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
- San Francisco DEA Branch Warns Public of Carfentanil – NBC Bay AreaSeptember 30, 2025
- Update: Fentanyl dealer dentenced in Contra Costa CountySeptember 26, 2025
- Southern California 22-year-old dies from overdose on potent new opioid | KTLASeptember 25, 2025
- Man found guilty in fentanyl-related death; second jury trial conviction in Riverside County | Riverside County District AttorneySeptember 17, 2025
- Enterprise man sentenced in national fentanyl investigationSeptember 16, 2025
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