Counterfeit fentanyl pills in New Jersey
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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 at least 45 states, and many Americans have suffered overdoses and death because the drugs they were taking were counterfeit.
Read our 2018 information sheet about counterfeit drugs in New Jersey.
Coverage About Pills in New Jersey:
Deadly Drugs Masked as Prescription Pills: Ocean County Prosecutor (November 28, 2018)
Neptune Authorities Recover Another Batch Of Fentanyl-laced Drugs (November 20, 2018)
NJ Couple Arrested, 2K Doses Of Heroin, Fentanyl In Big Bust (November 12, 2018)
Ocean County’s Fentanyl Crisis: Deaths Jump From 10% to 80% in 4 Years (September 7, 2018)
Cherry Hill Woman, Son Charged With Distribution Of Heroin, Fentanyl (June 5, 2018)
Paterson Police Officer Charged With Distributing Narcotics (April 20, 2018)
Fentanyl-laced Pills Found In Monmouth County For A Third Time, Prosecutor Says (November 22, 2017)
Deadly Counterfeit Oxy Pills Found In Holmdel, Long Branch (November 2, 2017)
Fentanyl Pill Operation Busted At South Jersey Home, DEA Says (June 28, 2017)
Other Coverage in New Jersey:
Claim: Camden Drug Haul Could Have Killed Millions (August 21, 2017)
Fentanyl Deaths Skyrocket In NJ (December 7, 2016)