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DEA large-scale operation targets 26 pharmacies in three states in attack against illicit opioid abuse and trafficking

The Drug Enforcement Administration�s Los Angeles Field Division today announced Operation Faux Pharmacy, a multi-pronged initiative aimed at attacking the opioid epidemic by targeting rogue pharmacies throughout southern California, Hawaii and Nevada. DEA investigations over the last year identified as many as 26 pharmacies in these areas that may have operated outside the bounds of legitimate medicine.

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