Posts Tagged ‘oregon’
Oregon Man Purchased 86,000 Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Laced With Fentanyl
A case brought against an Oregon resident by the U.S. Department of Justice reached its conclusion. Jared Gillespie will spend 97 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to five counts. He purchased tens of thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills online to sell in his home state…
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Our 2018 information sheet summarizes recent counterfeit drug incidents in Oregon.
[...]Oregon Woman Sentenced For Injecting Patients With Foreign-Sourced Botox and Juvéderm
A former doctor in Oregon received her sentence in federal court after she admitted to injecting patients with illegal foreign-sourced beauty treatments in her home. Brenda Roberts of Troutdale had previously surrendered her license to practice medicine, and a judge sentenced her to probation and community service…
[...]Officers Risk Fentanyl Exposure to Ensure Public Safety
Law enforcement agencies around the country, including the Oregon State Police, are limiting when they will perform roadside drug tests. They feel the potential for officers to be accidentally exposed to fentanyl is too great…
[...]2 Chinese Nationals Among 21 People Indicted in International Fentanyl Smuggling Rings
In an unprecedented action, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced federal grand jury indictments against two Chinese nationals living and working in China. It is alleged the pair operated separate businesses that manufacture illicit fentanyl and fentanyl analogues and export them to the United States.
[...]Counterfeit fentanyl pills in Oregon
Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills in Oregon Click here to read PSM’s Fentanyl 101. 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 47 states, and many Americans have suffered…
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