It's bullshit that police officers are overdosing on fentanyl by touching it or simply getting near to and “inhaling” it. There is nothing but evidence to the contrary, in fact. This is not to say that there aren’t law enforcement officers suffering panic attacks as a result of misinformation leading to unwarranted fears. Another myth surrounding fentanyl is that the best way to fight against the scourge of fentanyl-related addiction and death is to beef up law enforcement apparatus and shut down immigration from just about everywhere.
This week, the United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of California announced that a San Jose Police Union Executive, Joanne Marian Segovia, is charged with the attempted illegal importation of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. The 20-year employee of the San Jose Police Officers Association is alleged to have, over many years, been using both her home and work computers “to order thousands of opioid and other pills to her home and agreed to distribute the drugs elsewhere in the United States.”
The 64-year-old Segovia is suspected of ordering various opioids “disguised as chocolates, wedding favors and makeup,” from places like Singapore, India, Hungary, and Hong Kong, and then flipping those to others throughout the United States. The United States Attorney says that Ms. Segovia has been running this drug distribution operation since at least October… of 2015. According to the complaint, the investigation into Ms. Segovia began after her name and address came up during a larger investigation into contraband being brought in by way of the San Francisco Bay Area. This investigation included all kinds of illegal cargo, including “hundreds of parcels, destined to 48 states, originating from this network.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection records revealed that, between July 2019 and January 2023, Segovia’s address was the intended destination of five shipments that officials seized and opened. These packages contained the following controlled substances: 1.55 kilograms of Zolpidem (around 4,000 pills), 1.42 kilograms of Tramadol, 614 grams of Tapentadol, 432 grams of Tapentadol, and 1.16 kilograms of Tramadol. Agents also discovered that, according to CBP records, between October 2015 and January 2023, Segovia had 61 shipments mailed to her home.
Reportedly, Segovia was interviewed concerning all of these allegations in February 2023. On March 13, 2023, federal agents seized a parcel in Kentucky, containing valeryl fentanyl, addressed to Segovia. The package allegedly originated from China on March 10, 2023, and declared its contents as a ‘clock.’
Segovia’s interactions with one suspected drug dealer who seems to have been getting his supply from Segovia, revealed his phone number was tied to a website that “advertises the sale of medications and pills, including ‘Tramadol,’ ‘Adderall,’ and ‘Ambien,’ and offers ‘[c]heap’ prices and ‘[o]vernight shipping.’” This website lists Segovia’s address in its “contact us” section.
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