12,000 Fentanyl pills in candy bags seized at LAX (Video)

On the morning of October 19 around 7:30 a.m., LA County Sheriff’s Narcotics Bureau Detectives and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents assigned to a task force at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) seized approximately 12,000 suspected fentanyl pills.

The suspect attempted to go through TSA screening with several bags of candy and miscellaneous snacks with the intent of boarding a plane.  However, it was discovered that inside the “Sweetarts”, “Skittles”, and “Whoppers” candy boxes were fentanyl pills and not candy.  The suspect fled prior to being detained by law enforcement but has been identified and the investigation is on-going.

With Halloween approaching, parents need to make sure they are checking their kids’ candy and not allowing them to eat anything until it has been inspected by them.  If you find anything in candy boxes that you believe might be narcotics, do not touch it and immediately notify your local law enforcement agency. 

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin, and up to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

Just two milligrams of fentanyl – about the size of 10-15 grains of table salt – is considered a lethal dose.

Federal authorities and local law enforcement have for months been warning about the dangers of fentanyl, with the DEA cautioning “one pill can kill.”  ~  per MSN

For more on this very disturbing story, see the video accompanying this article.

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(Source and images, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)

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