Across the nation, the opioid crisis continues to ravage communities and claim new victims every day, including here in Orange County.
The most dramatic change law enforcement has seen in this recent epidemic has been the introduction of fentanyl – a highly potent synthetic opioid that is strong enough to cause an overdose with as little as 2 milligrams.
Since January, OCSD narcotics teams have intercepted 12.5 kilograms of this deadly drug and arrested seven people attempting to sell and transport it. That amount is enough for roughly 6 million people – nearly twice the county’s population — to fatally overdose.
Source: Orange County Sheriff Department
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