FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence at a trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation. Congress has voted to temporarily extend a sweeping tool that has helped federal agents crack down on drugs chemically similar to fentanyl. The Senate on Thursday, April 29, 2021, approved legislation extending until October an order that allows the federal government to classify so-called fentanyl analogues as Schedule I controlled substances. The drugs are generally foreign-made with a very close chemical makeup to the dangerous opioid. (U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP, File)
A bad batch of drugs has been warned about in Milwaukee after 18 suspected drug overdose fatalities since Saturday.
14 males and 4 women, according to the County Medical Examiner’s Office, have all passed away.
Although the 18th victim passed away yesterday, the majority of the fatalities occurred between Saturday and Monday.
According to investigators, the lethal medications were probably laced with either fentanyl or the animal tranquilizer xylazine.
Before it can determine exactly what was in the drugs, the ME’s office must wait for toxicology results on the majority of the victims.
