Summary: Two thousand grams of pure fentanyl, enough for 1,000,000 fatal doses, were seized by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office last week. [Editorial Note: What happens next door in Tarrant County does not stay in Tarrant County.]
Latest Update: Saturday, 17 September, 2022
The Texan
15 September 2022
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Two thousand grams of pure fentanyl, enough for 1,000,000 fatal doses, were seized by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office last week.
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) seized the largest stash of fentanyl ever discovered by the agency on September 6.
The 2,000 grams of pure fentanyl were seized by the TCSO Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) along with the SWAT Team and Fort Worth Police Tactical Medics when they executed a search warrant on a Tarrant County residence.
When asked by The Texan if he believes border security issues contributed to this large stash of fentanyl reaching Tarrant County, Waybourn [Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn] said, “I absolutely believe the large amount of fentanyl came from the border. The border is open and the influx of illegal narcotics into the United States continues to increase because of it.”
According to Waybourn at last year’s update, the availability of fentanyl has mushroomed and the price has dropped from $50 to $20 per gram in Tarrant County. He emphasized that fentanyl overdoses were a “clear and present danger” to the state.
“We’re headed right now for a 50 percent increase in overdoses in Tarrant County alone,” Waybourn said.
WPC Research:
Paxton Signs Multistate Letter Urging Joe Biden to Declare Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Texas OAG Press Release, 16 September 2022
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