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Maryland Man Admits To Making And Selling Over 920,000 Fake Xanax Pills
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea from Ryan Farace of Maryland. In less than four years, he manufactured and sold over 920,000 counterfeit Xanax pills on various online marketplaces…
[...]Chairman and Editor In Chief Warns That Allowing Drug Importation Is All Risk And No Reward
In this October 10, 2018 editorial for The Hill, publishing executive warns that America has nothing to gain and everything to lose if we forsake our secure drug supply chain for allowing the importation of dangerous drugs…
[...]Cheap Injectable Beauty Treatments Might Not Be The Deal You Think They Are
As the use of dermal fillers increases, so does the amount of people in the United States that are opting for cheap online deals. Sadly, 25% of the time, those deals leaving people dealing with complications such as a biofilm infection that can take months to completely go away…
[...]Arizona Woman Sentenced To 12 Years For Selling Fake Pills That Killed One Man
A federal judge sentenced Fany Madrigal-Lopez to 12 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl. Even after she learned of one customer’s death in November 2016, she continued to sell those pills until law enforcement finally caught up with her in August 2017…
[...]Stopping The Poison Pills: Senate Caucus Hearing Held To Discuss Fentanyl
The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held a hearing on October 2, 2018 to discuss the flow of illicitly produced fentanyl out of China and into the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Discussions with panelists involved what is currently being done by major departments within our government to keep fentanyl out and what more could we be doing to help end this epidemic…
[...]Man Pleads Guilty In Arkansas After Making Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills At His Home
Lewis Chafin of Fayetteville, Arkansas pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession of a tableting or encapsulating machine with the intent to manufacture fentanyl. After receiving a tip, a search of Chafin’s home by law enforcement turned up 43 counterfeit oxycodone pills, various pharmaceutical powders – including fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, zolpidem, and alprazolam – and a pill press…
[...]Teenager Stopped At Border Crossing With Suspected Fake Fentanyl Pills
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and their canines had a busy day in Arizona on September 18th. Officers at the Port of Nogales stopped two smuggling attempts, including one man with over a pound of fentanyl taped to his legs. At the Port of San Luis, a 16-year-old was stopped with over a quarter pound of suspected fake fentanyl pills taped to his legs…
[...]55 Pounds Of Fentanyl Found Concealed In Hidden Compartment Of Mini Cooper After Border Crossing
At a checkpoint just a few miles from the southern border, Border Patrol agents flagged a 2008 Mini Cooper for an additional inspection. In a secret compartment underneath the driver’s seat, agents found nearly 52 pounds of fentanyl powder and three pounds of fake fentanyl pills…
[...]California Mom Works to Warn Americans About Deadly Counterfeit Pills
This week the ABC News program 20/20 aired a story about counterfeit pills made with fentanyl. After highlighting Prince’s death from those pills, the reporters also interviewed Carrie Luther about her son Tosh Ackerman’s tragic accidental death from a piece of a Xanax made with fentanyl instead of the proper ingredients.
[...]Washington State Resident Charged In Two Homicides From Counterfeit Pills
Justin O’Brien Miller indicted for controlled substance homicide in Washington state. He allegedly sold counterfeit Percocet pills made with fentanyl that killed 18-year-old Garrett Arendse and 28-year-old Rebecca Doyle…
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