Victor Hernandez pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute millions of illicit and counterfeit pills, United States Attorney Dawn N....
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DEA cracks down on pill presses in latest front in the fight against fentanyl
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe Drug Enforcement Administration, as part of its efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis, has identified a way to...
CBP sharpens focus to stop deadly fentanyl and other synthetics, as well as precursors and the equipment to make...
DEA Issues Letter to E-Commerce Companies on the Sale of Pill Presses Used to Make Fentanyl Pills
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today issued a letter to e-commerce companies regarding the sale of pill presses. As regulated entities...
US: eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through its Website
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesFourth-Largest Controlled Substances Act Settlement in History; First Controlled Substances Act Settlement with an E-Commerce Company eBay Inc., an...
US: DEA Targets Precursors, Pill Presses in Fentanyl Supply Chain Crackdown
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertIn the aftermath of the temporary class-wide fentanyl ban the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ordered in 2018, a lot of the...
FL: Cape Coral Man Sentenced To More Than 21 Years In Federal Prison For Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl And Bank Fraud
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesUnited States District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Brandon Albanito (37, Cape Coral) to 21 years and 10...
NY: CBP’s Operation Artemis at JFK Seize Pill Press Die Sets from China
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press Releases14 Sets from Five Separate Inbound Shipments U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at John F. Kennedy...
A variety of illegal drugs and weapons, along with cash, were seized Thursday during a major drug raid dubbed...
OH: Three Men Sentenced in Akron Case Involving Forged Prescriptions and Illicit Pill Trafficking
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesHealthcare Facility Rx Drug Diversion – Rx Fraud & Drug Trafficking Three men were sentenced this week in Akron...