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Metro Detroit Task Force Seizes 28,500 Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

Prosecutors will review the arrests for potential charges.

Overview

  • Michigan State Police’s Metro Narcotics Enforcement Team led the probe with the Taylor Police Department and the DEA’s Detroit Division.
  • Officers confiscated more than 3 kilograms of narcotics, including over 28,500 tablets pressed to look like 30 mg oxycodone pills.
  • The seized drugs carry an estimated value of more than $200,000.
  • Multiple suspects are in custody pending review by the Wayne County prosecutor’s office.
  • The investigation used Edward Byrne Memorial JAG funding, a U.S. Justice Department grant that supports local drug enforcement operations.