US Narcotics enforcement confiscates record fentanyl this year

According to the US Drug Enforcement Administration, they have seized more than 397 million doses of the fatal fentanyl drug.

DEA has sized drugs that could kill every American

• According to their recent report, DEA has seized enough drugs to kill every American Citizen.


• A dose of only two milligrams Dental drug of Fentanyl drug is enough to kill a human.

• The DEA has sized up about 4,500 Kg (10,000lb) of this drug, including 50.6m pills that are made to look like painkillers.

• Fentanyl is a highly addictive drug, almost 50 times more powerful than heroin. Currently, it is one of the deadliest drugs in the US, and the seized-up amount is reportedly enough to wipe out almost 330 million people.

The number of deaths due to drug overuse has increased rapidly in the last few years. The American teenage population is at the most risk. According to a report, deaths due to opioid overdose have increased by 94% between the age group of 14 to 18 years.



According to the DEA, these drugs are mass-produced at hideaway factories in Mexico. These factories come under Sinaloa and Jalisco drug cartels.

Due to Fentanyl, over 100,000 Americans have lost their lives in the past 2 years.

In the last one year, the drug agency has also sized up 131,000 ln of methamphetamine, Cocaine worth 444,000lb, and more than 4300 lb of heroin.

FAQs:

1. What is Fentanyl used for?
   The drug is used in Cocaine, heroin and other street drugs.
2. Who runs the Sinaloa Cartel?
   The castle used to be run by a billionaire "Ek Chapo" who is currently serving a life sentence in Colorado.