Authorities Discover Fentanyl Factory Near Daycare Where Child Died

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Authorities announced on Thursday the discovery of another fentanyl factory near the daycare where a 1-year-old child died almost a month ago and three other children were hospitalized after being exposed to the drug. Four people were arrested at the clandestine factory of the fentanyl drug that was found inside a property located at 2337 Beaumont Avenue in the Belmont neighborhood, police said. Inside the place there were at least two mills used to manufacture the pills. The operation was led by agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the DEA, the New York State Police , and the New York City Police. The raid was part of an ongoing investigation that began Thursday around 4:30 p.m.

NEW YORK – Authorities announced Thursday the discovery of another fentanyl factory near the daycare where a 1-year-old boy died almost a month ago and three other children were hospitalized after being exposed to the drug.

Four people were arrested in the clandestine fentanyl drug factory that was found inside a property located at 2337 Beaumont Avenue in the Belmont neighborhood, police said. Inside the place there were at least two mills used to manufacture the pills.

The operation was led by agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the DEA, the New York State Police, and the New York City Police. The raid was part of an ongoing investigation that began Thursday around 4:30 p.m.

Through tears, the mother recounted how she found her two young children unconscious at the Hispanic daycare where a baby died from an overdose. Ricardo Villarini brings us the exclusive.

Images from the scene showed the area illuminated with agents and officers leaving the multi-family home. Inside the place, evidence of the drug, devices for processing it and several presses for fentanyl pills were seized.

This is the third raid in the last three weeks in Bronx County.

Authorities have not yet released the amount of fentanyl that was confiscated. More details of the operation and those arrested are expected to be released on Friday.

FENTANYL IN THE BIG APPLE

According to the most recent report from the New York City Department of Health, 81% of overdose deaths in the city are caused by fentanyl and overdose deaths grew by 12% in 2022 compared to the previous year.

According to a statement from the agency, it is the highest number of deaths (3,026) since the data began to be recorded in 2000.

The data shows that African Americans had the highest rate of deaths and the largest absolute increase in the rate, from 2021 to 2022, from 52.0 to 62.0 per 100,000 residents. Latinos rank second with a rate of 53.1 per 100,000 county residents.

They also show that as in previous years, adults between 55 and 64 years old had the highest overdose rate, followed by those between 45 and 54 years old.

Residents of the Bronx, a majority-Latino county and the poorest in the city, had the highest death rate in 2022, at 73.6 per 100,000 residents.

In response to the crisis, the New York City Department of Health issued a commissioner’s advisory recommending:

Carry naloxone and know how to use it. Talk to your loved ones about substance use and the risk of overdose. Avoid drug use alone. Keep all medications, including medications, stored safely.

Anyone can attend a Department of Health training and receive a free naloxone kit.

Naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and xylazine test strips are also available for free at syringe service programs (one-stop centers that connect people who use drugs to a variety of basic needs, social supports, and physical and mental health care). and citywide opioid overdose prevention programs.

Visit nyc.gov/alcoholanddrugs for more information on available resources.

2023-10-06 18:28:56
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