Investigation Into ‘Massive’ Fentanyl Ring Leads to 23 Arrests and 250K Pills Seized

New details of a federal investigation into a “massive” fentanyl ring were released Monday as officials announced 11 additional suspects — out of 23 total in custody — had been arrested in connection with the illegal sale and distribution of the ultra-deadly synthetic opioid, which health officials say is a major factor in the country’s overdose epidemic.

“Fentanyl is the greatest threat to Americans today,” the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Anne Milgram, told reporters at a news conference.

“It is devastating families across our country and killing Americans from all walks of life,” Milgram said. “And it is the leading cause of death today in the United States for Americans between the age of 18 and 45.”

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