Trump administration and CDC warn of deadly medetomidine in illicit fentanyl

8 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 5

Drug czar Sara Carter said the first nationwide alert was sent to first responders and doctors as seizures rose, especially in the Northeast and Midwest.
The advisory says the potent sedative, sometimes called rhino tranquilizer, has increasingly appeared in fentanyl since 2023 and poses a lethal threat to communities.
Carter said wastewater testing helped detect the drug early, as the administration ties the warning to a broader anti-cartel crackdown after classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

As 'rhino tranquilizer' spreads, what new synthetic drug threat is already emerging from clandestine labs?

With fentanyl now a WMD, how will U.S. military operations against foreign drug cartels fundamentally change?