(Washington Insider Magazine) – A Hispanic was arrested at the Bronx with 20,000 fentanyl pills and 3 kilos of that same drug powder in a cardboard diaper box, all valued at $ 1.3 million. At that moment his daughter of him was by his side.
Sergio Velásquez was arrested after members of the New York drug control tasks and the office of the Special Prosecutor of Narcotics found about 20,000 fentanyl pills and 3 kilograms of that same drug powder in a box of diapers of diapers of diapers of paperboard.
Information From Authorities
According to the authorities, Fentanilo, with a value of around $ 1.3 million, was found in a Ford Bronco in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant at the Bronx.
The agents arrested the resident of Virginia and supposedly had their 12 -year -old daughter in the vehicle. Velásquez has been accused of criminal possession of a controlled substance and illegally treating a minor, Pix11 reported.
All charges are mere accusations and it is presumed that prosecuted persons are innocent until their guilt is proven in court.
Fentanyl Pills Equivalent to 72 Million
On Thursday, local authorities announced that for 2022 there was a record confiscation of fentanyl pills equivalent to 72 million fatal doses. “Fentanyl saturates the supply of illegal drugs in New York City and is a factor in approximately 80% of overdose deaths. Even the casual or occasional use of illegal drugs could be fatal, and with an explosion of counterfeit pills that contain fentanyl, a single tablet bought online or on social networks could be deadly, ”warned the special prosecutor of narcotics Bridget G. Brennan , it’s a statement.
Traffic forms are increasingly ingenious. In October, a working group in Manhattan found 15,000 fentanyl pills packed in two black bags inside a Lego box at the rear of a rented car. The drugs found came from Mexico, authorities said.
“Fentanyl is the most important threat to our public health and our public safety,” said the special agent of the DEA, Frank Tarentino. “It’s poison … this is just the tip of the iceberg. Every day we have more seizures. In New York City there is an overdose of drugs every three hours. At the national level it is every five minutes, 295 a day. ”
Last year the municipal authorities of New York launched a controversial campaign in public transport with “advice” to consume fentanyl “safely”, which some qualified as counterproductive and irresponsible.
This article is authored by EI Diario.