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Two suspects arrested in 'largest counterfeit pill bust' of its kind

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

CBS News Pittsburgh

EAST HUNTINGDON (KDKA) - It's being called the largest counterfeit pill bust of its kind.

According to a report from the Trib, two people were arrested after police found 7,400 pills containing fentanyl at a home in East Huntingdon.

Police have accused Jack Weinman of sourcing the counterfeit pills from California and shipping them to Westmoreland County.

Weinman and Tucibat in California and they were extradited back to Westmoreland County.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

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