Dea Targets Pill Presses In Escalated Fight Against Fentanyl Crisis

Dea S Faces Of Fentanyl Documents Extent Of Drug Crisis The drug enforcement administration, as part of its efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis, has identified a way to hit drug traffickers in a practical way: by going after high speed pill press. In its battle against the fentanyl epidemic, the dea is intensifying crackdowns on pill press usage, crucial in the illicit production of fentanyl laced pills. the agency is now putting e commerce.

U S Drug Agency Has New Target In Fentanyl Fight Sellers Of Pill This is possible because drug traffickers are able to buy the tools they need, like pill presses and stamps, online,” said dea administrator anne milgram. “e commerce platforms cannot turn a blind eye to the fentanyl crisis and to the sale of pill presses on their platforms. Feb 27, 2024󰞋󱟠 󰟝 dea targets pill presses in escalated fight against fentanyl crisis the dea says machines known as pill presses can make thousands of potentially deadly drugs in just one hour — and they have been widely available online. cbs news' nicole sganga got an exclusive look at how the dea is cracking down on one of the. Washington—u.s. law enforcement officials, desperate to disrupt the supply chain for illicit fentanyl, have a new strategy: target online retailers selling pill presses. the drug enforcement. But the list now explicitly includes punches and dies, the equipment that presses powder fentanyl into pills and marks the pills with etchings. the dea’s “one pill can kill” fentanyl awareness campaign largely hinges on the premise that counterfeit pills look nearly identical to the real thing, and some of them do.

Dea S Fentanyl Plan Aims For Easier Prosecution Cnn Politics Washington—u.s. law enforcement officials, desperate to disrupt the supply chain for illicit fentanyl, have a new strategy: target online retailers selling pill presses. the drug enforcement. But the list now explicitly includes punches and dies, the equipment that presses powder fentanyl into pills and marks the pills with etchings. the dea’s “one pill can kill” fentanyl awareness campaign largely hinges on the premise that counterfeit pills look nearly identical to the real thing, and some of them do. The fight illicit pill presses act would help the dea and other federal law enforcement agencies solve crimes against drug trafficking and trace pill presses back to cartels by amending the controlled substances act to require that all encapsulating machines or tableting machines be engraved with a serial number. In four months of operation, cbp’s operation artemis led to over 900 seizures, including over 13,000 pounds of fentanyl precursor chemicals, over 2,590 pounds of non fentanyl precursor chemicals,142 pill presses and 325 pill molds, more than 270 pounds of fentanyl pills and powder, and more than 210 pounds of xylazine, more than 1,160 pounds.

U S Drug Agency Doubles Its Catch Of Fentanyl Laced Pills In 2022 The fight illicit pill presses act would help the dea and other federal law enforcement agencies solve crimes against drug trafficking and trace pill presses back to cartels by amending the controlled substances act to require that all encapsulating machines or tableting machines be engraved with a serial number. In four months of operation, cbp’s operation artemis led to over 900 seizures, including over 13,000 pounds of fentanyl precursor chemicals, over 2,590 pounds of non fentanyl precursor chemicals,142 pill presses and 325 pill molds, more than 270 pounds of fentanyl pills and powder, and more than 210 pounds of xylazine, more than 1,160 pounds.

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