Police in Victoria, B.C., say a kilogram of fentanyl seized during an arrest last month was unusually potent and could have aggravated the province's worsening overdose crisis. The seizure came after a months-long investigation into organized crime in the capital region, according to a police press release. "The subsequent analysis of this kilogram of a controlled substance by Health Canada confirmed it has a concentration of 90 per cent fentanyl, which is rare and extremely troubling," acting Insp. "Typically, samples are found to contain on average 10 per cent fentanyl. "In the midst of an opioid overdose pandemic, the dangerously high concentration of this seized fentanyl, in this amount, would undoubtedly have resulted in more deaths," King said.

Source: CBC News November 06, 2020 04:07 UTC