33 pounds of fentanyl - enough to wipe out Massachusetts - seized in Boston - Holy Fuck

MA better start trucking in methadone!!

Boston authorities said they seized more than 33 pounds of fentanyl--enough to kill millions of people--in connection with one of Massachusetts' biggest drug busts ever.

In announcing the results of a six-month wiretap probe called "Operation High Hopes," prosecutors said the synthetic opioid was being sold on the street by a drug gang with links to Mexico's notorious Sinaloa Cartel, the drug organization once led by Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

"I want to be clear about the size and scope here," District Attorney Daniel Conley said at a news conference Thursday. "Massachusetts' fentanyl trafficking statute covers quantities greater than 10 grams. That threshold represents less than 1/1000 of the quantity we've taken off the street."

He said the number of overdoses the seized fentanyl could have caused "is truly staggering."

"Individuals who buy and sell at this level aren't users," Conley said. "They're not small-time dealers, either. They're certainly not selling to support a habit. They're trafficking in addictive substances that claim more lives in Massachusetts than all homicides, all suicides, and all car crashes, statewide, combined."

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The Boston Herald quoted a law enforcement source as saying that the 33-plus pounds of fentanyl is enough to kill more than 7 million people in its raw form. Massachusetts population is 6.8 million.

Authorities said the biggest fish netted in the probe, conducted by Boston police and agents from the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, was Robert Contreras, 42, of Boston. He was arrested at his home Thursday and is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.

Conley said the probe's initial focus was a Contreras customer, Edward Soto-Perez, 43, of Boston.

He said he took the "rare step of approving a wiretap" because Soto-Perez had been so adept at protecting the addresses of his stash houses and the identities of his suppliers.

Conley said the wiretap eventually led to Soto-Perez's biggest supplier, Contreras, and established Contreras' direct ties to the Sinaloa cartel.

The DA said 36 others were also arrested in the probe and that investigators also seized cocaine, heroin, two guns and $300,000 in cash.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/09/33-pounds-fentanyl-enough-to-wipe-out-massachusetts-seized-in-boston.html


Comments


[125 Points] Chipklaatu:

some rough looking guys. where do the Sinaloans recruit their foot soldiers, national sex offender registry?


[49 Points] valuum:

What’s up with “junior” I take it he got away! He’s like the Puerto Rican version of “the Greek” from the wire.


[53 Points] OptionalAccountant:

Maybe one day they will learn to not prohibit the relatively safer options.


[40 Points] Furjiply:

Meanwhile 100 pounds of fent makes it into the country undetected elsewhere


[30 Points] None:

If someone were to dump fentsnyl solution out of a low flying plane. Would it kill people it landed on?


[21 Points] BlackoutsBenjamins:

Enough dope to kill that many people yet he gets 1mil for bail


[17 Points] Veortox:

If it was 33pounds of carfent how much would that kill?


[13 Points] ciphersexual:

33 pounds / 7 million people = .000005 pounds per person?

Stupid English weights and measures, we'll never figure this out.


[10 Points] dumbgringo:

Reading the comments on the article were very enlightening ...


[5 Points] bigbigsmalldude:

They will never get out of prison.


[2 Points] Borax:

I wonder if this is pre-cut?


[2 Points] Xantaxx:

I guess “Junior” is the boss because he is obviously posing in his pic...


[2 Points] Ayyjayy14:

Luis Baez looks sinbad’s stunt double lmao


[0 Points] summer_of_love_67:

one photo shows why fentanyl is far deadlier than heroin.

https://unsee.cc/c0a1e0ac/

Picture link is good for one day then site auto deletes it.

Why can't i post pictures in this subreddit?


[2 Points] ganjagrin:

Big busts like that are happening all over the US. In the past 6 months expecially. They found over a 140 pounds in the month of August in New York alone. San Diego had over 100 pounds seized in June. Another 60 pounds found in St. Louis in April.


[2 Points] JohnNYJet_Original:

The "War on Drugs" is the single greatest waste of human effort in my lifetime. You will not stop the production, importation and sales of ANY product that has a strong demand. There is a better way but in the US too many hands making to much PUBLIC money disallowing any alternative venues to take hold. Leading to excessive deaths of humans held hostage by their own addictive health issue. Just horribly sad.


[1 Points] i_quit:

So it was going to the cartel guys? But where did it come from?


[1 Points] ArmaniDiamonds:

Jesus Christ!


[1 Points] Domestic-Xanax:

I would like to also add the feds are prob trying to get fent off the dnm so they can probly have a fent market or vendor on a b.s "new market" and fuck people who order it with cd's and also use the info to check the shit out of every single name that orders from them to see if they can add to their terrorist watch list or w.e they call it ALSO sorry for the bad wording but i hope you guys understand what im trying to say


[1 Points] I_Hate_Rerock:

One picture is worth a thousand words, this is why Fentanyl is more dangerous than Heroin. thanks to STAT for the photo.

http://matrixtxri745dfw.onion/neo/uploads/180212/MATRIX_005219_vXF_Heroin-Fentanyl-vials.jpg

yesterday when i tried to post a photo the reddit photo bot police deleted the link for it required JS. this site does not require java script so everyone should be able to see it.

Peace -though may those bastards choke on their own fentanyl.


[1 Points] illuminatioffical:

I'm sure if they spent the money they spend on busting weed dealers on fent dealers this would happen a lot more often


[1 Points] chosis12399:

How do you even sell fent? are these guys using geometric dilution to mix the fent with heroin at like 1:300? seems like they would have to get it perfect because any imbalance would cause a serious overdose if you give too much fent


[0 Points] Removed_Californian:

Two words:

Shit hole.


[-6 Points] ForLol_Serious:

Damn and i thought I was stuntin by having half a key


[-10 Points] cosmicsadist2:

Oh great another fentanyl bust /s

Now ill never get my hands on some. With the recent china ban and numerous busts lately, the fent game is looking pretty dry.