Hawaii’s federal drug task force is sounding the alarm as a highly potent batch of fentanyl is killing people on the Big Island.
Sources confirm over the past week there have been at least two deaths along with several more overdoses.
“I want the public to be careful and make sure that they understand that there’s something out there in the streets that can be lethal,” said Gary Yabuta, Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area executive director. A bulletin the agency sent out on Monday also warned the public, saying there have been “multiple fatalities”.
Officials confirm a shipment of suspected fentanyl powder along with rainbow-color fentanyl laced pills was recently smuggled into the state. The pills can resemble candy, similar to Sweet Tarts.