The home the agents raided contained a “pill press,” which they considered to be the source of thousands, possibly millions, of fentanyl pills. Agencies were concerned that skin contact with fentanyl powder, which was reportedly present throughout the house, posed a danger. He is accused of running a massive counterfeit pill operation. Such operations typically involve purchasing powder in bulk from illicit sources overseas, and then converting the powder to pills. “These counterfeit pills have fentanyl being put into them and there is no control mechanism, there is no regulation method.

Source: Washington Post November 23, 2016 11:36 UTC