Livonia traffic stop leads to largest fentanyl bust in Michigan history, police say

Authorities seize 90 pounds of fentanyl in Livonia Michigan

An undercover customer working with police helped them catch a gas station owner from Macomb County who was dealing fentanyl and heroin.

Macomb County gas station owner charged in state’s largest fentanyl seizure.

Barry Anthony Willis, 55, of Clinton Township, is accused of possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute them, according to a criminal complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Investigators say during a search of Detroit properties owned by Willis, they found in excess of 90 pounds of fentanyl, more than six pounds of cocaine, a pill press, drug packaging materials, scales, a handgun, and $150,000 in suspected drug proceeds.

Read More Here at The Macomb Daily

Fox 2 Detroit – $4.2M worth of drugs, guns, and cash seized in Livonia

WXYZ TV Channel 7 – Livonia police seize drugs worth more than $4M

Community overdose surveillance: Fentanyl involvement in overdose deaths in rural Michigan

• Fentanyl was detected in approximately 70% of all deaths in 2020.
• Overdose deaths increased by 72.4% between 2019 to 2020.
• Stimulant use is rising and most stimulant-related deaths included fentanyl.

Read More Here at the NIH

Real Questions from Real Calls

Question: I think I found a bag with some Fentynal in my yard??

Answer: Get far away and call the police. Even though we battle the police in a court of law there is still a need for them. Unless you want to pick it up and find out.

What is Fentanyl?

In 2023 the overdose death rate topped 112,000 in a 12 month period for the first time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dec 28, 2023 (Still left out 3 days)

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