SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Across the country, new variations of drugs are emerging that are stronger than fentanyl. Some of them are also showing up in South Dakota.
The White House is warning people of three types of drugs: carfentanil, fluorofentanyl, and methylfentanyl, all of which are more deadly than fentanyl.
“We have had a few occurrences of the fluorofentanyl being in our city, probably about a half dozen so far this year, in 2026,” said Sgt. Aaron Benson with the Sioux Falls Police Dept. “Some previous years, we have seen a little bit higher numbers of that. At this point, we have not had any occurrences of any methylfentanyl being located in Sioux Falls.”
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Despite not being prevalent in the area, police are still on the lookout for all three drugs…