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Three Individuals Arrested for Involvement in Darknet Narcotics Trafficking Involving Pills Pressed with Fentanyl @USAO_DC @IRS_CI @US_FDA ow.ly/B5y450DKHjh

@USAO_DC @IRS_CI @US_FDA “The three co-conspirators charged today exploited those suffering through an opioid epidemic to enrich themselves,” said James A. Dawson, #FBIWFO Special Agent in Charge of the Criminal Division.

@USAO_DC @IRS_CI @US_FDA “This case demonstrates the FBI’s commitment to working with our law enforcement partners around the country to show these criminals and others like them that they can no longer hide behind the dark web to operate their online, illicit marketplaces,..."

@USAO_DC @IRS_CI @US_FDA "...because we will infiltrate their networks, shut them down, and bring them to justice, no matter where they are."

@USAO_DC @IRS_CI @US_FDA The Hi-Tech Opioid Task Force includes #FBI agents & task force partners, includ. special agents & officers from @US_FDA Office of Criminal Investigations, @DEAHQ , @USPIS & local police depts.

@USAO_DC @IRS_CI @US_FDA @DEAHQ @USPIS The task force is charged w/ identifying & investigating the most egregious Dark Web marketplaces, & the vendors operating on the marketplaces who are engaged in illegal acquisition & distribution of controlled substances, to include fentanyl, methamphetamine, & other opioids.