Drug more potent than fentanyl seized in Memphis

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The director of the West Tennessee Drug Task Force says agents seized one pound of the deadly drug, fluorofentanyl, and eight pounds of methamphetamine during an interdiction operation Tuesday.

Director Johnie Carter said on December 9, agents with the West Tennessee Violent Crime and Drug Task Force’s Criminal Interdiction Unit were working a special assignment at an undisclosed location in Memphis, where they seized the illicit substances.

Courtesy: West Tennessee Drug Task Force

Fluorofentanyl is a synthetic compound of fentanyl and is created through the addition of another atom to the chemical structure.

“It is approximately 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine and much more potent than regular fentanyl because fluorofentanyl breaks down in the body to yet another chemical that is dissolved much more easily in the body’s fat, allowing it to cross the blood-brain barrier much quicker and at greater quantities than regular fentanyl can,” said Director Carter. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy commended the efforts of the West Tennessee Drug Force agents.

“Fentanyl is poison. It leads to more overdoses than any other drug, and is often mixed in with other drugs, so people don’t even know they’re taking it,” said DA Mulroy. “And fluorofentanyl’s even more deadly. This is yet another success by our DTF agents, who are working in Memphis’ highest crime areas, under our VCIF grant from the State, to keep people safe.” Director Carter said that while naloxone is effective in reversing an overdose of fentanyl, it usually requires many more doses than regular fentanyl requires to reverse the effects, and is one of the top contributors to overdose deaths.

The investigation was funded in part by Governor Lee’s Violent Crime Initiative Fund (VCIF) grant. No other details are being released at this time.

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