DEA administrator Ann Milgram says fentanyl is the deadliest drug our country has ever seen, and it’s killing Americans at record rates.
A 21-year-old was taken into custody Tuesday morning amid an undercover narcotics investigation in Clay County.
Clay County Sheriff’s Office records show Torrance Brooks Jr., of Jacksonville, was jailed on a charge of sale or delivery of fentanyl. He was out on bond and awaiting trial for an unrelated possession of cocaine charge.first annual “National Fentanyl Awareness Day.“They didn’t know how drug traffickers mix fentanyl in cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine,” Milgram explained.
“You may very well receive a dose that has more than 2 milligrams of fentanyl in it, and it could be deadly for you,” explained Mike Dubet, assistant special agent in charge at the DEA Jacksonville office. Experts say that little amount of fentanyl is equivalent to several grains of salt. And that’s all it takes to be lethal. But some counterfeit pills are known to have up to 5 milligrams of fentanyl. And it’s not just drug addicts who are at risk of a fatal overdose.“The distributor also takes some risks,” Dubet said. Obviously, there’s the potential of them being exposed themselves while handling it, and so exposure to the fentanyl could be deadly for the dealer as well.
Notably, if someone deals drugs that are laced with fentanyl and someone else dies from an overdose, at the state level, that person could be be charged with murder. And at the federal level, they could be charged with an enhanced distribution charge. Both charges could come with a life prison sentence.
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