Posted on 08/21/2023 11:25:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway
After a year-long investigation, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office on Monday announced it had busted a fentanyl distribution organization that was mixing a dangerous animal tranquilizer into the drugs it was selling.
The animal tranquilizer, xylazine, is known to cause wounds at injection sites that destroy flesh and can lead to the amputation of limbs. Because it is a sedative and not a narcotic, users who overdose on drugs mixed with the drug might not be revived by treatments like Narcan, said sheriff's spokesman Andrew Gant.
Operation Empire was carried out by the Volusia Bureau of Investigation and East Volusia Narcotics Task Force along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the State Attorney’s Office. Investigators said the organization operated out of the South Daytona home of the group leader Javoris Edwards, 36, who was under house arrest for domestic violence battery. Edwards was arrested in October 2022 when a search warrant was issued at his home at 1614 Jones Street.
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I remember stories about those animal tranquilizers at least as far back as 2021 or so. Dangerous stuff.
A foolproof way to protect yourself.....
Don’t do drugs.
Bump
Not controlling a country’s borders has consequences....
I wonder how many people died in that year long investigation.
Now, now. You’ll offend FR’s addicts (liberTARDians) with your common-sense anti drug comments.
"far back as 2021"
Volusia County is memorable for a private tow-truck towing my car from a motel for a minor offense of registration.
Cash payment of $150 released it.
Oh well.
I trust my government, the medical/scientific community, and drug cartels to mix/dilute my drugs.
I believe.
You know, for when your fentanyl needs a little more kick.
Isn’t that kinda like cutting your cyanide with rat poison?
Absutely! Just say...no!
If you can say no to your parents, you can say no to anyone!
Great point!!!!
GOP talk of military action in Mexico sparks dire warnings
https://thehill.com/latino/4170236-gop-talk-of-military-action-in-mexico-sparks-dire-warnings/
We need to invade Mexico (yet Again...) and take control of the Mexican ports where the shipments of Fentanyl come in from China. Maybe our Military can’t/won’t be bribed by the Cartels...
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