Las Vegas authorities reportedly seized more than 90,000 illegal fentanyl pills and other drugs from two men on Wednesday, but the incident occurred while a child was at the scene.
Authorities also seized 13 pounds of suspected methamphetamine at the scene where the suspected dealer was selling drugs with a child in the passenger seat of his car (KLAS). report Thursday.
Las Vegas drug enforcement agents seized more than 90,000 illegal fentanyl pills and more than 13 pounds of methamphetamine during a bust where a suspected dealer sold his stash with a child in the back seat. https://t.co/6SpvgchC1q
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The suspects, identified as Jorge Rodriguez-Medina and Jose Sanchez-Lobo, now face federal charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, records show. are doing.
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), fentanyl is a synthetic opioid drug that approved Used by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a pain reliever and anesthetic.
However, “overdose can cause stupor, changes in pupil size, sticky skin, cyanosis, coma, and respiratory failure, which can lead to death.” , strongly suggestive of opioid intoxication,” authorities said.
A few weeks ago, DEA officials received a tip that a Mexican man was distributing pills and fentanyl in the area, according to a KLAS article.
An undercover agent agreed to buy 90,000 fentanyl pills from a man who worked as a courier for the man in an East Valley area parking lot on Wednesday, the report continued.
Investigators say a man, later identified as Rodriguez-Medina, arrived at the store and said he was there to “count money.” A few minutes later, another man, identified as Sanchez Lobo, arrived in a car with a woman and a small child in the back seat, documents said.
” [undercover officer] I told Sanchez-Lobo about the transaction through the passenger side door, at which point Sanchez-Lobo said: [officer] The drugs were in a gym bag in the back seat, and he then lifted the gym bag off the rear floorboard and placed it on the rear passenger side seat, documents state.
The bag allegedly contained what appeared to be methamphetamine and fentanyl pills. Two suspects were arrested a short time later.
“DEA agents did not release the Mexican man’s identity, saying it remained unknown as of Thursday,” the KLAS article said.
Meanwhile, authorities recently arrested two Mexican men accused of driving a bus loaded with nearly 500 pounds of fentanyl across the southern border into Arizona, according to Breitbart News.
As the fentanyl crisis continues to plague Americans, it’s important to note that Oregon’s fentanyl overdose rate has increased by 1,530 percent over the past few years, Breitbart News reported Wednesday. .
“The dramatic increase was brought about by the passage of the drug decriminalization law, Act 110, in 2020. Seeing the spike in deaths, most Oregonians are now in a state of serious We believe this to be a mistake,” the article states.
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