut down.” Three co-defendants …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled

… The illicit websites and call centers at issue sold pills to customers that would typically require a doctor’s … obtain the required prescriptions before (hereinafter, the pills sold in this manner are referred to as the …
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DEA and the Chicago Crime Commission Launch a Provocative New Billboard Campaign with Clear Channel Outdoor in an Effort to Save Chicagoans from Opioid-Related Deaths & Abuse

March 08, 2019
… or spouse before they take that first hit, that first pill, that first step to addiction. Today’s announcement, …
March 08, 2019
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

… Outreach: (571) 387-5067 StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Pills and Poster- Take Back The DEA will host its 29th …
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Iraqi National Dealing Fentanyl from Glen Allen Hotel Room Sentenced to Prison

… the transactions and helped Mohammed package the fentanyl pills. When Mohammed and Lindore travelled to a nearby … and measuring the results. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image …
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DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

… at 915-479-2540 or  Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov . ### Fake Pills Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill Outreach/Drug Prevention Other On On Press …
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Two Men Unlawfully Residing in US Face Federal Charges After Traffic Stop Yields More Than 100 Pounds of Meth, Fentanyl, and Cocaine

… five pounds of cocaine, and four pounds of fentanyl pills.  Roman and Freites-Mosquera made their first … unless and until proven guilty. ### Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs …
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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Southeast Alaska Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… containing hundreds to thousands of illegal fentanyl pills and hundreds of grams of methamphetamine, heroin and … have been exempted from the recusal. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Methamphetamine Cocaine …
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DEA Safely Disposes 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medication on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… collected 28,063 pounds between 305 locations Disposed pills- DEA Take Back The Drug Enforcement Administration- …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Set for Saturday

… Dakota 571-387-4625 NE-SD.Diversion.registration@dea.gov Pill Bottles_Blur.jpg Members of the community are invited …
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39 Defendants Indicted in $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy

… 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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Licensed pharmacist charged with hoarding and price gouging of N95 masks in violation of Defense Production Act

… remained in possession of thousands of controlled substance pills/patches, including fentanyl, oxycodone, and … and he needed to destroy them.  There were nearly 4,000 pills/patches, in total. Third, Schirripa caused Medicare …
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Notorious Mexican Cartel Leader Convicted for International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… made plans to “do it big” with counterfeit oxycontin pills—just before the fentanyl epidemic began in the United … to release only after the man agreed to make fentanyl pills for Oseguera-Gonzalez. Oseguera-Gonzalez also amassed …
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Sweeping DEA Operation Targets Pharmacy Burglaries and the Illegal Sale of Addictive Prescription Medications

… “Diversion of Adderall and other prescription stimulants pills to persons who have no medical need only exacerbates … have a legal obligation to account for every dose and every pill to protect the safety and health of the American …
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Upper Marlboro Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

… and procaine (a local anesthetic drug); a prescription pill bottle containing approximately 89 Oxycodone pills; approximately three grams of a white powdery …
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Indictment Charges Eight Men in an Interstate Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy

… some of which was at least 65% pure; more than 6,000 fake pills containing fentanyl produced to resemble OxyContin; … https://www.facebook.com/usaodc Drug Trafficking Fake Pills OCDETF/Task Force Press Conferences Seizures …
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Sinaloa-based narcotics distributor designated under the Kingpin Act for trafficking fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine in Oregon

… particularly in the form of counterfeit prescription pills, is the region’s emerging drug threat and poses a … in Oregon was in the form of counterfeit prescription pills, such as Oxycodone, commonly referred to as M-30s. If …
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Chinese drug traffickers charged in fatal opioid conspiracy

… adulterated cancer medication, creating counterfeit pills that replaced the active cancer-fighting ingredient … drugs. It also created and shipped counterfeit Adderall pills that were adulterated with deadly bath salts. The …
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Pawankumar Jain Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Painkillers And Health Care Fraud

… guilty plea should put health care providers who operate pill mills on notice that the authority to prescribe highly … individuals who participate in drug diversion schemes, pill mills, rogue clinics and pharmacies, and prescription …
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Synthetic Opioids

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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Pink Cocaine

December 27, 2024
… within that same time, DEA has seized 180 million fentanyl pills. Pink cocaine is typically found in urban areas with …
December 27, 2024
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New Jersey News 2006

July 15, 2021
… PA SEP 14, 2006 DEA and FBI Charge Thirteen in Operation “Pill Collector” SEP 7, 2006 Two Newark Police Officers Plead …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Washington Division Hosts Community Pop Up Events

July 07, 2021
… monitoring, and the ease and ability to order counterfeit pills and drugs online, we want to get the word out.” …
July 07, 2021
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‘Avengers’ actor Jeremy Renner joins forces with 750 students for purposeful Northern Nevada Opioid Youth Summit

… with multiple partners, is part of the DEA’s ‘One Pill Can Kill’ campaign. This national outreach effort and … they may make in the future. Information about counterfeit pills, overdoses, and community resources were provided in …
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Enforcement Surge in Portland Targets Honduran Nationals Trafficking Fentanyl in Open- Air Drug Markets

… partners seized substantial amounts of fentanyl powder and pills, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin. Firearms and … seized 44 pounds of fentanyl powder seized 2,507 fentanyl pills seized 22 pounds of methamphetamine seized 9 pounds of …
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DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboard Sparks Conversation on Dangers of Synthetic Drugs

… 210 pounds of fentanyl powder and 135,000 counterfeit pills. The 467% jump in fentanyl powder seizures in … in 2025. This marks a 53% increase from 2024. Counterfeit Pills Fentanyl Awareness Fentanyl Free America …
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DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboards Remind Omaha Community of Local Threat, Work to be Done

… were 46 pounds of fentanyl powder and 146,000 counterfeit pills. Nebraska followed a nationwide trend in which powder … corner of 20th and Leavenworth (facing west) Counterfeit Pills Fentanyl Awareness Fentanyl Free America Outreach/Drug …
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Repeat Offender Engaged in Fentanyl Trafficking in Spokane Sentenced to 204 Months in Federal Prison

… States Drug Enforcement Administration.  ###   Counterfeit Pills Drug Trafficking Synthetic drugs Fake Pills Fentanyl Free America Seizures (Drugs/Property) …
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Three Defendants in Significant Gun and Drug Involved Cases in Western Washington Sentenced to Prison

… of methamphetamine and hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills. Based on Boorkman’s trusted role in the organization, … off the streets.    Drug Trafficking Synthetic drugs Fake Pills Guns/Weapons Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout …
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DEA Surge Targets Sinaloa Cartel Networks Worldwide

… 480 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 714,707 counterfeit pills, 2,209 kilograms of methamphetamine, 7,469 kilograms … and 378 kilograms of illicit drugs including counterfeit pills, cocaine, fentanyl powder, marijuana, MDA/MDMA, Meth, …