Enough Fentanyl to Kill 32 Million People Seized in NYC Bust

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fentanyl-Bust-Heroin-NYC-Biggest-Ever-445568863.html?

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[1 Points] None:

Authorities confiscated nearly 195 pounds of fentanyl in a pair of busts that prosecutors said included one sting that netted 32 million lethal doses of the drug, an opioid 50 times stronger than heroin.

Four people were arrested after the busts in August and September that also netted 75 pounds of heroin and cocaine. Bridget G. Brennan, New York City's special narcotics prosecutor, said the busts come as overdose deaths hit an all-time high in New York's five boroughs in 2016.

"The sheer volume of fentanyl pouring into the city is shocking," she said. "It's not only killing a record number of people in New York City, but the city is used as a hub of regional distribution for a lethal substance that is taking thousands of lives throughout the Northeast."

In the first bust, on Aug. 1, 2017, police and federal agents seized more than 140 pounds of fentanyl — the most in the city's history — after watching Rogelio Alvardo-Robles and Blanca Flores-Solis receive what appeared to to be a package of cocaine from an unknown trafficker at a Walmart in Manhawkin, New Jersey. Authorities said that after the exchange, they went back to an apartment building in Queens' Kew Gardens neighborhood, where a DEA agent approached them and seized the alleged drugs.

Afterward, authorities said they got a search warrant for their apartment and found 97 packages of drugs in suitcases and a purse in a bedroom; 84 of the packages were either filled with pure fentanyl or heroin laced with the powerful drug. Authorities said the trove could have had enough doses to kill 32 million people from overdoses.

Then, on Sept. 5, authorities seized another 53 pounds of fentanyl-laced heroin and another 2 pounds of uncut fentanyl during a stop near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. That bust came after detectives and DEA agents watched Edwin Guzman and Manuel Rivera-Santana pick up a duffel bag from men inside a tractor trailer and drove back into New York City.

After the stop police got a search warrant to open the locked duffel, and found 25 1-kilogram bricks with the drugs. The four people arrested in the two busts each face criminal drug possession charges; Guzman and Rivera-Santana also face conspiracy counts.

Source: Enough Fentanyl to Kill 32M People Seized in Single NYC Bust: Prosecutors - NBC New York

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Fentanyl-Bust-Heroin-NYC-Biggest-Ever-445568863.html#ixzz4t8y91T4D


[142 Points] BHOmber:

Reading a story like this makes it easier to understand how traces of fent end up inside of cocaine samples. These guys had bricks on bricks of coke, dope and fent sitting around in the same location. I highly doubt that the people at this level are actively cutting blow with the stuff, but I could see someone breaking down kilos and accidentally getting some powders mixed together.

Either way, fuck fent.


[46 Points] DickCheeseKillah:

Holy hell why can't they just stick to heroin. Crazy the volume being moved , Jesus H Christ.


[54 Points] Redsox5050:

195 pounds holy shit. Good on them, get that shit off the streets


[30 Points] WhyAreYouEatingPaper:

I don't even know what to say. That's too much fent


[20 Points] cheapcab:

Of course, legalizing all drugs would solve that problem.


[13 Points] bballstar99:

Anyone know if the 32 million lethal dose number is accurate or inflated?


[12 Points] EternalTurmoil:

Which one of you guys did it?


[8 Points] None:

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[7 Points] Jcolesnewalbumsucks:

Godamn my nigga.


[5 Points] Cookingmustproceed:

How big of a problem is fentanyl in Europe? And should you only wory when doing heroin?


[2 Points] bloatedfrog:

Fentanyl should be treated as a poison such as ricin or something when found in such large quantities/on a dealer. This would help deter potential dealers and not have any effect on the user


[2 Points] Bigmikey0:

Damn too bad in won't make a difference in the whole scheme of thinks.


[2 Points] definitelyjoking:

Good. I have no issue with drugs (big shock here I know), but fentanyl is heavy shit that's killing opiate users. Get this stuff the fuck out of the supply.


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[1 Points] Myrnaloy1:

Sounds like someone wants to reduce USA population drastically


[1 Points] 2infinity_andbeyond:

Would that be 32 million people with, or without, an actual habit?


[1 Points] thatnicca21:

Im hearing about all these large fent busts in the US and wondering why its been so dry for the last 6-8 months as far as domestic vendors...smh


[1 Points] coldmtndew:

Sooo conflicted on this....