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
- Fentanyl linked to student overdoses at Santa Maria high schools | Local News | santamariatimes.comMarch 22, 2023
- Southern California man sentenced to over 16 years for trafficking counterfeit fentanyl pills | ICEMarch 22, 2023
- Trio indicted and arrested in fentanyl distribution conspiracy spanning from California to D.C. | USAO-DC | Department of JusticeMarch 22, 2023
- Two Fresno Women Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution ConspiracyMarch 20, 2023
- Southern California Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin in Bakersfield and FresnoMarch 20, 2023
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