Crime & Safety

1 North Texas Teen Dies, 2 In Serious Condition Likely Due To Counterfeit Prescription Pills, Police Say

In each case, police said witnesses who were still conscious told police they thought they were taking oxycodone pills.

March 23, 2021

Counterfeit prescription pills are suspected of killing one teenage boy, and leaving two others in serious condition, in two separate incidents in the city of Venus last week.

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In each case, police said witnesses who were still conscious, told police they thought they were taking oxycodone pills.

Police said lab tests would be needed to determine what the pills were made of and if they came from the same supply.

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