Counterfeit pills and intravenous and injectable medications have injured and even killed California patients.
Download our state information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in California and consult the updates below.
State incident summaries
- November - December 2022 (pdf)
Counterfeit News in California
- 10 pounds of fentanyl pills seized in Modesto investigation | Modesto BeeJune 20, 2025
- ‘Zombie drug’ a growing threat to L.A.’s homeless addictsJune 19, 2025
- 'They are not going to come back': The dark reality of SF's pharmacy crisisJune 23, 2025
- Narcotics trafficker who brokered cross-country fentanyl sales sentenced to 75 months in federal prisonJune 20, 2025
- Suspects arrested with over 10 pounds of M30 fentanyl pills found in Modesto after joint investigation in Stanislaus CountyJune 21, 2025
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