Detectives with the Commerce City Police Department recovered narcotics that tested positive for fentanyl from a home where five adults suffered fatal overdoses on Sunday afternoon.
A 29-year-old woman was also found in the home and transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Officials believe that the deceased intended to do cocaine and overdosed on fentanyl, 17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason said Monday. TEXAS SEIZED ENOUGH FENTANYL TO KILL 200 MILLION PEOPLE THIS YEAR ALONE, OFFICIALS SAY The Commerce City Police Department said Monday that its detective will"vigorously pursue charges" against the dealers who supplied the drugs.
"The use of fentanyl, intentionally or unintentionally, and the subsequent overdose deaths associated with its use has reached epic proportions in Colorado," the department said. Roger Boyd, 35, holds a piece of foil containing fentanyl in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, Calif.An addict prepares heroin, placing a fentanyl test strip into the mixing container to check for contamination.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more powerful than heroin and is commonly laced with heroin, cocaine, and other drugs.
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