GBI IDs counterfeit pills
Staff Reports
DECATUR – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Central Regional Crime Lab has identified the counterfeit pills in connection with the public alert issued by the Warner Robins Police Department Monday.
Analysis has confirmed that pills from Houston and Bibb counties contain cyclopropyl fentanyl. Cyclopropyl fentanyl is a fentanyl analogue that is chemically similar to fentanyl. It is unknown how the human body will react to this drug since it is not intended for human or veterinary use. Cyclopropyl fentanyl had previously been identified for the first time by the GBI Crime Lab in June during the Middle Georgia overdose outbreak incident.
The Georgia Poison Center was initially alerted about similar overdoses in the Middle Georgia area and, along with the Department of Public Health, continues to monitor the situation. Anyone with information pertaining to this dangerous counterfeit drug is asked to contact the Warner Robins Police Department at (478) 302-5380 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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