They’re blue in color, small, round pills, and those are commonly known as fentanyl. But we are currently seeing those testing positive for carfentanil,” said Officer Chad Simpson, Grand ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Carfentanil is dangerous even in the smallest of quantities, and federal agents found a large amount of it in an unlikely place. DEA agents in New York City recently seized ...

One of those was carfentanil, an altered version of fentanyl that is said to be 100 times more potent, the CDC warned in a Dec. 5 alert. Deaths from carfentanil rose by more than 700% in the past ...

Suffolk County authorities for the first time busted a drug-peddling ring whose dealers were trafficking carfentanil — a lethal synthetic opioid used to tranquilize elephants. The narcotic is ...

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, carfentanil is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times stronger than fentanyl. “A lethal dose is about the size of a grain of salt,” Minnehaha ...

During 2023-24 seizures of street drugs laced with carfentanil - a highly potent analog of fentanyl - rose by 720%. Despite the large increase, the absolute number of samples was low. This could ...

SAN JOSE – Santa Clara County recorded its first carfentanil overdose death last week, according to county officials. Related Articles 12 people with California ties charged with distributing ...

Carfentanil, a much stronger version of fentanyl, is increasingly appearing in seized illicit fentanyl samples. This could make the fentanyl problem far worse. Here's why. Will the Iron Law reverse ...