Gangs looking to bring potentially lethal fentanyl into Irish market, Garda chief warns

Fentanyl is 50 times more powerful than heroin and linked to thousands of deaths in US

Fentanyl, estimated to be around 50 times more powerful that heroin, has been to the forefront of the devastating opiate epidemic in the US. Picture: iStock

Irish criminal gangs have been “considering” supplying the highly dangerous synthetic drug fentanyl into the domestic market, a Garda chief has said.

Fentanyl, estimated to be around 50 times more powerful that heroin, has been to the forefront of the devastating opiate epidemic in the US.