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Heroin, Fentanyl, and Other Opioid Offenses in Federal Courts, 2021

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Drug Enforcement Administration arrests for fentanyl surpass arrests for heroin for first time

WASHINGTON ― Arrests by the Drug Enforcement Administration for fentanyl offenses exceeded those for heroin offenses for the first time in fiscal year 2021, according to...

Drug Offenders in Federal Prisons: Estimates of Characteristics Based on Linked Data

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MORE THAN HALF OF DRUG OFFENDERS IN FEDERAL PRISON WERE SERVING SENTENCES FOR POWDER OR CRACK COCAINE

WASHINGTON – More than half (54 percent) of drug offenders in federal custody at yearend 2012 were serving sentences for powder or...