Drug disguised as baby diapers.
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Sergio Velásquez was arrested following members of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor found around 20,000 fentanyl pills and 3 kilograms of fentanyl powder in a box of fentanyl diapers. paperboard.
According to the authorities, fentanyl, with a value of around $1.3 million dollars, was found in a Ford Bronco in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant in the Bronx.
Agents arrested the Virginia resident and allegedly he had his 12-year-old daughter in the vehicle. Velasquez has been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawfully treating a minor, reported Pix11.
All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
On Thursday local authorities announced that during 2022 there was a record seizure 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 the 80% of deaths due to overdose. Even the casual or occasional use of illegal drugs might be fatal, and with an explosion of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, a single tablet purchased online or on social media might be deadly,” said special prosecutor for narcotics Bridget G. Brennan. , it’s a statement.
Traffic forms are getting more and more ingenious. In October a DEA task force in Manhattan found 15,000 fentanyl pills packed in two black bags inside a Lego box in the back of a rented car. The drugs found came from Mexico, authorities said.
“Fentanyl is the single most significant threat to our public health and public safety,” DEA Special Agent Frank Tarentino said then. “It’s poison…. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Every day we have more seizures. In New York City there is a drug overdose 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 on public transport with “advice” to consume fentanyl “safely”, which some described as counterproductive and irresponsible.