Arizona sisters Kimberli Guadalupe Torres-Marin, Alexa Torres-Marin booked for allegedly possessing  850K fentanyl-laced pills

“Two out of five counterfeit pills that come across our border are laced with lethal doses of fentanyl,” Maricopa County Attorney, Rachel Mitchell, talked to FOX 10 Phoenix. She added, “These drugs are being marketed to our youth in the most proliferous ways and are being produced in candy-like colors. We must hold those who bring these lethal pills into our community accountable.”

In a statement, the prosecutor’s office shed light on the dangerous effects of the seized drugs, “Fentanyl is highly addictive and can be lethal if even a small amount is ingested or smoked.” To spread awareness and make parents stay vigilant on fentanyl catastrophe, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said, “Will be spearheading a free, public community forum on Sept. 27 at Independence High School in Glendale, Arizona, with experts on fentanyl to help educate parents and teens on the dangers of this drug.”

Lately, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), also has been raising flags over the emerging trend of brightly colored "rainbow fentanyl" pills used by drug mafias to lure children and young adults. As per the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Director for the Port of Nogales, Arizona, informed, ‘officers stopped five loads totaling approximately 400,000 candy-like fentanyl pills over the weekend. Of that amount, approximately 30,000 were rainbow-colored. The loads also contained 152 pounds of methamphetamine’.

He added, “The drugs were allegedly concealed through a variety of methods, ncluding in the back wall of a truck cab, the side walls of a vehicle and throughout a pickup truck.”