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The Deadly Counterfeit Drug Trade Thrives in Iowa

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Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in Iowa and consult the updates below.

State incident summaries

  • July 2022 - January 2023

RSS Counterfeit News in Iowa

  • Cedar Rapids man who conspired to distribute thousands of fentanyl pills sentenced to federal prison
    July 21, 2025
  • Northern District of Iowa | Galva woman to prison after distributing over 100,000 fentanyl pills | United States Department of Justice
    July 15, 2025
  • Southern District of Iowa | Two Des Moines men sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl | United States Department of Justice
    July 11, 2025
  • Iowa woman sentenced for distributing 100,000 fentanyl pills
    July 15, 2025
  • Northern District of Iowa | Cedar Rapids fentanyl supplier sentenced to federal prison | United States Department of Justice
    July 8, 2025

Read more news about counterfeit medicine in Iowa.

Additional PSM Coverage

Cancer Center Pharmacist in Iowa Worries Drug Importation Will Harm His Patients

August 27, 2019

Iowa Pair Sentenced For Selling Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Purchased Online That Contained Carfentanil

December 18, 2018

Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Harming Iowa Residents

May 17, 2018

Iowa Oncologist Pays $176,460 Fine in Illegally Imported Cancer Drugs Case

November 30, 2016

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