9/1/2022
RawNews1st – Authorities seize over 1,000 fentanyl pills, arrest 3 people in Fresno County bust. The investigation began on August 23, when Clovis Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting suspicious activity.
When officer searched the home that was reported, they found 200 Fentanyl pills and an illegal firearm, and arrested 35-year-old Rigoberto Saucedo and another suspect.
Rigoberto Saucedo is believed to be a member of a street gang.
That arrest and seizure led them to serve search warrants in Selma, Kerman, and Fresno, where detectives found 850 more Fentanyl pills on Wednesday, which also happened to be International Overdose Awareness Day.
Police say they arrested Rigoberto Saucedo’s sister, 28-year-old Marisol Saucedo of Selma. She is facing multiple felony charges related to narcotics and illegal firearms.
Experts say the use of fentanyl, often unknowingly, is spreading across Fresno County.
Note: National Drug-Involved Overdose Deaths—Number Among All Ages, by Gender, 1999-2020. Nearly 92,000 persons in the U.S. died from drug-involved overdose in 2020, including illicit drugs and prescription opioids.
The figure above is a bar and line graph showing the total number of U.S. drug overdose deaths involving any illicit or prescription opioid drug from 1999 to 2020.
The bars are overlaid by lines showing the number of deaths by gender from 1999 to 2020
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