Cocaine is killing more people in Newfoundland and Labrador than fentanyl, police say
- A news conference on April 16, 2025, addressed rising cocaine toxicity deaths in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Canada faces a growing drug overdose crisis, with potent cocaine now circulating in the province.
- Authorities seized cocaine with purity exceeding 90 percent, a level previously unseen in the province.
- David Emberley described the seized cocaine as "alarming and highly toxic," with "purity levels that we have never seen before."
- Cocaine toxicity caused 43 deaths, surpassing fentanyl's 20, making it the leading cause of overdose fatalities last year.
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Cocaine is killing more people in Newfoundland and Labrador than fentanyl, police say
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Cocaine is killing more people in Newfoundland and Labrador than fentanyl, police say - The Turtle Island News
By Sarah Smellie -CP-Highly potent cocaine is circulating in Newfoundland and Labrador, and police said Wednesday the drug is killing more people than fentanyl. Cocaine seized recently by the RCMP was found to have “purity levels that we have never seen before,” reaching 90 per cent or higher, Insp. David Emberley told a news conference in St. John’s. “This is alarming and highly toxic for human consumption,” he said. Figures supplied to reporte…
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Highly potent cocaine is circulating in Newfoundland and Labrador, and police said Wednesday the drug is killing more people than fentanyl. Cocaine seized recently by the RCMP was found to have “purity levels that we have never seen before,” reaching 90 per cent or higher, Insp. David Emberley told a news conference in St. John’s. “This is alarming and highly toxic for human consumption,” he said. Figures supplied to reporters Wednesday by the p…
Cocaine getting more pure and deadly, victims getting younger, police warn
Police are sounding the alarm about rising numbers of drug overdose deaths in the province, caused mostly by cocaine. The high purity of the drugs in recent years has made them more deadly than ever before, and the victims are getting young, as young as just 14 years old. NTV’s Rosie Mullaley reports.
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