Police seized more than 5,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit medication and several firearms from a Virginia home as officials seek to address a rise in opioid overdoses.

The Prince William County Police Department arrested four individuals in connection to the drugs on Monday, issuing charges of possession with intent to distribute a narcotic, possession of a firearm, receiving a stolen firearm, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, among others. The counterfeit Percocet pills that were seized had previously been distributed throughout the area, according to officials.

The seizure comes just one week after police opened investigations into two teenagers who had died within 48 hours of each other from overdoses after consuming counterfeit Percocet, a pain reliever containing oxycodone and acetaminophen, that was laced with fentanyl.

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It’s not clear whether the seizure on Monday is connected to the two deaths, but officials told the Washington Examiner they are “not ruling it out.”

That incident reflects a larger trend in the United States over the past few years, with more than 100,000 people dying from overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Several of these deaths were determined to be overdoses of synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl.

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Police are investigating the seized drugs' origin and where they were distributed throughout the county, officials said.