Police Stop Fentanyl Shipment Large Enough To Kill Everyone In Michigan
FDA Agents made a major drug bust this week that could have killed everyone in the state of Michigan
FDA agents seized 20 kilos of fentanyl that were being transported from Grand Rapids to Detroit.
How Much Does A Kilo Weigh?
A kilogram (kg) is stated to be 2.2 times heavier than a pound. Which means, one kilo of mass is equal to 2.26 lbs.
What Is Fentanyl?
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
It is also sometimes used to treat patients with chronic pain who are physically tolerant to other opioids.
How Much Fentanyl Is In A Deadly Does?
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 107,622 Americans died from a drug overdose in 2021 with about two-thirds involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a potentially lethal dose.
Police Stop Fentanyl Shipment Large Enough To Kill Everyone In Michigan
The DEA says said that the amount of the painkiller fentanyl was enough to provide a deadly dose to nearly all 10 million people in Michigan.
Michigan State Police Bust Woman Tranporting Massive Fentanyl Shipment
MLive reports that On March 22, Kent County investigators alerted federal authorities after suspects with alleged connections to a Mexican drug cartel sent a female courier to deliver the massive fentanyl shipment to Detroit.
Later that night the MSP along with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office made a traffic stop and seized 20 Kilos of fentanyl.
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