NYSP news release
On May 10, 2023, CONRAD L. PHILLIPS, age 52, Hogansburg, NY, was arrested by The New York State Police for one count of Possession of an Imitation Controlled Substances with Intent to Sell it and vehicle and traffic law misdemeanor of Possession of a Police Receiver after being found to be in possession of imitation Oxycodone tablets at the Tractor Supply in the town of Malone, troopers said. PHILLIPS was also charged with an additional count of Possession of an Imitation Controlled Substances with Intent to Sell it for an incident occurring on September 26, 2022, in the town of Bombay, Franklin County, where he was also found to be in possession of imitation Oxycodone tablets with the intent to sell them.
On May 10, 2023, NAKITA M. THOMAS, 30, Nicholville, NY, was also charged with one count of Possession of an Imitation Controlled Substances with Intent to Sell it after being found to be in possession of imitation Oxycodone tablets at the Tractor Supply in the town of Malone, troopers said. THOMAS Â was also charged with an additional count of Possession of an Imitation Controlled Substances with Intent to Sell it for an incident occurring on September 26, 2022, in the town of Bombay, Franklin County, where she was also found to be in possession of imitation Oxycodone tablets.
The New York State Police cautions the public not to purchase pharmaceuticals from illegitimate sources because although the tablets are the same shape, color, and share the same imprint as prescription medications which are regulated, controlled, Â and contain precise dosages of known substances, these imitation pills are indistinguishable and have been found to contain substances some being synthetic opiates, far more potent than fentanyl and have contributed to overdose deaths, though they may not currently be illegal in New York State.