SWEETWATER, Tenn. — The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said that two people were arrested after police found lethal and powerful opioids during a traffic stop in the Sweetwater area on Wednesday.
Officials said that they found around $900 worth of a street drug called "gray death." They said that the drug is a combination of several powerful and dangerous drugs and has led to several overdoses in the U.S. They also said that it is many times more potent than heroin.
The makeup of the drug can vary, officials said, containing whatever a drug manufacturer has on hand. It could contain heroin, fentanyl and U-47700, which are all potent narcotics, officials said. Drug dealers can also mix in other potent opioids such as carfentanil.
Police also found scales, packaging materials and around $1,600, officials said. One of the people in the traffic stop had a warrant for failing to appear, according to a release. Another is being charged with possession of fentanyl for resale.
