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A Florida man is charged with possessing enough Fentanyl to kill over 200,000 people.
Hernando County Sheriff's detectives arrested 49-year old Jacob Spinoza in Spring Hill after an undercover investigation found him with 1.2 pounds of fentanyl, holding a street value of about $50,000.
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, one kilogram of fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 people. Based on this estimate, the fentanyl seized during this search warrant had the potential to provide a lethal dose to over 200,000 people.
Investigators say the man was also in possession of 2 and a half pounds of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and three guns with ammunition.
Spinoza is a convicted felon and has previously served two prison sentences in Florida for Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, Resisting Arrest with Violence, and Grand Theft.
He now faces several new charges and is being held on $141,000 bond.