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Fentanyl Seized at Drug Mill Blocks Away From NYC Day Care Where Toddler Died

Juan Gabriel Herrera Vargas was arrested and charged for transporting 30 pounds of fentanyl on the subway.

Authorities have discovered a drug mill just six blocks away from the New York City day care where a 1-year-old boy died after allegedly being exposed to fentanyl. According to Drug Enforcement Administration officials, it was in an apartment in Kingsbridge Heights, in the Bronx, and it contained a kilo of fentanyl, 10,000 filled glassines, and equipment like grinders and scales. Juan Gabriel Herrera Vargas, 42, was taken into custody and charged as a major trafficker who criminally possessed a controlled substance and used drug paraphernalia. According to ABC 7, law enforcement seized over 40 pounds of fentanyl with an estimated value of $1.5 million. Herrera Vargas allegedly moved 30 pounds of fentanyl bricks in a suitcase through the subway, according to Bridget Brennan, the city’s special narcotics prosecutor.