Lake County Sheriff: Driver arrested in Painesville Township with hundreds of fentanyl-laced ‘fake pills’ [Video]

CLEVELAND — A driver was arrested on State Route 2 in Painesville Township after Lake County sheriff’s deputies pulled him over with hundreds of fake pills allegedly laced with fentanyl, Sheriff Frank Leonbruno announced Thursday.

According to a press release from Leonbruno, the drug arrest resulted from targeted enforcement on State Route 2 near State Route 44. The man, whom Leonbruno did not identify, was arrested after deputies found 325 blue pills labeled with the markings “M” and “30” in a plastic bag.

Leonbruno said the pills were allegedly laced with fentanyl. The sheriff said they were colored and marked to resemble the prescription pain medication oxycodone, also known by its brand name, Oxycontin.

The driver was charged with possession of a bulk amount of a controlled substance, …