The fentanyl crisis in the United States is too scary! Nursery Becomes "Poison Nest" 1-year-old Child Death Center | Police | Nursery
On September 21, according to foreign media reports, the US police recently reported that a day care center in New York was found to have a large amount of fentanyl hidden. What's even more frightening is that multiple children at the center accidentally came into contact with these fentanyls, causing the death of one 1-year-old child and three children being hospitalized for treatment. This tragedy has once again drawn attention from the American public to the fentanyl crisis, with the Mayor of New York calling for a comprehensive nationwide crackdown on the rampant use of fentanyl.
According to The New York Times, on the 15th local time, New York police discovered that multiple infants and young children aged 8 months to 2 years old were showing signs of excessive use of opioids in a local day care center. One year old child Nicholas Dominic died, and the other three have been hospitalized for treatment and are currently in good condition.
As of the 18th, the forensic team has not disclosed the specific cause of death of Nicholas Dominic. But the New York police said that medical examinations showed that all three other children had fentanyl in their bodies.
According to reports, the New York police announced on the evening of the 18th that an investigation found fentanyl under the cushion provided for children to take a nap in this day care center. The New York police previously stated that they had found a large amount of fentanyl and equipment used by drug traffickers to package large amounts of drugs in hallway cabinets.
At present, the police have arrested Mendes, the operator of the daycare center, and her tenant Brito, who are charged with illegal possession of drugs and murder.
According to the BBC, the New York police are currently arresting Mendes' husband, and court documents have identified him as an accomplice.
The prosecutor stated that surveillance footage and phone records show that Mendes first dialed her husband's phone number before contacting 911 after discovering that the children were sick. After her husband arrived, he took a few shopping bags from the daycare center. In addition, Mendes deleted about 20000 text messages from his phone before his arrest, and the authorities later restored these messages.
According to CNN, analysis suggests that the area appears to be a drug distribution center disguised as a day care center. The suspect is a drug distributor whose task is to mix fentanyl with other drugs, even household items such as baby powder, and hand it over to a drug dealer.
According to reports, Nicholas Dominic's parents stated in an interview that their child had just entered this day care center a week ago. His father said, "It's really scary to find drugs in the place where we take care of children... We want to take our son to a place where we can take care of him, not a 'funeral home'."
According to The Washington Post, New York City Mayor Adams stated at a press conference on the 16th that the incident highlights the challenges New York faces in combating opioid drugs.
According to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation, Adams said, "A fentanyl that is only one tenth the size of a fingernail can kill an adult, and one can imagine what kind of impact a child will be affected by."
Adams called for a comprehensive nationwide crackdown on the rampant use of fentanyl at the press conference.
According to reports, the fentanyl crisis has swept across every community and corner of the United States, with a sharp increase in the number of Americans dying from excessive fentanyl.
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles recently released a study showing that "the rise of illegally manufactured fentanyl has triggered an unprecedented drug overdose crisis in the United States."
The data shows that the increase in fentanyl related deaths first occurred in 2015, and since then, fentanyl has been spreading in the United States, leading to a sharp increase in mortality rates.
The Center for American Progress, a think tank, has released a report stating that the United States has the highest mortality rate from opioid drugs in the world. In 2022 alone, over 100000 people died from drug overdoses, with the death toll even higher than motor vehicle accidents and violent shootings.
The Center for American Progress called in its report that this crisis can only be resolved through cooperation between various levels of government and society in the United States, and inciting fear of immigration and political inaction will further exacerbate the crisis.
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