Santa Clara County officials, Mexican consulate address fentanyl crisis

RIGHT NOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US. >>> THE WAR ON FENTANYL IS BEING FOUGHT ON TWO FRONTS. THAT WAS THE KEY MESSAGE TODAY FROM LOCAL MEXICAN OFFICIALS. THEY WERE HIGHLIGHTING WHAT THEIR COUNTRY IS DOING TO BATTLE THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC HERE ON U.S. SOIL. THE MESSAGE COMES AMID GROWING FEAR THAT THIS FENTANYL CRISIS WILL SKYROCKET THIS SUMMER. HERE'S NBC DAMIEN TRUJILLO. >> Reporter: THE DA'S OFFICE SAYS THE FENTANYL CRISIS IS SO BAD THAT ONE DRUG DEALER EVEN TOLD HIS CLIENT TO MAKE SURE HE HAD NARCAN ON HAND WHEN HE TOOK THE PILL. EVEN TONIGHT LOLA TINO LEADERS SAY THEY'RE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED. AMID THE NEWS THAT FENTANYL DEATHS JUMPED 41% IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY LAST MONTH AND SEVEN MORE OVERDOSE DEATHS HAVE BEEN RECORDED THIS MONTH, LOCAL LEADERS GATHERED TO SOUND THE SUMMER ALARM. >> WE WORRY THAT DURING THAT TIME WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE USE OF FENTANYL IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> Reporter: THIS IS THE CHART THAT WORRIES LOLA TINO LEADERS MOST. IT SHOWS LATINOS ACCOUNT FOR THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FENTANYL DEATHS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY SINCE 2019. >> IT'S REALLY A CONCERN FOR US. WE HAVE BEEN STARTING TO SPREAD THE VOICE ABOUT THESE TERRIBLE IMPACT OF THE CONSUMPTION OF THESE PILLS. >> Reporter: THE COUNT SUL GENERAL OF MEXICO SAYS THE CONSULATE HAS EDUCATIONAL TALKS ABOUT THE CRISIS TO MAKE SURE MEXICANS ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS. AND THE SECOND FRONT IS WITH DRUG TRAFFICKERS. THEY SAY THEY WANT TO CLEAR ANY MISCONCEPTIONS THAT MEXICO ISN'T DOING ITS PART ON THAT FRONT. SHE TELLS THE MEXICAN MARINES INCREASED CONFRONTATIONS WITH DRUG CARTELS AND THE RECENT SEIZURE OF 6,000 TONS OF FENTANYL-LACED PILLS. >> WE ARE CLABING WITH THE UNITED STATES TO DETAIN THESE TRAFFIC, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON DISTRIBUTION. >> IT'S EPIDEMIC. >> Reporter: FENTANYL CONSUMPTION IS SO WORRISOME THE ASSISTANT DA ISSUED THIS WARNING ABOUT TAKING PILLS OF ANY KIND. >> IF IT DIDN'T COME FROM THEIR DOCTOR OUT OF A PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE, I WOULD BE CONCERNED AND I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD BE CONCERNED. >> Reporter: A CHILLING WARNING ABOUT A GROWING CRISIS THAT SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING.

Channel: NBC Bay Area

Views: 475

Keywords: fentanyl crisis, Santa Clara County, Mexican consulate, Bay Area news

Id: 1D7z9DJhhDg

Length: 2min 24sec (144 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 29 2023