Customs and Border Protection seizes shipment of fentanyl hidden in pill bottles
1/26/24
from CNN,
8/7/23:
US Customs and Border Protection has seized a shipment of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl hidden in pill bottles that was strong enough to potentially provide lethal doses to tens of thousands of people, the agency said.
CBP officers in Louisville, Kentucky, detained a shipment Thursday that arrived from India and was manifested as medicine, the agency said. Inspecting officers found five pill bottles, and the pills tested positive for fentanyl properties, CBP said.
The shipment was headed for a residence in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, the agency added.
A CBP spokesman said that a total of 100.4 grams of fentanyl was seized. CBP described the amount as “enough to kill 50,200 people” and with a “street value of at least $15,000.” The Drug Enforcement Administration estimates that two miligrams of fentanyl can potentially be lethal, depending on a person’s size, tolerance and past usage.
“Even though this shipment may seem like a very small amount, remember 2 milligrams of this stuff is lethal,” said Thomas Mahn, the Louisville Port Director.
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