The DEA issued an alert about an emerging public safety threat – fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer that has been involved in an increasing number of overdoses.
The record number of fentanyl crossing the border is having deadly consequences: Overdose deaths have hit a new high this year.
Border Patrol agents have seized a record amount of fentanyl in the Tucson Sector.
The DEA said more than 30 people died in Maricopa County in Arizona from counterfeit oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl.
Nearly 19,000 people died of overdoses from prescription painkillers in 2014, and another 10,574 died from heroin.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A super-potent heroin being sold by Mexican traffickers is contributing to a spike in overdoses across America, an Associated Press study shows. AP reports that the heroin, known as “black tar” heroin because of its dark gooey texture — and other forms are causing problems and selling for as…
