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Troopers seized the teen’s phone for a forensic examination and several other items which turned over to the state lab, including what allegedly appeared to be candies, a jar containing a waxy substance and a vial containing what appeared to be crushed blue pills, the warrant affidavit said.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
Walking today through CalCOFI’s archives in San Diego is like being at a national library, but with shelves and shelves of vials and jars instead of books, and seemingly endless banks of freezers at minus-80 degrees Celsius.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
That vial meant far more to me than the metal inside.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
According to Plasencia's plea agreement, the former physician admitted to distributing 20 vials of ketamine, ketamine lozenges and syringes to Perry and the actor's personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, between September 30, 2023, and October 12, 2023.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
Walking today through CalCOFI’s archives in San Diego is like being at a national library, but with shelves and shelves of vials and jars instead of books, and seemingly endless banks of freezers at minus-80 degrees Celsius.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
That vial meant far more to me than the metal inside.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
According to Plasencia's plea agreement, the former physician admitted to distributing 20 vials of ketamine, ketamine lozenges and syringes to Perry and the actor's personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, between September 30, 2023, and October 12, 2023.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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“Vial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vial. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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vial
noun
vi·al
ˈvī(-ə)l 
: a small container (as for medicines) made usually of glass or plastic
Medical Definition
vial
noun
vi·al
ˈvī(-ə)l
: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
called also phial
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