Hays County Sheriff's Office hosted a joint press conference with the District Attorney’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Fentanyl Task Force at the county’s Public Safety Building Wednesday to provide an update of the investigation into the death of 15-year-old male from a fentanyl overdose on April 11. Police said they have arrested and charged an 18-year-old with both felony murder and delivery of a controlled dangerous substance.
Calling it a public health epidemic, the broad contingent of county and federal officials said they wanted to present a united front against fentanyl which some say has claimed the deaths of more than in most recent American wars and conflicts.
Information on a now available Hays County website, states that fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine– what may fit on a pencil tip can be fatal.
