OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Omaha Police have issued a warning about a new sort of drug mixture that can’t be reversed by Narcan.
In a recent joint operation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, the OPD Narcotics Unit seized a substance that turned out to be fentanyl mixed with lidocaine, according to an OPD news release issued Tuesday morning. Law enforcement refer to the mixture as “purple” fentanyl.
“While lidocaine has previously been used as a cutting agent in illicit drugs, this is the first time Omaha detectives have encountered fentanyl combined with lidocaine in the metro area,” the OPD release states…