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 49 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.
Counterfeit pill news
- Deadly Drugs Masked as Prescription Pills: Ocean County ProsecutorNovember 28, 2018
- Neptune Authorities Recover Another Batch Of Fentanyl-laced DrugsNovember 24, 2017
- NJ Couple Arrested, 2K Doses Of Heroin, Fentanyl In Big BustNovember 12, 2018
- Ocean County’s Fentanyl Crisis: Deaths Jump From 10% to 80% in 4 YearsSeptember 7, 2018
- Cherry Hill Mother, Son Charged with Distribution of Heroin, FentanylJune 6, 2018
- Paterson Police Officer Charged With Distributing NarcoticsApril 20, 2018
- Fentanyl-laced Pills Found in Monmouth CountyNovember 22, 2017
- Deadly Counterfeit Oxy Pills Found In Holmdel, Long BranchNovember 2, 2017
- Fentanyl Pill Operation Busted at South Jersey Home, DEA SaysJune 28, 2017
- Two Defendants Arrested For Distribution Of Controlled Substances Through Sham Internet PharmacyJuly 9, 2018
- 2 Arrested in Scheme That Funneled Fentanyl to ShoreDecember 21, 2017
- Pennsylvania man sentenced for role in fentanyl trafficking ring | WHP
Other Coverage in New Jersey:
Claim: Camden Drug Haul Could Have Killed Millions (August 21, 2017)
Fentanyl Deaths Skyrocket In NJ (December 7, 2016)