Southern Arizona agents said Thursday they seized up to 440 pounds of a chemical they believe is used to make fentanyl This is a chilling sign that producers are starting to manufacture the deadly synthetic opioid on American soil.
TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. agents in southern Arizona said Thursday they seized up to 440 pounds of what they suspect is a precursor chemical often used to manufacture the dangerous drug fentanyl, a chilling sign that producers may be moving to manufacture the deadly synthetic opioid on American soil.
There were no immediate reports of arrests after agents with federal search warrants entered the locations and found no people inside. The chemical, which has not been named, is currently being tested by the DEA. HSI said the chemical shipments were on average between 100 and 200 pounds, in significant size packages.
If further investigation shows that the chemicals were destined for fentanyl production, Thursday's seizure could mark a new model for how it is manufactured, making it more readily available to consumers in the United States. “I consider fentanyl to probably be the most dangerous controlled substance we’ve ever had to deal with,” said Lamas.
"Over the last, I would say a year or so, we have started to uncover pill presses domestically in the United States,” he said.
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