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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 collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… once again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it …
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Defendants Sentenced for Drug Trafficking that Resulted in Two Deaths

Defendants Sentenced for Drug Trafficking that Resulted in Two Deaths February 28, 2024 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Two More Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

… 893.3 net grams of pure meth and 657 net grams of fentanyl pills with the intent of transporting them to North Dakota …
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Leader of Craven County Armed Drug Organization Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to 35 Years

Leader of Craven County Armed Drug Organization Trafficking Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to 35 Years October 11, 2023 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 571-362-3458 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Sheri Kindred 571-362-2922 …
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30 Multi-State Drug Trafficking Ring Members Arrested, Charged

… over $300,000 in U.S. currency, six vehicles, and a pill press. “Methamphetamine and fentanyl are a source of …
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Former leader of Kenyan organized crime family and his brother plead guilty to narcotics, weapons, and obstruction offenses

… into Africa in order to fuel the production of the illicit pills in South Africa. The defendants used the proceeds of …
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35 defendants to include the ring leader charged in major take down of international drug trafficking organization based in Lane County

… heroin, 6 pounds of fentanyl in the form of 4000 fentanyl pills, 76 firearms, 1 grenade, multiple vehicles, and more …
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Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers

… to identify and prosecute physicians who illegally divert pills.” Heim was registered with the State of Ohio Medical …
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Feds Crack Down On Illegal Trafficking Of Oxycodone

… DEA said, “The sharp increase in the distribution of pain pills for non-medical reasons continues to be a major …
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22 Indicted In Multi-State Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

… quality of life in our neighborhoods.” “The prescription pill epidemic in the U.S. continues to produce a rapidly …
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Doctor, Office Administrator And Nurse Practitioner Selling Prescriptions For Fentanyl And Oxycodone

… on this significant investigation to expose and stop a pill mill advancing the perilous opioid crisis.” “It is …
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30 Charged In Federal Drug Indictments

… currency, two vehicles and a large quantity of prescription pills. On July 18, 2012 two additional federal search …
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Drug Traffickers Used Staten Island Barber Shop To Sell Drugs And Oversee Gun Sales

… Also purchased during the investigation were 398 Oxycodone pills and 10 glassines of cocaine sold by Lagala and Paone …
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$11 Million Dollar Heroin Shipment Seized En Route From New York City To New England

… handgun, two kilos of (over 4 lbs.), approximately 200 pills of “molly” and multiple kilogram presses.   The …
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San Antonio Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… 28, 2020, the defendant possessed and sold fentanyl-laced pills to the victim who died after ingesting them.  The …
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Two Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Working with Cartels to Distribute Fentanyl

… Attorney Niko Boulieris prosecuted the case.   Counterfeit Pills Drug Trafficking Fentanyl On On Press Release Image …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… nation is safer and healthier when we keep prescription pills from falling into the wrong hands.” Since 2010, DEA’s …
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Alaska Man Receives 30-Year Sentence for Distribution of Carfentanil that Killed a Teen and Resulted in the Near-Fatal Overdose of an Adult

… violent crime. ###   Drug Trafficking Synthetic drugs Fake Pills On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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Drug Enforcement Administration Hosts Tribal Focused Family Summit

… find resources to share in your community, visit dea.gov/onepill.  Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill Outreach/Drug Prevention On On Press Release …
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DEA Omaha Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

… close to four million lethal doses of fentanyl in both pill and powder form.  “I am honored to lead the men and …
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Fairbanks Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in a Fatal Overdose

… a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Fentanyl On On Press Release Image …
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration To Participate in National Night Out Events Across the Country

… that make each of our communities unique.    One Pill Can Kill Outreach/Drug Prevention On On Press Release …
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Mexican National Unlawfully Residing in Oregon Faces Federal Charges For Trafficking Large Quantities of Fentanyl and Heroin

… more: DEA.gov/OnePill. ###       Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs Fentanyl …
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Operation Florida Keys Results in 16 Arrests and Seizure of Drugs, Guns, and Cash

… amounts of crack cocaine and suspected fentanyl pills, and approximately $86,650 in US currency, believed to …
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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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Pharmacist Sentenced to More Than 14 Years in Federal Prison for a Drug Distribution Conspiracy and for Murder for Hire

… and six months after the raid, Robinson was still ordering pills from his vendors.   As detailed in his plea agreement …
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South Carolina Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Guns and Drugs

… in Union County and sold the agent 30 purported Oxycodone pills, crack cocaine, and two loaded firearms, one of which …
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Organized Drug Crime Ring Attempted to Flood Alaskan Villages with Fentanyl, 54 Indicted

… ###   Arrests/Convictions - Major Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Money Laundering OCDETF/Task Force Overdose Synthetic …
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11 Sentenced in Nationwide Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… drugs for profit. Some of the drugs involved were fentanyl pills created to resemble prescription opiate medications. …