A major investigation in Arizona uncovered $13 million worth of drugs, including 30 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.

  • About 30 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl were discovered during a police investigation in Arizona.
  • The drugs were worth about $13 million and included substances such as methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin.
  • fentanyl, synthetic opioid, is the leading cause of drug overdose death in the US.

On Thursday, Arizona police announced a major drug operation that seized $13 million worth of drugs, including 30 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl, a potent opioid.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, said in a statement Thursday that a three-year investigation was directed against the Mexican Sinaloa cartel.

The drugs seized included 4.5 million counterfeit fentanyl prescription pills, 145 pounds of fentanyl powder, 304 pounds of cocaine, 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine and 77 pounds of heroin, the report said.

The authorities also released a photograph of the seized drugs.

The drugs seized included 4.5 million counterfeit fentanyl prescription pills, 145 pounds of fentanyl powder, 304 pounds of cocaine, 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine and 77 pounds of heroin. Drug Enforcement Administration

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is 50 times more powerful than heroin and 100 times more powerful than morphine.

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, just about two milligrams of the drug can be fatal, depending on the size of the person who uses it. For comparison, this amount would fit on the tip of a pencil.

It is currently one of the leading lethal drug overdoses in the United States. Most of the 107,500 drug overdose deaths in the 12 months ending August 2022 were due to fentanyl, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

These include fentanyl consumed either on its own or mixed with other drugs, according to a report published earlier this month.

Police also confiscated 49 firearms and more than $2 million in cash, CNN reported Sunday, citing Josie Montenegro, Tempe’s interim police chief.

The investigation, which indicts 150 people, was conducted jointly by the DEA, Tempe police and the Arizona attorney general, according to a press release.

“The Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for nearly all of the deadly drugs flooding Arizona,” the press release said. The cartel, active since the 1980s, is responsible for the largest supply of fentanyl in the US.

Last year, the Arizona DEA seized more than $22 million worth of counterfeit fentanyl prescription pills and about 1,100 pounds of fentanyl powder, according to a press release.

Representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and Tempe Police did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.

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