Posts Tagged ‘Tennessee’
Tennessean’s Life Cut Short After Following Journalist’s Advice
20-year-old Joshua Holton died of fentanyl poisoning in Tennessee after he took Xanax he’d bought online. He’d seen a TED talk online that suggested that users reviews were a reliable way to judge the quality of the drugs they were selling—but they weren’t.
[...]DEA Issues Warning After Counterfeit Adderall Made with Methamphetamine Seized
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning the public after the seizure of counterfeit pills designed to look like Adderall, a medication used to treat Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. The pills in question were tested and were found to be composed of illicit methamphetamine.
[...]Mayor Up for Re-Election in Tennessee Arrested with Fake Pills and the Pill Press that Made Them
Red Boiling Springs mayor Joel Rae Coe has been arrested on drug trafficking charges after a year-long joint investigation between the Macon County Sheriff’s Department the Red Boiling Springs Police Department, the Lafayette Police Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Authorities found 3 bags of 10 milligram hydrocodone pills, one page of 7.5 milligram hydrocodone pills, two bags of 10 milligram oxycodone pills, 154 morphine pills, 48 unidentifiable white pills, a pharmaceutical pill press and four pounds of a white powder that authorities believe is a fentanyl compound.
[...]Tennessee Pair Found With 10,000 Alprazolam Pills In Their Home
The 9th Judicial District Drug Task Force received an award recently at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Narcotic Officers Association. Among their many accomplishments this year, this task force was involved in seizing 10,000 Xanax pills shipped from Canada to a Kingston couple…
[...]Memphis Man Found In Possession Of Thousands Of Counterfeit Pills
Police in Memphis, Tennessee arrested Michael Abraham after receiving a tip that he was about to receive a shipment of counterfeit pills. After the package was delivered, police executed a search warrant on the residence and seized over 13,000 counterfeit pills…
[...]Multi-State Counterfeit Pill Drug Trafficking Organization Halted by 400+ Law Enforcement Officers on December 5th and 6th
A series of drug seizures by the Bremerton Police Department last year has led Federal authorities to a massive drug trafficking organization that was responsible for bringing thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl into Skagit and Snohomish counties.
[...]Authorities In Tennessee Warn That Fake Pills Bought Online Contributing To The Opioid Crisis
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation just released their annual report and they consider counterfeit fentanyl pills purchased online to be a contributing factor to the opioid crisis. Across the state, authorities are finding more and more of these types of cases and warned of increased incidents of overdose outbreaks caused by these types of pills…
[...]Tennessee
Counterfeit pills and intravenous and injectable medications have injured and even killed Tennessee patients. Download our December 2019 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug activity in Tennessee and consult the updates below. State incident summaries February 2022 – January 2023 Counterfeit News in Tennessee'Tre's Kids': TN mother creates foundation in son's honor after he…
[...]PSM Executive Director and Carrie Luther in Tennessee to share the story of deadly fentanyl pills
Carrie Luther, who lost her son to counterfeit Xanax made with fentanyl three years ago, travelled to Tennessee with Partnership for Safe Medicines Executive Director Shabbir Safdar to share her story with the Healthy Tennessee Opioid Summit.
[...]Authorities Arrest Tennessee Pair With $1.3M In Counterfeit Xanax
Arrest of pair in Tennessee brings down a counterfeit pill mill that produced and shipped fake Xanax to customers across the U.S. Authorities found 58,000 fake pills and enough powder to make an additional 200,000 more while searching two properties…
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