'Huge' quantity of deadly fentanyl seized in South Jersey

[TexasTowelie]

A “massive” quantity of fentanyl — more than 30 pounds of one of the world’s deadliest opioids — was seized Thursday in raids by law enforcement agencies at several sites in South Jersey, authorities said Friday.

Yahmire Boardley, 22, of Camden, was charged on multiple drug trafficking counts following an investigation by New Jersey State Police and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. No other arrests were announced.

"Given the tragic levels of deaths that have already been attributed to fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin, an arrest and seizure of this size is very significant,” said Jeremiah A. Daley, executive director of the Philadelphia-Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, which participated in the raids.

Pharmaceutical forms of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin, are routinely used in hospitals to treat acute pain following surgery. The death of the musician Prince last year was attributed to the drug, although fatal overdoses from legally prescribed fentanyl are not common.

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/Police-seize-14-kilos-of-deadly-fentanyl.html

[LOL Lib]

1. How the hell does a person obtain that much fentanyl?

Seriously? Does it just walk out the back door of the lab where it is produced? That is the only possible explanation that I can come up with.

[TexasTowelie]

2. That would be a large quantity even if it is produced in a pharmaceutical lab.

I think that the man arrested will have a serious sentence to face based upon the quantity he possessed.

[LOL Lib]

3. I bet you are right.

That much fentanyl could kill a small city of people. He should be charged as a domestic terrorist.

[GWC58]

4. Where in the hell

does one get that much Fentanyl!?! I was on that crap for one month, in 2003. Told my dr I didn't care for it and take me off of it. Looking back I see I made the right decision.