carfentanil
Coverage of carfentanil in the Nexus archive.
- DEA RMFD warns of deadly pill mixtures in Colorado and Utah seizures
The DEA's Rocky Mountain Field Division warns about illicit pills containing deadly mixtures of fentanyl/carfentanil and fentanyl/heroin, identified in recent seizures in Colorado and Utah. The drugs were found in tablets after lab analyses by the DEA's Southwest Laboratory.
- Inside the DEA's busiest drug lab in the US, where cocaine is king and new drugs rapidly emerge
The DEA's Southeast Regional Drug Laboratory in South Miami is the busiest in the US, processing 70% of all DEA-seized drugs. The lab focuses on cocaine and emerging substances like fentanyl and carfentanil, with chemists analyzing drug samples to support federal prosecutions.
- Billings man sentenced to more than 11 years in prison on drug trafficking charges
A man from Billings was sentenced to over 11 years in prison for drug trafficking after attempting to collect a package containing 6,000 carfentanil pills hidden in a stuffed animal at the post office.
- Cheyenne drug investigation results in Federal firearm and narcotics charges
A Cheyenne man has been sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and carfentanil. The case stems from a federal drug investigation.
- Weapons-grade chemical carfentanil surges as dangerous substitute for fentanyl
Weapons-grade carfentanil, 100 times stronger than fentanyl, is surging in the U.S. as a lethal substitute, leading to hundreds of deaths. The DEA attributes the rise to Mexican traffickers adapting to Chinese regulations on fentanyl precursors. Carfentanil's extreme potency—lethal in amounts smaller than a poppy seed—poses severe risks to drug users.