Suella Braverman: 'Inevitable' deadly opioid fentanyl will replace heroin in UK
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSuella Braverman has said she believes it is 'inevitable' that deadly opioid fentanyl will replace heroin among drug users in the UK.
The Home Secretary said the drug presented a 'crisis' for western countries as she visited agents at the Drugs Enforcement Administration in Baltimore, Maryland, on final day of her visit to the US.
Speaking to special agent in charge of the DEA Washington division Jarod Forget, Ms Braverman asked whether the synthetic drug had replaced heroin in the US.
She said: "In the UK it's mainly heroin and we're seeing emerging signs of fentanyl coming into the drug supply market. But it's not at the scale. "I think it's inevitable, personally, as the price of heroin will go up and supply goes down." READ MORE: 'People don't think it's a thing anymore': Top doctor warns Covid is 'still here and still wreaking havoc' READ MORE: GB News presenter Dan Wootton suspended after Laurence Fox’s 'unacceptable' on-air remarks Mr Forget told the Home Secretary precursor chemicals were sent from China to cartels in Mexico, where fentanyl was made and then brought into the US in powder form or pills.
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