Posts Tagged ‘counterfeit drugs’
Caseloads Created By The Opioid Crisis Taking A Toll On Coroners And Medical Examiners
Coroners and medical examiners do more than just rule on the cause and manner of death. They also photograph scenes, collect physical evidence with law enforcement, transport the bodies for autopsies, and notify the next of kin. With the increased workload due to the opioid crisis, some of these professionals and their budgets are being pushed to the edge…
[...]Law Enforcement Seized Hundreds Of Fentanyl Pills And Thousands Of Xanax In Alabama
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that an Alabama resident received a prison sentence of over 10 years after pleading guilty to possession, distribution and conspiracy to distribute hundreds of fake pills made with fentanyl and over 80,000 counterfeit Xanax pill…
[...]Bust By Louisville Police Keeps 20,000 Counterfeit Xanax Made With Fentanyl Off The Streets
The Louisville Metro Police Department started the new year off by announcing a major drug bust. Hidden inside a minivan, they found 20,000 Xanax pills that they say are counterfeits made with fentanyl. Two arrests were made, but no names have been released…
[...]Minnesota Man Who Sold Fake Pills Made With Carfentanil Gets Probation
A man in Minnesota who purchased and distributed counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with carfentanil and cocaine received only a three year probation sentence. Joshua Ryan Chlan pled guilty to one count fourth-degree possession with intent to sell. The pills he sold caused three non-fatal overdoses in as many days…
[...]Federal Agents Bust Four Couriers Delivering Fake Fentanyl Pills Across The Border For A Known Drug Trafficker in Tijuana
The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California announced charges against four individuals who allegedly smuggled 10,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl across the U.S.-Mexico border for a known drug trafficker based in Tijuana…
[...]Raid In British Columbia, Canada Turns Up A Pill Press And Over 100 Different Pill Dyes
Counterfeit pills continue to be a problem in Canada. In Surrey, British Columbia, a raid in November turned up a drug manufacturing lab that contained a pill press and dyes for over 100 different pills. A high school both in that province and another in Ontario have also recently experienced issues of students overdosing from counterfeit Xanax pills…
[...]Fake Fentanyl Pills Sold By Social Media Influencer Contributed To Woman’s Death
Police arrested a social media influencer in southern California who allegedly sold the counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl that contributed to the July 2018 death of a woman in Ramona. Information led police to arrest Michael Steen and charge him with transportation of a controlled narcotic and possession of narcotics for sale…
[...]Clandestine Fentanyl Producing Lab Found In Mexico City
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, China has been the primary source of illicit fentanyl for years. However, recent busts in Mexico show that the cartels no longer need to rely on China for fentanyl. They are able to synthesize the drug from its precursor chemicals themselves…
[...]Thousands of Fake Pills Purchased From China Shipped To Man In New York State
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea from a Rochester, New York man who purchased thousands of counterfeit pills from China and had them shipped to his home. U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized one package on its way to Samuel McFarland in April 2017 that contained over 3,000 pills. In January 2018, a second package contained almost as many pills was found to be headed to his home…
[...]Iowa Pair Sentenced For Selling Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Purchased Online That Contained Carfentanil
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Waverly, Iowa residents Evan Sage and Cameron Lensmeyer will spend a combined 11 years in prison after they purchased what they thought were oxycodone pills online. After police arrested the pair, tests showed the pills to be counterfeit. Some contained cyclopropyl fentanyl and some contained carfentanil…
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