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.
Counterfeit pill news
- Delco, Chesco Men Sentenced for Importing Fentanyl From ChinaMarch 16, 2020
- Two Pennsylvania men Sentenced for Importing Fentanyl and Other Dangerous Substances from China to Make into Counterfeit PillsMarch 16, 2020
- Parents charged after infant daughter overdoses on suspected fentanyl pillsJanuary 29, 2020
- Man Ordered to Trial for Providing Fentanyl-laced Drug in Fatal OverdoseFebruary 4, 2019
- Pair Accused of Attempting to Sell 40,000 Pills to Drug Agent
- Allentown Man Had Fentanyl and Meth, Authorities SayMarch 1, 2019
- Woman Charged With Providing Pure Fentanyl in Overdose DeathMay 24, 2019
- Northampton County Charges Man in Fentanyl Death of Lower Nazareth WomanOctober 26, 2018
- Look-alike Oxycodone Pill Laced With Fentanyl Worries OfficialsDecember 1, 2019
- Pill seller’s Plea Leads to Jail TimeFebruary 5, 2017
- AG: Alleged Dealer Caught with Suspected Fentanyl-laced Pills | GantNews.comJuly 21, 2016
- Two Plead Guilty to Providing Fentanyl-laced Pills Leading to DeathMay 8, 2017
- 2 Died After Taking Pills Sold by Addict; She Kept DealingJanuary 2, 2019
- Manheim Twp. Man Charged With Order Fentanyl-pressed Pills From Dark WebMarch 28, 2018
- Federal Judge Sentences Chambersburg Man for Fentanyl OperationJune 28, 2018
- As Fatal Overdose Rates Drop, Some Families Are Still GrievingJanuary 13, 2019
- Lititz Woman Charged for Providing Fentanyl in 2018 Overdose DeathMay 24, 2019
- Wilmerding Felon Charged with Possessing Fentanyl, Heroin and Tramadol Mixture Disguised as Oxycodone Hydrochloride PillsSeptember 4, 2019
- Fake Prescription Pills Blamed in Deaths Seen in Lancaster County, DA WarnsAugust 1, 2019
- Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking RingNovember 22, 2019
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)