Coverage dated March 20, 2023

DEA issues dire US warning of fentanyl mixed with flesh-eating 'tranq' drug

Headline from Fox10 Phoenix

Xylazine, also known as “tranq," is a powerful animal sedative that’s known to cause open skin wounds so severe – it can lead to amputation.

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  1. Fox10 Phoenix

    DEA issues dire US warning of fentanyl mixed with flesh-eating 'tranq' drug (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Xylazine, also known as “tranq," is a powerful animal sedative that’s known to cause open skin wounds so severe – it can lead to amputation.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    DEA issues alert about widespread threat of xylazine (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Janelle Chavez, CNN The US Drug Enforcement Administration issued an alert Monday about the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer also commonly known as “tranq” or “tranq dope.

  3. WMUR

    DEA issues alert about widespread threat of veterinary tranquilizer xylazine (opens WMUR)

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    The DEA issued an alert about the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer also commonly known as "tranq" or "tranq dope."

  4. Washington Times

    DEA issues public safety alert over ‘tranq,’ says drugs seized in nearly every state (opens Washington Times)

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    The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the American public about an increase in the trafficking of xylazine, an animal sedative that is often mixed with deadly synthetic opioids and goes by the street name “tranq.”

  5. Newsweek

    DEA issues dire warning on fentanyl mixed with flesh-eating tranquilizer (opens Newsweek)

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    Xylazine, which has also been called the "zombie" drug, has been observed mixed in with fentanyl supplies in 48 states.

  6. Washington Examiner

    DEA issues public warning for dangerous widespread fentanyl mix (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a public safety alert Monday about a dangerous mix of fentanyl and xylazine, a powerful sedative, being trafficked in 48 states.

  7. Fox News

    DEA issues dire warning on fentanyl mixed with flesh-eating 'Tranq' zombie drug seized in 48 of 50 states (opens Fox News)

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    The DEA issued a public safety alert warning Americans of a sharp increase of the trafficking of fentanyl mixed with animal tranquilizer xylazine or "Tranq," which rots human flesh.

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