Feb 09, 2024

1 pill can kill: Troopers seize 4 pounds of fake pain pills

Posted Feb 09, 2024 3:00 PM
Photo MSHP
Photo MSHP

LAFAYETTE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities made a potentially deadly discovery Wednesday.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a trooper with the help of K9 Kobi, seized 4 pounds of fraudulent pain pills just east of Kansas City Lafayette County, according to a social media report.

The patrol reminded, "one pill can kill," seven of ten pills like these contain fentanyl, killing 2,180 people in 2022 in Missouri.