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Law Enforcement Seizes over 50,000 Carfentanil Pills Bound for Puget Sound Region
The seized counterfeit pills contained carfentanil, a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl, linked to rising overdose deaths, officials said.
- On September 16, 2025, law enforcement seized over 50,000 pills at a Centralia, Washington gas station and arrested Nathaniel Washington, driver from Pacific, Washington, who faces federal charges.
- Lab testing found the counterfeit M30-style pills contained carfentanil with acetaminophen filler, and two tests flagged them negative for fentanyl.
- Authorities note that carfentanil is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times stronger than fentanyl, with CDC data showing deaths rising from 29 to 238 early 2024 and King County reporting four fatalities this year.
- Public-Health officials urged never to take nonprescribed pills, noted naloxone may not work in normal doses, and advised calling 911 immediately for suspected overdoses.
- The DEA tied the seized pills to Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion and said investigators tracked Washington’s travel through Phoenix, Arizona, along a common Mexico–Arizona–Washington trafficking route.
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Law enforcement seizes over 50,000 carfentanil pills bound for Puget Sound region
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Washington state drug bust seizes 50,000 pills with drug 100 times stronger than fentanyl
The DEA seized 50,208 counterfeit M30 pills in Centralia that tested positive for carfentanil, a drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl. Officials warn the bust highlights the growing threat of carfentanil in the illicit drug supply.
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