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In October 2021, authorities raided a clandestine drug lab just south of San Diego, uncovering 70 million counterfeit pills being produced each month. While not all of these pills necessarily end up in the U.S., the DEA estimates that approximately 40% of these counterfeit pills are laced with lethal doses of fentanyl. This statistic is staggering and underscores the widespread danger posed by these illicit drugs.