Victor Hernandez pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute millions of illicit and counterfeit pills, United States Attorney Dawn N....
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Rising numbers of counterfeit drugs are entering pharmaceutical supply chains, necessitating advanced track-and-trace systems. Counterfeit drug production and distribution...
FL: Securing the Supply Chain: The DSCSA and the New Importation Policy in Florida
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertIn January 2024, Florida became the only state to allow the importation of medications for public use. The pharmaceutical...
DEA cracks down on pill presses in latest front in the fight against fentanyl
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe Drug Enforcement Administration, as part of its efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis, has identified a way to...
DEA Issues Letter to E-Commerce Companies on the Sale of Pill Presses Used to Make Fentanyl Pills
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today issued a letter to e-commerce companies regarding the sale of pill presses. As regulated entities...
US: Crackdown on $230 Million Counterfeit Medication Scheme Unveils Global Drug Fraud Crisis
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertUncovering the Hernandez counterfeit drug operation sheds light on a burgeoning global crisis, with annual revenues reaching $431 billion....
OR: Crisis in the Northwest: Drugs leave rural areas to rot in the shadows, ‘like playing Whac-A-Mole’
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertRural Oregon struggles to weather fentanyl epidemic, feels ‘left out’ of policy decisions This story is part of a...
Key Takeaways The FDA seized thousands of fake units of Ozempic last year. Counterfeit Ozempic has been linked to...
NV: Las Vegas Poker Player Unmasked as Ringleader of $230M Counterfeit Drug Scheme
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertIn a shocking revelation, high-profile Las Vegas poker player, Lazaro Hernandez, was uncovered as the orchestrator of a $230 million counterfeit...
US: FDA says fake Ozempic shots are being sold through some legitimate sources
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit Ozempic, the diabetes drug...