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Three Defendants Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

MINNEAPOLIS – Three individuals, Pierre Rasheem Fields, 42, of Minnetonka, Minnesota, Ray Eric Brasson, 36, of Minneapolis, and Jermaine Young, 26, of Chicago, were indicted today for conspiring to distribute and distributing fentanyl. According to a six-count federal indictment that was unsealed on September 9, 2026, Fields, Young, and Brasson...
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Meth in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS - Jeffrey Skannal, 67, from Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100 after being convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute...
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Significant Drug Distributor for Family-Based Drug Trafficking Organization in Seattle Area Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison

SEATTLE – A 22-year-old Federal Way, Washington, man was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute massive amounts of fentanyl. Sir Terrique Milam was a trusted associate of one of the leaders of the family-based drug...
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66-Year-Old Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison For Distribution of Fentanyl and Heroin Resulting in Death

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A man who distributed heroin and fentanyl and who possessed ammunition as a felon was sentenced September 1, 2026, to twelve years in federal prison. Vincent Steven Calvin, age 66, from Chicago, Illinois, received the prison term after a March 11, 2026, guilty plea to one...
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Idaho Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

TOPEKA, KAN. – An Idaho man was sentenced to 70 months in prison after being caught with packages of fentanyl that he was transporting cross-country. According to court documents, Brian Hilario Delgado Mayorga, 24, of Burley, Idaho, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. In...
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DEA Rocky Mountain Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

CENTENNIAL, CO – The Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) joins families and first responders in recognizing August 21 as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. We are proud to once again join Colorado-based Facing Fentanyl, to unite families, communities, and organizations across the country. This year marks...
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is joining Facing Fentanyl , to unite families, communities and organizations across the country in recognizing National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, Friday, August 21. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the national observance which honors and remembers the lives...
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Fentanyl Packaging Mill Dismantled in the Bronx, New York: Packages Branded “Game of Death”

Seven individuals were arrested as law enforcement officers disrupted an active fentanyl packaging mill operating in a sixth-floor apartment on Bronx Boulevard in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx on Tuesday night. Approximately four kilograms (eight pounds) of fentanyl mixtures carrying a street value of over $1 million were recovered...
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

LOS ANGELES - On Friday, August 21, 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will join Facing Fentanyl , to unite families, communities, and organizations across the country in recognizing National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the national observance which honors and remembers the...
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

ST. LOUIS– The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is joining Facing Fentanyl , to unite families, communities and organizations across the country in recognizing National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, Friday, August 21. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the national observance which honors and remembers the lives lost...

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