More Than 800 People Have Been Arrested As The DOJ Clamps Down On Fake Pills
![Counterfeit pills are designed to look like regular prescription drugs, according to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. Here are counterfeit 30 milligram oxycodone tablets.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/09/30/fentanyl_oxy_30mg_bulk-pill-spill-copy-edit_wide-1339ca9974e494e98161e5cf3abd930a5ab8940a.jpg?s=600)
Authorities said they recovered 1.8 million counterfeit pills laced with enough fentanyl to kill 700,000 Americans. "One pill can kill," Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Thursday.
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