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prima:Fentanyl: How Puerto Rico’s drug scene has changed since the opioid crisis began

Small groups scattered throughout the island control the substances. They are very territorial and not afraid to use extreme measures to eliminate or intimidate competitors.

April 9, 2024 - 4:00 PM

A DEA chemist verifies a confiscated substance, which is likely contaminated with fentanyl, at the agency's laboratories in Miami, Florida. (Saúl Martínez)

Special Agent Francisco Pérez sits in the conference room of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in San Juan as he recounts as if it were an action movie, the day he captured one of Puerto Rico’s most infamous drug traffickers.

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