(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is reporting one of the largest-ever seizures of fentanyl in the county.
The sheriff’s office said two kilograms of the drug—about 4.4 pounds—was seized from a truck on Route 14 in Cary.
Two men, 28-year-old Joaquin R. Montano-Martinez, of Melrose Park, and 43-year-old Patricio Rosales-Diaz, of Palatine, are charged with possession and possession with intent to deliver.
The street value, according to prosecutors, is about $200,000 dollars.
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office said “two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a lethal dose, which is about 10 to 15 grains of table salt. One kilogram alone has the potential to kill 500,000 people.”
So, this had the potential to kill 1 million people.
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