UPDATE: 2:09 p.m. Press Conference:
@TBInvestigation Dir. Gwyn announces seizure of 5 kilos of heroin in weekend arrest in Murfreesboro. -SN pic.twitter.com/xykKSO5ait
— TBI (@TBInvestigation) January 26, 2016
- The Murfreesboro Police department and the TBI are holding a news conference to discuss what they say is an important arrest in a heroin trafficking investigation.
- 2 Colorado women were arrested.
- Arrest made at Comfort Suites
@TBInvestigation Director: “Troubling trend developing where heroin is being laced w/ fentanyl.”
According to wikipedia :
“Fentanyl (also known as fentanil, brand names Sublimaze,[6] Actiq, Durogesic, Duragesic, Fentora, Matrifen, Haldid, Onsolis,[7]Instanyl,[8] Abstral,[9] Lazanda[10] and others[11]) is a potent, synthetic opioid analgesic with a rapid onset and short duration of action.[12] It is a strong agonist at the μ-opioid receptors. Historically, it has been used to treat breakthrough pain and is commonly used in pre-procedures as a pain reliever as well as an anesthetic in combination with a benzodiazepine.[citation needed]
Fentanyl is approximately 80 to 100 times more potent than morphine and roughly 40 to 50 times more potent than pharmaceutical grade (100% pure) heroin”
A full report of the investigation will be in tomorrow’s rutherfordsource.com.
Tuesday Morning 1/26:
Interim Chief Michael Bowen and TBI Director Mark Gwyn will be speaking at news conference, which is slated to start at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Officials will also be discussing the current status of heroin in Tennessee.
JUST IN: Murfreesboro PD, TBI to announce ‘major arrest’ in heroin trafficking investigation https://t.co/ztDouh39Vf
— WSMV-TV, Nashville (@WSMV) January 26, 2016
