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Judge Kreplak Orders 22 Raids to Seize Contaminated Fentanyl Vials

ANMAT’s product suspension has triggered a federal operation to recover more than 930,000 fentanyl vials linked to fatal bacterial infections.

La Anmat detectó un lote de fentanilo contaminado y lo comunicó a los ministerios provinciales. 
La Anmat detectó un lote de fentanilo contaminado y lo comunicó a los ministerios provinciales. 
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Overview

  • Judge Ernesto Kreplak oversaw 22 simultaneous raids in Capital Federal, Ramallo, San Nicolás and Santa Fe to locate and quarantine lots 31202, 31244 and 31200.
  • ANMAT’s nationwide ban on all HLB Pharma products remains in force, prompting pharmacists to withdraw the entire portfolio from circulation in more than 300 pharmacies and hospitals.
  • Official data from the national epidemiological bulletin lists 38 confirmed deaths, while judicial records cite 52 fatalities as investigators probe suspected unreported cases.
  • Judicial teams have mapped over 930,000 fentanyl ampoules contaminated with Klebsiella pneumoniae MBL and Ralstonia pickettii across 306 sites in 15 provinces.
  • The Health Ministry has joined as plaintiff in the federal case to bolster the probe into manufacturing breaches and ensure public health safeguards.