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The Deadly Counterfeit Drug Trade Thrives in New Jersey

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New Jersey Enacts Increased Penalties for Counterfeit Drug Crimes

January 21, 2020

New Jersey Legislature Works to Increase Penalties for Drug Counterfeiters

July 11, 2019

New Jersey Is The Most Recent State With A Confirmed Death Caused By Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

March 11, 2019

U.S. DOJ Alleges That New Jersey Company Was Selling Misbranded And Unapproved Drugs

February 20, 2019

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Fentanyl and Heroin Found In Counterfeit Pills Sold By A Pair In Ocean County, New Jersey

December 11, 2018

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27 Pounds Of Fake Pills Made With Fentanyl Found In New Jersey Residence

November 28, 2018

Mother And Son In New Jersey Indicted For Selling Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

July 20, 2018

In Florida, a beloved wife, sister, daughter, aunt was felled by fake oxycodone

May 31, 2018

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