A drug dealer was caught wheeling a suitcase with 40 pounds of fentanyl in a Bronx subway on Tuesday, officials said.
Juan Gabriel Herrera Vargas, 42, was found in possession of 13 rectangular kilogram bricks of the potent substance inside the blue rolling suitcase.
The quantity is sufficient to kill three-quarters of New York City's population or about 6.5 million people.
“The public outcry after the poisoning death of a toddler was not enough to stop a drug mill from operating just six blocks away from that daycare,” said DEA Special Agent Frank Tarentino.
“Herrera Vargas took danger one step further and wheeled over 40 pounds of fentanyl around the city and on the subway with no regard to public safety.”
Another kilogram of suspected fentanyl, six pounds of loose powder, and thousands of filled glassines were also discovered inside the trafficker’s apartment in addition to packaging materials.
