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Sitka Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring

… Sitka. Those parcels contained over 15,500 illicit fentanyl pills. Fuller’s role also included laundering money for the … are investigating the case. ##   Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Fentanyl On On Press Release Image …
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Operator of SeaTac Drug Ring ‘Stash House’ Sentenced to Three Years in Prison to be Followed by Three Years of Supervised Release

… three kilograms of heroin, one kilogram of fentanyl pills, and six kilograms of fentanyl powder. At the … States Attorney Casey Conzatti. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Methamphetamine Fentanyl Heroin On On …
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North Hollywood Woman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Charges, Including Selling Ketamine that Killed Actor Matthew Perry

… searched the residence and found 1.7 kilograms of pressed pills containing methamphetamine, 79 vials of liquid ketamine, MDMA (Ecstasy) tablets, counterfeit Xanax pills, baggies containing powdered ketamine and cocaine, and …
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Thirteen People Charged in Takedown of a Major Drug Trafficking Network

… in the seizure of almost 250 kilos of cocaine, fentanyl pills, other drugs and paraphernalia, a firearm and more … . Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons Major Law Enforcement Operation Money …
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Alleged major trafficker among three indicted in connection with over 25 pounds of cocaine and $125,000 cash seized in the Bronx

… dragon stamp. Also inside the apartment were more than 100 pills and a makeshift pill press. The cocaine recovered in this case is estimated …
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Physician sentenced to seven years in prison for patients’ deaths

… on breathing, increasing risk of death. Several empty pill bottles at the scene were associated with prescriptions … before Ries’ death, Choy had issued prescriptions for 24 pills per day, with a total morphine milligram equivalent …
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China-Based Chemical Company, Its Director and Senior Employees Indicted for Alleged Fentanyl Manufacturing and Distribution

… fiber drums, each of which can produce 10 million fentanyl pills. Representatives claimed that their profit on … precursors, capable of producing millions of fentanyl pills, along with two kilograms of xylazine, a tranquilizer, …
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DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic

… focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and components, and the associated regulations … distribution of 40 million medically unnecessary pain pills. Criminal and administrative actions like these send a …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

… 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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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

… 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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Doctor Arrested For Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Overdose Victim: Pain Management Clinic Shuttered

… Law enforcement officers observed patients selling pills in front of the clinic. In fact, two patients were … arrested by the NYPD’s Queens Narcotics Squad for selling pills outside a pharmacy immediately after receiving a …
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International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

… 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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Phoenix News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Ring Pleads Guilty for Fraudulently Obtaining Over 27,000 Pills FEB 17, 2006 DEA to Sponsor the 2nd Annual Special …
July 15, 2021
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Washington News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Bristol Man Charged With Possession Of Thousands Of Ecstasy Pills MAR 9, 2006 DEA Turns Over Keys of Seized Building to …
July 15, 2021
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Mexican National and Alleged Alien Smuggler Indicted in El Paso on First Material Support of Terrorism Charges for Supporting CJNG

… packages of meth and multiple packages of blue fentanyl pills seized in March 2023. Download Original Image Photo of … packages of meth and multiple packages of blue fentanyl pills seized in March 2023. Photo of man-made tunnel used to …
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Spark Conversation and Action Around Preventing Teen Substance Use This National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®

March 11, 2025
… healthy schools and communities. Check out our latest  One Pill Can Kill and  Operation Prevention for resources you …
March 11, 2025
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ATLANTA NEWS 2006

July 15, 2021
… Pharmaceuticals & 11 Individuals Indicted for "Generic" Pill Fraud Scheme AUG 21, 2006 Atlanta DEA Seizes Record …
July 15, 2021
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New York News 2003/2002

July 15, 2021
… Conspiring To Distribute Hundreds Of Thousands Of Ecstasy Pills OCT 20, 2003 New York Field Division and Syracuse …
July 15, 2021
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Defendant Who Trafficked Drugs While Absconding From Federal Drug Trafficking Sentence Gets Additional Five Years in Prison

… the investigation, law enforcement seized 84,000 fentanyl pills, more than a kilogram of fentanyl powder, 32 kilograms … Western District of Washington. ### Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Cocaine Methamphetamine …
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High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Arrested After Being Charged in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… of Alleged Conspiracy Fentanyl 2.jpg Bag of seized fentanyl pills. money laundering.jpeg Greensboro, NC  – A Mexican …
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Operation Engage Michigan

March 28, 2025
Operation Engage Michigan Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Top Local Drug Threats Mexican drug trafficking organizations are the primary source for cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin and low-grade marijuana in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area.  Both …
March 28, 2025
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Thirty-Four Individuals Indicted in Eastern Washington

… methamphetamine, as well as more than 8,000 fentanyl-laced pills.  Additionally, the law enforcement team seized more … are prosecuting the case.   ### Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons OCDETF/Task Force Fentanyl On On Press …
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Three Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

… grams of pure methamphetamine and 657 net grams of fentanyl pills which they planned to take to North Dakota to sell … grams of pure methamphetamine, 657 net grams of fentanyl pills and a loaded firearm when we were stopped in Chaves …
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Local Task Forces Crack Down on Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Networks

… 98 pounds of methamphetamine, approximately 21,000 fentanyl pills, 531 grams of fentanyl powder, 38 firearms, 3 … activity can call (208) 344-7843. ### Drug Trafficking Fake Pills OCDETF/Task Force Synthetic drugs Fentanyl …
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U.S. Attorney Scott announces results from joint initiative to reduce ongoing violence in Vallejo

… tablet manufacturing operation that included a pill press, pill binding materials, manufacturing equipment, and …
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37 Alleged Members And Associates Of An International Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate ArrestedDefendants Charged With Trafficking Cocaine, Marijuana, MDMA And Prescription Drugs, And Laundering Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In Narcotics Proceeds

… and Peru, and large quantities of diverted prescription pills, such as oxycodone. The drugs were distributed in … and during the past year distributed thousands of oxycodone pills in New York which had been diverted from pain clinics …
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120 Members And Associates Of Two Rival Street Gangs In The Bronx Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses

… cocaine, but also sells powder cocaine and prescription pills, such as oxycodone.  2Fly members and associates store … marijuana and crack cocaine, but also sells prescription pills, such as oxycodone.  BMB members and associates store …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges In Manhattan Federal Court Against Former Physician’s Assistant For Minor League Hockey Team And Former Player For Team Relating To The Distribution Of Oxycodone

… Percocet, which contains oxycodone, for a total of 2,920 pills.  Johnson did not conduct any in-person treatment or … to Huntington, New York, where Hart lived, to purchase the pills. In April 2011, Boogaard was sent to a rehabilitation …
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Barbiturates

January 21, 2025
Depressant drug used to help sleep, relieve anxiety, muscle spasms, and prevent seizures. Prescribed names: Fiorina®, Pentothal®, Seconal®, or Nembutal®.
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