More illicit fentanyl off the streets, but police are fighting a growing battle
Big island police is releasing monthly recaps of their fentanyl related arrests, as well as the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month. The Hawaii Police Department has reported that in February, they seized enough illicit fentanyl to have killed nearly 53,000 people in the month alone, according to the department. The drug is being used in an epidemic way on the mainland and Hawaii, with criminal drug networks mixing it into illegal counterfeit pills and selling them as legitimate prescription pills. The Drug Enforcement Agency estimates that two milligrams of the illicit drug, equivalent to a couple of grains of salt, could kill someone. The use of illicit fentanyl has reached epidemic proportions in recent years, with drug networks blending it into counterfeit pills.
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HONOLULU (KHON2) — Big island police is releasing monthly recaps of their fentanyl related arrests, as well as the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month.
In the month of February, police said they seized enough illicit fentanyl to have killed nearly 53,000 people.
Officers made eight arrests — two in the east side and six in the west — for either possession or distribution, and they recovered more than 105-grams of the drug, most coming out of area two.
According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, just two milligrams of the illicit drug — equal to a couple of grains of salt — would be enough to kill someone.
The Hawaii Police Department said in recent years, the use of illicit fentanyl has reached epidemic proportions on the mainland and Hawaii.
Criminal drug networks are mixing this dangerous synthetic opioid into illegal counterfeit pills and selling them as legitimate prescription pills, often with deadly consequences.