Archive for January 2018
Member Of Fentanyl Pill Ring That Operated in ND and MN Sentenced To 65 Months In Jail
Tucker Collins of Grand Forks, ND received a sentence of 65 months in jail for his role in a fentanyl pill distribution ring that sold counterfeit pills in North Dakota and parts of Minnesota. Police know of at least one overdose caused by the pills this group sold…
[...]Counterfeit Pills Made with Fentanyl Wreck Lives in Minnesota, Tennessee, Arizona and Connecticut – Ohio Senator Responds with Tougher Legislation
The opioid and fentanyl crisis shows no signs of slowing down. With stories coming in from all over the U.S., here is a summary of five stories – including arrests, a plea deal, and proposed legislation – that PSM wants to make sure you know about…
[...]Florida Woman Injected Clients With Counterfeit Botox At Illegal Med Spa
After receiving a tip in November 2017, police search the home that Diane D’Anca was operating an illegal med spa out of. Inside, police found a “large amount” of medical supplies and records for 100 clients. In a refrigerator in the garage, they found several vials of Botox she injected into clients that turned out to be counterfeit…
[...]Pair of California men Accused of Running a Huge Fentanyl Pill Ring
Andrew Tablack and Stephan Durham were running a “pill production facility” in California that could produce thousands of counterfeit pills. A break in the case came when New Jersey authorities seized a massive 44 pound shipment of pills in Monmouth County.
[...]Foreign Online Pharmacies Sell Counterfeit Drugs To American Citizens
If you are looking to lower your prescription drug costs, know that you have safer options than giving your money, and maybe your health, to a shady online website that claims it is a pharmacy or some random person on the street…
[...]WHO just exacerbated the counterfeit drug problem
In late November, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a landmark report on the global counterfeit drug epidemic. Unfortunately, the WHO glossed over a major cause of the crisis — instability in the European Union’s drug supply chain — and actually gave the European Union cover by applauding its deeply flawed approach to combating counterfeit drugs. We need a better strategy to win the war on counterfeit drugs.
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