The DEA claims 'fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat facing this country,' in the press release equating it to just as dangerously addictive as heroin.
Field Division announced a seizure of more than 670,00 fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills and more than 230 pounds of fentanyl powder. To put that into perspective, it's more than 7 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl. FOX 26 Political Reporter Greg Groogan has more as Texas Governor Greg Abbott was in Houston to tour the UH facility.
The DEA claims "fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat facing this country," in the press release equating it to just as dangerously addictive as heroin. In fact, "just two milligrams of fentanyl, the small amount that fits on the tip of a pencil, is considered a potentially deadly dose.
"The men and women of the DEA Houston Field Division tirelessly worked to eradicate over 7 million deadly doses of fentanyl from our communities across the southern, eastern, and western parts of the state," Special Agent in Charge of the Houston field Division Daniel C. Comeaux said.
This year's seizure is more than double what the DEA encountered last year when agents seized nearly 131,000 pounds of methamphetamine, more than 4,300 pounds of heroin, and over 444,000 pounds of cocaine.
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