The Justice Department unveils sweeping criminal charges against ten pharmaceutical distributors and brokers for unlawful sales of 70 million opioid pills.
Unprecedented Federal Crackdown on Opioid Distribution Network
In a sweeping enforcement action, federal authorities have charged ten executives, sales representatives, and brokers from pharmaceutical distribution companies with unlawfully supplying nearly 70 million opioid pills to pill-mill pharmacies in the Houston area. The illicit drugs, including oxycodone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone, had an estimated street value of over $1.3 billion, marking this case as the largest criminal action of its kind in U.S. history.…