Special Agent Frank A. Tarentino III stated, "This is a crisis, an epidemic like nothing we've ever seen before in drug law enforcement. It's the greatest threat that we've ever experienced."
According to the DEA, fentanyl is about 100 times more powerful than morphine and has become a global issue, making New York City a key distribution hub due to its geographic advantages.
Tarentino highlighted the Bronx's critical role in drug distribution, saying, "The Bronx is really ground zero because of its location, because of the transit arteries that flow through it up into the Northeast and down into the Southeast."
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