Posted on 11/17/2025 7:43:10 PM PST by dynachrome
DENVER – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) has announced the seizure of approximately 1.7 million counterfeit fentanyl pills from a storage facility in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch.
This is the largest one-time seizure of counterfeit pills in Colorado history, and the sixth-largest, single seizure of suspected fentanyl pills in United States history.
“This played out like an episode of a TV show, where a winning bidder legally bought a storage unit and unbeknownst to them, the unit contained 1.7 million counterfeit fentanyl pills and another 12 kilograms of fentanyl powder,” said DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Special Agent in Charge David Olesky. “There is no doubt many lives have been saved by keeping these poison pills of the streets of Colorado.”
Upon noticing the contents of the storage unit, the bidder immediately contacted the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
“I want to thank the citizen who reported this discovery, the storage facility staff for their cooperation, and the deputies who responded quickly and professionally,” said Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly. “Let me send a strong and unmistakable message: fentanyl and illegal narcotics will not be tolerated in Douglas County. Our deputies, detectives, and crime lab professionals are committed to keeping this community safe, and we will remain relentless in that mission.”
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Fentanyl ping.
And if the pills do not contain fentanyl... What’s the charge? Having pills that contain nothing?
That’s my question. What’s the purpose of ‘counterfeit fentanyl’?
“counterfeit fentanyl”
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I do not understand.
Was it fake fentanyl?
Apparently it’s a pill that looks like a regular prescription one, but is actually a different composition, possibly a lethal one:
https://www.informedfamilies.org/catalyst/fentanyl-fake-pills-what-parents-of-teens-must-know-now
My guess is it means counterfeit percocet, etc. pills that contain fentanyl, not whatever is supposed to be in them.
I just realized I posted a similar story within seconds of yours!!! Did not see it!
A recent story about a drug seizure in the Seattle area said some of the pills were counterfeit Adderall pills containing fentanyl.
Adderall is apparently very popular with college kids. The potential danger is pretty serious.
A lot of lives saved...at least for a while.
I don’t want addicts to die - but if they do, the primary responsibility is on them.
Doing drugs, even prescription, is serious business.
Non-pharmaceutical.
Probably more poisonous than the fetynal. A person would have no clue as to the body’s reaction. Deadly.
like making and sell fake drugs? Gee what’s wrong with these drug dealers?
Fentanyl is a prescription drug, produced legally in very controlled matter and used in medicine under strict control.
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