Mobile DEA says agents recently found Tranq in the Mobile area.
) - Tranq is a new drug that experts say mixes fentanyl with a large animal tranquilizer called xylazine. Virginia Guy with the Drug Education Council says xylazine works as a vasoconstricting drug.
Michael Burt with the Mobile office of the DEA says nationwide, they’ve already seen tranq cause major problems in bigger cities like Philadelphia, New York, and San Francisco. Recently he said agents found it in the Mobile area. Burt says no agents were exposed during the seizure but one of the issues with tranq is because it’s so new it can be hard to test for because of the xylazine.
Burt says it’s becoming popular due to the long-lasting effects of xylazine combined with other drugs.
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