Lab finds fentanyl in spice seized from Brandon convenience store
BRANDON, MS (WLBT) - The state crime lab detected fentanyl in a vial of Spice seized from a Brandon convenience store.
On August 8, law enforcement officers executed warrants and consent searches at about a half-dozen metro Jackson vape shops and convenience stores, according to Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director John Dowdy.
Dowdy said fentanyl, a highly regulated narcotic used as part of anesthesia to help prevent pain after surgery or other medical procedure, is the most potent opioid available for medical treatment.
It is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine and 30 to 50 times more powerful than heroin.
"Spice is illegal and unregulated, so a user can never be sure of what he is using," Director Dowdy said. "Now that fentanyl has been found in the Spice vials seized last week, people need to understand that the vape high could very likely lead to death."
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