Border agents seize one ton of fentanyl, capable of killing more than 453 million people
In addition, border agents seized cash and weapons. All of this at nine entry points located in Arizona.
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Purchasing fentanyl is “almost as easy as ordering an Uber"
Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee warned that young people can currently acquire the deadly opioid "through their iPhone (...) if they have the right app."
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Treasury Department sanctions companies in China and Mexico for links to fentanyl production
The sanctions target 17 individuals and entities that are directly or indirectly involved with the sale of the pills.
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Fentanyl-related deaths increase 590% in children over the last decade
In 2021 alone, the opioid was to blame for 93 deaths of minors between the ages of one and four.
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Fentanyl-related deaths nearly quadruple in five years
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that the rate of deaths related to this drug in 2021 rose from 5.7 to 21.6 per 100,000 population.