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Two men from the Austin area were sentenced Monday in federal court in Austin to more than seven years in prison for their involvement in a fentanyl distribution organization, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.

Harris County law enforcement leaders are having a press conference on Wednesday to discuss their plans to combat fentanyl due to the growing amount of fentanyl overdoses in the city.

“I am confident we can save lives by targeting the profiteers of death for the most severe punishment the law allows and diverting addicts into treatment instead of prison," DA Kim Ogg said in a statement.

Two-hundred police and federal agents from as far away as Georgia raided 13 locations in and around Baltimore this morning searching for drugs, money and guns

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Parket traded on his reputation as a respected financier and fabricated paper assets to defraud lenders of millions of dollars."

Deaths due to fentanyl for teenagers have tripled across the country and the DEA of Houston is cracking down to try to stop the increased deaths.

Three U.S. Postal Service employees have been arrested in connection with a $1.3 million fraud and identity theft ...

Authorities said the credit card scheme netted $1.3 million in losses from financial institutions and retailers such as Chanel, Fendi, Hermes, and Dior.

Former Fort Hood Army Sergeant Eri Gutberto Parra-Lopez has been sentenced to 72 months in prison for fentanyl distribution by the DEA.