US Shocker: ‘Ghost’ Tattooed Woman Found in Possession of Enough Zombie Drugs to Kill Over 500k People, Along With Several Weapons in South Carolina
Abernathy was detained and accused with trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and having a firearm while committing a violent felony. She has been currently moved to a prison without a bond.
Mumbai, September 2: A woman with 'ghost' tattoo on her forehead has been charged with having enough fentanyl in her possession to kill about 500,000 people. According to reports, the 'zombie drug' is 50 times stronger than heroin. Katelin Abernathy, 25, was apprehended in South Carolina, United States, carrying roughly 1.5 kilogrammes of it. She was then detained on suspicion of drug trafficking.
A striking tattoo with the word 'ghost' in bold black script was visible above Abernathy's right forehead in her mugshot. Abernathy was under observation, the sheriff's office stated in a Facebook post on Wednesday, August 30. Police dogs picked up the narcotics during a traffic check in the Spartanburg County neighbourhood of Boiling Springs, which is when officers first discovered portion of Abernathy's sizable stockpile. Zombie Drug: Flesh-Eating Drug ‘Tranq’ Takes Over Los Angeles Streets as Videos Show People Hunched Over.
They discovered multiple guns, 20 grammes of suspected crystal meth, and 941 grammes of probable fentanyl in the car. After obtaining a search warrant, deputies went to a storage facility that Abernathy had been using. There, they found 3 pistols, 4 long guns, and another 531 grammes of probable fentanyl.
Abernathy was detained and accused with trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and having a firearm while committing a violent felony. She has been currently moved to a prison without a bond. Last year, she was detained on three different occasions for alleged drug-related offences.
A kilogramme of fentanyl, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration, has the potential to kill 500,000 people. -Law enforcement, however, is of the opinion that drug traffickers usually supply the potent substance by the kilogramme. Xylazine Crisis in Philadelphia: Flesh Destroying Drug Grips US City, Viral Videos Show People Acting Like ‘Zombies’.
Fentanyl usage is presently widespread in the US, while the year 2022 set a record for the highest number of deaths linked to the substance. The potentially fatal substance isn't as prevalent in the UK as it is across the Atlantic, but it is growing. According to Public Health England, the number of deaths connected to fentanyl-related medications doubled between 2015 and 2019.
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