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‘Approximately seven out of 10 fake pills contain a deadly dose of fentanyl, up from four in 10 pills in 2021,’ the DEA said.

Initial samples of drugs found in overdose cases contained xylazine, bromazolam, fentanyl, quinine, and caffeine.

In late August, truck driver Jeen Blake loaded up his tractor-trailer in Riverside, Calif., for his trip to New York. Days later, he drove through Staten Island into the city, and pulled into a desolate parking lot on Long Island, where his employer Dorian Cabrera met him, carrying a duffle bag.

Overdose deaths have spiked in New York City, increasing 41 percent from since 2010, according to new data released by the Health Department.