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A man and a woman were arrested in a massive drug bust that led to the seizure of enough of a powerful synthetic opioid to possibly kill more than 50 million people in southern California, authorities said. Andres Jesus Morales, 30, and Christine Ponce, 27, were each charged with four felony counts of possession of a controlled substance for sale, The Riverside District Attorney’s Office said in a statement on Thursday.... ...On Aug. 17, police raided a home in Perris, where they seized 21 kilograms, or about 46 pounds, of suspected carfentanil, a deadly synthetic opioid that is 100 times...