A North Carolina mother was arrested with enough fentanyl to kill 1 million people, and sheriff's officials say her 4-year-old was in the vehicle when she was stopped by deputies.
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A North Carolina woman was discovered to be in possession of two kilograms of fentanyl, which is enough to kill one million people, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The agency also noted that fentanyl is “similar to morphine but about 100 times more potent.”
Karen Garcia Euceda was arrested by Durham County Sheriff’s Office deputies after the drugs were discovered in her vehicle, Fox 8 reports. Her 4-year-old daughter was also in the car. Euceda was the focus of an open investigation and was stopped while driving in Durham. The child has been placed in the custody of a relative.