Phoenix Family Discovers 5,000 Fentanyl Pills Inside Daughter's Thrift Store Toy
LAPPL News Watch
February 24, 2021
A
family in Arizona bought a toy worth far more than what they paid for
when they discovered more than 5,000 pills believed to be fentanyl
inside the doll.
Phoenix police said Saturday the child's parents bought
a Glo Worm from a thrift store in El Mirage, Arizona. The parents were
cleaning the toy when they found a sandwich bag filled with the drugs,
according to police. Police said the family immediately reported their
discovery and handed the drugs over to authorities.
Fentanyl is a
synthetic opioid often mixed with other illicit drugs like heroin and
cocaine that causes euphoric-like effects, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Overdose deaths involving synthetic
opioids increased over 16 percent from 2018 to 2019, according to the
CDC. Law enforcement officials used the incident as a reminder for
parents to inspect all open and used toys.
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