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  • More than 800 arrests made in DEA crackdown on fentanyl-laced fake pills

    09/30/2021 9:59:53 PM PDT · by blueplum · 10 replies
    CNN ^ | 30 September 2021 | Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent
    (CNN)The Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday it made 810 arrests and seized more than 1.8 million fake pills during a two-month sweep to stem the flow of counterfeit medications containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl. The lethal tablets are fueling a surge in US drug-overdose deaths in recent years, and largely are trafficked from Mexico, where drug cartels produce the tablets from precursor chemicals imported from China,... ...DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said the agency is working to shut wide distribution networks selling tablets that look like name-brand prescription medications such as Xanax and Percocet. "DEA laboratory testing reveals that today, four...
  • Surge in Deadly 'Fake Pills' Prompts Rare Public Warning From The DEA

    09/28/2021 7:12:26 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 19 replies
    https://www.sciencealert.com ^ | September 28, 2021 | Staff
    US authorities on Monday warned Americans to not buy prescription pills online because they increasingly include lethal doses of fentanyl and methamphetamine. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said the advice applied to counterfeit medicine made to look like real Oxycontin, Vicodin, Xanax, or Adderall. Fake pills are widely available on social media and e-commerce platforms. "Counterfeit pills that contain these dangerous and extremely addictive drugs are more lethal and more accessible than ever before," said DEA administrator Anne Milgram in a statement. "In fact, DEA lab analyses reveal that two out of every five fake pills with fentanyl contain a...