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DEA Officials Report A Surge Of Counterfeit Pills In Minnesota
"Each time someone takes a counterfeit pain pill, they are playing Russian roulette with their life."
August 12, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Federal officials say counterfeit pills are flooding the illegal drug market in Minnesota.
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The Twin Cities office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says agents have recovered about 46,000 counterfeit pills during the first seven months of the year — that’s nearly four times the amount seized in all of 2019.
The drugs are primarily coming to Minnesota via Mexican drug cartels. These counterfeit pills are dangerous and contribute to a significant number of overdose deaths, officials say, noting that they contain substances such as fentanyl.
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