Arizona border officials on Sunday discovered a new version of the “rainbow” fentanyl pill that has never been encountered before.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have made a new discovery at the Port of Nogales in southern Arizona.
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Portmaster Michael W. Humphries said about 413,000 fentanyl pills had been seized. Of those, about 44,000 pills had unique rainbow color combinations.
CBP agents also seized 7.4 pounds of fentanyl powder and 14.4 pounds of heroin. No further details about the seizure have been released.
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued an advisory in August warning the public that a “worrisome new trend” of colorful fentanyl (referred to in the media as “rainbow fentanyl”) had become available nationwide. .
The DEA has warned that colorful pills are designed to attract children, raising concerns that the drug could endanger children on Halloween, but some experts The family disagrees with that speculation.
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“Rainbow fentanyl — fentanyl pills and powders in a variety of bright colors, shapes and sizes — is a deliberate effort by drug traffickers to create addiction among children and adolescents,” said DEA administrator Anne Milgram. says. said in a statement“The men and women of the DEA are working tirelessly to stop the trafficking of rainbow fentanyl and defeat the Mexican drug cartels responsible for the majority of fentanyl trafficking in the United States.”
Fox News’ Michael Lee contributed to this report.