Tarrant County sheriff’s deputies seize enough pure fentanyl for 1 million fatal doses

Fort Worth Star-Telegram
BY JAMES HARTLEY
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 6:18 AM


The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office seized enough pure, uncut fentanyl Tuesday to provide for more than 1 million lethal doses.
Courtesy Tarrant County Sheriff's Office

One person was arrested Tuesday after the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office found the largest amount of pure, uncut fentanyl ever seized by deputies in Tarrant County, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

The person had more than 2,000 grams of pure, uncut fentanyl, capable of more than 1 million fatal doses, according to the release. The sheriff’s office has not yet released the name of the person arrested.

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team, the sheriff’s office SWAT team and tactical medics with Fort Worth police executed a search warrant on a Tarrant County residence on Tuesday and discovered the drugs, according to the release. Authorities also seized four firearms, three vehicles and more than $48,000.

This story was originally published September 9, 2022 5:58 PM.