The Drug Enforcement Administration announced the bust of three fentanyl packaging mills in New York City on Friday.
The multi-borough operation happened over the course of six hours Wednesday.
Roughly 90 pounds of fentanyl seized
Officials said the three mills were each operating independently within three miles of one another – two in the Bronx and one in Manhattan’s Washington Heights.
“They’re in apartment buildings. They’re in homes,” said Christopher Roberts, DEA New York Special Agent in Charge of the Task Force Division. “They’re exposing the residents, children within these neighborhoods, within these buildings to these deadly chemicals.”…