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Fentanyl Drug Bust Raises Alarms

Fentanyl Drug Bust Raises Alarms

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The amount and types of drugs found in a Yankton bust is raising alarms.
Over four hundred forty thousand dollars in illegal drugs were found during a bust last October in a Yankton home. Among the drugs found was fentanyl.
Attorney General Marty Jackley says it’s a big problem….…….

Jackley says they are finding more fentanyl during their investigations…..

Jackley says he is pushing a combination of enforcement and education…..

Fentanyl has been linked to the deaths of Prince, and Michael Jackson.

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