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Jay Collins: “One of those [fentanyl stashes] was 24 million people could…”

Featuring: Jay Collins, Lieutenant Governor of Florida

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JUST IN: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds Press Briefing To Promote Results Of Anti-Fentanyl Program

Published | Video Starts at 25:03

You heard about what it did to our community and how many people pulled off the street. You heard about the risks with fentanyl. Think about those numbers. One of those [fentanyl stashes] was 24 million people could have been killed by the stash of fentanyl found. That's the population of Florida. How many times over? How many pounds are being pulled from this state? How many lives are being changed? (25:03–25:09)

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Asserts that a fentanyl stash found in Florida could have killed 24 million people.

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