Archive for 2018
Owner Of Rock Hill, South Carolina Barbershop Allegedly Sold Fake Fentanyl Pills
Law enforcement in Rock Hill, South Carolina arrested a man for allegedly selling counterfeit fentanyl pills. A tip from a concerned citizen started off the six-month long investigation.A search of Gaston’s Barber & Style turned up 22 fake fentanyl pill and led to owner Jimmy Gaston being charged with six counts…
[...]Mexican Pharmacies Are Not The Best Place For Medicare Recipients To Lower Their Prescription Costs
Some seniors who winter in the south cross the border to purchase prescription drugs in Mexico, frequently citing the savings. With counterfeit drugs being an issue acknowledged by Mexico’s government, Americans need to know that there are better savings to be found here in the U.S. They just need to ask their pharmacist…
[...]South Carolina
The Deadly Counterfeit Drug Trade Thrives in South Carolina Download our March 2020 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in South Carolina and consult the updates below. State incident summaries June 2022 – February 2023 Counterfeit News in South CarolinaMan charged after selling fentanyl involved in overdose death, deputies sayJune 4, 2026Final…
[...]Authorities In Tennessee Warn That Fake Pills Bought Online Contributing To The Opioid Crisis
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation just released their annual report and they consider counterfeit fentanyl pills purchased online to be a contributing factor to the opioid crisis. Across the state, authorities are finding more and more of these types of cases and warned of increased incidents of overdose outbreaks caused by these types of pills…
[...]New Jersey
The Deadly Counterfeit Drug Trade Thrives in New Jersey Download our February 2020 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in New Jersey and consult the updates below. State incident summaries July – December 2022 Counterfeit News in New JerseyPaterson man arrested in narcotics bust; Nearly 5,000 heroin folds, fentanyl pills seizedJune 21, 2025Eastern…
[...]Leader Of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pill Ring In Elmira, New York Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
The U.S. DOJ announced a guilty plea from Robert Ian Thatcher of Elmira, NY. He was a leader of a counterfeit fentanyl pill drug ring that manufactured and distributed fake 30 milligram Percocet pills in the area, as well as in North Carolina. At least two people died from taking the pills sold to this group…
[...]DEA Says Counterfeit Pills Made With Fentanyl A Public Health Risk And A Law Enforcement Challenge
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently released their 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment. With over seven times more people abusing prescription drugs than heroin in this country, the DEA stated that counterfeit pills containing fentanyl pose a genuine public health risk and a law enforcement challenge…
[...]Charges Filed Against California Man For Distributing Thousands Of Fake Fentanyl Pills
For the second time this year, an indictment has been handed down against the individual who allegedly sold a counterfeit fentanyl pill that killed a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. An investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service into the overdose death of a Navy service member led to the charges against Marcel Travon Robinson III…
[...]Missouri Teenager Almost Killed By A Counterfeit Oxycodone Pill Containing Carfentanil
The U.S. Department of Justice received a guilty plea from Gage S. Lankas in federal court. Lankas sold hundreds of Xanax pills and 14 oxycodone pills to a 17-year-old. The oxycodone pills were counterfeits made with carfentanil and almost killed the young man who only took half of one…
[...]Pennsylvania Woman Killed By Counterfeit Fentanyl Pill; Dealer Charged With Her Death
A grand jury in Northampton County in Pennsylvania charged Gustavo Rivera after prosecutors made their case that he was the person who sold a counterfeit Percocet pill that contained fentanyl to Kara Heckenberger. She died after taking that pill on August 9, 2017…
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