Archive for October 2018
Fake Oxycodone Dealer Indicted in San Diego After a Man Dies from Fentanyl Poisoning
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) have announced the arrest and indictment of a 23 year-old Highland, California man accused of selling counterfeit oxycodone pills that killed a La Jolla resident.
[...]PSM’s letter asking the President and Congress to protect Americans from dangerous, imported medicines
Letter Asking the President And Congress to Protect Americans from Imported Drugs, October 30, 2018 Today, The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) sent a letter to President and Members of Congress urging them to protect Americans from the threat of unregulated, imported medicines flowing into our borders. October 30, 2018 Dear President Donald J.…
[...]Nevada Woman Charged With Selling Fake Fentanyl Pill That Killed A 26-Year-Old
A Henderson, Nevada woman has been charged in federal court for allegedly selling the counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl that killed 26-year-old Christiana Kuerner on March 14, 2017. Assistant Special Agent in Charge Daniel Neill of the DEA said fentanyl seizures are increasing in the southern part of the state, with 20,000-30,000 pills being found at a time…
[...]Drug Importation and the Deadly Challenge of Screening 275 Million Packages a Year
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in their report U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the International Mail Facilities (IMFs), describes the daunting job that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) faces when attempting to weed out counterfeit medications and packages containing illicit fentanyl. In 2017, IMFs received 275 million packages. Of these, 10,000 were screened by CBP, and of those 86% contained drugs. The investigation of a suspect package is incredibly time-consuming; an experienced FDA investigator might take as long as 20 minutes to process a package containing just on product.
[...]Major Cases From U.S. FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations In Fiscal Year 2018
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations has worked thousands of cases since its inception in 1991. With a new fiscal year just starting for them, PSM took a look back at progress made by some of the investigations they have been involved in over the past year…
[...]Mississippi
The Deadly Counterfeit Drug Trade Thrives in Mississippi Download our May 2022 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in Mississippi and consult the updates below. State incident summaries January 2022 – January 2023 Counterfeit News in MississippiAlcorn County man arrested after search warrant, pill press, narcotics seizedApril 18, 2024Man from Mexico arrested,…
[...]New Death Count Charge Announced Against Utah Man Who Allegedly Ran A Major Counterfeit Fentanyl Pill Ring
A new superseding indictment was issued against Aaron Shamo, the Utah resident who allegedly ran a drug trafficking ring that sold hundreds of thousands of counterfeit oxycodone and Xanax pills. The fake oxycodone pills were made with fentanyl, and the new indictment charges Shamo with the June 13, 2016 death of an individual by one of those pills…
[...]US FDA Joins Interpol and Other International Enforcement Agencies for Operation Pangea XI
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the conclusion of Operation Pangea XI’s International Week of Action. In its eleventh year, Operation Pangea targets websites that sell counterfeit and misbranded drugs. This year’s effort shut down 465 websites that were selling non-FDA approved prescription drugs including drugs for oncology, antivirals, opioids and other untested prescription drugs to U.S. consumers.
[...]The STOP Act Will Be A Critical Tool In The Detection Of Illegal Substances In International Mail Shipments
The board members of The Partnership for Safe Medicines praise the passage of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act” or the “SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which includes the STOP Act. This legislation will have a positive impact on the fight to save lives and keep fentanyl out of the United States…
[...]Wyoming Is The 45th State In Which Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Have Been Reported
Two residents of Worland, Wyoming have been arrested and charged for selling counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl. A young woman suffered a non-fatal overdose as a result of those pills…
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