The drugs have a street value of more than $5 million and were enough to kill 20 million people, the FBI says.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — An estimated 88 pounds of suspected fentanyl and other drugs have been seized by a Cleveland FBI task force, enough to kill 20 million people, according to authorities.
The FBI says two members of a drug-trafficking operation based in Mexico were arrested and that four firearms, including two assault rifles, were seized. The names of the suspects were not released. Lake County Sheriff Frank Leonbruno says in a post on Facebook that his office assisted the FBI with the drug seizures. Leonbruno warns of the deadly impact the drugs are having in Lake County and Northeast Ohio.
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