30-05-2025
Industrial chemical found in Erie Co. street drugs, says DA's office
Last week, we reported on a dangerous chemical used in plastic coating for UV light protection being found in street drugs in western Pennsylvania.
On Friday, we had confirmation that the substance has been found in drugs right here in Erie County.
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The chemical known as BTMPS was discovered by the Erie County DA Drug Task Force in March.
A search warrant in April resulted in the seizure of several hundred grams of those pills from a local narcotics dealer.
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'This can definitely be a wake-up call. A lot of people have this false belief or security blanket type of idea that their drug trafficker is their friend. Unfortunately, this couldn't be further from the truth. This is more proof than we've ever had before that people that manufacture drugs illegally and illicitly, people that transact drugs illegally and illicitly, do not have their users' best interest in mind,' said Dr. Amy Gallaher Miles, D.O., osteopathic medicine and an addiction medicine specialist at UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor.
For a deeper look into the substance being found locally, click here.
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