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A Drug Dealer and a Pharmacist Hatch Plan to Firebomb a Rival Pharmacy. No, Really.
A pharmacy owner and a darkweb dealer plotted to firebomb another pharmacy so they could buy more opioids, and then blame it on a jealous husband.
[...]October 4, 2021: 1.8 m fake pills seized in just 2 months; deaths continue
As the DEA seized 1.8 million fake pills over just two months, families all over the country are sharing the stories of victims.
Read about this and catch up on thirty more counterfeit medicine stories here.
[...]Video: DEA issues a rare public warning about counterfeit pills
The DEA issues a rare public warning about counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine being seized in all 50 states. Watch PSM’s video to learn more.
[...]September 27, 2021: The DEA Seized 9.6 Million Counterfeit Pills This Budget Year
This week the DEA warned that prescription medications bought on the black market contain fentanyl or methamphetamine, and reported that it had seized 9.6 million counterfeit pills in the 2020-2021 fiscal year–more than it seized in the previous two years combined.
Catch up on this and the rest of last week’s counterfeit medicine news.
[...]Video: Hawaii becomes final state to report a fake pill victim
The August 2021 indictment of an alleged fentanyl pill dealer for the death of a Maui resident makes Hawaii the final U.S. state to confirm a counterfeit pill fatality. Watch our weekly video to learn more about the changes we’ve seen over the last six years.
[...]September 20, 2021: With Hawaii, fentanyl pill deaths reported in all 50 states.
With the filing of charges against a Hawaii resident last month, PSM has confirmed fentanyl pill deaths reported in public sources in all 50 states. It’s more crucial than ever that your family knows that these deadly pills exist.
Catch up on this news and more than a dozen additional stories in this week’s news roundup.
[...]September 13, 2021: COVID-scams around vaccines continue worldwide
Ever-adaptable, some COVID-scammers are making counterfeit COVID vaccine cards for vaccine refusers inside the U.S., while others gear up to sell fake vaccines to people desperately seeking them in the developing world.
Read these recent stories and a dozen more about fake medicine in this week’s news roundup.
[...]September 7, 2021: Feds issue $5mm award for alleged fentanyl kingpin
The U.S. Department of State is offering up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest of Jian Zhang, a Chinese citizen who was indicted in 2017 for allegedly running fentanyl labs in China and selling fentanyl in pill and powder form to U.S. residents online.
This is just one of 28 fake medicine stories in this week’s news roundup.
[...]Dr. Marv Shepherd, founding member of PSM, announces retirement from the board
The Board of Directors for the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) announces the retirement of Board President Dr. Marvin D. Shepherd.
[...]August 30, 2021: Rogue labs in China still the ultimate source of illicit fentanyl
A new issue brief from U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission finds that even though China banned fentanyl production and sales in 2019, it is still the ultimate source of illicit fentanyl in the U.S.
Click to read the report and catch up on news in twelve states.
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