Laced Drugs Causing Overdoses leads to More Arrests

The Department of Justice called a news conference on Thursday concerning a drug problem that is plaguing the state of Tennessee.
U.S. Attorney David Rivera was there, along with local, state and federal law enforcement officers. They announced federal charges stemming from a major drug overdose outbreak in Murfreesboro earlier this year.
Back in July, dozens of people overdosed from Percocet pills laced with a potent painkiller Fentanyl, a prescription medicine typically used on cancer patients. Fifteen incidents were reported in one day.
Five of the seven people were indicted on nine counts Wednesday. 3 are from Murfreesboro, 1 from Nashville and 1 person from Florida. 2 others were charged earlier in the case.