Agents Find Enough Fentanyl to kill 200,000 People
YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton Station arrested two U.S. citizens after finding over a pound of fentanyl pills hidden under the passenger seat of the car they were driving through the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint Thursday morning.
worth of fentanyl.
Agents sent a Chevrolet Malibu to the checkpoint’s secondary inspection area at approximately 10 a.m. following a canine alert. While in secondary, a search of the vehicle revealed two plastic bags full of fentanyl pills wrapped in a hospital gown and hidden under the front passenger seat. The fentanyl pills, which weighed 1.276 pounds, were valued at $18,500.
In addition to arresting the two vehicle occupants, agents also seized the narcotics and the vehicle.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times more potent than heroin, oxycodone and morphine. Just two to three milligrams of fentanyl can kill a person. The amount of fentanyl found in the vehicle is equal to 578,783 milligrams.
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The fentanyl pills were probably headed for the land of decriminalized drugs. Of course, all who voted for it are probably potheads and they don’t know what they’re doing most of the time. The taxpayers will get the bill for all who want to enter into rehab but why do that, there is nothing wrong with doing drugs now. I think Oregon is just looking for more tourist business. I hope this doesn’t spread as the call for pot has.