DEA Seizes 2 Kilos of Elephant Tranquilizer Carfentanil from Mail in NYC
Eyewitness News ABC7NYMay 5, 20251 min4,100 views
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- π― DEA agents in New York City have seized 2 kilograms of carfentanil from the mail as part of an ongoing investigation.
- π Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid, an elephant tranquilizer, that is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl.
Dangers of Carfentanil
- β οΈ Drug dealers mix carfentanil into other drugs due to its highly addictive nature.
- π The substance is deadly and can cause overdoses that could kill hundreds of thousands of people.
- β‘ Removing carfentanil from the illicit supply chain is described as removing a lethal poison and saving lives.
National Fentanyl Awareness Day
- ποΈ The seizure occurred on National Fentanyl Awareness Day.
- π¨ The DEA identifies drug-related overdoses as the greatest drug threat in the United States and the leading cause of death among young people.
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