EL PASO, TX – On Friday, an agent with the U.S. Border Patrol made a surprise drug bust after discovering a large bag of Fentanyl hiding inside of a woman's body.
According to the U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector, on Feb. 18, Ysleta Checkpoint Border Patrol Agents interdicted a body carrier smuggling 41 grams of Fentanyl inside her body during a body cavity search.
With the assistance of DEA, a warrant, and medical personnel, a potentially deadly situation was averted.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine. Pharmaceutical fentanyl was developed for pain management treatment of cancer patients, applied in a patch on the skin. Because of its powerful opioid properties, Fentanyl is also diverted for abuse. Fentanyl is added to heroin to increase its potency, or be disguised as highly potent heroin. Many users believe that they are purchasing heroin and actually don’t know that they are purchasing fentanyl – which often results in overdose deaths. Clandestinely-produced fentanyl is primarily manufactured in Mexico.
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