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Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills In Illinois

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Since 2012, drug traffickers have been selling North Americans counterfeit medications made from fentanyl, a dangerous painkiller 25-40 times stronger than heroin, and even stronger synthetic opioids like carfentanil. The problem has spread to all 50 states, and many Americans have suffered overdoses and death because the drugs they were taking were counterfeit.

Learn more about counterfeit drugs in Illinois.

RSS Counterfeit pill news

  • Harvard Man Charged in Overdose Death
    December 28, 2020
  • 2 Arrested After 13 and 15-year-olds Overdose on Fentanyl-laced Drug Called 'HULK'
    May 28, 2020
  • Black Market Look-alike Xanax Found in La Salle County Area
    September 26, 2019
  • Dark Web Fentanyl Trafficker Known as "The Drug Llama" Sentenced To 13 Years In Federal Prison
  • Dark Web Fentanyl Dealer Known as 'Drug Llama' Sentenced in East St. Louis Court
    February 11, 2020
  • Large Amount of Oxycodone Seized During ISP Traffic Stop
    December 23, 2019
  • 'Drug Llama' Trots Toward Plea Deal in Dark Web Case
    August 22, 2019
  • 'I Hope You Recover,' Victim's Mother Tells Cary Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Delivery After Her Daughter's Overdose Death
    March 22, 2019
  • USA v Aaron Shamo et al, Superceding Indictment
    May 31, 2017
  • Counterfeit ‘Xanax’ Pills Could Cause Dangerous Overdose
    February 2, 2016
  • 'Drug Llama' Pleads Guilty in Metro East; Admits Selling Fentanyl on the Dark Web
    July 16, 2019

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September 25, 2018

2 Chicago Residents Indicted for Importing Bulk Fentanyl Analogues from China

March 30, 2018
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