Sinaloa Cartel Claims Rainbow Fentanyl is Harm Reduction
Although we do not agree with DEA claims that rainbow fentanyl is an attempt to target US children, the Sinaloa cartel's claim about it being harm reduction is also dubious.
Although we do not agree with DEA claims that rainbow fentanyl is an attempt to target US children, the Sinaloa cartel's claim about it being harm reduction is also dubious.
The verdict: Injection attacks (being unconsensually stabbed and dosed with a drug) are extremely improbable at best.
A round light blue pill with “A” over “215” separated by a break line was sold in Philadelphia, PA as oxycodone A 215; contains fentanyl, analogues, gabapentin.
A round orange pill with “U31” on one side and two break lines on the other was sold online as Adderall (amphetamine) but actually contains methamphetamine.
A round blue pill with “M” in a box on one side was sold online as oxycodone 30mg, but actually contains exclusively fentanyl and 4-ANPP.
A bag of white powder was sold in Philadelphia, PA as cocaine, but contains phenacetin, cocaine, benzocaine, levamisole, and others.
We have received new reports of a huge spike in overdoses in Melrose Park, IL from cocaine adulterated with (likely) fentanyl.
The prevalence of fentanyl in cocaine is rising as the opioid crisis continues during a global pandemic. Testing for fentanyl is of paramount importance.
Anecdotal reports of likely fentanyl-related overdoses, including deaths, are arising from multiple regions in Colorado.
We have recently received a concerning report about a sample of ketamine and a sample of DMT in the Northwest Chicago suburbs testing positive for fentanyl.