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
- Chico man arrested after fentanyl, counterfeit Xanax pills, methamphetamine found during traffic stop | News | actionnewsnow.comAugust 14, 2025
- 2 arrested after fentanyl-laced pill kills 25-year-old in Citrus HeightsAugust 7, 2025
- Modesto man gets 7 years in prison for selling fentanyl at Jamestown casinoAugust 11, 2025
- Good dog! K9 Hanks leads CHP to fentanyl in big I-5 bust near StocktonAugust 12, 2025
- K9 sniffs out nearly 50,000 fentanyl pills in San Joaquin County, police sayAugust 8, 2025
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