Busted car light leads to arrest of Florida woman holding enough fentanyl to kill 1,850 people
(Fentanyl in its powder form – Image credit DEA)
A Naples, Florida, woman who had in her possession enough of the powerful opioid fentanyl to kill 1,850 people is now facing charges. Collier County deputies arrested Nicole Norman on Tuesday.
The 32-year-old is now facing charges for:
- possession of fentanyl,
- possession of heroin,
- possession or use of narcotics paraphernalia, and
- driving with a suspended license.
“These illicit drugs have no place in Collier County,” said Sheriff Kevin Rambosk. “The proactive work that our deputies are doing is keeping our community safe.”
Deputies patrolling Golden Gate after 10 p.m. Tuesday conducted a traffic stop on a black Chevy SUV that was traveling south on Santa Barbara Boulevard without a functioning tag light.
Deputies made contact with Norman, learned she had a suspended license and placed her under arrest.
When asked if she had any illegal contraband on her person, Norman retrieved a bag of heroin from her bra. She then pulled a bag of fentanyl from her pants. A search of her bag yielded a straw commonly used to ingest narcotics.
Deputies tested and weighed the drugs. Norman had heroin and 3.71 grams of fentanyl.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says 1 kilogram of fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 people.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine and 30 to 50 times more potent than heroin. It can be a threat to anyone who comes into contact with it as it can be absorbed through the skin or accidentally inhaled.
Norman was booked at the Naples Jail Center and also received a citation for the broken tag light.
(Source and Nicole Norman Booking Photo, Collier County Sheriff’s Office)
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