Counterfeit fentanyl pills in Pennsylvania
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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 Pennsylvania.
Coverage About Pills in Pennsylvania:
Allentown Man Had Fentanyl and Meth, Authorities Say (February 28, 2019)
Man Ordered to Trial to Providing Fentanyl-laced Drug in Fatal Overdose (February 4, 2019)
DA Warns Public About Buying Pain Pills on the Street, Says 3 Died From Fentanyl-laced Drugs (October 22, 2018)
Chambersburg Man To Serve Federal Time For Fentanyl Pill Operation (June 28, 2018)
Pair Accused Of Attempting To Sell 40,000 Pills To Drug Agent (February 10, 2018)
2 Died After Taking Pills Sold By Addict; She Kept Dealing (July 27, 2017)
AG: Alleged Dealer Caught With Suspected Fentanyl-laced Pills (July 21, 2016)
Two charged With Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills That Led To Deaths In Bucks, Montgomery Counties (July 5, 2016)
Other Coverage in Pennsylvania:
Deadly Fentanyl Leads County Cops To Halt Field Tests (August 12, 2017)
SWAT Team OK After Suspected Fentanyl Exposure During Raid (August 10, 2017)
Alleged Philadelphia Fentanyl Distributor Arraigned On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges (July 12, 2017)
DEA: New Fentanyl Analogue Could Be Narcan-Resistant (May 3, 2017)
Pennsylvania Overdose Deaths Jump 23% In 2015 (July 13, 2016)