Fake Xanax gang produced pills in sheds and made millions

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Pills were produced in garden sheds and garages, then sold online to customers across the UK and US.

A drugs gang produced millions of counterfeit Xanax pills in garden sheds and garages, selling them to customers across the UK and US.

At Wolverhampton Crown Court earlier, 25-year-old Jordan Pitts was convicted of all charges he faced. Tenth gang member Bladen Roper, 24, was found guilty of one and cleared of another. Police say Brian Pitts had grown the illicit business quickly and may have been in contact with other international drug supply chains.Prosecutors said they had packed up and sent parcels abroad, with Roper acting as a courier.

Jenny Josephs, for the prosecution, said the group had worked together to make and supply fake versions, using chemical powder and pressing them into tablets using drug presses bought lawfully from a company in Oxfordshire.

 

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