Man Guilty In Trafficking Counterfeit Opioid Pills In Lower Bucks

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —A Bensalem Township man has pleaded guilty to trafficking counterfeit opioid pills online, federal authorities said.

U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said that Robert Davis, 36, of Bensalem, entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Court Judge John Frank Murphy on three counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods.

Davis was charged in a superseding indictment on May 9, 2023, with selling counterfeit opioid pills through his website, rcproppill, advertising the fake pills for use as props in films or music videos, from in or about 2015 through August 2019.

The counterfeits contained no controlled substances but mimicked the trademarks of certain opioid pills, authorities said.

Davis made fake pills with the unique drug markings and trademarks of various frequently abused opioid pills, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and the anti-anxiety drug Xanax.

His buyers made regular and repeat buys, consistent with using the counterfeits in drug dealing rather than in films or videos, authorities said.

Davis is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 20, and on each count, faces a maximum possible sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, and the FBI, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Christopher Diviny.