Death by Paper
A new method of drug smuggling using toxic paper has been discovered in a Chicago jail, resulting in several inmate deaths. The use of synthetic drugs is a growing national crisis, with over 1,440 new drugs appearing since 2013, and is confounding law enforcement officials.
Inmates in a Chicago jail overdosed on toxic paper laced with synthetic drugs. At least six died. The paper was sprayed with new designer drugs that promise relief but often deliver death. Dealers smuggled the drugs into the facility on paper, books, and letters. The jail increased surveillance, but smugglers evaded detection by lacing legal correspondence with drugs. A dealer was arrested after a painstaking investigation, but the problem is expected to continue. The rise of synthetic drugs is a national crisis, with fringe chemists producing a dizzying array of hazardous drugs.
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