The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is issuing a public safety alert regarding counterfeit pills.
According to a media release from the agency, since January 2015, the GBI crime lab has received 454 exhibits of counterfeit pills, or pills which contain drugs other than those indicated by the markings. In what they call an alarming discovery, authorities found pills marked oxycodone actually contained fentanyl, furanly fentanyl, and U-47700 (pink). The Atlanta area had the highest number of incidents, but there were cases Clarke County as well.
The two most common substances found in tablets were depressants and opiates. The most counterfeited logos represent alprazolam (Xanax) and oycodone.