A bill signed into law by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper makes it a felony to possess pill presses – machines used to make fake pills that look like prescription medications.
The North Carolina Department of Justice helped draft Part I of the legislation, and Attorney General Josh Stein said it takes a big step forward to help prevent drug dealers from making counterfeit pills laced with deadly drugs.
BREAKING: Attorney General @JoshStein_ released the following statement after @NC_Governor signed SB206 into law today to address the growing threat of counterfeit pills in North Carolina. https://t.co/kXSnDz7oLz pic.twitter.com/FH9nWfUdDY
— NC Attorney General (@NCAGO) May 19, 2023
Stein said fake prescription pills containing fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other dangerous drugs have become more widely available and more lethal.
Full text of the bill: https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S206v7.pdf
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