Kyle Police Department Chief Jeff Barnett said two people had been arrested and charged in connection with ongoing investigations about fentanyl. Anthony Jean Perez Rios, 20, was arrested in San Marcos and charged with three separate charges: manufacture and delivery with intent to distribute a controlled substance, delivery of a controlled substance to a child and possession of a controlled substance.
Barnett said officers found guns and 400 counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl when Rios was arrested. The chief said that, in Kyle, officers have identified light blue pills, stamped with “M30,” intended to look like legal prescription drugs have been found in connection to cases within the city. But he warned that the color, shape and size could change, so he urged parents to be aware of all pills and that even a piece of a pill could be deadly.
The other person arrested was a 16-year-old. Because they are a minor, their identity was not released. The juvenile is being charged with the manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance.
Barnett did not release more details regarding the arrests, as investigations are ongoing, and he did not specify if the two people arrested had distributed the pills to the four Hays CISD students who have died or others who experienced overdoses. He anticipates that more people will be arrested in link to the case in the future.
How is fentanyl spreading? Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Tyson Hodges also attended the media conference and said fentanyl is coming from cartels that are “flooding” communities with fake pills containing the drug via social media.
Hodges said that the fake pills look very similar to real prescription drugs, making it hard to tell the difference.
