With counterfeit drugs, one pill can kill

Harford County State’s Attorney Al Peisinger and Harford County Circuit Court Judge Diane Atkins-Tobin again have earned the respect and gratitude of Harford residents for their successful prosecution and five-year sentencing of a 20-year-old man for, in part, his possession with intent to distribute the opioid oxycodone pills. This case is especially noteworthy given the recent federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s Public Safety Alert on the sharp increase in fake prescription pills like oxycodone.