Counterfeit pills and intravenous and injectable medications have injured and even killed California patients.
Download our state information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in California and consult the updates below.
State incident summaries
- November - December 2022 (pdf)
Counterfeit News in California
- California's drug task force halts entry of an estimated $11.9 million in fentanyl, governor saysNovember 19, 2024
- Three Sacramento men plead guilty to fentanyl pill traffickingNovember 19, 2024
- San Jose woman, 19, dies after suspected accidental fentanyl overdoseNovember 15, 2024
- Eastern District of California | Stockton man sentenced to 15 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine pills and illegal firearms possession | United States Department of JusticeNovember 14, 2024
- Glendale man sentenced for trafficking fentanyl-laced pill across US | FOX 11 Los AngelesNovember 14, 2024
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