US Drug Enforcement: Control of fentanyl-containing placebo: synthetic opioids
-810 people arrested, over 1.8 million tablets seized-
US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA):
September 30,
A simultaneous crackdown was carried out for two months with the aim of “blocking the distribution of placebo containing synthetic opioid fentanyl.”
It announced that It had arrested 810 people and seized more than 1.8 million tablets.
DEA
Director Milgram
DEA is
About “tablets that look similar to well-known prescription drugs”
Conducted activities to blockade and prohibit “illegal sales”.
DEA presentation material:
The DEA laboratory conducted a component test.
As a result, tablets containing fentanyl
4 out of 10 tablets contain a lethal dose (2 milligrams).
The placebo confiscated killed more than 700,000 people.
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Department of Justice Announces
DEA Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities
Mexican criminal drug networks
are mass-producing illicit fentanyl and fentanyl-laced fake pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China, and are distributing these pills through U.S. criminal networks.
These fake pills are designed to appear nearly identical to legitimate prescriptions such as
Oxycontin®,
Percocet®,
Vicodin®,
Adderall®,
Xanax® and other medicines.Criminal drug networks
are selling these pills through social media, e-commerce, the dark web and existing distribution networks.
As a result,
these fake pills are widely available.The Department of Justice
will continue to collaborate closely with its international partners, within Mexico and around the world,
to aggressively investigate and prosecute the members of these drug networks.
These fake pills are more lethal than ever.
DEA laboratory testing reveals that
today, four out of 10 fentanyl-laced fake pills contain a potentially lethal dose.
Moreover,
the number of fake pills containing fentanyl has jumped nearly 430% since 2019.OPA | Department of Justice
China rejects blame for sharp rise in US fentanyl overdoses
Chinese embassy in Washington blasts congressional report finding that Beijing has failed to stop synthetic opioid reaching US
Report’s claim that China is sending raw materials for the drug to Mexico is ‘irresponsible and utterly false’
South China Morning Post