Posts Tagged ‘counterfeit drugs’
Stopping The Poison Pills: Senate Caucus Hearing Held To Discuss Fentanyl
The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing on October 2, 2018 to discuss the flow of illicitly produced fentanyl out of China and into the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Discussions with panelists involved what is currently being done by major departments within our government to keep fentanyl out and what more could we be doing to help end this epidemic…
[...]Man Pleads Guilty In Arkansas After Making Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills At His Home
Lewis Chafin of Fayetteville, Arkansas pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession of a tableting or encapsulating machine with the intent to manufacture fentanyl. After receiving a tip, a search of Chafin’s home by law enforcement turned up 43 counterfeit oxycodone pills, various pharmaceutical powders – including fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, zolpidem, and alprazolam – and a pill press…
[...]Teenager Stopped At Border Crossing With Suspected Fake Fentanyl Pills
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and their canines had a busy day in Arizona on September 18th. Officers at the Port of Nogales stopped two smuggling attempts, including one man with over a pound of fentanyl taped to his legs. At the Port of San Luis, a 16-year-old was stopped with over a quarter pound of suspected fake fentanyl pills taped to his legs…
[...]55 Pounds Of Fentanyl Found Concealed In Hidden Compartment Of Mini Cooper After Border Crossing
At a checkpoint just a few miles from the southern border, Border Patrol agents flagged a 2008 Mini Cooper for an additional inspection. In a secret compartment underneath the driver’s seat, agents found nearly 52 pounds of fentanyl powder and three pounds of fake fentanyl pills…
[...]California Mom Works to Warn Americans About Deadly Counterfeit Pills
This week the ABC News program 20/20 aired a story about counterfeit pills made with fentanyl. After highlighting Prince’s death from those pills, the reporters also interviewed Carrie Luther about her son Tosh Ackerman’s tragic accidental death from a piece of a Xanax made with fentanyl instead of the proper ingredients.
[...]Washington State Resident Charged In Two Homicides From Counterfeit Pills
Justin O’Brien Miller indicted for controlled substance homicide in Washington state. He allegedly sold counterfeit Percocet pills made with fentanyl that killed 18-year-old Garrett Arendse and 28-year-old Rebecca Doyle…
[...]Two In Missouri Charged After Being Found In Possession Of Fentanyl And Pill Machines
U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against two men in Missouri for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Law enforcement found two kilograms of fentanyl powder as well as two machines capable of making pills while executing search warrants at two apartments in St. Charles associated with the defendants…
[...]Indictment Announced Of California Woman Who Sold Fentanyl Pills Online For Almost Two Years
A California woman has been indicted for shipping fake fentanyl pills and a misbranded drug into Illinois. In total, prosecutors alleged that Melissa Scanlan shipped over 50,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills to customers all over the United States. After initially being arrested on state charges in August, Scanlan allegedly went back to Mexico to arrange for more fake fentanyl pills to be delivered to her home. She was arrested for the second time in September in relation to the Illinois indictment…
[...]DOJ Indicts Two Found With 13,000 Counterfeit Pills Made of Imported Fentanyl from China
DOJ indicted two Washington state men – Griffin Thompson and Bradley Woolard – after they were found in possession of thousands of fake oxycodone pills made with fentanyl. Agents found 3,000 of the pills when they searched Thompson’s vehicle and 10,000 of them when they searched Woolard’s house…
[...]Arizona Substance Abuse Coalition/FDA: ‘Know Your Source’ for Prescription Medication
Doug Herbert, a retired Drug Enforcement Agent and volunteer with the Arizona Substance Abuse Coalition spoke with Arizona’s Fountain Hills Times about the “elephant in the room” that is counterfeit drugs in America.
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