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July 2022 - January 2023

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Deaths from Counterfeit Pills in Alaska, California, and Washington

September 23, 2019

Health Officials Warn Public After Multiple Overdoses In A Single Day In Seattle

February 12, 2019

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Multi-State Counterfeit Pill Drug Trafficking Organization Halted by 400+ Law Enforcement Officers on December 5th and 6th

December 20, 2018

Seattle Area Drug Trafficker Allegedly Used Pill Press to Make Counterfeit Xanax

December 14, 2018

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Brothers In Washington State Charged With Making And Selling Counterfeit Pills: Allegedly Purchased Ingredients and Equipment Online

November 29, 2018

Dealer Charged After The Counterfeit Pill He Sold Killed One In Mount Vernon

November 20, 2018

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Washington State Resident Charged In Two Homicides From Counterfeit Pills

September 28, 2018

DOJ Indicts Two Found With 13,000 Counterfeit Pills Made of Imported Fentanyl from China

September 24, 2018

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Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Being Found Across Washington State

June 29, 2018

Overdoses Linked To Counterfeit Xanax Cause Police To Issue A Public Warning

December 22, 2017

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