Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills In Arkansas
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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 46 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 Arkansas.
Coverage About Pills In Arkansas:
Pill Press Seized in Fort Smith Raid (April 19, 2019)
Fayetteville Man Pleads Guilty To Making Counterfeit Opioids (September 25, 2018)
Fayetteville Man Accused Of Manufacturing Counterfeit Opioids (April 6, 2018)
Fentanyl Abuse On The Upswing In Arkansas, Nation (July 17, 2017) [Open access copy in PressReader]
Police: Dangerous Drug Fentanyl Showing Up In Fort Smith Region (August 22, 2016)