(WTAQ-WLUK) — Authorities have arrested several members of a drug trafficking organization believed to have distributed about 1 million fentanyl pills throughout Northeast Wisconsin in less than a year.
The Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group’s Drug Unit says the arrest came after LWAM’s largest fentanyl seizure of 54,000 fentanyl pills, valued at $500,000.
Fox Valley authorities declared fentanyl the number one drug threat to the area earlier this year.
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, just two milligrams of fentanyl can be enough to cause an overdose.
“Fentanyl is clearly the number one drug threat to communities throughout the Fox Valley area,” said LWAM Special Agent in Charge Jeremiah Winscher. “Alongside our local, state and federal partners, LWAM will continue to work diligently investigating and holding accountable those who chose to distribute this poison in our communities and cause harm to the citizens and families that live and work here.”
LWAM says Friday’s arrests mark a significant disruption in the flow of fentanyl to the area.
The investigation remains ongoing, and law enforcement expects to make additional arrests in the case.
