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Pursuant to her plea agreement, Vasquez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, in violation of 21 U. After pleading guilty, Vazquez fled in April and became a fugitive. She was sentenced in absentia, and is still a fugitive. Vazquez and her husband had distributed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills via online marketplaces.
Fentanyl is a dangerous and highly potent opiate about times more powerful than morphine. Just two milligrams of fentanyl can constitute a lethal dose. Fentanyl is particularly dangerous when it is used to create counterfeit pills. Illegal pill press operations will sometimes use fentanyl, which is cheaper than other opiates, to create fake pills that stamped to look like genuine oxycodone pills.
Because fentanyl is such a powerful opiate, a small difference in the amount of fentanyl in a homemade pill can make a huge difference in its potency.
But she said many of the suspects are elderly and disabled, possibly selling their pills to make ends meet. Woo said those cases are high priority. So far she admits those major players have been elusive. That is one thing everyone agrees on. Potential sources for illegal Oxycontin sales are so-called dirty doctors, and dirty pharmacies. Investigators with the newly formed Prescription Task Force are working leads nationwide to track them down.
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