Various reports from law enforcement have alert the public to overdoses events related to counterfeit pills bought on the street. The tablets have been described as a small, round, blue pill with K9 stamped into it. According to police, the pills had been bought as “Oxy” – a common nickname for OxyContin, oxycodone or Percocet, all opioid-based pain medications.
The reports have been from Minnesota, Hawaii, California, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
The various reports have confirmed that the tablets have contained either carfentanil or fentanyl.