Fentanyl
Missouri Teenager Almost Killed By A Counterfeit Oxycodone Pill Containing Carfentanil
The U.S. Department of Justice received a guilty plea from Gage S. Lankas in federal court. Lankas sold hundreds of Xanax pills and 14 oxycodone pills to a 17-year-old. The oxycodone pills were counterfeits made with carfentanil and almost killed the young man who only took half of one…
[...]Pennsylvania Woman Killed By Counterfeit Fentanyl Pill; Dealer Charged With Her Death
A grand jury in Northampton County in Pennsylvania charged Gustavo Rivera after prosecutors made their case that he was the person who sold a counterfeit Percocet pill that contained fentanyl to Kara Heckenberger. She died after taking that pill on August 9, 2017…
[...]Man Admits To Selling Counterfeit Xanax Pill That Killed A Connecticut Resident
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea from a Connecticut man who was distributing counterfeit Xanax. Data retrieved from the mobile phone of a Seymour resident that died led police to Kamil Golebiowski. In June 2017, two packages shipped from Canada to him were found to contain approximately 1,400 counterfeit Xanax…
[...]Fake Oxycodone Dealer Indicted in San Diego After a Man Dies from Fentanyl Poisoning
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) have announced the arrest and indictment of a 23 year-old Highland, California man accused of selling counterfeit oxycodone pills that killed a La Jolla resident.
[...]Nevada Woman Charged With Selling Fake Fentanyl Pill That Killed A 26-Year-Old
A Henderson, Nevada woman has been charged in federal court for allegedly selling the counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl that killed 26-year-old Christiana Kuerner on March 14, 2017. Assistant Special Agent in Charge Daniel Neill of the DEA said fentanyl seizures are increasing in the southern part of the state, with 20,000-30,000 pills being found at a time…
[...]Drug Importation and the Deadly Challenge of Screening 275 Million Packages a Year
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in their report U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the International Mail Facilities (IMFs), describes the daunting job that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) faces when attempting to weed out counterfeit medications and packages containing illicit fentanyl. In 2017, IMFs received 275 million packages. Of these, 10,000 were screened by CBP, and of those 86% contained drugs. The investigation of a suspect package is incredibly time-consuming; an experienced FDA investigator might take as long as 20 minutes to process a package containing just on product.
[...]New Death Count Charge Announced Against Utah Man Who Allegedly Ran A Major Counterfeit Fentanyl Pill Ring
A new superseding indictment was issued against Aaron Shamo, the Utah resident who allegedly ran a drug trafficking ring that sold hundreds of thousands of counterfeit oxycodone and Xanax pills. The fake oxycodone pills were made with fentanyl, and the new indictment charges Shamo with the June 13, 2016 death of an individual by one of those pills…
[...]The STOP Act Will Be A Critical Tool In The Detection Of Illegal Substances In International Mail Shipments
The board members of The Partnership for Safe Medicines praise the passage of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act” or the “SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which includes the STOP Act. This legislation will have a positive impact on the fight to save lives and keep fentanyl out of the United States…
[...]Wyoming Is The 45th State In Which Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Have Been Reported
Two residents of Worland, Wyoming have been arrested and charged for selling counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl. A young woman suffered a non-fatal overdose as a result of those pills…
[...]Three Arrested For Making Fake Oxycodone Pills In An Apartment Building In New York City
A long-term investigation in New York City into a drug ring ended with the arrest of three men. One of the men was a superintendent who allegedly allowed the residential building’s boiler room and a vacant apartment to be used to manufacture counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl and heroin…
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