Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department seizes over 10k fentanyl-laced pills

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Metropolis, Kansas, Police Division introduced Wednesday that it seized over 10,000 fentanyl-laced capsules over the weekend.

The counterfeit prescription capsules, with a avenue worth of over $100,000, had been seized throughout a “routine” sweep of a transport distribution space, the division says.

“The KCKPD needs sellers and suppliers to know that Kansas Metropolis, Kansas, shouldn’t be the place to be doing enterprise,” stated Capt. John Diaz, with the KCKPD Narcotics Unit.

Diaz stated in a press release that the KCKPD Narcotics Unit makes routine sweeps with drug-sniffing K9s. They make sweeps at quite a lot of amenities, together with bundle processing places.

In 2022, the division seized 150,000 capsules. Diaz stated the division expects to grab much more this 12 months.

“The capsules seized are practically similar to these allotted by pharmacies, however comprise doubtlessly deadly quantities of fentanyl – a drug that’s 50 occasions stronger than heroin and 100 occasions stronger than morphine,” a KCKPD information launch states. “As soon as ingested or inhaled, most overdoses happen inside seconds to minutes.”

There have been 174 overdoses and 40 deadly overdoses in KCK in 2022, with the bulk being resulting from fentanyl, KCKPD says. This is a rise from 111 overdoses and 23 deadly overdoses in 2021.

Anybody with data associated to the sale of fentanyl or unlawful medicine are requested to name the KCKPD Narcotics 24-hour hotline at 913-573-6287.

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