Wisconsin

The Deadly Counterfeit Drug Trade Thrives in Wisconsin Download our January 2020 PDF Download our information sheet about counterfeit drug incidents in Wisconsin and consult our updates below. State incident summaries June 2022 – January 2023 Counterfeit News in WisconsinA mother’s mission: Fighting fentanyl and saving lives | Top Stories | wkow.comNovember 7, 20241 of…

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Fake Online Pharmacy Operators Arrested After Man Dies From Taking Drugs They Sold

On May 22, 2016, law enforcement officers were dispatched to a residence in Madison, Wisconsin, in response to a report of a 37-year-old man who had stopped breathing. The victim was dead by the time officers arrived at his residence. An autopsy later confirmed that the victim’s death was caused by acute intoxication due to the combined effects of a substance called U-47700 and Benzodiazepine Analogue (Etizolam).

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Counterfeit Drug Importation Charges Reinstated Against Prominent Wisconsin Pharmacist

Wisconsin pharmacist and former Wisconsin State Pharmacy Board member, Marla Ahlgrimm, and her alleged co-conspirator Balbir Bhogal are facing a renewed indictment from their 2010 counterfeit medication importation case. The pair are alleged to have imported more than 4 million fake pills into the United States to fill the orders for a Costa Rican online…

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Alleged Wisconsin Drug Counterfeiter Previously Faced Drug Charges

The alleged co-conspirator to a prominent Wisconsin pharmacist accused of selling counterfeit drugs had previously been arrested and charged for running a sham pharmacy in Texas.   Balbir Bhogal was recently arrested, along with renowned Madison, Wisonsin, pharmacist Marla Ahlgrimm, for allegedly importing and selling millions of tablets of phony erectile dysfunction medication and other…

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