Counterfeit fentanyl pills in Kansas
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Since 2012, drug traffickers have been selling North Americans counterfeit medications made from fentanyl, a dangerous painkiller 25-40 times stronger than heroin, and even stronger synthetic opioids like carfentanil. The problem has spread to at least 49 states, and many Americans have suffered overdoses and death because the drugs they were taking were counterfeit.
Read our 2018 information sheet about counterfeit drugs in Kansas.
Counterfeit pill news
- Sheriff: Suspect Sold Oxycodone Laced with Fentanyl in KansasMarch 5, 2020
- Topeka Man Arrested After Fentanyl-laced Oxycodone Discovered in Shawnee CountyMarch 4, 2020
- Police Find More Counterfeit Oxycodone with Fentanyl in KansasFebruary 11, 2020
- Sedgwick County Sheriff Warns of Counterfeit Oxycontin PillsNovember 20, 2019
- Wichita Police Warn of Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing fentanylAugust 9, 2019
- Anthony Stokes of Deerfield Charged with Fentanyl Distribution in KansasJune 12, 2019
- Counterfeit Pills Lead Police to Issue Fentanyl WarningJune 7, 2019
- DEA Sting Leads to Major Seizure of Fentanyl Pills, Meth in KCKMay 7, 2019