DEA laboratory testing in 2022 revealed six out of 10 fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills contained a potentially lethal dose, an alarming statistics in the ongoing fentanyl crisis.
In a ride along with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the Narcotics Unit showed us the problem first-hand. We discovered the region has seen a staggering 200% increase in fentanyl-related drug busts compared to the same period last year.The latest data from the D.E.A. warns if you come across a street pill laced with fentanyl, there's a 60% chance it could prove fatal.
"These are not just your local dealers. That’s not a local user that’s buying or pushing poison to another person. These are large scale investigations that lead us sometimes out of the state, and sometimes out of the country," Sheriff Carmine Marceno, a Lee County Sheriff said regarding the ongoing fentanyl crisis.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized over 1.2 million fentanyl pills between two busts on Dec. 29. Amidst the chaos, law enforcement officers are fighting to eradicate fentanyl from the streets. Despite making 140 drug-related arrests this year alone, fentanyl continues to make a way into the drug supply. "The case began with our informant purchasing fentanyl and cocaine from our target. We decided to arrest him today on those sale charges," Russell Park said, a Captain with the Narcotics Unit in Lee County"What you witnessed today is just another day for us.
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