Sudden death near Weyburn uncovers fake Oxycontin

Fake Oxycontin pills have turned up in another Saskatchewan city in connection to a death earlier this year.

Weyburn RCMP seized fentanyl pills as part of their investigation into the sudden death of a 45-year-old man. 

Mounties began their investigation on Jan. 29. The man was found near Weyburn. A search of a nearby storage facility uncovered 63 pills which appeared to be Oxycontin.

“Upon seizure, they were sent away for analysis which confirmed that they were in fact fentanyl,” RCMP Constable Lyndon Lanoie told Discover Weyburn. It took several months for the RCMP to receive the results of that analysis.

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Lanoie said the drugs were stamped to look like real Oxycontin tablets, but they are in fact counterfeit and a toxic substance. Tests to determine whether or not the man’s death was caused by the fentanyl are not yet completed.

Fentanyl has been linked to several overdose deaths across Saskatchewan; three people have died in Saskatoon and one man in Moose Jaw.

Weyburn RCMP ask anyone with information on the tablets to call them at 1-306-848-4640 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477).