DETROIT – Federal authorities are no longer treating fentanyl like another street drug. They’re treating it like what they say it has become: a weapon of mass destruction.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has elevated fentanyl to that level; a designation officials say reflects the staggering death toll and the drug’s chemical potency — just two milligrams can be lethal.
Now, Detroit is about to become a focal point of the DEA’s response as Operation Engage, a nationwide enforcement-and-education initiative, prepares to launch in the city in early 2026…