Two California men arrested with enough fentanyl to kill 4.7 million [View all]
Two men have been arrested in Orange County, California, after they were allegedly found with enough fentanyl to kill 4.7m people.
Edgar Alfonso Lamas, 36, and Carlos Raygozaparedes, 53, were arrested when officers from the Buena Park Police Department allegedly recovered a haul of illegal substances in their minivan on March 17.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said both men have been charged on multiple counts, in what is the biggest drugs find in 16 years.
Police allegedly found enough fentanyl to kill 4.7m people. Images released by the office showed the alleged substances in sealed bags and containers.
According to the statement, the haul included 821 pounds of meth, 189.7 pounds of cocaine and 20.5 pounds of fentanyl pills.
The drug is a powerful opioid and sold illegally for recreational drug use, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths in the US a year. A lethal dose can come from as little as 2mg.
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