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Rhode Islanders must look out for fake medicine

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Download our April 2021 PDF

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

State incident summaries

  • February 2022 - February 2023

RSS Counterfeit News in Rhode Island

  • Cranston man gets 20 years after running 'highly productive drug lab'
    April 23, 2025
  • Rhode Island man sentenced to prison after thousands fentanyl-laced pills nearly 9 kilograms of powder fentanyl seized – Fall River Reporter
    April 23, 2025
  • ‘Novel synthetic opioids’ detected in RI’s illicit drug supply | WPRI.com
    April 17, 2025
  • Providence man admits to trafficking fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills
    March 18, 2025
  • Cranston man admits he sold fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl | Cranston, RI Patch
    December 12, 2024

Read more news about counterfeit medicine in Rhode Island.

Additional PSM Coverage

Rhode Island Man Was The Organizer For An International Fentanyl Pill Ring

July 26, 2018

28 Doctors in 10 Rhode Island Practices Investigated for Purchasing Misbranded IUDs

June 29, 2010

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