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An extraordinarily strong batch of heroin caused the overdose deaths of two 28-year-old men in Smyrna earlier this year, Detective Mitch Plumb said, and it contributed to recent overdose deaths in Roswell and Cartersville and possibly others in the metro area.
“It’s been going on for a year and half now, it’s still going on and it’s been traced to Midtown,” said Plumb, a member of the Smyrna Police investigative division. “Heroin in this area is becoming very toxic. What’s odd about these cases is they’re resulting in double deaths, which is unusual. We’re finding out that a lot of these probably shouldn’t be overdoses.”
“‘Mexican Brown’ has been coming into the area,” Killorin said. “It’s a lot more potent than what we traditionally see in this area. People get acclimated to a certain level of purity. If some heroin gets loose that’s above the level they’re used to, that can be trouble.”
But Killorin said they see “a cocktail of heroin” in Atlanta.
“It comes in from all over and often is a ‘mix-up,’ if you will, of a variety of kinds,” he said.
As a result, dealers often don’t know exactly what they’re peddling.
http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/bad-heroin-said-to-93755.html
“It’s been going on for a year and half now, it’s still going on and it’s been traced to Midtown,” said Plumb, a member of the Smyrna Police investigative division. “Heroin in this area is becoming very toxic. What’s odd about these cases is they’re resulting in double deaths, which is unusual. We’re finding out that a lot of these probably shouldn’t be overdoses.”
“‘Mexican Brown’ has been coming into the area,” Killorin said. “It’s a lot more potent than what we traditionally see in this area. People get acclimated to a certain level of purity. If some heroin gets loose that’s above the level they’re used to, that can be trouble.”
But Killorin said they see “a cocktail of heroin” in Atlanta.
“It comes in from all over and often is a ‘mix-up,’ if you will, of a variety of kinds,” he said.
As a result, dealers often don’t know exactly what they’re peddling.
http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/bad-heroin-said-to-93755.html