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Dutch Police Take Down 30 Illegal Medicines Sites After Fake Oxycodone Kills Three

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The police arrested three men and took down 30 websites selling illegal medicines and hard drugs in an investigation launched after three people died within a short period. All three victims died after consuming pills that appeared to be oxycodone but actually contained nitazenes, the police reported on Thursday.

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On Tuesday, the police arrested three men for the large-scale trade in illegal medicines and hard drugs via slaappillen.net. Last year, three people died from pills sold via this site, which contained an opioid painkiller with a high risk of fatal overdose.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The police arrested three people on Tuesday and took thirty websites offline. The trio is suspected of intentionally selling harmful products that led to the deaths of three people. The pills looked like oxycodone but contained highly harmful nitazens. The police reported this on Thursday, stating that they have removed a crucial link from a criminal network.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The police have taken thirty websites offline where illegal medicines and drugs were sold. Three suspects believed to be behind these sites were arrested this week. The police also hold them responsible for the webshop Slaappillen.net, which is linked to multiple deaths. The police suspect that the suspects simply continued selling items such as sedatives, sleeping pills, and painkillers after Slaappillen.net was shut down last year. This happ…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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A 39-year-old man from Rotterdam has been arrested in an investigation into the sale of illegal medicines and hard drugs via the internet. Three people have died after swallowing pills that looked like the strong painkiller oxycodone, but in reality contained a much more dangerous substance. The man from Rotterdam is suspected, along with two other men, of involvement in the sale of the pills.

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NOS broke the news in Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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