The Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed charges against 13 people, including pharmaceutical distributor executives, sales representatives, and brokers, in connection with the unlawful distribution of nearly 70 million opioid pills and more than 30 million doses of other commonly abused prescription drugs.
The operation is the largest-ever criminal enforcement action targeting distributors of pharmaceutical opioids, with an estimated street value of $1.3 billion, the agency said in a statement.
