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November 15, 2021: Feds indict alleged fake cough syrup ring in Texas
Federal authorities have indicted nine Texans who allegedly sold almost $53 million in counterfeit cough syrup over the last seven years. Learn more about this case and catch up on the rest of this week’s counterfeit medicine news.
[...]Criminals in the US are still making fake pills with pill presses. What should state legislatures do about it?
As counterfeit pills made with dangerous substances proliferate in the U.S., lawmakers and regulators are grappling with whether stronger penalties for the misuse of pill presses or tighter control of the machines would deter homegrown pill makers. We have looked at this issue and here’s what we found.
[...]November 8, 2021: Mexico makes largest fentanyl seizure ever
The Mexican army estimated that the bust may disrupt the production of about 70 million of the blue fentanyl pills every month. Catch up on all of last week’s news about counterfeit medicine.
[...]Illinois Is the 20th State Where Fake Adderall Has Been Seized
An investigation by the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service led to the seizure of over two pounds of counterfeit Adderall pills that tested positive for methamphetamine.
[...]November 1, 2021 : Feds and Europol Disrupt Darknet Drug Sales
Operation Dark HunTor stopped Darknet sellers in seven states and Washington D.C. Click here for links to this and 29 other stories about fakes medicine.
[...]A dealer on social media killed someone in Nevada, too.
The death of a Nevada resident who took a fake pill from an alleged Snapchat dealer brings PSM’s tally of states with deaths tied to the platform to 13. It’s indicative of a problem across the whole internet.
[...]October 25, 2021: Some Cleveland Clinic employees got COVID after a company supplied them with 400K N95 masks.
A Pennsylvania company is being investigated for selling fake N95 masks to as many as 20 medical facilities across the country—including the Cleveland Clinic. Catch up on this story and more of last week’s safe medicines news.
[...]The Evolving Role of Chinese Manufacturers and Criminal Gangs in the U.S. Fake Fentanyl Pill Epidemic
The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s newest report found Chinese companies adapting to a changing legal framework to maintain their prominent status as suppliers, and even venturing into money-laundering services for Mexican drug trafficking organizations
[...]October 18, 2021: 33 years for fentanyl trafficker indicted in Operation Denial
40-year-old Steven Barros Pintos was prosecuted as part of a long running investigation into a fentanyl and fentanyl pill trafficking ring that spanned Canada, China and the U.S.
[...]Fake Adderall pills spread across the U.S.
Counterfeit Adderall made with methamphetamine is not a new problem, but it is exploding in the shadow of the fentanyl pill epidemic. As of September 2021, these counterfeits had been found in 19 states.
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