Mar 11, 2022 · Over time we learned that mexis are a blue pill with a capital “M” on one side and the number “30” on the other. This format is an imitation of a common opioid pill, oxycodone 30 mg, which is branded as “Roxicodone” or “Roxicet.”

Sep 20, 2023 · Mexican Oxy contains Fentanyl a synthetic opioid painkiller, prescribed to treat severe pain. It is a cousin to heroin, but much deadlier because it is much stronger—50 times more potent than heroin, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jul 19, 2018 · Counterfeit pills are nearly identical to actual prescription medications. The majority of counterfeit pills resemble oxycodone 30mg pills (M30s), but can also mimic hydrocodone, alprazolam (Xanax), Adderall, and other medications.

Mar 5, 2019 · Mexican oxy is a pressed pill that looks like oxycodone and contains fentanyl, an opioid 100 times stronger than morphine.

Nov 7, 2019 · Mexican drug cartels are manufacturing mass quantities of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid that is lethal in minute doses, for distribution throughout North America.

Sep 30, 2021 · But blue fentanyl pills, known as "Mexis" or "Mexi Blues" or "M-30s," continued to flood the drug market in Spokane. When he relapsed again, it simply became the most convenient opioid, despite...

Feb 15, 2019 · Chavez, 19, died after he swallowed sky blue fentanyl pills designed to look like oxycodone, and three others were seriously sickened at a Halloween party in 2018. A flood of illicit fentanyl flowing from Mexico into the Southwest has pushed the synthetic opioid into the top spot for fatal overdoses in the U.S. (Seanna Leilani via AP)

Feb 2, 2023 · A UCLA-led study provides the first scientific evidence that brick and mortar pharmacies in Northern Mexican tourist towns are selling counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine.

Sep 25, 2024 · Counterfeit M-30 pills, often referred to as “Mexican blues” or “blues,” are designed to look like prescription oxycodone pills, specifically the 30 mg dose marked with an “M” on one side and a “30” on the other.

Apr 10, 2023 · A Times investigation published last month showed that both the U.S. State Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration have known since at least 2019 that some pharmacies in Mexico are...