United States Attorneys' Bulletin: Fentanyl and Related Threats, Volume 66 Number 4, July 2018   [open pdf - 3MB]

This edition of the United States Attorneys' Bulletin covers Fentanyl and Related Threats. The following articles are included: "Danger in Milligrams and Micrograms: United States Attorneys' Offices Confront Illicit Fentanyls"; "A Primer on Investigating Doctors Who Illegally Prescribe Opioids"; "Investigating and Prosecuting 'Pill Press' Manufacturing Schemes"; "New Amendments to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Concerning Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogues"; "The Medical Examiner's Role in Addressing the Opioid Crisis"; "Fentanyl Trafficking Trends in the United States"; "Homeland Security Investigations, Border Search Authority, and Investigative Approaches to Fentanyl Smuggling"; "Hunting in the Dark: A Prosecutor's Guide to the Dark Net and Cryptocurrencies"; "The Role of Community Outreach in the Opioid Crisis: Maintaining Hope in the Face of Rising Overdose Deaths"; "Prescription Drug Abuse and Illicit Substance Use: A Crisis in Indian Country"; "Public Safety and Public Health Efforts to Combat the Opioid Epidemic"; and the book review of "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic."