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DEA’s Third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Collects 188.5 Tons

… and increased enforcement to address “doctor shopping” and pill mills. View Photos from the Third National Take-Back …
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Former Corrections Officer Sentenced To Probation For Attempting To Smuggle Narcotics Into Prison

… was seized. The package contained 33 grams of fentanyl pills, 1 gram of crack cocaine, 14 grams of powder cocaine, …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths

… Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson. “Every pill that is destroyed is one less that can be misused. …
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Wisconsin Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months’ Imprisonment for Drug Crimes

… addicted to controlled substances, in exchange for cash and pills for his own personal use. “Medical professionals who …
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Medical Doctor Plus Eight Others Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

… oxycodone, promethazine-codeine, and counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl.  An indictment is simply a method …
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DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

… will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Set to Recruit and Educate at the College World Series ™ in Omaha

… about the consequences of fentanyl use, visit dea.gov/OnePill .   Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill Outreach/Drug Prevention Recruitment/Office of …
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8-Time Felon Sentenced to 20 Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… approximately 124 grams of cocaine, over 12,000 pills containing methamphetamine, $10,800 in U.S. currency …
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Drug Traffickers in Eastern Idaho Receive Federal Prison Sentences

… during the summer of 2022 in which Borchert sold fentanyl pills to undercover law enforcement on multiple occasions. …
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DEA Releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment

… widely available in the form of counterfeit prescription pills marketed for illicit street sales. The methamphetamine …
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Cuban national sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, firearms offenses

… the search, investigators located over 72 grams of fentanyl pills and over 99 grams of methamphetamine in a safe and bag …
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Vermont Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Drug and Gun Offenses

… than 100 grams of cocaine base, approximately 200 fentanyl pills, a digital scale, and additional drug paraphernalia …
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South Florida Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Dispensing Narcotics

… that she had sold or given away some of her oxycodone pills. When hearing this, the doctor simply issued her more …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking

… more than half a pound of methamphetamine, heroin, assorted pills, digital scales, a revolver, and a loaded 9-millimeter …
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Prominent Oregon Drug Trafficker and Final Defendant in Large Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

… seized approximately 200,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, two pounds of powdered fentanyl, …
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. Our April event included 4,425 …
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Orlando Man on Federal Supervision for Distributing Drugs Charged with Distributing Kilograms of Cocaine and Fentanyl in Polk and Osceola Counties

… half kilogram of fentanyl, two firearms and several hundred pills. A criminal complaint is merely a formal charge that a …
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Leader of Portland Area Drug Distribution Organization Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison

… Program, DEA, FBI, and HSI. ###   Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Guns/Weapons Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Methamphetamine …
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Ringleader of Major Drug Trafficking and Money-Laundering Conspiracy in St. George Sentenced to Prison

… and fentanyl. This case involved thousands of fentanyl pills, 3.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, and 45 pounds of …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 195 Months for Drug, Gun Offenses

… ledger, a loaded shotgun, additional ammunition, magazines, pills and a scale. Johnson’s criminal history revealed he …
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Fresno Man Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession

… documents, on January 6, Solis illegally possessed fentanyl pills with intent to sell them as well as a firearm.  This …
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New York Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution

… to contain three kilograms of fentanyl and several thousand pills of fentanyl analogue. Acting United States Attorney …
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Indianapolis Drug Dealer Sentenced to 130 Months in Federal Prison for Armed Meth Trafficking

… baggies containing 893 grams of methamphetamine, marijuana, pills, a .45 caliber Glock M30 semiautomatic handgun, …
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DEA’s Work in New Mexico HIDTA Initiative Earns National Award

… distributing significant quantities of meth and fentanyl pills from Mexico to the entire southeastern portion of New …
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DEA Administrator invites two El Paso and Albuquerque families to first-ever Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic

… have been through. DEA stands with them.” ### Overdose Fake Pills Outreach/Drug Prevention Synthetic drugs On On Press …
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Rockland County Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Six Overdoses, Including Multiple Deaths

… forms, including fentanyl that had been packaged into pills, pure fentanyl, and fentanyl-laced powder. Turnick …
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Operation Hotline Bling

… deputy while he was in possession of 104 pounds of fentanyl pills. Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans …
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Ferguson Man Shot While Searching for His Drugs Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

… 10 kilograms of methamphetamine that had been pressed into pills, then shipped them to his grandmother’s address in the …
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Arizona Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Drug and Firearm Offenses

… home, authorities found approximately one pound of fentanyl pills and 100 grams of heroin, along with guns, cash and an …
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… mixing fentanyl with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—to drive addiction and create repeat customers. …