Heroin Disguised as Oxycodone

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From the the NYSDOH BEMS Operations Division.

Heroin Disguised as Oxycodone

The attached bulletin from the NJ ROIC Fusion Liaison & Intelligence Training Unit provides information regarding heroin disguised as oxycodone.

HEROIN TABLETS IN NEW JERSEY

(U//FOUO) New Jersey State Forensic Laboratories and local partners have reported another incident of heroin in tablet form in New Jersey. The most recent seizure of heroin tablets in New Jersey occurred in Cherry Hill, Camden County on July 13, 2014. This is the second reported incident of heroin in tablet form in New Jersey this year. In June 2014, authorities discovered heroin tablets disguised as Oxycodone, but with different markings, at the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly.

The photos below (left and center) show the heroin tablet disguised as Oxycodone from Cherry Hill. The photo below (right) shows an actual Oxycodone tablet in a 30mg dosage. These counterfeit prescription drugs could lead to more opiate overdoses within your jurisdiction.

Cherry Hill, Camden County Seizure

Pharmaceutical Oxycodone

While the incidents referenced occurred in New Jersey, there is concern that these counterfeit prescription drugs could lead to more heroin overdoses in other states as well.