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DEA Seizes 2 Kilos of Elephant Tranquilizer Carfentanil from Mail in NYC

Eyewitness News ABC7NYMay 5, 20251 min4,100 views
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DEA Seizure of Carfentanil

  • 🎯 DEA agents in New York City have seized 2 kilograms of carfentanil from the mail as part of an ongoing investigation.
  • 🐘 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

  • ⚠️ Drug dealers mix carfentanil into other drugs due to its highly addictive nature.
  • πŸ’€ The substance is deadly and can cause overdoses that could kill hundreds of thousands of people.
  • ⚑ Removing carfentanil from the illicit supply chain is described as removing a lethal poison and saving lives.

National Fentanyl Awareness Day

  • πŸ—“οΈ The seizure occurred on National Fentanyl Awareness Day.
  • 🚨 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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