State troopers seized enough fentanyl to kill 3.1 million people during a single traffic stop on Monday in Mission, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott announced.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, R, discussed new measures to fight the fentanyl epidemic and spread awareness of fentanyl-laced drugsduring a single traffic stop in the border town of Mission this week, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
The drugs, which have a street value of about $312,000, marked one of the largest seizures to date by Operation Lone Star, which was launched by Abbott in 2021 to crack down on crime in border communities. Mario Reyna Cantu, a 39-year-old Mexican national, for a traffic violation while he was driving a black Cadillac SUV on Monday.
During the stop, a trooper discovered five bundles of a white powdery substance that tested positive for fentanyl on the scene, as well as at a state Department of Public Safety crime lab. "Because of this single seizure, millions of lethal doses of fentanyl will not make their way into communities across our state, and really our country, and millions of lives are potentially saved," Texas DPS Director Steven McCraw said in a statement.
About 14 pounds of fentanyl with a street value of $312,000 were seized during a single traffic stop Monday in Mission, Texas.Fentanyl, a powerful opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin, has driven the latest phase of the opioid crisis in Texas and the rest of the U.S. in 2021, about 70% of which involved fentanyl, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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