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oxycodone
[ ok-see-koh-dohn ]
noun
- an opioid analgesic, C 18 H 21 NO 4 , used to treat moderate to severe pain.
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Medical personnel offered a variety of drugs to treat the pain — fentanyl, 10- to 15-milligram doses of oxycodone, dilaudid and ketamine — all with little effect, according to the lawsuit.
It looked like oxycodone, but was actually fentanyl, a far more potent painkiller that can suppress a person’s breathing, according to the lawsuit.
Authorities said they were first alerted to the operation in 2020, when Beverly Hills resident Ray Mascolo was found dead, reportedly after purchasing fentanyl-laced oxycodone pills from one of Todorova’s delivery drivers.
Agents ultimately seized from the property a cache of drugs that included cocaine, MDMA, ketamine, mushrooms, and various pills and capsules, including a discolored oxycodone that tested positive for fentanyl.
The case began when Mascolo was found dead in his Beverly Hills home in November 2020, allegedly after purchasing fentanyl-laced oxycodone pills from one of Todorova’s delivery drivers, Kather Sei.
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